All user reviews for the Ibanez Roadster Bass

mine is 1982 japanese dark brown, and black ribbed which gives an impression wood, marble or very dark! I frequent vs. not sure
Body-fresne
Round 3-part maple and maple key
Micro-passive: 1 type bp side handle and side easel jb 1 2 ivoir color with adjustable stud by alaine key!
-A potentiometer volume and tone micro
-A "switch" selector 3 positions: bp single mic, mic pb and jb and jb mic only
weight: 1 ton 5!!

UTILIZATION

very low heavy look quite original because paint dark brown wood furniture and style caravan dark, but modern form, varnishes excellent and great condition top of its 31 years! handle all maple is quite comfortable: one can touch but not too rounded (I prefer the flat key) dimension and not too "large non plus" (this is not a handle Jazzbass what; precision rather see sting ray) I is very pleasant to play finally!
the selector is super handy as a "notch" is changed totally sound universe!
and ca 1 volume and 1 tone for each pickup required for passive! setting the tone are very wide so precise (of a very serious very sharp but not too criar which is perfect)
be noted that the 4 button potentiometer his big brown smoked transparent Plexiglass with a golden graduation figures inside the plexi! In short, they are gorgeous!

SOUNDS

then you attack the most interesting! it sounds as you like! aggressive, gentle, roots, vintage, rock, short ... anything goes!
but the bassist search recess is the "grain" of the bass! signature sound! for me there are three major, the best known, and its fender precision bass Jazzbass, and his humbuker with the music man stingray! (I already had a jazz usa) vs went well and be served!
Bp-position mic bah ... it sounds bp! there was no wiggle! believe we have a ds in hand!
And position-jb alone as it has come very close to the sound his Pastorious! in any case it was a beautiful medium grain increase by doing that you can play very very close to the bridge saddle as it is wide (hard to explain, try to perceive themselves pr)
2-mic set gives a well balanced choices between medium and severe! the mediator example was a sound that sounds good English pop rock!
AND all with wood is more than 31 years! the fresne and maple gives more punch to it slamming her beautifully kind marcus miller, qd we can assaulted a rope or slap or qd is superbly aggressive buggers ls more, giving his red hot ds (What stingray) and combines very well with the saturation of your amp if u push the gain!
in short sound super versatile, and grain has low 3000euros! or even better than some grain Jazzbass usa I had that I was disappointed! low while a 1000EURO roadster that I have now (by chance buy a guy get rid and in my opinion no one knew what the possess as low, and sold it to me for a pittance) fills everything I was looking for a bass ds! personality and versatility! I'm not near me separate!

OVERALL OPINION

make a ca me as I have and I must say I'm thrilled! if you have the opportunity to try, do not hesitate, especially if it is 30 years old!
I have a bass that has aged well, which should sound contributed to this personality who, when he was tried, vs gives the impression of playing and know better now that we do not so would stop most c ' the sound is good!
I play bass head and cabinet swr mark!
I'll keep revendrais and ds can be some years yet!
I think it's that low is priceless! she is 31 years old and mine did not move a muscle! (Handle impeccable paint varnish impeccable, impeccable knob, not a hum!) And the age and the sound it gives now (thanks also to these micro I do not know the brand or the ref) could put a passionate expensive I think!

Ibanez Roadster 79. Channel 24 boxes, rectangular head, electronic active.
P and J pickups, slcteur Micro, Volume, Tone pramp on / off, and severe acute pramp
Trs ahead of his era. Japanese manufacturing quality exceptional.

UTILIZATION

Channel easy and enjoyable, easy Access in acute MODEL 24 cases because the canker is more than 22 boxes. Comfortable but form IS LOOUUURDE (3 rods in the neck, Bolt by bolt, massive body.
It sounds ... sustain a large round or dry, and snap the prampli dimension is changed ...

SOUNDS

In my opinion it is versatile and can do everything with.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought this bass when j'tais kid, and I've never been myself since Sparer. I tried for many other low (latest issue Ibanez, Fender Jazz and Precision ...) but none could convince me to change it. The only other bass (4 strings in the style frets SERIES) sduite me since that is the music man (and still not any numro).
Its quality: it sounds, it is beautiful, it is easy
Its default: weight!
If you see a Do not hesitate

ROADSTAR the series is excellent, and the specifications, alepok was (still) to beat the Yanks at their own game! and carve out a reputable manufacturer of first japan .... so utiliss the woods, shapes and sounds .. vie FENDER (normal, they had the same wood suppliers!, me you one said ....) So it sounds as good and it's cheaper to mine .. date of the 80's, has lived much, and still sounds as Balez! can be even better!

UTILIZATION

The handle is a little thick, compared to current ibanez, but it was the standard at the time, and the bass was used mainly assist the battery. whereas now it is more forward.

SOUNDS

The conference is everything you want, Gallien-Kruger, Hartke, Trace Elliot, Fender or other: big sound, and good sensitivity microphones ..

OVERALL OPINION

Donf positive opinion (and I do not pay by IBZ to the pub!). by against it is quite heavy, massive, but it's a good sign. live, we hear and we see it!

Low 24 japanese Fettes, active electronics, precision 1micro serious type, and an acute type jazz bass
-1 knob volume
knob tonalitbr -1 /> -1 knob treble boost
-1 knob bass boost
-1 Selector switch microphones
-1 Switch on / off the active lctronique

UTILIZATION

It is first heavy, a little mastodon, and the handle is a bit large (I got the sand for a cabbage thin)

It laplu versatile bass I've ever seen!
I believe that there is no sound that can not be
the large super serious strident, sasn December, it is incredible!! the boost is really effective.
good on the other hand is really heavy, it's big game

SOUNDS

As discussed above, a dizzying array of options, through the extremes, the sound of both microphones at the same time as particulirement rich.
Voilbr /> good to nitpick I would say that the sound lacks a bit of heat, of expression. But there's something.

OVERALL OPINION

I have 6 years and it really is by luxury that I pass something else
it is great, and not CHRE, it is gnreuse.
for hics, we must admit that it lives up to its name "routire" she sth to nag in weight, run a little pais ...
but never have I seen such a report qualitprix (I pay the era 1200frs)
and so many varied sounds, including extreme

Low japanese, mine seems to be 1978
24 frets
Volume, Tone is a switch: off the prampli, a treble boost knob Potar a serious buffs

UTILIZATION

Round a little big, Access in acute nickel, good ergonomics can sound quite broad.
However, low trs heavy ...

SOUNDS

For funk, soul, bikutsi, reggae it is very well.
The sound is "fat", fat, round course is simple.
I will say it calls a play roots of things, felt, music afro rhythm.
May also be suitable rock.
The subtle is not his strong point.
Its quite nanmoins prcis.
Can be obtained with low trs heavy prampli and knob serious seeing too low, the bowls do not like any a.
You can have a trs sour with micro fever and acute buffs, but what was the point?
The micro precision alone without the boost is very well, not even a fender when something heavier and cold, but the rendering is required.
A phase-out of its position INTERESTED micro intermdiaire.
I find all of the same only the serious micro honors the violin and the rle of this bass.

OVERALL OPINION

So here, has been 10 years that I have, I pay a sales dpt misra at the corner, since I had a Jazzbass Mexico, a precision, a burns Bison low, but it was she who left.
Get out you me! It is solid, I'm not afraid to offend by making it fall, it has serious and sound prcis it trs old well (she is my age, damn!) I think that's it the bass of my life.
Like what the Japanese do things that age well, this is the case for it, not vintage either, but it's not a SDgr or one of its Cort who psent 3 grams and meet the cellar rock.
Good with it, certainly you will ruin your back, certainly it has no finesse, but it's reliable.

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passive model

UTILIZATION

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SOUNDS

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OVERALL OPINION

Does everything said in the opinion prcedents.Je owns the MODEL noir.Achete in 1989 (my first bass), she followed me everywhere until 1995, since replaced by various nails (fender precision, jazz bass, active and / or passive). What P.. meme.En qd ain low end, it's heavy, but what a big sound, buying secondhand 1500 F the era, it is now in its flight case in the attic! The look and weight are more actualit and yet with a good amplification system, it would not be ridiculous today. routire the door effect to play out its heavy duty, effective as a good chunks of the rock era! if you come across such a nail occas', skip it!