SPECS
Neck type: SRMS5 for Multi Scale / 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
Top/back/body: Okoume body
Fretboard: Panga Panga fretboard / Off-set white dot inlay
Fret: Medium frets
Number of frets: 24
Bridge: MR5S bridge
String space: 16.5mm
Neck pickup: Fishman® Fluence™ neck pickup
Bridge pickup: Fishman® Fluence™ bridge pickup
Equaliser: Fishman® 3-band EQ w/Single Coil Mode switch (push/pull), 3-way Voice Select switch
Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B
Strings: D'Addario® EXL170-5SL
String gauge: .045/.065/.080/.100/.130
Hardware color: Black
NECK DIMENSIONS
Scale : 901.7mm/35.5" - 864.0mm/34.0"
a : Width 45mm at NUT
b : Width 68mm at 24F
c : Thickness 19.5mm at 1F
d : Thickness 23mm at 12F
Radius : 305mmR
DESCRIPTION
Guitar Neck Diagram
a: Width of the neck at the nut
b: Width of the neck at the fret position specified by the neck dimension
c: Thickness of the neck at the first fret
d: Thickness of the neck at the fret position specified by the neck dimension
Radius: Radius of the fingerboard
CONTROLS
DESCRIPTION
With the bass held in the playing position, there are three small knobs closest to the lower edge of the body. Directionally, from the lower bout towards the neck, these knobs are treble boost/cut, mid boost/cut, and bass boost/cut. There are two larger knobs above these, closer to the bridge. The knob closest to the neck controls volume, and the knob next to it is the pickup balancer control. The volume knob can be pulled to Single Coil mode. There is a 3-way voice selector switch next to the balancer knob. When the switch is in neck position, Voice 1 is engaged. When the switch is in center position, Voice 2 (Mid Contour) is engaged. When the switch is in bridge position, Voice 2 is engaged.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
DESCRIPTION
The bass boost/cut frequency curve has a peak at 55 Hz, the variable width decreases toward the high range, and the variable width becomes zero at about 1,000 Hz. The variable range becomes slightly larger in the high range at around 1,000 Hz, but it becomes zero again near 7,000 Hz. The variable range of the peak frequency is approximately ±12 dB. The treble boost/cut frequency curve draws a mountain-shaped curve with a peak at around 7,500 Hz and zero variable width around 400 Hz. The variable range becomes slightly larger in the row range at around 400 Hz, but it becomes zero again near 70 Hz. The variable range of the peak frequency is approximately ±10.4 dB. The mid-boost/cut frequency curve creates a mountain-shaped curve with a peak around 630 Hz, and the variable width becomes zero near 20 Hz and around 7,000 Hz. The variable range of the peak frequency is approximately ±9 dB.
Features
5pc Maple/Walnut neck
The 5pc Maple/Walnut neck provides tonal clarity and superior attack.
Panga Panga fretboard
Panga Panga features a beautiful wood grain which produces a tight low and mid range, along with a sharp attack on high end.
Okoume body
The Okoume body provides a bright and solid sound.
Fishman® Fluence™ pickups
These Fishman® Fluence™ pickups are the first for bass to feature stainless covers. These unique pickups deliver Fluence Multi-Voice performance, impressive dynamic range, and outstanding articulation with no extraneous noise.
Fishman® 3-band EQ
This new EQ was developed by Fishman® for Ibanez and is built around a newly added mid control. The center frequency for the mid control is 630Hz.
MR5S bridge
The MR5S bridge has adjustable saddles for variable string spacing by +/- 1.5mm, answering every bassist's specific string spacing needs.
Single Coil Mode switch (push/pull)
The Single Coil Mode switch adds even more tonal flexibility to pickups.
Fishman® Fluence™ Voice Select switch
The Voice Selector switch offers players a wide palette of sounds to cover all playing styles.
Voice 1: Classic, fat and round
Voice 2: Full frequency, full dynamics
Voice 2 with mid contour: Funk, Hi-Fi scooped
Single Coil Mode: Same voices as above but with a narrower magnetic field
Multi scale
The multi scale construction equalizes tension of each string and it helps to create a more "alive", open tone. But the design also improves player comfort. The multi scale construction ergonomically coordinates with the way a player's hand angles as it moves up and down the neck, facilitating quick, comfortable playing action.
RATIO® Machine Heads by Graph Tech® Guitar Labs
With the new RATIO® for bass, each string has its own specific gear ratio, so that every string reacts the same to the turn of a machine head.
5 string bass is a gear of 48:1, 36:1, 30:1, 20:1, and 18:1 for the B,E,A,D, and G string, respectively.
This system has created an even tuning experience that assures you that once you know what it feels like to tune one string, you will know what it will feel like to tune the rest of the strings.
