Guitar Interactive – Issue 66 2019

(^156) Guitar Interactive Issue 66
mode, though can be brought more »
to life with EQ on your amp or flicking
the onboard EQ in to play (passive/active
switch included) - I found that I notched all
three controls to about +2 across the board
for some extra gain and voicing. The 60/40
blend towards the bridge pickup worked a
real treat too adding focus to the bass and
midrange.
In terms of what the ‘805 offers, well, there’s
no ignoring the multi scale aspect of the
instrument. To save space here, I’ve explained
all about that in the video review. I know the
real question is, “How easy is it to navigate
these wonky frets?” - Very easy. Because the
fan-fret on this bass is only 35.5” for the B
over to 34” scale for the G, there’s very little
reach difference for my left-hand verses a
parallel fret cousin. I have heard many times
folk telling me that the bass will be hard to
play and it looks confusing. I guarantee that
you will be comfortable in 20 minutes on
a well set up instrument. I will admit that
this example’s action was a snip high for my
preference. Half a turn on each saddle grub
screw brought things into my comfort zone.
A minor observation: I am guessing that the
Ibanez SRMS805-BTT
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