• Big, big bang for the bucks

  
  As reviewed by Oldie Moldie on 8/29/2009

  I recently traded an extremely expensive high-end 6-string for this model Ibanez. I'd had long experience with their pencil-neck 4 strings and had loved them. This bass had a more consistent tone than my other 6-string, had a thinner, easier neck, and is almost 5 pounds lighter. I played a gig the night I bought it and was wowed by the purity and clarity of the sound in a real environment. The tone was extremely easy to vary and control. I could get crystal-clear pops, a fat dub sound, and anything I wanted in between. My hands weren't tired at the end of the night, and I made fewer mistakes because of the increase in playing comfort. I wish I'd bought this bass years ago. It's not a pretty instrument, but it's a very, very functional instrument. One warning, though: if you're not comfortable with tight string spacing, this is not the bass for you.

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• Amazing bass.

  
  As reviewed by Nick Ornelas on 11/4/2009

  Great feel, great sound and a great price. This is the closest to a professional instrument you can buy at this price and it is well worth it. The unfinished neck makes playing so comfortable. If you are a seasoned six string player or just starting buy this bass. Oh, and the Bartonlini pick ups are great too.

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• Great Bass. Great Price. Great Overall.

  
  As reviewed by Michael Mather on 6/16/2011

  Taking the bass out of the box, I noticed that the bass looks very different from the picture. The body is super small, and thin. The neck isn't too wide for people with regular size hands. The head is skinny but thick. The bass looks great, but it looks much better in the picture. I discovered a few issues with this bass. It rattles on the E string of the 6th fret. This is no ordinary rattle though. It's pretty bad. Also, slapping the A string, it rattles a little. Nothing too serious there. The pickups feel great and play great. It's a nice thumb rest, but it also has many features within the pickups. It plays smooth, sounds great, and has a distortion and RAW crunch sounds built into it. If your looking to play metal, jazz, funk or even rock. This bass is for you.

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