bass guitar 35 years, semi-pro start-up band

rock, blues, country

sounds great. there is a fair bit of tonal diversity available. some people complain that the passive EMGs are too flat sounding of a pickup and they sort of are without any EQ but with the sra300s active electronics they are wonderful and can give the perfect tone for me.

came with a thin practice cable if that matters. one of my favorite features is the trapdoor style truss rod cover so you can adjust neck tension easily without losing those ridiculously small screws, if you drop tune or use heavy gauge strings. body finish is a nice and hard high gloss (white) in my case and the neck has a satin finish that seems like it will hold up well. head and neck are a little bigger than the SR series but all maple for great tone and the added wood is mostly in the head so the neck is just as fast but maybe a little more round.

very playable. i came from a 5-string so maybe thats part of it, but this bass rips as far as speed and accuracy is concerned.

quality control was great on this bass, everything was put together perfectly as far as i can tell and there were no marks or blemishes anywhere. very solid but light even feel.

value is a bass that will play like a 500 bass for under 300....

im not sure about support. havent had a problem with this bass. i did order a couple parts for a SR305 one time and parts for a ibanez are no problem to find straight of the ibanez web site.

i love white on black or black on white. lol the high contrast look of the white with black pickups and black knobs is simple yet a perfect metal look, but then, ive never been a fan of ridiculousness.

band director

metal, metalcore, post hardcore

A lot of room for expression! I was amazed at how much sound could come out of a $300 bass! WOW!

The tone boost knob is just that, a tone boost. Not an active circuit. But overall, for the price, it can not be beat.

Ease of use, I guess, would depend on your ability

Again, its a $300 bass. With that said, It feels and sounds as good as some $800 basses that I own. And plays better!

IDK

Active musician

Rock/Metal

I have been playing guitar for 2 years and bass for about three months now. I also play the keyboard and sing.

Metal, Rock N' Roll, Blues, Mexican Regional

I play metalcore music and it sounds great exept I don't know if its the bass or my amp but I can't get a really low sound out of it, I use a behringer vt50fx also bought on zzounds

Any bass is easy if you know how to play

Great quality, this is my second bass, my first was a squier p bass and the quality is 10 times better, its also lighter too

Great value especially when zzounds sells em 50% off retail

It looks awesome, the wood is excellent quality and I also like how its sparkly black

Playing bass at home for 8 months

Metalcore

Just starting to learn the bass, but out of all the one's I tried out, the Ibanez sra300 seemed to be more conducive to my learning. It's light and a narrow neck; it's just smooth, I like it! The guy who is teaching me, who had loaned me his fender, when I let him check it out he didn't want to put it down.

fm what I know its great

its sleek and jazzy looking