Great review,love that fact that you showed the bass had no neck dive. So many RUclipsrs forget about this aspect of the bass. I am a Ibanez Bass player myself. Ibanez does produce some amazing bases and guitars hands down one of the greatest companies for money can buy!!
Played a Fender and an SR at the weekend. The SR was light, comfortable and well balanced. The Fender took an instant neck dive. I'm now only looking at Ibanez SR models.
I just got this thing, and I love it. It plays like an absolute dream. I haven’t got a handle on the guitars EQ and my Ampeg amp yet, but I’m getting there. But the neck is awesome, it looks like a million bucks, and I’m extremely satisfied. $800 well spent.
I’m planning on picking one of these up from my friend. As soon as you hit that first mid boost, I was like “dang this thing needs an octaver.” It sounds really good. Thanks for the thorough demo
Just bought the blue satin edged version, exact same...very versatile bass, i use it passive in my rig as pedal board is pro buffered input & output...sounds great, it does balance well on the strap and those pickups are very good & great bridge design, real Abalone inlays...a lot of bass for your money... well demo'd Ivan....
My first gig with my 600 was at the weekend. The bass and treble knobs on 10 and the mids on 0 made my small 1x12 give low end like a 2x15 but with good top end.
Hi Ivan, thx for your nice review. Would it be possible for you to make a follow up video soon in which you compared these Ibanez basses with the ones of Yamaha of the TRBX product family? I've heard so many goog things about those basses and I really would be interessted to learn about your opinion. Since you're channel has evolved impressively over the last year or so, I am nearly convinced that Yamaha Germany would also be very eager to help you in any way. 😎
Hey there! Thanks for watching! Comparing them side by side will be quite tricky because i have to ship back this Ibanez bass, but I’ll try to feature something by Yamaha here!
I have been looking at getting a new bass. I saw this bass and immediately feel in love with how it looks. I really appreciate your review. I'm pretty sure that this will be my next bass. BTW, what is that opening song that you played? I really want to learn that one. Thank you for this post.
Awesome review, that baby is gonna be a great friend for my SR650. What strings are equipped on it? Judging by the overall tone as well as the coloured ball ends, i guess it is a set of D'Addario 45/100 or 45/105
I bought one after watching this RUclips. You should hear it through a Boss BB-1X Bass Driver; it's monster. The Driver keeps the low end, even on full overdrive.
Just noticed when your playing in passive mode it says tone 100% but treble pot at detent position which is only 50%...only noticed after watching 100 times...lol...i really like my 600E...the Nordstrom pickups are great in passive mode plus pan pot as well as treble pot works in passive mode...got a good quality leather 3" padded strap,pretty kool looking & comfortable...i can use the 600E for most genres of music, many tones as pickups are so quiet,very versatile...don't you just hate it when someone points out something..lol...still a great vid Ivan....👍🎸
Nice review of a pretty cool bass! How is the acoustic sound of the bass? I prefer to hear and feel the bass sound when playing unpluged (like a Fender J or P bass)
@@IvanBassist I was just ready to purchase that bass and I found a fender squire affinity in beautiful condition for $100.00. I had to buy it. Its dark blue. I am getting a set up on it now. I hope I made a good choice.
Really cool review, very nice looking bass :D Quick question regarding the feel of the neck, does it have any sharp edges or frets? Can't seem to find any information online on whether this comes with rolled frets
Likely going to be buying this as a gift. I'm not too educated on basses, but this option def seems like one of the best for the price range. And def love that finish, the wood grain looks beautiful. Do you think this bass will be good for playing reggae? looking for a deep heavy rootsy sound.
Yeah. A lot of reggae bassists seem to use Ibanez SR basses when touring through Europe. I’d opt for one with Bartolini pickups for the genre, because they are a bit darker in terms of tone. With that being said, pickups can easily be changed after the fact
@@IvanBassist Thanks for your input! I actually will likely be getting the SR500 with the Bartolini BH2 pickups now. Some of the Cort basses with the MK1's look very nice too. But I read the BH2 put out a thicker sound so lookin like the SR500 is the best option for now.
How do the Nordstrand pick-ups compare to Aguilar pick-ups? One thing I really like about the Ibanez SR2400 (Aguilar pick-ups) is the volume level balance between the different strings. The E string is not blaring loud, like on cheap Ibanez basses -- Almost like having built-in compression. This is much more noticeable and appreciated when playing live versus recording.
I have a 1300SB with Big Breaks. I find it odd that there isn't much information about them. I wonder if they're actually just Big Splits? Anyways, good review as always. Looking into the 600 series for a cheaper backup.
Once you lowered the action, did you find you were getting a lot of bass buzz? I haven’t tried the 600 but on the Ibanez 300 and 500 series I feel like there is a bit more buzz than I might like. Great vid. Thanks.
Fantastic review! I really love the sound of those pickups in passive - together they sound pretty close to a J-Bass, and the neck pickup only sounds pretty close to a P-Bass! The active mode also sounds pretty great, and the fit and finish looks gorgeous! Do I need another 5-string...? 😅
Im a pretty new bassist and Im just surfing around trying to learn the difference between the various types of bass. I know I own a entry level P/J bass from Ibanez but thats pretty much it. The SR600E is also a P/J bass, right? Ive kinda fell in love with them but I also realize I havent really experienced something else either.
Have you ever used bartolini bh2 pickups? If so how would you compare these to those in your opinion? Also, does this finish seem susceptible to chipping? The SR500 line unfortunately has this problem, it’s difficult to tell if the 600 series does as well just by videos / photos
Yes. I did a demo of the BTB Iron Label: ruclips.net/video/i67ghZXhOj4/видео.html I prefer the Nordstrand pickups, to be honest. They have more top end/presence Unfortunately, I cannot comment about the finish. I assume it might be similar to the 500 one.
Same my SR505e has cheaps between the pickups. I guess a pick guard would help, but I haven't seen one for ibanez basses. But I love it, the different tones are amazing. I would also like to try the nordstrands as I have BH2s
its comfortable when you play on the fingerboard?I mean if the neck is narrow. I would like to buy this bass but this last aspect is pretty important. Thanks from Spain.  Enviar comentarios Otras personas también buscan
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Hello! Would you say that its a " better bass" than the 500 series? checking the specs, the only difference are the ash body and the Bartolini pick ups. Its $100 difference
gosh darn it. i have a 2017 sr655 but this clearly sounds better (compared to your demo of the 650). the big breaks sound much more like a bass pickup should.
I'm very intereted in this too. I was blown away by how good are the sr650 and sr655 with PJ setup. But this bass now has either splits that look like singles, or singles sounding like P splits. I have no idea how to properly explain this. But Is this one better than previous 650/655 models with PJ config?
i have to ask is there a big diffence between sr600e and sr1340b because other one is 500€ more expensive and i dont know much about them and imo i dont think i would notice the difference if its a small difference someone pls help
If you can save up those extra 500 i’d do it. That way you can keep the bass for a longer period of time. Otherwise you might want to buy a new one or upgrade the 600e and you’d end up spending more, if not the same amount.
@@IvanBassist ty for help man yeah im 15 so i cant really get that amount of money easily but im pretty sure that the 600 will be what im looking for but if i buy another bass in the future i will definetly use this info ty
This bass is not light at all by Ibanez standards. I actually wish they cut about a pound off the weight. But ash is naturally a heavier wood than most. But calling it light is a false statement.
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That's the right way to demo a bass with a wide range of settings! Thanks so much!
Thanks, Daniel! Glad you liked it!
Great review,love that fact that you showed the bass had no neck dive. So many RUclipsrs forget about this aspect of the bass. I am a Ibanez Bass player myself. Ibanez does produce some amazing bases and guitars hands down one of the greatest companies for money can buy!!
Thanks for watching! Neck dive is, in my opinion, a make or break factor. Definitely worth showing it!
Played a Fender and an SR at the weekend. The SR was light, comfortable and well balanced. The Fender took an instant neck dive.
I'm now only looking at Ibanez SR models.
this review was the reason for buying this bass - fantastic instrument. Thanks a lot for your work
Have fun with the bass 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Your video editing during the demo far superior than anything I’ve seen on RUclips thanks.
Thanks!
Sounds great in passive mode with that tone knob all the way down.
Pretty cool, right? 😁
I just got this thing, and I love it. It plays like an absolute dream. I haven’t got a handle on the guitars EQ and my Ampeg amp yet, but I’m getting there. But the neck is awesome, it looks like a million bucks, and I’m extremely satisfied. $800 well spent.
Glad to hear you’re enjoying the bass! :)
I’m planning on picking one of these up from my friend. As soon as you hit that first mid boost, I was like “dang this thing needs an octaver.” It sounds really good. Thanks for the thorough demo
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy the new bass!
What a great demo. This helped me quite a lot. Gracias, Iván.
De nada, Diego! Saludos!
I gigged mine with the band for the first time at the weekend. It did the job well.
Glad to hear that 🔥🤘🏽
Very nice demo, well recorded. Thank you Ivan ;-)
Very comprehensive review! Good tutorial for others to make reviews. And the bass is amazing of course! Thinking to get one of these.
Glad you liked it! :) Let me know what you think if you end up getting the bass!
@@IvanBassist Ok! 👍
Just bought the blue satin edged version, exact same...very versatile bass, i use it passive in my rig as pedal board is pro buffered input & output...sounds great, it does balance well on the strap and those pickups are very good & great bridge design, real Abalone inlays...a lot of bass for your money... well demo'd Ivan....
Nice! Congratulations on the new bass :)
This is a hugely helpful demo. Thanks so much.
Thanks for watching!
I bought this when it first came out. Thanks for review. Also you play so good I could learn much from you
Hope you’re enjoying the bass, Dan!
Thanks for the kind words!
My first gig with my 600 was at the weekend. The bass and treble knobs on 10 and the mids on 0 made my small 1x12 give low end like a 2x15 but with good top end.
Awesome! Glad to hear that you’re enjoying the bass!
😬
Hi Ivan,
thx for your nice review. Would it be possible for you to make a follow up video soon in which you compared these Ibanez basses with the ones of Yamaha of the TRBX product family? I've heard so many goog things about those basses and I really would be interessted to learn about your opinion. Since you're channel has evolved impressively over the last year or so, I am nearly convinced that Yamaha Germany would also be very eager to help you in any way. 😎
Hey there! Thanks for watching! Comparing them side by side will be quite tricky because i have to ship back this Ibanez bass, but I’ll try to feature something by Yamaha here!
I have the. 605 e in black..love it
Nice!
Graicias Iván for this awesome video
Thanks for watching!
Great video. What I really apreciate is that there is no tremendous boost in volume shifting from passive to active
Thanks for watching!
Just got mine today!... Love it
Congratulations!!
@@IvanBassist Thank you! Your review was what sold me on it.
I’m getting the 5 string version in a few weeks. I cant wait.
Enjoy the new bass!
Nice review, thanks.
Great review Ivan, thanks. Any chance you can tell us the neck width at the 12th fret?
I have been looking at getting a new bass. I saw this bass and immediately feel in love with how it looks. I really appreciate your review. I'm pretty sure that this will be my next bass. BTW, what is that opening song that you played? I really want to learn that one. Thank you for this post.
Thanks for watching! It’s a cool bass indeed.
I wrote that intro song for the video demo.
@@IvanBassist Dude, that intro is frackin awesome! Would you mind if I use it for my warmup? It sounds really great!
Please do :)
Awesome review, that baby is gonna be a great friend for my SR650. What strings are equipped on it? Judging by the overall tone as well as the coloured ball ends, i guess it is a set of D'Addario 45/100 or 45/105
D’addario nickel 45-105 :) The 650 is also a killer bass!
Thanks for watching!
I ordered the Cosmic Blue 4 string
Enjoy the bass :)
Sounds good man, thanks.👍
Thanks for watching!
I bought one after watching this RUclips. You should hear it through a Boss BB-1X Bass Driver; it's monster. The Driver keeps the low end, even on full overdrive.
Nice! Hope you enjoy the new bass 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
@@IvanBassist I'm gigging with it on Saturday.
I bought this bass 2 years ago as my first bass guitar
I am still not good at playing it but the design is perfect in my opinion
Just noticed when your playing in passive mode it says tone 100% but treble pot at detent position which is only 50%...only noticed after watching 100 times...lol...i really like my 600E...the Nordstrom pickups are great in passive mode plus pan pot as well as treble pot works in passive mode...got a good quality leather 3" padded strap,pretty kool looking & comfortable...i can use the 600E for most genres of music, many tones as pickups are so quiet,very versatile...don't you just hate it when someone points out something..lol...still a great vid Ivan....👍🎸
What do you think about these licesend Big Break Nords compared to (also licensed) Barts MK1 which were put on lots of Ibanez SRs before?
Nice review of a pretty cool bass! How is the acoustic sound of the bass? I prefer to hear and feel the bass sound when playing unpluged (like a Fender J or P bass)
Can’t answer that unfortunately. It’s already on its way back to Ibanez :/
awesome playing. thanks I am sold. going to guitar Center tomorrow
Let me know how you like the bass!
@@IvanBassist I was just ready to purchase that bass and I found a fender squire affinity in beautiful condition for $100.00. I had to buy it. Its dark blue. I am getting a set up on it now. I hope I made a good choice.
@@IvanBassist I actually played that bass at guitar Center and I thought it was fantastic. The Ibanez.
Just got one for my first bass
Congratulations!
Really cool review, very nice looking bass :D Quick question regarding the feel of the neck, does it have any sharp edges or frets? Can't seem to find any information online on whether this comes with rolled frets
No sharp edges as far as I could tell :)
@@IvanBassist awesome! :) I think I'm going to have to pick one up, thank you!
Ivan, a great demo but, how much does it weigh, please ?
I just weighed it. It marks at 3.6kg
@@IvanBassist Brilliant, thanks for that.
The most beautiful bass, in my opinion.
Nice growl on that one!
Growly indeed! 🤘🏽
Likely going to be buying this as a gift. I'm not too educated on basses, but this option def seems like one of the best for the price range. And def love that finish, the wood grain looks beautiful.
Do you think this bass will be good for playing reggae? looking for a deep heavy rootsy sound.
Yeah. A lot of reggae bassists seem to use Ibanez SR basses when touring through Europe. I’d opt for one with Bartolini pickups for the genre, because they are a bit darker in terms of tone.
With that being said, pickups can easily be changed after the fact
@@IvanBassist Thanks for your input! I actually will likely be getting the SR500 with the Bartolini BH2 pickups now.
Some of the Cort basses with the MK1's look very nice too. But I read the BH2 put out a thicker sound so lookin like the SR500 is the best option for now.
How do the Nordstrand pick-ups compare to Aguilar pick-ups? One thing I really like about the Ibanez SR2400 (Aguilar pick-ups) is the volume level balance between the different strings. The E string is not blaring loud, like on cheap Ibanez basses -- Almost like having built-in compression. This is much more noticeable and appreciated when playing live versus recording.
Unfortunately i haven’t tried an Ibanez with Aguilar pickups, but you can adjust the string-to-string balance by raising or lowering the pickups
It's frustrating that the brown burst is only available on the 4 string when its clearly the best colour!
Yes, that finish is really cool!
I have a 1300SB with Big Breaks. I find it odd that there isn't much information about them. I wonder if they're actually just Big Splits?
Anyways, good review as always. Looking into the 600 series for a cheaper backup.
I believe they are just big singles made in Asia exclusively for Ibanez
Once you lowered the action, did you find you were getting a lot of bass buzz? I haven’t tried the 600 but on the Ibanez 300 and 500 series I feel like there is a bit more buzz than I might like. Great vid. Thanks.
I don’t remember to be honest. Sorry!
Thanks l can
Great info
Happy to help!
Just bought this, first bass. Great video! Told me everything I needed.
Anyone got any cool bass centric songs to recommend to learn? Any genre.
Fantastic review! I really love the sound of those pickups in passive - together they sound pretty close to a J-Bass, and the neck pickup only sounds pretty close to a P-Bass! The active mode also sounds pretty great, and the fit and finish looks gorgeous! Do I need another 5-string...? 😅
Yeah. Those Nordstrands sound great in passive mode!
A cuando esta ese modelo
Depende de donde estes. Aqui cuesta 800 euros
Im a pretty new bassist and Im just surfing around trying to learn the difference between the various types of bass. I know I own a entry level P/J bass from Ibanez but thats pretty much it. The SR600E is also a P/J bass, right? Ive kinda fell in love with them but I also realize I havent really experienced something else either.
Hey Gabriel! Thanks for watching! Yes. This one is also a P/J model :)
i love this bass! i want to buy it right now, but how much is the weight in kilos? thank you
The one i got to try was fairly light. I’d guess 3-3.5kg
Thanx
Thanks for watching!
me encanta el tono , yo lo definiria como un tono entre el jazz y el precision
Si. Suena chevere!
What are the settings for the growl?
Where exactly in the video? :) or do you mean overall?
@@IvanBassist At the start. What settings did you have for that?
Both pickups 50/50. Passive mode and i used some distortion
@@IvanBassist Thank you
Have you ever used bartolini bh2 pickups? If so how would you compare these to those in your opinion? Also, does this finish seem susceptible to chipping? The SR500 line unfortunately has this problem, it’s difficult to tell if the 600 series does as well just by videos / photos
Yes. I did a demo of the BTB Iron Label: ruclips.net/video/i67ghZXhOj4/видео.html
I prefer the Nordstrand pickups, to be honest. They have more top end/presence
Unfortunately, I cannot comment about the finish. I assume it might be similar to the 500 one.
Same my SR505e has cheaps between the pickups. I guess a pick guard would help, but I haven't seen one for ibanez basses. But I love it, the different tones are amazing. I would also like to try the nordstrands as I have BH2s
Is this better than the Ibanez 650e?
How much does it weight?
3.6kg
@@IvanBassist Thank you so much Ivan!
Do you prefer the neck pick up on the sr600e or the sr650?
I prefer the Split P
@@IvanBassist thanks for the reply 👍
What is your preferred string height?
Varies from bass to bass. As low as possible without unintentional fretbuzz and that still gives me dynamic control
Is the finish a veneer, or real wood? Thanks.
If I remember correctly, the bass has no top or veneer
Could u do ibanez sr670?
I’ll see what I can do about that. Thanks for watching!
its comfortable when you play on the fingerboard?I mean if the neck is narrow. I would like to buy this bass but this last aspect is pretty important. Thanks from Spain.

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Personalmente, a mi me gustan los mastiles mas gruesos. Con los mastiles muy delgados me duele la muñeca, pero muchas personas prefieren este tipo de mastiles, porque tocar rapido es un poco mas facil.
Te tocaria probar y ver que tal te parecen
Hello! Would you say that its a " better bass" than the 500 series? checking the specs, the only difference are the ash body and the Bartolini pick ups. Its $100 difference
I do prefer the ash body and nordstrand pickups. That 100 buck upcharge would be worth it to me personally.
Hello! Is there a big difference in the dynamics/volume of the sound when switching from active to passive?
There was a slight volume boost when engaging active mode, if I remember correctly. But don’t quote me on that.
whats strigs are you use?
D’addario Nickel
gosh darn it. i have a 2017 sr655 but this clearly sounds better (compared to your demo of the 650). the big breaks sound much more like a bass pickup should.
Nordstrand pickups are great!
I'm very intereted in this too. I was blown away by how good are the sr650 and sr655 with PJ setup. But this bass now has either splits that look like singles, or singles sounding like P splits. I have no idea how to properly explain this.
But Is this one better than previous 650/655 models with PJ config?
All my Ibanez basses had high action new and needed adjustment.....made well, set up poorly
I tried two of these basses. They were both over 9 pounds. Was I just unlucky?
Probably. The one I got was extremely light
i have to ask is there a big diffence between sr600e and sr1340b because other one is 500€ more expensive and i dont know much about them and imo i dont think i would notice the difference if its a small difference someone pls help
The 1340 has better Attention to detail and electronics/pickups.
@@IvanBassist but as an intermediate will i noticw the difference that much
If you can save up those extra 500 i’d do it. That way you can keep the bass for a longer period of time. Otherwise you might want to buy a new one or upgrade the 600e and you’d end up spending more, if not the same amount.
@@IvanBassist ty for help man yeah im 15 so i cant really get that amount of money easily but im pretty sure that the 600 will be what im looking for but if i buy another bass in the future i will definetly use this info ty
Go for it! You’ll enjoy the bass :)!
Hola soy Lalo y estoy interesado de ese modelo de Bajo
This bass is not light at all by Ibanez standards. I actually wish they cut about a pound off the weight. But ash is naturally a heavier wood than most. But calling it light is a false statement.
The one I received was very light. Can’t do anything about weight variance between individual instruments 🤷🏽♂️
I would put that baby in the studio and put it by a 5k federa, wont tell the difference. They all make music.
Trying to sell my US Fender JB to buy this… Thinner neck.
What do you think about these licesend Big Break Nords compared to (also licensed) Barts MK1 which were put on lots of Ibanez SRs before?
I prefer the Nordstrands!
The barts are also good, but they have a darker more muted top end. I like the clarity of the nordstrands ✌🏽