Ibanez 6-String Bass Recently Acquired
February 18th, 2008Just added an Ibanez 6-string to my bass collection.
In the U.S.A., was able to get this from a local Guitar Center store for $640 US. By comparison, in Australia I would looking to fork out around $1200 US.
Relative to a 4-string bass, the 6-string bass, with an added low-B string and high-C string, offers a nice extension to the sonic range deliverable by the instrument. For a while I was contemplating the idea of setting up a tenor bass, which is a 4-string bass tuned, from high to low as follows: A D G C. I decided for now to just go for the 6-string, since it offers a superset of the tenor string configuration. In particular, whilst getting a high-C string, which I really wanted to increase options regarding certain techniques and melodic, higher-octave playing, it was also important to have a bass with a low B-string in order to play the bass lines of a metal band like Inflames, which is a distinct possibility.
Not to forget one of the main motives to get a 6-string: I every so often get hold of the bass tabs for a Dream Theater song and need a 6-string if I want to play it properly.
Here are the specs.
SR506 6-String Electric Bass Features
- Thinner necks with thinner nuts than traditional basses.
- Sleek bodies that are lightweight, balanced and comfort contoured.
- Active EQ’s perfectly matched with the right choice of passive or active pickups.
- Sleek, sexy and sonically versatile are the reasons Soundgears can be found in every kind of music from gospel to goth to garage rock. Bassists who want the power and versatility of active electronics and fastest neck available have made the Soundgear standard equipment in the most controlled studio environments and the most out-of-control live performances.
- Technical Description
- Specifications
- SR6 neck
- 5pc Wenge/ Bubinga Neck Material
- Mahogany Body
- 24/Medium frets
- Rosewood Finger Board
- B106 bridge
- Bartolini MK1-6 Neck PU
- Bartolini MK1-6 Bridge PU
- Abalone Oval Inlay
- Cosmic Black Hardware
- Bartolin MK1 3-Band EQ
