All About The Bass - Ibanez SR300E PW Bass in Powder White 

Bought one last month and really pleased with it: slim neck, nicely contoured body, not too weighty, good balance (no neck dive) and the range of tones are impressive.

Due to its fame and craftmanship, most everyone wants a fender or fender-copy, because of the nostalgia and tone. However, I can say, having played a few fenders and a lot of more modern basses, that brands and Ibanez provide more features at lower prices. For $450, you can get an Ibanez SR 375E (A maple-body 5 string with all the features of the 300 series). Also, the Power Tap is just the Tap (Parallel-Single Coil) with a bass boost so it stays at the same volume level as the Series (humbucking) mode. All in all, Ibanez proves itself everyday as a great guitar company, just like Yamaha, Schecter, ESP, and many others.

This Nathan guy plays wonderfully. Really nice balance of showmanship and reserved tasteful playing.

I have just this model, this neck is amazing. I am a guitarist, and this neck is very close regarding the comfort. Nathan's play is absolute awesome, love it. Thx for the review.

YES! I've been fiddling with guitar for nearly two decades BUT just bought my first bass a month ago, and it's an Ibanez SR300F-very similar, but fretless, and with an ebonol fingerboard-and I paired it with a new Fender Rumble. I call it a guitar players' bass. Such an easy feel (especially with the flatwound strings). Loving the "All About The Bass" episodes!

I’ve had this bass for nearly 3 years now, and I still think it’s brilliant. One downside that I found on the road is that the saddles on the bridge aren’t the strongest. They started to get a little week after having changed the strings and set the intonation 2-3 times. It’s nothing too distracting tho. It’s a high recommendation!!

I bought a used SR300 in metallic red a few years back @ a local pawn for $100 otd which is 89.75 euros & that bass is the bee's knees.. After a setup & a set of flats it has become my #1 & have even sold my other basses off since.. It's that good..

I've bought one of these and oh my... paired it up with a Fender LT25 combo at home and it's a BEAST. Love everything about it!

Just picked up an SR300E this past weekend. LOVING IT!

Great basses. Just bought another one. Got a 4 year old SR300-CA and now a SR370EF-BBT (fretless).

My old man has one of the older SR basses back from 2004ish in a silver with PJ pickups, easily one of the best and easiest basses I have ever played. Sounds better than some of the older 1970's Jazz basses I have played.

thanks to this show I went and bought a Ibanez SR300E YOU BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've had one of these a couple years now. I bought a Fender Jazz last year but just always much preferred the Ibanez for sound and playing. It just works really well.

This video is responsible WHOLLY for my purchase of the SR300E-PW and Fender Rumble 100. It is also responsible for the fact I've developed an addiction to playing said bass, and thoroughly ignoring my guitars since the bass arrived. It is also responsible for my son demanding to hear bass line after bass line of songs he knows. Thank you Nathan and Lee for convincing me to part with yet more of my hard earned on another pending addiction :D

SR is really amazing. And by the way, I like the way this guy is playing. It sounds really proffesional. Thx. I've bought one. Navy blue. And it's really fantastic. Greetings from Poland.

I went on line this evening and have bought an SR300E in Candy Apple Red. There is also a green one, and several shades of blue.

The color choices have really expanded progressively since this video was released. I believe there are 4-5 color choices available for the SR300E model at this point.

I'd like some Ibanez BTB basses, maybe do a vs. video between the SR and BTB series?.

im buying this guitar at the right time because they have plenty of colors now

Nice to have something for us low-enders, great playing and demos.....keep it up.

Just so that everyone knows,... this bass sounds incredible in a blues setting actually.

Ive recently bought one and i think its everything i want a bass to be. Perfect.

SR300 is the Yamaha Pacifica of basses. Every music school in Norway has 3.

Thanks for all the great content. This bass in slap has just as good if not BETTER tone than a $2000 Fender Jazz! Ibanez has really done it. I think I'm gonna grab the 6 string version!

My first bass was a 2001 Ibanez SR300DX. I still have it, I still love it, I wouldn't sell it for the world and prefer it to any other bass I have ever played/owned. The neck is definitely skinnier than my Squire Vintage Modified Jazz Bass.

I love these the one Dave from Dorje got was beautiful but this is a fantastic entry level

I got one for Christmas and it is amazing! I love everything about it.

But the five string version comes in four finishes and they´re all great. There´s the Root Beer and Silverburst, both metallic.

Just got one today (my first bass), I have x3 electric guitars but this bass is a fun thing to play around on

Ibanez never ceases to amazes me!🤨

Mine is arriving this week. Thanks for the great review!

loving the series. really getting into the swing of it.

Lol seen so many of these but not this 1st episode. Nathan says at the start something about they have been making this for 25 years. I brought an Ibanez SR500 new back in 1994 and yes they still make that one, tho it's different in some ways, pick ups, wood type etc. I still have mine and it's neck is so nice like all of the SR range. Needs new pre amp to. It cost me 1k back then and I looked at Fender, MM etc around same price, new and 2nd hand and kept coming back to the Ibanez. I've owned other basses since and still have another two, but never could part with my SR 500. Ibanez make awesome basses at ridiculous prices. Some brand snobs have to have a Fender etc and look down at Ibanez without ever playing one. Their loss. Cheers

"It's mysterious. It's waiting for somebody to discover its true potential." :) :) :)

Just picked up the slightly nicer, maple bodied 370e. Absolutely love it. Not to get confrontational, but the Thunderbird was just a nose-diving brick by comparison. The Ibanez is light, is incredibly flexible, and has a good, but subtle look. Plus it fits in a normal gig bag. It's just a really smart bass. I'll also note that it can sound way more dark and Geezer Butler-y if you tweak it a bit, I'm kinda shocked by how tinny it sounds it this demo (though it still sounds okay).

Nathan quotes "Portrait of Tracy", I knew I liked that guy, well done.

Love the Mark King licks :D

Guys - any chance of a Gibson Thunderbird review? I love its really dark, heavy tone.

Ok, so I've returned to bass after many years away, and this is the bass that I have chosen to re learn all I have forgotten! Mine has a bit of work to be done to it, new strings, action and a bit of electrical to deal with, I like it, truss rod I think can be accessed from the top. I'll write something more when all the work is done, including me and my lousy playing😁ps do I detect a mark king riff there, nice one👍

Fair do's this is one amazing Bass for the cash, hey I know I just bought one, S/H but as new. Thanks Nathan and Lee for the review.

Very, very comfortable to play. Only complaint I have is, it is quite low output and need to be boosted, especially when recorded DI. Maybe pickups or pre-amp upgrade perhaps?

niiiiiiiice jaco reference in there. one of my favorite harmonics licks

JUST bought this BadBoy This Video has confirmed my Purchase ! thanks A lot !

The number one thing that I love about Ibanez basses is that they have plenty of basses that go up to 24 frets. It's all about options, and I love how Ibanez gives you that. I don't know why companies like Fender and Gibson don't do that, there isn't any downside to a 24 fret neck that I can see.

I’m currently in the market for owning a new bass, so I’ve been hitting up RU-vid for demos on strings and basses, and 15/20 videos bass related material have all been English/Brits. Something to that ? Could there be more Bass players in the UK?

I like this bass series.

I know this vid is 4 years old, but just wanted to let you guys know that there are more color options now. Mine is like a steel blue pewter with gold woodgrain highlights. It's gorgeous and cost me only $350 American. No gig bag or case included, but I picked up a tour worthy Gator Case gig bag for $140 at Guitar Center.

Dayum, Nathan's got the chops!

I always feel like I'm bad at bass when I see nathan play but then I remember that he's probably been playing for at least ten years longer than I've been alive for.

getting this bass in 5 string :)

You guys didn't mention one other major change is in body material. SR300 had agathis, while 300E has mahogany body, if one could believe the specs. I've skimmed through discussions on SR300 on local guitar forums, and agathis bodies are universally hated. Also btw 300E now has a bunch of different finishes (at least on Ibanez website).

Love the bass stuff!!! How about starting a "sound like" series for bass players!!!

I'm racking up the views on two of your videos. I keep going back and forth between this bass and the TRBX304. I can not decide which one to get. Seems like there's more sound from this one .

my local shop has two of these, can't decide between this white one or a candy-apple-red with black hardware

Usually, the third position is like a 100% from half a pickup and 50% of the other half of the same pickup in a way to achieve the dynamic of a single coil but to keep it clean noisewise and maybe with an extra bass in the spectrum.

Just bought the 5 string version, love it!!! Great video, guys!!

Just bought that bass. It was worth £220 and has amazed me

Hurrah, bass videos at last!

How about a comparison video between the Yamaha TRBX300 and the SR300e

Hello chaps. Great video as always. Would it be possible to do a video on bass compressors please? Sh-ffordable to sell a kidney price range. Cheers

Ibanez SR300E vs Sire Marcus Miller V3 (v2)? Which one do you think is a better overall instrument?

Dear Captain, if you stocked a lefty version of this I would buy it in a heartbeat! Just a hopeful request. Cheers for all the great work and videos!

The SR300E is a great bass and is as good as the SR600E. I have both. The only way the 600 wins is on looks and having a switch to bypass the active EQ.

Nice Ibanez, just wanna add to also check a Yamaha TRBX304. same genre, and modern electronics

Yes new bass video! *Turns up the low end on the EQ.

Do you play ani sound .? Bass jazz p . MM? Marcus sound ? Stu hamm?

I cant wait to get my hands on the 306EB

any bass pedal reviews or challenge/quest vids for bass like you do with rob? would love to watch all bass stuff

Now I've got to learn how to play the bass. Thanks.

The "PW" in "SR300E PW" already stands for "Powder White", so the title is a bit redundant :D

I’ve got the SR305e. They’re stupid good.

love ya. love your show. I would like to know what you make of the Ibanez Portamento

which should i buy SR300e or SR605?

G'grief. £220 is approximately what I paid for my Vox longscale many,many years ago. £220 is approximately what my MIM P bass cost way back and now I'm contemplating ( yet ) another bass, this crops up at the bloody price point again. The quality looks consistent with the above too. Numerically, they cost the same, but in terms of purchase power, this is a bargain compared to my previous 'entry level' models.

Not a bass player, guitarist for 16 years, made a impulse buy because it was cheap. I use it on stage it's a damn cool guitar

sorry for the ignorant question im no bassist and have never used an active bass before, but will the basic volume control still work and still produce a sound even without the battery for the preamp EQ

Captain Lee! Just a guess/speculation but could the 'power tap' function be switching both the humbuckers to act like a pair single coils each? Like from in parallel to in series (or vice versa, I don't fully understand electrickery...)

Wow! Great sounding bass for the price.

What do you mean passive Humbuckers? Would this guitar work without 9v battery? Form what I can see there's no on/off switch on active electronics...

Does it have a passive mode? One of the knobs you can pull?

What amp do you guys recommend with this bass itbwpylf have to act as a practice/small gig set up?

Would this bass be appropriate for using a pick as I see a lot of people finger picking with this bass

Active or passive. At 3:16 he said passive humbuckers, but I can see something like a battery holder behind the bass.

Les musiciens pros sont régulièrement épatés par le son de ma basse. J’ai exactement la même basse SR300E PW depuis des années.

Can you still get a pint in central London for under £220?

Could you Guys please do a review on the new ibanez Paul Stanley series? Would love To see that!

Man I remember when I got this as my first bass when there was a huge discount at my local music store

What mode would you recommend in jazz or gospel genre ?

Thanks for the review, I enjoyed it. Plus or minus 16 dB? 3 dB is 10 exponent 0.3 Bells, or about twice the power (-3 dB is 1/10 exp 0.3, or about 1/2). 16 dB is 10 exp 1.6 Bells, or about 40 times the power. I understand hyperbole, but don't you think that's a bit of a stretch? LMAO. For providing all these informational videos you should get first shot at my business. But I live in the USA. Because of the exchange rate from dollars to pounds and shipping, I ordered one of these in weathered black from a store with free 2-day shipping on my side of the pond. I hope you'll forgive me :-).

How does this bass work with heavy metal??

Are you guys going to stock Wylde Audio guitars?

Show us how the ES-Les Paul Bass sounds please!

Guys, Could you please do a budget gigging amp video, Anywhere around 30-50 watts? Does anybody also have some suggestions that would be suitable for this, Thank you

please do a review of the (Epiphone) Tobias Toby 1V Deluxe, to me probably the best very affordable bass on the market'Cheers

Isn't that The Captain? Or does he have a twin brother who also works at Andertons?

Could someone please tell,me how to get closest,,to the MM sound,,sort of setting,,cheers

hey captain, I owned one of the older models in the range, the necks are truly awful. they have no stability and I kept on having problems with action and string buzz.

What's the difference between SR300E and SR300EB?

what is the material of the factory installed nut

What is the finger spacing?