Ibanez Unveils Fresh SR Premium Designs

The new models bring a variety of new finishes and wood combinations, injecting new aesthetics into this already popular line of basses

Ibanez Unveils Fresh SR Premium Designs

The new models bring a variety of new finishes and wood combinations, injecting new aesthetics into this already popular line of basses

January 1, 2021: Ibanez has announced a number of fresh SR Premium models for 2021. The SR4CMLTD & SR5CMLTD are a special, limited models featuring a Walnut body with a Curley Maple/ Ash top. Its 5-piece neck is made of Panga Panga and Purpleheart and is topped with a bound Panga/Panga fretboard. 

Nordstrand® Big Single pickups with special wood covers supply power, volume, and clarity that when paired with the Ibanez Custom 3-band EQ, offers plenty of tonal versatility. The additional new models bring a variety of new finishes and wood combinations, injecting enticing new aesthetics into this already popular line of basses. 

The SR1605W supplies a unique benefit in that it features 18mm string spacing, 1.5mm wider that our typical 5-string SR spacing. This modification delivers a more familiar feel to players who prefer wider spacing for certain techniques and a playing styles. Additionally, the SR1300SB series features the brand new, Ibanez exclusive, Nordstrand® Big Breakâ„¢ pickups. This design crams a powerful, offset split coil pickup into a soapbar-style pickup, producing a full-bodied, powerful, aggressive tonal texture, while still retaining the clarity that’s characteristic of single coil tone with noiseless performance.

Features

SR4CMLTD / SR5CMLTD (Limited Models)

· Atlas 5pc Panga Panga/Purpleheart neck w/KTS™ TITANIUM rods

· Curly Maple/Ash/Walnut body

· Bound Panga Panga fretboard w/Abalone oval inlay

· Medium frets w/Premium fret edge treatment

· Graph Tech® BLACK TUSQ XL® nut

· Nordstrand™ Big Single neck pickup

· Nordstrand™ Big Single bridge pickup

· Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ

· EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot)

· 3-way Mid frequency switch

· MR5S bridge

· String Spacing (4 String – 19mm, 5 String -16.5mm)

· Black hardware

· Gig bag included

· Finish: Caribbean Islet Low Gloss

LIST: SR4CMLTD – $2,133.32 / SR5CMLTD – $2,266.65

ESTIMATED STREET PRICE: SR4CMLTD – $1,599.99 / SR5CMLTD – $1,699.99

SR1600D / SR1605DW

· Atlas 5pc Panga Panga/Purpleheart neck w/KTS™ TITANIUM rods

· Poplar Burl top/African Mahogany body

· Bound Panga Panga fretboard w/Abalone oval inlay

· Medium frets w/Premium fret edge treatment

· Graph Tech® BLACK TUSQ XL® nut

· Aguilar® DCB neck pickup

· Aguilar® DCB pickup

· Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ

· EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot)

· 3-way Mid frequency switch

· MR5S bridge

· String Spacing (4 String – 19mm, 5 String -18mm)

· Gig bag included

· Finish: Autumn Sunset Sky

LIST: SR1600D – $1,866.65 / SR1605DW – $1,999.99

ESTIMATED STREET PRICE: SR1600D – $1,399.99 / SR1605DW – $1,499.99

SR1300SB / SR1305SB

· Atlas 5pc Panga Panga/Purpleheart neck w/KTS™ TITANIUM rods

· Sandblasted Ash/Panga Panga top on an African Mahogany body

· Bound Panga Panga fretboard w/Abalone oval inlay

· Medium frets w/Premium fret edge treatment

· Graph Tech® BLACK TUSQ XL® nut

· Nordstrand™ Big Break neck pickup

· Nordstrand™ Big Break bridge pickup

· Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ

· EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot)

· 3-way Mid frequency switch

· MR5S bridge

· String Spacing (4 String – 19mm, 5 String-16.5mm)

· Black hardware

· Gig bag included

· Finish: Magic Wave Low Gloss

LIST: SR1300SB – $1,733.32 / SR1305SB – $1,866.65

ESTIMATED STREET PRICE: SR1300SB – $1,299.99 / SR1305SB – $1,399.99

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Bass Magazine   By: Bass Magazine