Absolutely. He knows he's the only game in town. He knows how much he spent on the bass...and he likes making people sweat a little, just 'cause he can. You can hear it in his voice. He probably spends a lot of time blowing dust off his inventory.
@@MagicalWingLT The shop would get more business if this guy sold it to someone who was honest and cared about the local music scene. You don't have to take every offer but not responding to customers and trying to use the MSRP as the selling price and then acting like you're giving a deal at the normal selling price that you'll find every where is common misleading practice for some of the smaller stores like this. Maybe if he treated customers better they would keep shopping there and he would be able to become a Fender or Gibson dealer, responding to online customers helps as well.
Active ones sounds great, and are so smoth to play, but they could have some factory issues, minor details, that often dosnt change anything, but sometimes does
They are great and relatively inexpensive for what you get. I would put them side by side with the old Washburn basses in the same price range. It's a great bass guitar for starters too, it's affordable even if you are unsure if you child is going to abandon the instrument, but if they don't they can keep using it for years to come, as it is a quality product.
I always see pretty ibanez basses and I always grab them cuz they look great and usually sound good. But I can't get over the width of the first fret compared to the twelfth fret.
I was waiting on the shop owner doing or saying something totally inappropriate, I get that vibe with all hidden camera stuff, seriously nerve wracking for me!
@@MagicalWingLT I think he is saying while he sold it for 365 before tax IRL he would not have made as much online even for the same price. It would not be a profitable transaction after the extra cost of Reverb's cut, with selling it in his own shop the cost of sale could be lower.
I feel like this episode is ahead of the entire guitar TH-cam game. You could start an entire undercover segment. That was thrilling. Date line Trogly style.
I've known about Ibanez for at least 40 years, and I've known them to be quality instruments that nobody complains about. Thanks for your expert review here.
Courthouses always look good until you're standing in front of the judge lol. Really though a good looking courthouse is just a huge waste of taxpayer money.
notwithstanding that you got a commission I think it's pretty awesome that you did a good thing for this guy and his son and took the time to set it up for him. your hearts in the right place man
Yeah, I was gonna say just that. Very mahogany-like grain and color, though I've never seen nato as rich looking as the fancier genuine mahogany. I suspect a lot of Asian-made guitars advertised as mahogany are actually nato. I have a Yamaha acoustic with a nato neck that I absolutely adore. I agree that his town looks like a great place to live.
I love these. Bass is not my strength but I got one of these to have around and play with- I think they’re a great bang for your buck. My electronics are different but are active... the pickups are branded “CAP”. Mine is circa 2011, burnt orange color.
I have the very same one in the Orchid Burst. I am a rank beginner but this one won out over about 30 other models in the shop and it looks fantastic. I'm super happy with it.
Those angled tuners make them easier to work with. I bought an SR300E two years ago, for where the jack output is. I now have two and a 600E. They're lovely basses to play. The only differences between the 300E and 400E are the body woods, the colour and the cost. The tap switch is humbuckers/single coil/single with more bass.
I own one, bass is not my first instrument but I now know stuff! Thank you and it sounds like someone needs to look at the neck as I have a bit of buzz, cheers Peter
Ahh, dealing with Steve! Lol! You got a good deal out of him! I used to always buy my gear from this store and he lost me when he dropped Fender. But I understand. Bryan isn't a big music town.
I am new to the channel and absolutely amazed at the quantity of well-produced content you churn out. And from the note at the beginning of the video, you have a newborn? I don't know how you do it. Very impressive.
Austin you know i am not real a Gibson guy my hands are way to huge for the scale. You really are a great guy and i look so forward to your show. I have learned so much from you about the history of Gibson. You give so much and often barley make money on some deal. I like guitar of the day at Norms but your creatively edited video are no of the chain. I never miss a show.
I bought an Ibanez SR600 for £500 a year or so ago and it is gorgeous, the neck is silk smooth and is a dream to run your fingers up and down on. I've played bass' that cost six times as much and didn't feel or sound as good. Great budget instruments!
This was a great adventure, Austin! Way-to-go on getting the bass for your customer! I can see why he wanted that purple burst. It's a beaut of a color! I love Ibanez. I have a Classical/electric that plays great.
Work at a small music store, can confirm. Fender and Gibson are impossible to work with nowadays as a small business. Ibanez is the best well-known electric guitar brand for small businesses.
I have an SR300AF best bass I could find for under 400 bucks. Extremely versatile. It can sound like a pbass a Ric or even a stingray. It's like smashing them all into one! I love it!
That bass has sweet looks and sound. Like your variety in video’s now, going beyond the somewhat tiring Gibson thing. Good job your honesty and detailed reviews keep me coming back!
Cool Bass, great content Austin, I really enjoy this. Again and congrats, hope you and the Misses are able to get a good night's rest soon. A little time away from home and shopping at a Music Store sounds great, you have a Dream Job Sir!
Ibanez bases are a steal, plus the necks are super fast. I picked up a sr400 for $125 with a case a few years back. Pro tip: pick closer to the bridge when your playing with a pick. It keeps your picking more even and wont fart out when your fretting stuff as easy.
I’m a big fan of the channel but I’m mainly a bassist who plays an SR300. I knew realistically I’d never see it reviewed on here but this is close enough so I’ll take it!
I had the same pickups and electronics on my ibanez 6 string I swapped for nordies big single and a Bart 3 band with a mid selector instead of a coil tap.
Great episode and really good of you to go to the trouble of sorting this out. I often wonder why so many people in retail are a bit lacking in social skills, but TBH I used to own a few shops and it put me off dealing with the public for life, so maybe it's not that big a surprise. It's nice to talk to knowledgeable people about stuff you're both interested in, but by the time you answer the same dumb question for the 500th time the milk of human kindness has well and truly curdled. Never turn a hobby into a (customer-facing) business. Think of the deals you've had go wrong in your business and how you felt. Now standardise that experience at around one a day.
I own a 5 string similar to that one but flat black. Awesome player. I just shimmed the neck last night due to the saddles decked as low as possible but the action stayed high. All good now.
Great video Trogly. I looked at ibanez for my girlfriend got the gibson dc tribute les paul bass for Christmas she likes a short scale but ibanez really has some great stuff at cheaper price points. Worried!
So true, in spite of being supported locally our only music store in town closed down a year or so ago. The closest music store is now over an hour's drive for me.
Yeah even the famous Denmark Street in London, which was basically all music shops and recording studios, and tons of people like Bowie and Hendrix recorded there, is dying and turning into coffee shops If you ever are in London you have to go to Denmark Street, it's got one of the richest musical histories of anywhere in the world. Go before it dies
Wow dude you scored on that Bass guitar! I've been playing an Ibanez soundgear sr500 actually the old SR 500 series and it's been my favorite bass guitar of all time. Mine was made in Korea these new ones are made in China and I really haven't played the new ones but I expect them to be just as good maybe better I see they redesigned the battery control box as mine had none and you have to remove the entire back plate to replace the battery. I also see they redesigned the input jack to be more like that of a Stratocaster rather than an end Barrel Jack it goes bad all the time. However the growl and the play ability of the Ibanez Sr I find it better than my $3,000 precision bass. You rock man if I ever decide to get a new Sr series Ibanez I'll come to you hahaha rock on mr. Troglodyte
I'm a Bass player, I'm a Jazz bass kind of guy, when I record I use P basses, But I got my hands on one of these basses about 3 years ago, and actually have used this bass in a different color, on more recordings then my Fenders, in the past 3 years. Still LOVE my Fenders, But these Basses Sound Amazing in the Studio. You can almost get that Warwick / Sting ray Sound for a Fraction of the price.
Most people Don't realize that a Deal can be a WIN-WIN, where all parties get what they want, you don't have to Brutalize a Seller or Buyer, just because You Can. Great Video and lesson in how to ask for a More Reasonable Price
Ibanez is a real bang for the buck bass and guitar manufacturer, no doubt. I have had a bunch of both their guitars and basses, great stuff for the low dough, ever since the 1990s. I have an Ibanez AM93 in the vintage yellow quilted top, that I don't play nearly enough. Forget the questionable Epiphone ES-339, get an AM93, much better small body ES guitar for the money, although it doesn't have the coil splitting. The tone, looks and playability are so good, you won't care.
Nato is a sub species of mahogany, afaik. It has quite similar grain structure, is colored like maple and weighs like balsa. Due to these properties, it's what Epiphone used for their Korina Explorer and V series guitars, even though they said Korina in the specs. It was just Nato, painted in trans yellow.
I'm not sure about the current models, but the previous SDGR models had issues with the bridges breaking. I worked as a repair tech for a while and the previous models came in all the time with broken bridges. The alloy they used was a brittle composite, airy - almost like a cinderblock. The saddles and edge of the bridge would just snap. No bending, just a solid break like a section of a Hershey Bar. Turned me off from ever buying one.
I don’t think I’ve ever owned a bad Ibanez. I’m sure they exist. But my experience has always been positive with Ibanez. From the 80’s until now. They build consistently good guitars. Everything generally works well and even the pickups are good. I’m mostly a Gibson and ESP player these days. But I would have no problem buying another Ibanez based on past experience.
Damn Trog! That is a really versatile bass! Tones GALORE.. it looks very comfortable.. the electronics in the thing are almost scary..kinda reminded me of what l felt opening the rear cover on my DZ LaVoce! I'm not into purple but it is a really nice looking bass.. great concept "Secret Shopper" there.. not bad and pretty entertaining.. it kinda beats watching bubble wrap flying everywhere!😂 Thanks..keep up the creativity.
Recently I got a soundgear Ibanez bass myself and it's awesome, first experience with bass, 5 string active pickups, it was easy to setup and the tuning stability was near good, could improve but not a huge issue by any means
Cool video. I have an Ibanez SR300E bass and I use it on all my videos and music demos. Its my only bass and I find it extremely versatile and sounds awesome recorded direct in a mix.
Got an iron label that's a couple years old. Made of seven exotic woods. Plays awsome. Only thing I wish it had a floyd rose or an upper end trem. Got it for $400 which is great since they retail a bit higher. No it's not for sale just relaying my experience with Ibanez.
reminds me of a shop we used to have here. The guy was authorized to get just about anything. Most of what was in his store was jay turser guitars and things of the like. I asked him why he didn't carry more (actually ordered a heritage golden eagle through him while i was there) and he said "most of my customers are moms and kids. I make money if the kids take lessons, and mom's happy if the guitar doesn't cost too much". He'd usually have one or two martin guitars, used or new, as he was an AD, but that was about it. The guy makes just a couple of bucks on that guitar, even at 391 with tax, and hope that he does better on other guitars, because floor space for a year for probably $30-$40 of profit is *rough*.
I got an Ibanez SR505e not too long ago and it's actually a pretty good bass for the money. The one I have is a higher end but it plays very well and sounds pretty good.
I believe there was a model by Peavey that you could get with a Kahler bass trem, and you can also buy the bass Kahler yourself if you wanna retrofit your existing bass with a trem bridge. Hipshot also make their own bass trem that installs like a regular Strat trem, but requires far more body routing than the Kahler.
Hey thanks folks! I hope I didn't make any of you do any research. I was asking for curiosity sake. I'd never seen one as far as I know. I wonder how I missed Les Claypool? I definitely need to pay closer intention.
This was my favorite episode ever ever I say ever hahaha no joke forreal trog you're a straight-up Stone Cold 007 and I loved it cool guitar also impressive
I’ve owned an Ibanez for years and never knew about the flip open truss rod cover, and when I saw that I went to go see if it had it and sure enough it did lol
*My theory of the funky woods used nowadays is that they always been used in asian made instruments, but they used to just call it rosewood and mahogany before the CITES updates a couple years back. I know this was the case back in the day with Japanese made instruments. The wood still looks and has similar tonal properties so it's really just marketing.*
Reverb: reverb.com/item/10911673-ibanez-sr400eqm-purple-space-burst-gloss-electric-bass?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly
0:14 - The Backstory
2:01 - The Hunt!
4:27 - The Haggle
7:15 - Inside Look / Specs
12:08 - Tone Demo
13:57 - 3-Band EQ Demo
14:56 - Final Thoughts
16:10 - Blacklight
How does he not recognise your voice or not even know who you are?
@Trogly Warmoth does the angled tuners on there basses too.
Can we get a Part 2 when the new owner gets to find what he thinks and how he likes it?
The reason why it sat for a year, is the shop owners non communication
Absolutely. He knows he's the only game in town. He knows how much he spent on the bass...and he likes making people sweat a little, just 'cause he can. You can hear it in his voice. He probably spends a lot of time blowing dust off his inventory.
The music lessons must be keeping the lights on for him.
Yup he's a total jerk.. He would get more business and more profit if he changed his tune... :D
@@MagicalWingLT The shop would get more business if this guy sold it to someone who was honest and cared about the local music scene. You don't have to take every offer but not responding to customers and trying to use the MSRP as the selling price and then acting like you're giving a deal at the normal selling price that you'll find every where is common misleading practice for some of the smaller stores like this. Maybe if he treated customers better they would keep shopping there and he would be able to become a Fender or Gibson dealer, responding to online customers helps as well.
Everything I've heard about the Ibanez Soundgear bases has been overwhelmingly positive. My bass player swears by them.
Active ones sounds great, and are so smoth to play, but they could have some factory issues, minor details, that often dosnt change anything, but sometimes does
Some of the more expensive ones (namely the 5005), are top of the line. Unbeatable by my standards
They are great and relatively inexpensive for what you get. I would put them side by side with the old Washburn basses in the same price range. It's a great bass guitar for starters too, it's affordable even if you are unsure if you child is going to abandon the instrument, but if they don't they can keep using it for years to come, as it is a quality product.
I always see pretty ibanez basses and I always grab them cuz they look great and usually sound good. But I can't get over the width of the first fret compared to the twelfth fret.
My favourite bass over my genuine JB. Set up with D'Addario tape wound strings: gorgeous sound.
I was waiting on the shop owner doing or saying something totally inappropriate, I get that vibe with all hidden camera stuff, seriously nerve wracking for me!
Hey man wanna see my BASS
The suspenseful music might've helped.
I know it. I was just waiting for him to be like "look, since you're white and a member of the master race, ill cut you a deal"
He "told off" the guy who offered $355 but sold it to you for $365 lol
He would have had to pay reverb seller fees and shipping if sold online. He likely had more wiggle room selling it in person.
@@jekempton62609 Then he should of taken the listing off the site... Don't keep the listing on the site. And not replying back to a buyer is stupid...
@@MagicalWingLT I think he is saying while he sold it for 365 before tax IRL he would not have made as much online even for the same price. It would not be a profitable transaction after the extra cost of Reverb's cut, with selling it in his own shop the cost of sale could be lower.
There's no way this happened exactly as either of them says. It makes no sense.
I loved this undercover footage! Great of you to take the time while having the newborn. That bass looks so much better under the light at your house.
I feel like this episode is ahead of the entire guitar TH-cam game. You could start an entire undercover segment. That was thrilling. Date line Trogly style.
Harold Bear agreed. This was an excellent idea.
Angled tuners because the neck length of a bass. Makes it more ergonomic for tuning
For short dudes
Ron J For dudes who like basses without neck dive
I've known about Ibanez for at least 40 years, and I've known them to be quality instruments that nobody complains about. Thanks for your expert review here.
Always love driving through your town. The courthouse is always stunning.
Courthouses always look good until you're standing in front of the judge lol. Really though a good looking courthouse is just a huge waste of taxpayer money.
notwithstanding that you got a commission I think it's pretty awesome that you did a good thing for this guy and his son and took the time to set it up for him. your hearts in the right place man
I love my Ibanez bass. Such a light, ergonomic, and affordable intrument!
The body wood is what is commonly called Nato . Your little town looks perfect. Cheers from very wintery Britain 🇬🇧😉🎸
Now Nato is a bit more familiar - thanks!
Yeah, I was gonna say just that. Very mahogany-like grain and color, though I've never seen nato as rich looking as the fancier genuine mahogany. I suspect a lot of Asian-made guitars advertised as mahogany are actually nato. I have a Yamaha acoustic with a nato neck that I absolutely adore. I agree that his town looks like a great place to live.
@@travishemming3783 That's a coincidence! I have a Yamaha acoustic (F310) with a Nato neck too.
@@shaunw9270 Very cool. Mine is an APX900. Cheers from Oklahoma.
Nato and Nyatoh are similar but completely different types of wood coming from unrelated species both are however used as an analogue for Mahogany
I love these. Bass is not my strength but I got one of these to have around and play with- I think they’re a great bang for your buck. My electronics are different but are active... the pickups are branded “CAP”. Mine is circa 2011, burnt orange color.
I have the very same one in the Orchid Burst. I am a rank beginner but this one won out over about 30 other models in the shop and it looks fantastic. I'm super happy with it.
Very kind of you to help a guy out with a Bass he really wanted!
15:24 the rug has made it's return
not quite, that's actually my carpet - a little darker in hue than the rug
@@Trog oh ok
It really brings the room together.
I miss the pink couch.
Those angled tuners make them easier to work with. I bought an SR300E two years ago, for where the jack output is. I now have two and a 600E. They're lovely basses to play. The only differences between the 300E and 400E are the body woods, the colour and the cost. The tap switch is humbuckers/single coil/single with more bass.
Dude, I usually enjoy your content, but I REALLY enjoyed this video. It was freakin' awesome, man. Keep up the good work.
I own one, bass is not my first instrument but I now know stuff! Thank you and it sounds like someone needs to look at the neck as I have a bit of buzz, cheers Peter
Thats why you are my favorite youtuber
Ahh, dealing with Steve! Lol! You got a good deal out of him!
I used to always buy my gear from this store and he lost me when he dropped Fender. But I understand. Bryan isn't a big music town.
Sounds like Fender dropped him due to the lack of sales in the area.
@@ronj9448 that is very possible.
I am new to the channel and absolutely amazed at the quantity of well-produced content you churn out. And from the note at the beginning of the video, you have a newborn? I don't know how you do it. Very impressive.
Loved everything about this video!! Great job Trogly!! Look forward every day to your videos!
Austin you know i am not real a Gibson guy my hands are way to huge for the scale. You really are a great guy and i look so forward to your show. I have learned so much from you about the history of Gibson. You give so much and often barley make money on some deal. I like guitar of the day at Norms but your creatively edited video are no of the chain. I never miss a show.
I bought an Ibanez SR600 for £500 a year or so ago and it is gorgeous, the neck is silk smooth and is a dream to run your fingers up and down on. I've played bass' that cost six times as much and didn't feel or sound as good. Great budget instruments!
This was a great adventure, Austin! Way-to-go on getting the bass for your customer! I can see why he wanted that purple burst. It's a beaut of a color! I love Ibanez. I have a Classical/electric that plays great.
Work at a small music store, can confirm. Fender and Gibson are impossible to work with nowadays as a small business. Ibanez is the best well-known electric guitar brand for small businesses.
I have an SR300AF best bass I could find for under 400 bucks. Extremely versatile. It can sound like a pbass a Ric or even a stingray. It's like smashing them all into one! I love it!
Really enjoyed this video-adventure!!! Veneer looks great and I love the color/finish.
Thoroughly appreciate this video man, been thinking this is the bass I want, so I came on youtube - your video was a huge help!
Wouldn't mind more of these type of videos, this was fun to watch
Just found your channel and have watched a lot of your backlog of videos. I really enjoy them. Glad I found this channel.
That bass has sweet looks and sound. Like your variety in video’s now, going beyond the somewhat tiring Gibson thing. Good job your honesty and detailed reviews keep me coming back!
great video....please do some more like this Trogly....thanks
Cool Bass, great content Austin, I really enjoy this.
Again and congrats, hope you and the Misses are able to get a good night's rest soon.
A little time away from home and shopping at a Music Store sounds great, you have a Dream Job Sir!
ngl this video had me nervous.
Man, your bass playing has improved a whole lot over the last year!
*I've done a lot of undercover shopper gigs for companies, it's really fun! Restaurant visits, car demos, and more.*
That's a nice looking/sounding bass.
Great video. I’m not much of a bass player, but I liked the trip to the store and the instrument as well.
I have an original soundgear bass from 1991 with active pickups great bass I still have it too
Ibanez bases are a steal, plus the necks are super fast. I picked up a sr400 for $125 with a case a few years back.
Pro tip: pick closer to the bridge when your playing with a pick. It keeps your picking more even and wont fart out when your fretting stuff as easy.
Haha,cool video, Trogg! Nice work!🤘
I’m a big fan of the channel but I’m mainly a bassist who plays an SR300. I knew realistically I’d never see it reviewed on here but this is close enough so I’ll take it!
Great video. Way to mix it up. Beauty bass. Glad everyone got what they needed out of this.
I had the same pickups and electronics on my ibanez 6 string I swapped for nordies big single and a Bart 3 band with a mid selector instead of a coil tap.
Great episode and really good of you to go to the trouble of sorting this out. I often wonder why so many people in retail are a bit lacking in social skills, but TBH I used to own a few shops and it put me off dealing with the public for life, so maybe it's not that big a surprise. It's nice to talk to knowledgeable people about stuff you're both interested in, but by the time you answer the same dumb question for the 500th time the milk of human kindness has well and truly curdled. Never turn a hobby into a (customer-facing) business. Think of the deals you've had go wrong in your business and how you felt. Now standardise that experience at around one a day.
I own a 5 string similar to that one but flat black. Awesome player. I just shimmed the neck last night due to the saddles decked as low as possible but the action stayed high. All good now.
Great video Trogly. I looked at ibanez for my girlfriend got the gibson dc tribute les paul bass for Christmas she likes a short scale but ibanez really has some great stuff at cheaper price points. Worried!
I love the information you said in this video it demonstrates what I need to know!
I recommend supporting local brick and mortar musicstores. Because if we don't, they'll all be gone within a decade.
So true, in spite of being supported locally our only music store in town closed down a year or so ago.
The closest music store is now over an hour's drive for me.
Good riddance!
Yeah even the famous Denmark Street in London, which was basically all music shops and recording studios, and tons of people like Bowie and Hendrix recorded there, is dying and turning into coffee shops
If you ever are in London you have to go to Denmark Street, it's got one of the richest musical histories of anywhere in the world. Go before it dies
@@hkguitar1984 ..same here
That seems to be the plan. 1 huge store for everything. Or Amazon.
Great episode!! Love your vids, Austin 🎸
Wow dude you scored on that Bass guitar! I've been playing an Ibanez soundgear sr500 actually the old SR 500 series and it's been my favorite bass guitar of all time. Mine was made in Korea these new ones are made in China and I really haven't played the new ones but I expect them to be just as good maybe better I see they redesigned the battery control box as mine had none and you have to remove the entire back plate to replace the battery. I also see they redesigned the input jack to be more like that of a Stratocaster rather than an end Barrel Jack it goes bad all the time. However the growl and the play ability of the Ibanez Sr I find it better than my $3,000 precision bass. You rock man if I ever decide to get a new Sr series Ibanez I'll come to you hahaha rock on mr. Troglodyte
do you still play your ibanez sr500? is it still considered your favorite bass guitar of all time?
this undercover thing was a really good idea! it would be coolto see more videos in this style
I'm a Bass player, I'm a Jazz bass kind of guy, when I record I use P basses, But I got my hands on one of these basses about 3 years ago, and actually have used this bass in a different color, on more recordings then my Fenders, in the past 3 years. Still LOVE my Fenders, But these Basses Sound Amazing in the Studio. You can almost get that Warwick / Sting ray Sound for a Fraction of the price.
I have two Ibanez, and love them both.
I quite like the angled output position, it'll let you secure the cable behind the strap without putting stress on the cable and the jack socket.
Well done, very interesting video !
Most people Don't realize that a Deal can be a WIN-WIN, where all parties get what they want, you don't have to Brutalize a Seller or Buyer, just because You Can. Great Video and lesson in how to ask for a More Reasonable Price
12:45 i had the same reaction when I started taking a closer look at my Ibanez bass a while back lmao
Ibanez is a real bang for the buck bass and guitar manufacturer, no doubt. I have had a bunch of both their guitars and basses, great stuff for the low dough, ever since the 1990s. I have an Ibanez AM93 in the vintage yellow quilted top, that I don't play nearly enough. Forget the questionable Epiphone ES-339, get an AM93, much better small body ES guitar for the money, although it doesn't have the coil splitting. The tone, looks and playability are so good, you won't care.
I really like this episode. Maybe you should do more on this line. Watching you haggle with the salesman is interesting.
Nato is a sub species of mahogany, afaik. It has quite similar grain structure, is colored like maple and weighs like balsa. Due to these properties, it's what Epiphone used for their Korina Explorer and V series guitars, even though they said Korina in the specs. It was just Nato, painted in trans yellow.
I'm not sure about the current models, but the previous SDGR models had issues with the bridges breaking. I worked as a repair tech for a while and the previous models came in all the time with broken bridges. The alloy they used was a brittle composite, airy - almost like a cinderblock. The saddles and edge of the bridge would just snap. No bending, just a solid break like a section of a Hershey Bar. Turned me off from ever buying one.
I don’t think I’ve ever owned a bad Ibanez. I’m sure they exist. But my experience has always been positive with Ibanez. From the 80’s until now. They build consistently good guitars. Everything generally works well and even the pickups are good. I’m mostly a Gibson and ESP player these days. But I would have no problem buying another Ibanez based on past experience.
Damn Trog! That is a really versatile bass! Tones GALORE.. it looks very comfortable.. the electronics in the thing are almost scary..kinda reminded me of what l felt opening the rear cover on my DZ LaVoce! I'm not into purple but it is a really nice looking bass.. great concept "Secret Shopper" there.. not bad and pretty entertaining.. it kinda beats watching bubble wrap flying everywhere!😂 Thanks..keep up the creativity.
Recently I got a soundgear Ibanez bass myself and it's awesome, first experience with bass, 5 string active pickups, it was easy to setup and the tuning stability was near good, could improve but not a huge issue by any means
i really loved this video hopefully you can make more videos like this one going undercover :)
Cool video. I have an Ibanez SR300E bass and I use it on all my videos and music demos. Its my only bass and I find it extremely versatile and sounds awesome recorded direct in a mix.
Got an iron label that's a couple years old. Made of seven exotic woods. Plays awsome. Only thing I wish it had a floyd rose or an upper end trem. Got it for $400 which is great since they retail a bit higher. No it's not for sale just relaying my experience with Ibanez.
Great video. It would be nice if you did more of these. .
Ibanez truly makes excellent bass guitars... even their entry level package basses are pretty darned good.
Troglys end of the year adventure!
This year we reach a troll in her music cave
Hahahahahaaaaaa
I really miss my Ibanez basses. I had a black/gray quilt. It was pretty.
I liked the Christmas Background Music!
reminds me of a shop we used to have here. The guy was authorized to get just about anything. Most of what was in his store was jay turser guitars and things of the like. I asked him why he didn't carry more (actually ordered a heritage golden eagle through him while i was there) and he said "most of my customers are moms and kids. I make money if the kids take lessons, and mom's happy if the guitar doesn't cost too much". He'd usually have one or two martin guitars, used or new, as he was an AD, but that was about it.
The guy makes just a couple of bucks on that guitar, even at 391 with tax, and hope that he does better on other guitars, because floor space for a year for probably $30-$40 of profit is *rough*.
Nice bass bro! Great buy, well done!!
I really like the SDGR neckthrough basses, they have wonderful tone and sustain.
Thats a really nice bass. I saw a green hollow body in the store I fell in love with.
Nyatoh is the best. I played a Zebrawood top RG Exotic with a nyatoh body, that thing probably weighed 6.5 or 7 pounds. I loved it
What a beautiful little town.
Nice looking bass. Glad it worked out.
I got an Ibanez SR505e not too long ago and it's actually a pretty good bass for the money. The one I have is a higher end but it plays very well and sounds pretty good.
I too live in "this town" and I really wish there was a larger music community... oh well
@@Padlock_Steve Bryan, Ohio. I think.
Sounds pretty fantastic, imo!
Trogly, have any bass guitars ever been made with a tremolo bar?
Lost Smoke yes.
Les Claypool has a trem on one of his basses.
I believe there was a model by Peavey that you could get with a Kahler bass trem, and you can also buy the bass Kahler yourself if you wanna retrofit your existing bass with a trem bridge. Hipshot also make their own bass trem that installs like a regular Strat trem, but requires far more body routing than the Kahler.
G&L interceptor bass
Hey thanks folks! I hope I didn't make any of you do any research. I was asking for curiosity sake. I'd never seen one as far as I know. I wonder how I missed Les Claypool? I definitely need to pay closer intention.
15:25 I thought it sounded pretty good... for a bass.
All jokes aside great video!
This was a great little adventure. I loved the haggling lol
Now this is epic
Épico*
Your courthouse is beautiful!
Great vid!
This was my favorite episode ever ever I say ever hahaha no joke forreal trog you're a straight-up Stone Cold 007 and I loved it cool guitar also impressive
funny, i’ve been listening to “that band” all day today
i think we all know the song and band for the first demo, for the Neck Pickup
~At home, drawing pictures, Of Mountain Tops~~
You got a great deal on that bass for your client and it does look really nice.
That thing sounds pretty good!
Cool little mission and the bass sounds great
I’ve owned an Ibanez for years and never knew about the flip open truss rod cover, and when I saw that I went to go see if it had it and sure enough it did lol
That was a nice mission....
*My theory of the funky woods used nowadays is that they always been used in asian made instruments, but they used to just call it rosewood and mahogany before the CITES updates a couple years back. I know this was the case back in the day with Japanese made instruments. The wood still looks and has similar tonal properties so it's really just marketing.*