Super Mega Bumpage.

why? its not like the equipment subforum gets alot of hits:confused:

I have the 506 as well and once you get over the fact that its neck heavy and the string spacing is really tight...what like 16.5 mm. Personally to whoever asked i think it is better than the BTB simply because to me it had a better tone and was more expressive. thats it im done.

String spacing on rs505
 

On the Rs505 the string spacing is 16.6mm ?

I own a Stng Ray Anniversary 5, a conklin 6, a yami 4, a fretless, and a 6 string modulus.
I went in the music store John said "man I have this bass I want you to try out". He put it in the case and I took it home. I opened the case and went awww man a 6 string bolt on IBANEZ? WTF?
I read the flyer and went hmmmm active bartolini's?
I plugged it up, and I was amazed by the action, tone, and the overall playability of this bass.
I BOUGHT IT!
Now when I am at a gig I don't have to worry about my bass that costs a thousand(s) more getting stolen.
$650 with a hs case is a steal for the bass.
Never was a big fan of Ibanez, but this bass has totally changed the way I think about Ibanez. Bartolini's active eq and pick ups are probably the lower end cost for Bartolini, but the set up definately makes this bass.
The sr506bm is an cheap, really good bang for the buck bass.
I highly reccomend it.

I had to put up with my bassist brothers coming to a gig and saying WTF man where is your Modulus 6?
I say shut up and play while sticking the bass in their hands.
They all own one now.

nice bass , good review

Sean Andrews playing the 506!
 

If you want to see and hear this bass in action check out these videos:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/user/entheogenesis[/url]

He uses GHS Bass Boomers strings. Iam Nemo

Greetings all , I just registered ! Yep my user name is screwy but any way.

I too have been thinking of getting a 506 , not entirely sure yet. Right now its a draw between a Ibanez 506 and Schecter Stiletto Studio-6 .
Question regarding the 506 what, kind of punch does this bass produce and will it be good for Metal. Further, what is the action like on this bass. Unfortunately due to a medical condition I'm suffering from some neurological damage in my hands. There for I require a bass with decent action .[I] I currently own a 6string Brice , this bass has always require an insane physical effort to play. Yes I did have it looked at it just the way its made. [/I]
Any way I digress. The 506 has 24/medium frets while the Schecter has 24/jumbo frets. Excuse my ignorance, I'm assuming these specs indicate the width of the overall fret board. This might effect the degree of effort in playing.
BTW I messed around with a Scheter 5 string the other day , very impressive sounding bass. I didn't seem to have much problems playing around with it , I'm a south paw and the bass was a righter, there for it wasn't an entirely perfect test drive.

Well, as far as 6ers go, the SR506 has a relatively thin neck. The necks are well made and the action is easy to adjust on an Ibanez--you won't have to worry about action at all. I'll imagine you'll want to use a lighter gauge of strings though.

As for the sound, active Bartolinis are incredibly versatile in the tone department. You can easily dial metal tones, and mellower sounds.

As for jumbo frets vs. medium frets, this is the actual fret sizes themselves. How tall/thick the actual fret markers are, in other words.

Jumbo frets feel [I]slightly[/I] more like a scalloped fretboard, if I had to use a comparison. Basically, less string to fretboard feel. Medium frets are more standard.

I notice absolutely no difference myself. You might however, based on the condition you've stated. Try both if you can.