Ibanez SRF700-BBF

always wanted a fretless base :) my choice stopped at this Ibanez model, because it has active circuit + piezo pickup, which for me is a perfect combination. when blending piezo to neck pickup it sounds really amazing.

build quality is good in general. center block(i mean the block that is actually a neck which goes through) on the body is slightly off-centered near neck pickup area. it's not a problem for me, though, perfectionists should be aware :)

factory setup is ~ok. E and A strings were a bit buzzy near 1 and 11-14 frets, fixed that by re-adjusting truss-rod, string height and intonation.

overall - very good instrument. sounds nice - full, warm and a bit double-base like. weight is also an advantage, it's less heavy than average jazz bass.

I bought this bass after considerable research into piezo bass sounds. There were others in contention, such as a Cort and a Godin. Listening to Youtube reviews, I figured the best features/sound/playability for money came from this Ibanez.
The surprise I had was how much better it sounded in real life than through a YT video on my iPad. The tone can be what you want, but if you want zingy, it is there in abundance.
The Bartolini pickups are hot, with a small amount of gain (volume?) enough to feed a computer audio interface (Focusrite). Indeed, with piezo and both pickups, I needed very little gain on the audio interface.
The combinations of gain, tone and p/u selection give many overall tones.
This is the best bass I have owned - I hope I can get good enough to get the best out of it.