Ibanez SR Premium 2605 - [DEMO]

[@whatskraken3886]

This bass honestly just seems like the perfect bass for me. slim neck, great looks, nordstrand pickups, stainless steel frets, and an SR. perfection.

[@IvanBassist]

Let me know how you like it if you end up buying one :)

[@ChrisSchaffer]

Really excellent demo of the different tone combinations - a HUGE thank you for frequently mixing in the flat/active for reference!. One of the best instrument demos I've seen.

[@IvanBassist]

Thanks for the kind words, Chris! Happy to help!

[@funfanacyland1172]

This was the best demo I have seen in years thank you so much 😮

[@AleksP1987]

I hope Ibanez had payed you for such a great demo , I wish every bass demo to be like this one!

[@IvanBassist]

Thanks for the kind words 🙏🏽

[@markcobb6561]

Seriously. Im sure this video sold several. Sold me one.

[@IvanBassist]

Hope you’re enjoying the bass, Mark!

[@carnivorehitman]

That's one beautiful looking - and sounding - bass!!!

[@IvanBassist]

Great bass!

[@carnivorehitman]

@@IvanBassist Do you still own it? Because I am looking into it as my next bass :-)

[@IvanBassist]

Never owned it. Ibanez Germany sent it to me to test it :)

[@nikolaosp75ZSN]

Excellent demo Ivan! I always thought it looked amazing but your demo shows that it is also a great-sounding bass. Being a lefty I was only drooling over pictures and videos until they announce that they will be releasing it in left-handed this year. So I will be getting my hands on one pretty soon I think.

[@IvanBassist]

Awesome! Hope you enjoy the bass once it arrives :)!

[@michaelanthony9068]

I became an Ibanez man thru and thru 9 months ago. My GWB205 has a neck to die for and I’m currently deciding on a Ibanez fretted 5 string. This is the most gorgeous Ibanez I’ve seen, but with all those tonal variations, it always keeps the same personality. I don’t know, I guess i’ld have to hear/play it in person.

[@lo3r3nzo]

Great work mate

[@IvanBassist]

Thanks!

[@MOTIVADO123]

Saludos desde Lima PERÚ bro 🤘🇵🇪

[@IvanBassist]

Saludos 💪🏽

[@John_Italy]

Sounds amazing!! Looks really sexy too! Thank you for the demo. I’m stoked they have the left handed version.

[@IvanBassist]

Enjoy the bass!

[@daviddavis1322]

Pick tone is very nice in almost every setup. Overall very much an Ibanez in tone. Would sit great in a mix and very even volume across strings

[@IvanBassist]

Those big singles are great!

[@DRC92]

Thanks for the great video. Looking to get my first bass and this one looks so good! It is between this and the srms805 deep twilight

[@IvanBassist]

Donavan Cargin Thank you for watching and enjoy your first bass! :)

[@TheEchelon]

Pretty high end for a first bass lol

[@facedowngaming]

The Echelon go for broke!

[@downsouthgeorgiaboy7660]

I am looking at this for my first bass as well. Might as well get a really nice one if you can swing it. I was looking at the srms805 as well but I heard there were some quality control issues. It also has a plastic nut as well where this one has a Tusq nut

[@AleksP1987]

You are lucky to get this bass as a first bass. I am a pro bass player and still playing on Cort Action lol

[@LetzBeaFranque]

Excellent! Are you going to do the same kind of demo for the new Ibanez headless?

[@IvanBassist]

Yes!

[@almestar]

Idolo Ivan and great review !!

[@IvanBassist]

Gracias, Juan!

[@VmShpman82]

Thanks for a great presentation. Thumbs up !

[@AintSaintUA]

Nice demo bro!

[@IvanBassist]

Константин Аинтович Thank you 🙏🏽

[@Jacky_Loup]

Merci pour cette belle présentation

[@IvanBassist]

Merci de regarder la vidéo 🙏🏽

[@gerard7371]

Hi, thank you for the review, can you please mention the weight of the bass and also if it would work when the battery dies

[@IvanBassist]

Unfortunately, I dont have the bass with me. It was sent back to Ibanez after finishing the testing. Try to call a local dealer for that info :)

[@gerard7371]

@@IvanBassist thank you Ivan, will try, not sure if they have this model in India 😔

[@VmShpman82]

So, it is a 3 band EQ ? Sounds nice overall. Very interesting to hear all the passive & active sound variations.

[@IvanBassist]

Yeah, 3-band + the mid frequency selector switch :) thanks for watching!

[@VmShpman82]

@@IvanBassist Your quite welcome.

[@CangkulanSenar5]

This bad ass poplar burl !!

[@IvanBassist]

Yes 😍

[@thegamingillustrator]

people see the ibanez basses, and think "oh, the company with terrible quality control." and it makes them not buy their amazing basses. Which sucks because Ibanez is the gold standard for every non-stingray bass player. heck, I've never seen an ibanez review where the bass was broken, unplayable, or bad quality. Just minor visual differences than the initial picture, due to the person buying a natural wood bass, and being mad it wasn't the exact color of the picture. it also kind of sucks due to the major brand yamaha having glowing reviews by newer players, yet I've never seen a yamaha instrument not be broken on arrival. heck, the only yamaha branded instrument in my local guitar shop was brand new, and it had a chipped neck. my current bass is the gsrm20, and the only visual damage are dents to the body from me accidentally bumping it on my desk when I mess with my amp during practice. I love the thing, and my dream bass is their sr300E in sky veil blue with a matte finish. with their 405E series in green burst being my dream 5 string bass. gotta save up though, being broke means I need to save up for about a month just to buy the sr300E bass.

[@cjsamtab7]

I've been informed by a dealer here in Singapore that SR Premium models are made in Indonesia. Not Japan.

[@IvanBassist]

Yes, i think that’s true. As far as I know, only the prestige series is made in Japan

[@carnivorehitman]

@@IvanBassistthis.

[@VmShpman82]

This one proves to do more than the EHB1005MS Sea Foam Green Ibanez Bass. ( headless)

[@klavedistinguida8127]

I have one n I love it🎸👌

[@IvanBassist]

Awesome! Thanks for watching :)

[@xx2]

Could u pls elaborate on neck heaviness? Lots of SR models have this issues ... neck heavy falling on their head a lot

[@gridchinmusic]

Excelente demo Iván!!

[@IvanBassist]

Denis Fernández Gridchin Muchas gracias! :)

[@pablerasfh]

How are those pickups for playing metal?

[@IvanBassist]

They’re good! A lot of metal players have nordstrands on their basses

[@pablerasfh]

@@IvanBassist yeah but they're big singles instead of soapbars so that's where my doubt kicked in haha

[@Digity.]

@@pablerasfh singles are where it's at for metal bass my friend.

[@VmShpman82]

Even though I don't own an Ibanez bass, I can tell by all the settings, this bass would fit any metal band with no problem. For instance, in an upfront part of a song use the Boost Passive. & for any background part of a song use the Active Cut. You'd have to experiment w/ it. This bass has so many settings, it can play any kind of music. Country, Jazz,Rock, Metal , Orchestra. Tech-no pop. Punk. You name it. That bass would get the job done in any application.

[@carnivorehitman]

This is the exact bass the "Fit for an autopsy" bassist uses.

[@CordScott]

I believe these are single coils right? How noisy are they?

[@IvanBassist]

Yes they are single coil pickups :) You can hear the amount of hum when I solo the pickups during the Sound examples. I would say it’s around average

[@pine3737]

Hi Ivan! I know this was a while back, but what do you think about this bass?

[@IvanBassist]

It was a cool bass. The neck felt chunkier than on other Ibanez 5-strings, though

[@bartoszjankowski1901]

How do you record it?

[@IvanBassist]

Bartosz Jankowski I usually record two tracks: 1) direct into my Neve RNDIz 2) Direct into my Mesa WD-800 set to post EQ but with everything flat and then decided which one i like better

[@VmShpman82]

I'm not sure there is one answer for ya. There are lots of em. IF you have a decent I-Phone with alot of features you could use your camera feature. Also, music stores sell cheaper recorders these days . Years ago you couldn't hard get a TASCAM w/o spending a fortune. Something as simple as an old Cassette recorder would work also. Google it & see what you come up with. There's tons of recording devices out there. Check out Sweetwater. There are others besides that. Good luck buddy.

[@jirawootvongpee4002]

Very well review

[@IvanBassist]

Thanks!

[@RayPaganJr]

I’m debating whether to buy this in a four string or the Spector NS Dimension 4. I returned the Ibanez 1005ms because I thought a fiver would be fine, but I can’t get used to it and it throws me off. If I kept it it would just hang there. I like the multi-scale. Leaning more towards the Spector.

[@IvanBassist]

I haven’t played the Spector, but it seems like it has some serious neck dive

[@RayPaganJr]

@@IvanBassist Couldn’t resist all the positive reviews on both performance, looks and hardware, so I just ordered the Spector in haunted moss matte.

[@mickavoidant4780]

What are the pickups like for noise?

[@IvanBassist]

They’re single coils so they’re gonna pick up noise but it was not that bad

[@mickavoidant4780]

​@@IvanBassist I'm puzzled about Singles being on this one but Breaks being on SR600E. Can Singles be better in some way? Maybe there's a slight tone difference.

[@IvanBassist]

The big singles are made in the US User different materials as fas as I know. I haven’t had the chance to compare them side by side, but I guess there’s a difference in terms of component quality which would then affect the sound

[@mickavoidant4780]

@@IvanBassist This calls for listening to your demos of both SR's side by side. Maybe tomorrow.

[@mickavoidant4780]

I can't hear much between them. Both kinds are lush.

[@mickavoidant4780]

I bought a 2600 last month, and gets noticed at gigs.

[@IvanBassist]

Congrats on the new bass!

[@ronaldcardenas796]

Hi please can you help about the preamp. Of this bass?... Please can you check the preamp board... This have two outputs one say BEQ3 and the other say VM3... I need to know what is the correct or how this come from factory??... Thank you

[@IvanBassist]

Hi Ronald, thanks for watching! Unfortunately, I don’t have the bass with me anymore. Ibanez Germany sent me the bass for testing purposes and it was sent back afterwards

[@ronaldcardenas796]

@@IvanBassist ohh.. You dont have a another ibanez premium bass in this moment?

[@IvanBassist]

@@ronaldcardenas796 I don’t. I’m sorry :(

[@Garrett-In-Canada]

I just bought one in left handed had to order from Europe cant get it here in North America in Left handed

[@IvanBassist]

Awesome!

[@luiso.guitarS2106]

If you had to choose between this and a Jazz Bass which one you choose and why?

[@IvanBassist]

Are we talking specifically a Fender Jazz or any Jazz bass?

[@luiso.guitarS2106]

@@IvanBassist Fender or G&L Jazz Bass

[@IvanBassist]

@@luiso.guitarS2106 I’m more of a passive bass kinda guy, so i’d vote J-Bass. You can add the nordstrand pickups at some point if you don’t mind routing the body

[@czarpaul01]

Nice review thank you

[@IvanBassist]

Thanks, Paul! Glad you found it useful!

[@Denvercoder]

It seems odd that an $1800 bass has a plastic nut. 🤷‍♂️

[@isaiashermenegildoagurto2185]

Yamaha trx 605 Sire v7 or ibanez sr 2605 which is better and why

[@IvanBassist]

Very different price ranges, very different basses.

[@josephwalton487]

It is a beautiful bass. I had to have humbuckers though, so I got the SR2405w in brown topaz Honestly, I am glad I went with the 2405. Love the wide string spacing. And can't beat the Aguilar Super Doubles.

[@IvanBassist]

Nice! I have to give that one a try then :)!

[@josephwalton487]

@@IvanBassist 😁Hey man! I think you would dig it. I was torn as to which one to get lol. Ultimately chose the 2405 because it was around $100.00 less lmao. Yes, a cheapskate😂.

[@greatkingrat]

I have one of these...I love it and it’s great looking however I am about to buy Fat Stacks or Big Splits because I feel that the Big Singles are useless on their own...too much hum. Mine is strung E-C because I have two Fives (Second one is SRA555BB with Barts in it)

[@IvanBassist]

Big Splits are awesome pickups!

[@mickavoidant4780]

I bought the SR600E with Big Breaks. They're Splits with the top strings offset and are noiseless. Nordstrand himself says that Stacks are weak in humbucking mode. Get the Splits, if you haven't already.

[@VmShpman82]

$1,699

[@SandraupaChannelIDN]

hi ivan , its really so fun to unboxing bass ibanez sr1605, for me ibanez sr1605 series its really cool type and the rare series, god bless you pat thanks for sharing this, im of course doing unboxing to of my bass sr1605 you can check in my channel :)