Ibanez SR700 Bass Demo'd By Hirsute Gearwire Staffer

Six-string-slinger J. Irving-Giles transposes his chops down two octaves to tackle the Ibanez SR700, an electric bass that plays like a shredder's guitar. Aside from featuring a flame maple top and superfast 24 fret neck, the SR700 boasts a pair of Bartonlini MK1-4 active soapbars running through a Bartolini MK1 3-band EQ. All this for about $700, retail.

Mr. Irving-Giles is playing those alt-metal-worthy licks through a Fender Rumble 100, and gets an impressive piano-like tone with a pick. Dang those are nice pickups.

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[Lukeh47]

Grrr.. I wish he'd try it fingered!

[Smoothbassistthatsme]

bass can be played however the individual player deems fit. grow up you ignorant turd

[lclaughton]

try the Ibanez SRX 700 very very nice! ...competes with basses cost three times as much..

[Oswah]

@Smoothbassistthatsme It'a review for the public, not a band/personal bass player demo, when you do a job you do it for a certain client not for yourself. You grow up ;)

[XcoolasiceX1122]

@emilkrasich I had learned with my fingers, and picking just comes naturally as it does to a lot of people, and I agree, you lose much with a pick.

[emilkrasich]

@Smoothbassistthatsme It can shame to hear good basses played with a pick. To each their own and all, but you lose so much with a pick. To name a few issues of using picks:

1) Loss of good dynamics

2) Loss of tonal variety

3) Difficult to arpeggiate

4) Few ways to stop sound or dampen sympathetic vibration

I understand that it can be difficult to learn, but a truly independent right hand (or left if you are a lefty) is way, way worth it.

[ke5eaj]

you are playing this through a fender rumble? pppssssshhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

[Decnshizzz]

Love the sound and appearance of it, what amp are you using?

[lolliolli]

Umm. Try playing it like a bass?

[dozicusmaximus]

opening riff sounded like Eyehategod - Depress.... nice!

[sasukeuchihalb]

should've had owen o'malley do this....