Ibanez Standard SR370E Fretless Bass Guitar - Brown Burst Reviews
Pick up the Ibanez SR370E fretless electric bass, and you'll quickly discover that Ibanez didn't sacrifice quality to bring you a such a value-packed bass guitar. In fact, the experience of playing the SR370E is much like that of Ibanez's higher-end SR Series models, thanks to the SR370E's sleek 5-piece maple/rosewood neck and comfortable maple arched body. A pair of Ibanez PowerSpan humbucking pickups pack a phenomenal punch, while a 3-band EQ with Power Tap creates a vast array of sound-shaping possibilities. When budding bass players are looking for a quality instrument, many Sweetwater Sales Engineers place the Ibanez SR370E electric bass at the top of their list.
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Highest Rated Reviews
This Ibanez fretless is worth way more!
I have owned numerous great
basses since the late 60's and I now enjoy playing this Ibanez just as much as all the others. Easy to play, sounds great and appears to be a good quality build. Sent a picture of my fretless sitting in my practice and equipment rental room.
Beautiful Guitar
Always wanted a fretless and active bass, but did not want to break the bank. This is a perfect combination that is not only beautiful, but sounds great!
Ibanez SR370E
Extremely happy with this Bass. Pictures don't do it Justice! Ordered it setup & It's just perfect! Everything as advertised and More. Whole Staff was Great too. Customer for Life!!!
Can’t put it down
Very impressed with the quality of this bass for the price. The neck is smooth and the humbucking pickups pack a nice punch. Great setup from Sweetwater and Logan was awesome to work with. Arrived on time and as expected. I can't wait to bring it jam night this week!
Great bass, fantastic value
Got this bass yesterday and can't put it down. Mind blowing value. Build quality is excellent and it sounds great. The build isn't absolutely perfect like I would expect with a $2k instrument, but for the price it is extremely well done. The ergonomics of the bass are good, it is very comfortable. No complaints, would highly recommend as a first or intermediate fretless.
Excellent Budget Fretless
I'd been wanting to explore the fretless world for a number of years, but a limited high school- and later college student-budget made that unrealistic. I was finally able to get my hands on this bass this past week after years of biding my time and researching different fretless bass options. I settled this one as it ticked a lot of my boxes - active electronics, SR shape, 24 frets, realistically affordable - and also because I couldn't find any horror stories of fretless fret sprout on this bass like I found with other lined fretless basses.
Those fret sprout reviews on other basses scared me so much that I left my comfort zone of roundwound strings and picked up some La Bella black tapewound strings to put on this thing just in case. I'll find out in time what ends up happening to the fingerboard on this one, but sonically, the tapewound strings were the perfect choice - really brings out that fretless mwah I was looking for and makes this bass perfect for achieving some of those bouncy and stretchy 70s tones. My only recommendation if you go that route is to pick up the light gauge La Bellas; I got the standard gauge and ended up having to improvise a bad nut file job to get the strings to fit. For what it's worth, I hated the sound and feel of the stock strings that came on this, and that's coming from someone who swears by roundwounds, though it might've just been that they were lighter than I'm used to.
Other than the nut issue with the replacement strings, this bass has given me no problems. I'll write an update review 6 months down the line or so to see how well this bass holds up, but so far, it's been a perfect choice, especially with the tapewounds. I love the sound of this thing and do not exaggerate when I say I can't put this thing down - the vast majority of my waking hours this weekend were spent with this lovely gem in hand. If you're looking for an affordable fretless bass, especially if you're new to the fretless world, this bass is a great has been a great starting point for me.
Really Nice Bass
I am incredibly happy with this bass. It's light, it has a comfortable 24 fret neck, and it's active electronics are great. It's very well made, I've had other fretless basses, and this one plays much nicer than the others. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking at going fretless.
A true gem
Finding a inexpensive fretless is not easy, but finding one that is inexpensive and a great instrument is difficult at best. Which is why this bass is such a great find. It is very comfortable to play and very resonant. Most times when I want to practice, I don't even have to plug it in. It just sings out begging to be played. And the price point to value is amazing. If you've ever wanted to try a fretless but didn't think you could afford one, give this one a look. You will be pleasantly surprised.
Ibanez SR370E
Sweet action, beautiful looks, superior electronics, good tuners and big strong bass bridge! All work well as a unit. Sustain! Nice balance, a lot easier to carry than a Precision when standing. I will sell my Squier basses because they do not have the bridge, electronics, looks or fretboard action to compare with my new fretless. Being aguitar player who has played bass in three bands but never fretless, I worried about my technique with a fretless. Not to worry! It's much smoother to play and not hard to keep up with proper intonation. I'm in a new world and I like it.
Great value
Having played a 1986 Ibanez Roadstar II for a long time, this was quite a step upward. The sound was MUCH better! I like the skinny necks on Ibanez instruments. I purchased mine from Sweetwater. I was a bit apprehensive about not being able to play it before buying it. But the folks at Sweetwater assured me that they do some sort of 50 point inspection, including intonation checks, etc. It all worked out great. I've been playing mine for nearly 2 years now. Don't forget to change out the battery about every year or so.
