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Adam Nitti’s Signature 6-string Bass





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Adam Nitti is an accomplished professional bassist with many fans here at Sweetwater, and his Ibanez signature 6-string bass is designed to facilitate his impressive playing technique. The Adam Nitti Signature Premium ANB306 features a 5-piece maple/purpleheart through neck with ash body wings and a quilt maple top, a purpleheart fingerboard, two Bartolini XXM56C pickups, and an NTMB F preamp with 3-band EQ. It’s a smooth-playing, punchy, full-spectrum instrument that’s right at home in the hands of a virtuoso like Adam ? or you!





Bartolini XXM56C pickups and NTMB F 3-band EQ





Bartolini XXM56C 4-coil soapbar humbucking pickups deliver gut-thumping lows and low-mids along with rich tonal complexity for aggressive growl and bite. Specially modified to Adam’s specifications, the ANB306’s onboard Bartolini NTMB F ANB preamp delivers extremely clear, transparent sound and offers independent bass, midrange, and treble controls with very low noise and a broad boost/cut range. The 3-way midrange frequency selector provides additional sonic versatility with a choice of 250Hz, 500Hz, or 800Hz frequency centers.





Hipshot A-Style bridge





Adam’s preferred Hipshot A-Style bridge features 18mm string spacing, which is slightly wider than Ibanez’s standard 16.5mm SR-5 string spacing. The extra plucking real estate gives bassists plenty of freedom to explore techniques such as slap without compromising playing comfort.





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 they 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 they started producing guitars based on American designs. By the late 1970s, Ibanez had stopped producing derivative instruments and had begun manufacturing the innovative original guitar and bass designs that the company is now known for. Ibanez is also famous for their effects pedals (most notably the Tube Screamer) and guitar amplifiers.





Ibanez Adam Nitti Signature Premium ANB306 6-string Bass Guitar Features:


Ash body wings, quilt maple top; gloss finish


5-piece maple/purpleheart through neck, ANB profile; satin finish


Purpleheart fingerboard, 400mm radius, 24 medium frets, abalone oval inlays


Bridge pickup: Bartolini XXM56C-T


Neck pickup: Bartolini XXM56C-B


Bartolini NTMB F ANB preamp with 3-band EQ


Master volume and pickup balance controls


Bass, middle, and treble controls


2-way middle frequency selection switch


Hipshot A-Style bridge, 18mm string spacing


34-inch scale length; 55mm plastic nut


Gotoh tuning machines


Factory strings: 0.032-0.130, standard C-B tuning


Dual-action truss rod, headstock access


Quality crafted in Indonesia