2007 is when that model came out..i played one and the SR4000 companion model when it came on the market at the Australian Ibanez agent office at that time..i preferred the SR4000 mahogany body model

Incredible bass … One I could only dream of owning, thank you for sharing .

This is the new American..when you buy this bass, you know that the guys that built it put their heart and soul into it for sure

Excellent review man!

Awesome base

I have the 6 string version of this, I'll probably have it the rest of my life. I'm glad to see they got rid of the old Ibanez PWC 3 volt preamp- it was absolute trash.

Awsome 🤘

A SR Prestige 5 String was my first bass back when I started. This year I will replace all the basses I‘ve gathered over the years with a just one SR prestige 4- and one 5-string. After all these years these just kept getting better and better

@EssexRecordingStudios

5 ай бұрын

Yeah man! What basses are you getting rid of?

@Thunderbird31416

5 ай бұрын

@@EssexRecordingStudios A 4- and a 5-String Fender P-Bass, FGN Jazz Bass as well as two Thunderbirds. They all had their purpose back then like different tunings and stuff. But now all I need are two basses. They are all in really good condition though and I‘m sure the new owners will have a great time.

Do we have to oil the Wenge (both body and neck) ?

How does it sound

Prestige Worldwide

@EssexRecordingStudios

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man 🤘👊

@MrGeddes85

Жыл бұрын

did we just become best friends

hey mate im trying to work out which year i have as i have the exact same front as this but it does not have the quick access battery spot in the back, the battery is in with all the electronics like the other video u have of the older style with the 1 EQ switch and 6 dials (i think it was) ??

@hedgehog6679

3 ай бұрын

It is the old modol before 2013

Is this one similar to Clay Gober(Polyphia) bass?

@swiftymcgarnagle4567

Жыл бұрын

It’s better actually

Quite a handsome bass, I’d love a wide spaced 5 string version, but Ibanez is obsessed with 16.5mm spacing. Oh, and a little heads up, Wenge is pronounced wen-gay, not wenJ

@EssexRecordingStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up! I'm am awful at pronouncing these things

@carlmueller9701

Жыл бұрын

Check out Adam Nitti's signature 5 string. 18mm string spacing.

@21DaHoagie12

Жыл бұрын

@@carlmueller9701 i actually own one of those already, sounds great but the neck is too thick for my taste. Probably selling it soon :/

I have the exact same model bought in 2020 November, and I hardly play with it because - it sounded crappy! The on-board preamp in my opinion is a mess of wires crammed into a smallish cavity with no insulation coating. Have tried working the EQ knobs but couldn't dial up a tone that sounded decent for either finger style or slapping!! I have in mind to replace the preamp to an Aguilar OBP3. This bass should be labelled as Rock/Metal Music Bass!!!

@EssexRecordingStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy question...have you tried putting a brand new 9 Volt in? We had an older 5000 and replaced the 9volt and it was life changing

@cjsamtab7

2 жыл бұрын

@@EssexRecordingStudios ; trust me - I've tried EVERYTHING. Short of asking a Fortune Teller. It just sound harsh and glassy, or nasally. It just feels like a lemon 🍋. I have been playing Yamaha and Warwick basses, 5s and 6s, and this is my second go on an ibanez after 30 years, my first experience with ibanez was the Roadstar and back in the 80s they sounded fantastic. My bad to not have done some background checks - turned out ibanez was bought over by another entity based in Singapore. Japan only makes the bodies for high end models - only God knows where the electronics come from.

@sehan622

2 жыл бұрын

@@cjsamtab7 Have the -87 ProLine, made in Nagasaki 1987 according to serial number. That thing sounds fantastic, soft, yet powefull. Only instrument since 1990. No problems what so ever. Back then, I remember, the Ibanez basses had a distincte soft and nice sound to them. Newer ones, have no idea.

@delitemyheart

Жыл бұрын

It sounded crappy?..are you for real?? I have a cheap SR300E and it is extremely versatile, i can get any sound i want out of it. Also, it is a frigging slap machine! There is nothing wrong with the pre amp in these basses..they are very very good. I have heard quite a few comparisons side by side with the 5000 against a fender jazz. And the ibanez kills the fender in slap hands down. And can easily match the lows of the fender but with a tighter more defined low end. I believe that, you do not know what you are talking about!!!

@swiftymcgarnagle4567

Жыл бұрын

@@cjsamtab7 this guy, you is full of crap