For 30 years the Ibanez SR Series has given bass players a modern alternative. With its continued popularity, Ibanez is constantly endeavoring to answer the wider needs of a variety of players, at a variety of budgets. But no matter what the specs, the heart is the same -- SR continues to excite with its smooth, fast neck, lightweight body, and perfectly matched electronics.

"Designed to Inspire", all Ibanez Premium series are manufactured with select tone woods, high-profile electronics, hardware and dedicated skills of craftsmanship and care in details for your musical journey. The richness of sound, stunning appearance and unrivalled playability of the Ibanez Premium series will open the gate of your reservoir of inspiration.

- Atlas 5-Piece Panga Panga/Purpleheart neck with KTS TITANIUM rods:
The Atlas 5pc Panga Panga/Purpleheart neck provides a well-balanced note attack and tone with rich sustain.The neck is constructed with KTS TITANIUM reinforcement rods, increasing its stability and adding sustain.

- 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.

- Medium frets with Premium fret edge treatment:
Medium sized frets enhances the accuracy to your notes. The Premium Fret Edge Treatment offers a super smooth, comfortable performance.

- Walnut / Panga Panga / Maple top / African Mahogany body:
The Walnut/Panga Panga/Maple top flaunts a gorgeous wood grain. African Mahogany… read more used as body wood delivers a rich mid-low end.

- Nordstrand Big Single pickups:
Nordstrand "Big Single" cram a meaty single coil into a soapbar-style pickup, producing a full-bodied, powerful, aggressive tonal texture, while still retaining the clarity that's characteristic of single coil pickups.

- Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ:
The Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ is their latest refinement on the concept of simple, straightforward, no-nonsense EQ control. The Boost and Cut for the Mid Control are each centered on slightly different frequencies, an innovation that delivers a preset range of the most favorable bass tones.

- Gotoh machine heads:
Gotoh machine heads provide superior precision, a smooth feel, and excellent tuning accuracy.

- MR5S bridge:
The MR5S bridge has adjustable saddles for variable string spacing by +/- 1.5mm, answering every bassist's specific string spacing needs.

- EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot):
The EQ bypass control offers precision tonal adjustments, including a switch to choose passive-only operation. When the EQ bypass is activated, the treble tone control knob becomes the global tone control for the passive circuit.

- 3-way Mid frequency switch:
The 3-way Mid frequency switch allow players to change the mid-tone between 250, 450, and 700 Hz.

- Gig bag included:
It comes with Ibanez gig bag which is designed specifically to fit and protect this instrument.

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