Ibanez
ANB205
Bass
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A 5-string swamp ash bass with maple neck and fingerboard, fitted with Bartolini 59CBJD soapbar pickups for punchy, articulate low end.
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Score
estimated from specs & owner reviews67
Overall / 100
Playability
67
Sound
68
Build
65
Value
67
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Ibanez |
|---|---|
| Type | Bass |
| Body wood | Swamp Ash |
| Neck wood | Maple |
| Fretboard | Maple |
| Strings | 5 |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale length | 34" |
| Pickups | Bartolini® 59CBJD-S3 / Bartolini® 59CBJD-L3 |
| A Width | 45mm at NUT |
| Bridge | Hipshot A style bridge |
| Bridge pickup | Bartolini® 59CBJD-L3 bridge pickupPassive |
| B Width | 76mm at 24F |
| C Thickness | 21mm at 1F |
| D Thickness | 23mm at 12F |
| Equalizer | Bartolini® NTMB+F ANB Custom 3-band EQ |
| Factory Tuning | 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B |
| Fret | Medium fretsPremium fret edge treatment |
| Hardware | Black matte |
| Neck pickup | Bartolini® 59CBJD-S3 neck pickupPassive |
| Neck Type | ANB5 3pc Maple neck |
| Nut | Graph Tech® BLACK TUSQ XL® |
| Radius | 400mmR |
| Recommended Case | MRB500C |
| String Gauge | .045/.065/.085/.105/.130 |
| String Space | 18mm |
| Top Back Body | Swamp Ash body |