If you remember, we features an Ibanez Portamento Bass in our Skin DEEP game last series. She won a round against the Todd Tomlin Bass, but then quickly lost her next round to the Carvin Anniversary Bass. (never quite got over that loss. Hmmm...)
Now, that was the SRF700 bass, a four-stringer of exceptional beauty. This article is about the SRF705, her big sister. This past July, Ty Campbell of Bassmusicianmagazine.com took the SRF705 out for a road test, and came back with some pretty impressive results.
Here's an excerpt:
"Words cannot describe how great his bass looks, plays, and feels. The SRF705, which is also available in a 4 string version as the SRF700 has one feature that is unique to only few basses, a two and a half octave range per string, i.e., a “30 fret” fretless range per string. This is a feature that many upright bassists will love.The fretboard extends all the way to the neck pickup and the cutaway allows access to the entire range across all strings. While the neck of the fretboard itself is not lined, the side of the fretboard has your standard dots and fret markings. This bass “cuts through” with great sustain and tonal range with the help of the neck through design."
Read Ty's entire review HERE. Included is a wonderful video by bassist, Jake Leschinsky.
More on the SRF705 HERE.
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