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makroman · 12-13-2008, 01:35 AM

I bought one of these probably around 4 years ago brand new at sam ash. I thought it was a decent sounding bass at the time, although I was using a cheap Behringer amp. I quit playing and then recently started back to playing again and I got a really nice ampeg amp. To my surprise this bass sounded like @$$. I thought maybe it was the amp, but before trying a different amp I tried out the newer model "SR 500" I think it's called now? (only diff is Bartolini pick-ups) Well evrey one of these that i tried out sounded the same....just like @$$

Oh, and those who like the nice thin neck might want to think again. My sister knocked mine over ( It did NOT hit hard at all......have had many basses fall over before with maybe a little scratch on it) well, what happened was the neck broke right into!!!! Oh, well it is made in Korea! I would say you get what you pay for , but I paid and so didn't you if you bought one of these.....WAYYY TOOO MUCH!! If you dont think so then try this out. Pick up a Gibson guitar or bass that is made from Mahogany and see the difference in wood quality!

After all this happened, I bought a used bass that was about the same price as I paid for the Ibanez when it was new and it sounds miles better.....can you read this???? FAR Better!!! of course it is a real WARWICK! Put it this way....From 1 to 10 ...10 being the best. The Warwick is a 9.5 and the Ibanez is a 3 at best. So please, people who have never played a real instrument should never give any reviews until they find out and realize that they posted a review thinking what they have sounds good and it is nothing but a cheap bass trying to copy the looks (and thats all it is, is looks) of a real bass.

12-13-2008, 01:35 AM	#16
makroman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1	The real deal about this bass I bought one of these probably around 4 years ago brand new at sam ash. I thought it was a decent sounding bass at the time, although I was using a cheap Behringer amp. I quit playing and then recently started back to playing again and I got a really nice ampeg amp. To my surprise this bass sounded like @$$. I thought maybe it was the amp, but before trying a different amp I tried out the newer model "SR 500" I think it's called now? (only diff is Bartolini pick-ups) Well evrey one of these that i tried out sounded the same....just like @$$ Oh, and those who like the nice thin neck might want to think again. My sister knocked mine over ( It did NOT hit hard at all......have had many basses fall over before with maybe a little scratch on it) well, what happened was the neck broke right into!!!! Oh, well it is made in Korea! I would say you get what you pay for , but I paid and so didn't you if you bought one of these.....WAYYY TOOO MUCH!! If you dont think so then try this out. Pick up a Gibson guitar or bass that is made from Mahogany and see the difference in wood quality! After all this happened, I bought a used bass that was about the same price as I paid for the Ibanez when it was new and it sounds miles better.....can you read this???? FAR Better!!! of course it is a real WARWICK! Put it this way....From 1 to 10 ...10 being the best. The Warwick is a 9.5 and the Ibanez is a 3 at best. So please, people who have never played a real instrument should never give any reviews until they find out and realize that they posted a review thinking what they have sounds good and it is nothing but a cheap bass trying to copy the looks (and thats all it is, is looks) of a real bass.