Ibanez SR305EB-WK

I've owned and played countless bases over the years and I can hand on heart say this is the best sounding of the lot. I've had the luck of playing Warwick, Stingray and Fender bases in the studio that cost 10 times as much as this one and they don't even come close. The range of tones here is spectacular. Not just for the price, it's simple a statement of fact. From clean, sharp high end, to an almighty low end rumble and everything in between, this bass can do it all. It sounds so good it's actually rendered my eq pedal completely obsolete. Plugging it straight through into a Hartke HD25 or HD75 and this thing sounds absolutely gorgeous!

It feels so good to play too, the Soundgear necks have always been a pleasure, being a little thinner and the radius just makes them super comfortable.

I'm honestly blown away by how good this bass is and how much fun it is to play. If you're thinking about getting one, stop thinking and just buy it.

A spectacular bass in every department!

For the price this instrument is amazing. You can't expect the handmade quality and beauty you get from expensive or exotic instruments of course. Very versatile sound due to the active 3-way eq, pickup balance and preamp options switch. I bought this as my first 5 string bass and I'm very pleased with it. Everything is there to set it up to your playing style, it's surprisingly light and pretty easy to play. I wouldn't think of buying an Ibanez when I first started researching considering my play styles (blues-funk), I will put the brand high on my list when I go for my next instrument. Make sure you also buy a set of strings because the ones that came with it is pretty off-putting combined with the poor set-up which I wouldn't say was done if the factory didn't state so. I also don't like the plug placement which kinda forbids you from using angled or thick jacks.
Would recommend to a friend.