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Premium SR 5-string Bass with Epic Tone





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At Sweetwater, we're fortunate to get our hands on some of the finest instruments available today, and we can confidently say that the Ibanez SR Premium 5-string electric bass guitar punches above its price range in every way. Sporting a sleekly contoured African mahogany body, a gorgeous flamed maple top, a rock-solid 5-piece panga panga/purpleheart bolt-on neck, and a flamed maple fingerboard, the SR Premium 5-string is a boutique-quality instrument with impeccable playability. That quality is borne out of its pair of aggressive Nordstrand Big Break pickups, which deliver massive, roaring tone infused with monumental sustain. The 5-piece neck is titanium reinforced with KTS titanium rods, with premium tuners on one end and a Mono-rail bridge at the other. Ibanez's Custom Electronics 3-band EQ completes the setup.





Massive, aggressive tone from Nordstrand pickups





To give the SR Premium 5-string its powerful sonic foundation, Ibanez equipped it with a pair of Nordstrand Big Break pickups. In addition, you have the potent sound-shaping capabilities of Ibanez’s Custom Electronics 3-band EQ. The EQ gives you control over boost/cut for bass, mid, and high frequencies, plus a mid-frequency switch to fine-tune your midrange and an EQ bypass. Fingers, thumb, or pick ? and no matter what tonal texture your music calls for ? this instrument’s superb electronics will get you there fast.





Serial 240402198


Serial 240402198


Mono-rail bridge enhances definition and sustain





Ibanez specified the innovative Mono-rail V MR5S bridge for the SR Premium 5-string. Unlike single-body bridges, each Mono-rail saddle is completely separate from the others. This configuration does two things for you. First, since they aren’t connected, the saddles create minimal sympathetic vibration, preventing unused strings from ringing. Second, each saddle is double anchored, allowing energy to transfer efficiently between the string and the body. The result is astonishing clarity, note definition, and sustain.





Ibanez: a brief history





Ibanez began its life in 1908 as the Hoshino Gakki company in Nagoya, Japan. However, the company didn’t get into the guitar business until 1929, when it started importing Salvador Ibanez guitars from Spain. In 1935, Hoshino Gakki began building Spanish acoustic guitars under the “Ibanez Salvador” name, which was later shortened to Ibanez. Although Ibanez began manufacturing electric guitars in 1957, the company was relatively unknown in the West until the 1960s, when it started producing guitars based on American designs. By the late 1970s, Ibanez stopped producing derivative instruments and began manufacturing the innovative original guitar and bass designs that the company is now known for. Ibanez is also famous for its effect pedals, most notably the Tube Screamer. Sweetwater is proud to offer to you such a fine line of distinguished musical instruments.





Serial 240402198


Ibanez SR Premium 5-string Electric Bass Guitar Features:


Gorgeous African mahogany body with flamed maple top


5-piece panga panga/purpleheart bolt-on neck with Atlas-4 profile and KTS titanium rods


Flamed maple fretboard with blue oval inlays


Medium frets with Premium fret edge treatment for an amazingly smooth feel


Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL nut


2 Nordstrand Big Break pickups


Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ for versatile tone shaping


EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot)


3-way Mid frequency switch


MR5S bridge enhances articulation and sustain