Ibanez SR2605-CBB Premium

An excelent bass, once you put some work into it

So, let's start with my experience with the instrument as it arrived: Setup was not good, there were a bunch of loose frets and the pots and the jack felt absolutely awful. For an instrument at this price point, not something I would normally accept. However I really liked the look of the instrument and I took a trip to a local luthier to fix the problems. Really that is the only negative thing I can say about the instrument, and mine might have been a lemon. In passive mode it sounds excellent, as you dig in, it starts to "growl" in a nice way. The preamp and the EQ in active mode allow you to dial in a bunch of different sounds. The B string is nicely balanced with the rest of the instrument. The neck feels nice, smooth finish on the back, and once the frets had been sorted out, no sharp edges. Good quality hardware, good quality pickups and preamp, the materials used and the important parts of fit and finish(things that are expensive to fix) are all top quality. If you do buy this, just be ready to spend 200-300€ at a luthier to make it play right.