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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: pjm on August 12, 2014, 11:39:54 PM
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Really enjoying this bass.
Features, Basswood body, Dimarzio type pickups, maple neck, 500k pots, Gotoh bridge. Great solid workhorse axe.
Love the feel of the neck - best P bass neck I've played, put on some TI flats and it just hits you in the guts.
I set the tone 95% down otherwise it's just too bright.
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt338/mavbass/ibbyRD1_zps39bdb996.jpg) (http://s625.photobucket.com/user/mavbass/media/ibbyRD1_zps39bdb996.jpg.html)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt338/mavbass/ibbyRD2_zps46d7f5fc.jpg) (http://s625.photobucket.com/user/mavbass/media/ibbyRD2_zps46d7f5fc.jpg.html)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt338/mavbass/ibbyRD3_zpsc57a9e32.jpg) (http://s625.photobucket.com/user/mavbass/media/ibbyRD3_zpsc57a9e32.jpg.html)
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Nice!!! Reminds me of my ancient and much-modified Blazer (originally P-pickup only) that I've had since 1982!
Ibanez made some great instruments back then.
I remember a guitar teacher I met then who used to build his own strats out of parts. He bought a Blazer because he said it was better than anything he'd built.
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I've had a Roadstar II guitar since 1983. My first and only electric guitar. Basically a Strat knockoff with 3 single coils and a vintage style trem. It's been great all these years! I put a Duncan JB Jr. at the bridge and a graphite nut on it. Cool bass you've got there.
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I really like the look of that. Without undue prejudice, I admit that in general I don't like the "look" of most Ibbys other than their hollows and semi-hollows, but I can make an exception for that one.
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Nice bass! I'm fond of the Japanese builds from that era, and I always liked the feel/sound of the Blazers and Roadstars.
I've had a Roadstar II guitar since 1983. My first and only electric guitar. Basically a Strat knockoff with 3 single coils and a vintage style trem. It's been great all these years! I put a Duncan JB Jr. at the bridge and a graphite nut on it. Cool bass you've got there.
I have a similar beast- a Greco-Roland G-505... roughly a Blazer (I suspect) with three single coils and the synth pickup/controls added. Great guitar, love the neck. Mine was modded with a Kahler and locking nut - kind of a love/hate thing. It's nice to have a trem on something, but it's also a PITA at times (tuning, string changes). I'm more of a hardtail guy overall.
I sold my Fender Strat and kept that one, however, if that says anything...
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I know that Roland, yeah. Same factory. I like the neck on mine too. Very old school, borderline "chunky". I've always liked trems, but locking ones can be a major pain. With the graphite nut and 5 springs in the back, I do pretty good tuning-wise if I don't go all Uli Roth on it. ;D
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There's one exactly like yours for sale at Bass Northwest (http://www.bassnw.com/Used%20Basses/ibanez_rb650_roadstar_ii_4_st_white_mpl.htm) for $399... if you want a backup ;)
(http://www.bassnw.com/images/Used%20Basses/Ibanez%20RB650%20Roadstar%20II%20White_MPL.jpg)
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Had a black/rosewood P-only (RB630?) version for a few years back in the 80s. Nice bass.
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Nice bass you have there!! A local pawn shop had a P-only in sunburst for $160 recently. Claimed it was in great condition but I never checked it out. It floated on Craigslist for over a month before someone finally bought it. If I had needed another P-type bass I would have snagged it but I have that covered already.
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i have a red one without the jazz pup. great bass and i love love the heart shaped tuners
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I have a pair of '84 RB650s. Red with a defretted neck and a white one w/frets. Paid $125 for the red, around $300 for the white. Great basses, just a tad too heavy for my taste. That Bass NW one with original case is tempting.
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I have a pair of '84 RB650s. Red with a defretted neck and a white one w/frets. Paid $125 for the red, around $300 for the white. Great basses, just a tad too heavy for my taste. That Bass NW one with original case is tempting.
Mine sure is. They vary quite a bit in weight. My blazer, bought new in 1982 when I was twelve, is quite heavy second only to my Gibson LPB1. I distinctly remember that a month or two after I bought it the store had the same model in a different finish (natural) and it was extremely light. I never owned a roadstar but the ones I've tried over the years have been varied too.
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Here are mine, white one is an '84, red an '85. I switched the necks a while ago, going to switch them back after I clean three years of swamp life (as in mildew and bug crud) off them. They are lighter than I remember and play and sound great. Bridges could definitely do with an upgrade.
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/cata1d0/Destroyer/RB650s_zps448c9032.jpg) (http://s976.photobucket.com/user/cata1d0/media/Destroyer/RB650s_zps448c9032.jpg.html)
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I want that white one!
Bridge upgrade: That's the one real difference I noticed between the Blazer and the RSII - the Blazer had a heavier brass bridge. I like it.
That and slightly different body shape ... the body horns come to more of a point on the inner edge of the RSII, the Blazer is more rounded.
Other than that I've always lumped them together as pretty much the same bass.
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This birdseye beauty just sold on eBay for $600. RB924 Roadstar II.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-1983-IBANEZ-ROADSTAR-II-BASS-RB924-RB924CS-BIRDSEYE-MAPLE-TOP-/191313358638
(http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj392/jdwright6/4inventory/DG1603%20Ibanez%20Roadstar%20II%20Cherry%20Burst/12_zps1369e598.jpg)
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Wow, that's pretty.
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I know it's been a long while since anyone has posted to this thread, but is anyone here interested in selling an RB650 or know of one for sale? If so, please contact me. I used to have one, loved it, and now want to get one for my 10 yr old son. Thank you all!
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I know it's been a long while since anyone has posted to this thread, but is anyone here interested in selling an RB650 or know of one for sale? If so, please contact me. I used to have one, loved it, and now want to get one for my 10 yr old son. Thank you all!
They come up on Ebay all the time. Prices are reasonable. Might be a little heavy for a 10 year old.
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My now-17 year old son started at 9 years old on a short-scale '78 Fender Musicmaster, and I taught him upright bass fingering (Simandl 1-2-4). That puts minimal stress on the small left hand, and became very useful when he switched to upright at 11 years old. If you start your son on a long scale, I'd suggest that you make sure he learns a fingering method that doesn't require stretching.
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I still use the Simandl method. Especially on my 6 string...my hand and wrist doesn't hurt so much that way.