The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs => Topic started by: gearHed289 on February 26, 2013, 09:50:26 AM
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This could be a real gem. Or a nightmare. :P Nice garbage bag...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ibanez-ST980-Studio-8-string-bass-rare-look-collector-and-active-pickups-/170993340402?_trksid=p2047675.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555003%26algo%3DPW.CAT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D142%26meid%3D5869870549897497266%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D1076%26rk%3D5%26sd%3D140920812135%26
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I like the hand written comment on it: "To Paolo, we did it all & then some. See ya!!!"
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Nice garbage bag...
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I like the hand written comment on it: "To Paolo, we did it all & then some"...
"there are drill holes because it was mounted"
eeeeeeewwwwww!
Just kidding- go Paolo! ;D
I have one of these - really nice bass and build quality. The pickups and preamp offer a wide range of sounds (some full, meaty, with great mids), varitone is a nice touch, neck feel is great (shallow profile, fast, 32" scale), the brass-mass bridge makes it ring out, the 4mm gap between the root and octave strings (octave on top) makes the octaves strings chime with a vengeance. Hard to play fingerstyle, but great with a pick.
Downside? It weighs 13.4 lbs :o
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/ibanez/DSCF0010a.jpg)
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What a sad sight...
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The good news is that Japanese gem just needs a little polishing. They're pretty tough basses. That laminated neck doesn't move much.