Simple starter bass that gets the job done.

I received this bass with my main thought being 'I probably need a bass, nothing fancy', which is what it is; nothing fancy, but gets the job done. I have ran into a few problems with it like a constant reoccurring fret buzz but its what you get for spending only £200

decent bass for the cash

got it secondhand and it plays ok. not the best neck profile but it gets the job done. i don't like the active electronics in this bass and i wish they were passive because they kinda suck. not a fan of the jazz bass bridge pickup so i only use the p bass pickup (personal preference). a plus is that the rosewood fingerboard on mine is a very beautiful grain and it is reddish and it looks stunning.

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An interesting bass for beginners

Pros: The first bass i bought and that wanted to make me play bass, easy to play, light-weight, cheap, looks cool.

Cons: The bass boost knop is totally useless. It's a 12 - 15db boost, you will annoy everyone in the room if you suddenly boost your bass volume, 12 - 15db is a lot... A lot. Never turn that knob live or the sound engineer will hate you. Big mistake by Ibanez putting this feature on this entry level bass... The plastic knobs fell off after only 1,5 years of use and i replaced them with metal knobs. It's a bit annoying for a beginner to have a bass that needs a 9v battery ( i removed the battery circuit after a few years of use, made no difference in sound because it has passive pickups, it's only used for the bass boost feature.)

Conclusion: Would i recommend this bass? If you want a super easy to play bass, yes. (be sure to never touch the bass boost when you are playing live though) This bass made me realize i wanted a precision bass (and bought one), because i rarely used the bridge pickup or both pickups together. As a beginner it's nice to have multiple tone options when you are undecided about what sound you want. This bass is good for trying out sounds.

Although i was happy to find a lefthanded bass in my area and me being thankful for being able to play bass because finding this bass, (it was the only lefthanded in shops near my area), in retrospect, honestly: i think Squier basses are better quality and a better option. (if you know what sound you like) And also, they do not have a 9v battery, which is annoying to have as a beginner.

Great beginner bass

I had some difficulties setting it up, but even with some electrical difficulties it still sounds great when recording or playing live. Pickups work great.

Stands the test of time

So for starters, I have the version of this bass with one volume and two tone knobs, but nonetheless. I have had this bass since I was 14 and I am now 21. I have dropped this bass, I have snapped strings, I put wrong wood cleaning materials on the fret board. And yet, it still carries on. This bass has great tone, excellent play-ability, and overall a great bass for starters and for the price, you can't beat it. Highly recommend picking it up whenever you see it. This bass is also excellent for metal and rock.

The best bang for the buck.

I've had this bass for over a decade now. It really does anything, any music genre you want it to do. The pickups are great, especially when they're both on, and create a very punchy rock/funk/metal tone, and the active boost takes it to 11. The neck is slim and very fast. The bass itself is very lightweight, comfortable for long playing, be it sitting down or standing up. I've had no issues playing 2-3 hours on it standing up, you can hardly feel it's weight.

I haven't found a more balanced bass guitar. I even sold my 62 reissue fender jazz bass because I was playing the ibanez 95% of the time. If you can only have one bass, and you're on a budget - look no further!

Probably better for beginners like me, but its kinda good

As a former guitarist, and probably a beginner bassist, I have this guitar in my arsenal of instruments, but one thing that makes this 4/5 stars, is that one, if not, all of the strings may break, although they were manufactured to be strong. I broke one of mine, because I overtuned it, or might've rushed the tuning - don't do that.

Anyways, I still use this, but the strings can be kinda hard to break, but I managed to break mine, like the noob I am. I prefer it for beginners and noobs, but not for those who have reached the Advanced or whatnot stages of bass playing...

My First Bass Guitar

So many gigs with this boy, it was for right handed and I switched for left handed, I got it when I was 13, my first gig was with this bad boy!!! now it is resting on his case, his days are over, It is in decent condition now, a tuner is kind of broken and the input jack works "sometimes", but that it is because of all the playing that it has (the input jack thing it is because, well it is a right handed bass and I it was normal for me to hit the cable with my arm in live gigs lol), I recommend this bass to anyone who wants to play bass, if somehow survived me, it can survive everything!!

First bass (favorite bass)

I fucking love this bass. I don't know what to expect in the beginning. This was the first bass that I bought and it's one hell of a bass.

It was a solid bass.

It was the original bass I played in the Killer Trees before the Morgan-Monroe. I pulled the frets out and then broke the truss rod on accident.