On 2001-12-19, Joel from DEATH BY MONKEYS gave this Ibanez Bass Guitar a 5...(1251)
Purchase: I bought this bass about a year ago at Woodwind and Brasswind in South Bend, IN for 700 with case.
Pros: This bass is the best axe I own. I also have an Ernie Ball Sterling, Fender American P-bass, and a '64 Gibson SG bass. Out of all of these this is the best one, the tones that it can create is unlimited with two mid knobs, a bass knob, and a high end knob, along with the awesome blend between the pickups. The bass is also the lightest one i own and is the best balanced. Also with the bass being luthite, climate barely, if any, affects the sound of the bass.
Cons: I've never used this bass yet for recording, but with the sound it makes live, i don't see how it can't record good. The only thing that i have found bad with this bass is that the input jack came loose after about 8 months of playin punk shows with it, so it wasn't unexpected, but all it needed was a little tightening. Other than that, the bass is awesome!!!!!!!
Quality: This bass is one of the strongest basses i own too. I play in a punk band, where sometimes we go crazy up on stage, and the luthite is much stronger than the wood of any other bass for scratch resistence, and breaking.
Summary: If you are looking for a great sounding bass that will hold up to extreme abuse for a long time i would highly recommend this bass.
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