Ibanez SR5FMDX2-NTL Premium 5-String Bass, Natural Low Gloss Overview
The Ibanez SR5FMDX2-NTL is a sleek, ultra-modern 5-string bass guitar with a crisp, articulate and deep tone via Nordstrand Big Single pickups and a gorgeous look provided by a Flame Maple/Ash top and African Mahogany body.
For 30 years the SR has given bass players a modern alternative. With its continued popularity, Ibanez is constantly endeavouring 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.
Professional-quality Bass
”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 detail 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 5pc 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.
Flamed Maple fretboard
The beautiful Flamed Maple fretboard imbues this model with an exotic appearance.
Medium frets with Premium fret edge treatment
Medium-sized frets enhance the accuracy of your notes. The Premium Fret Edge Treatment offers a super smooth, comfortable performance.
Flamed Maple / Ash top & back / African Mahogany body
The Flamed Maple/Ash top offers a beautiful wood grain. The African Mahogany body delivers a rich mid-low end.
Nordstrand™ Big Single pickups with wood cover
Nordstrand™ ”Big Single” cram a meaty single coil into a soap bar-style pickup, producing a full-bodied, powerful, aggressive tonal texture, while still retaining the clarity that’s characteristic of single coil pickups. The pickup’s beautiful Birdseye Maple wood cover imbues this bass guitar with an exotic appearance.
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ
The Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ is our 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 allows players to change the mid-tone between 250, 450, and 700 Hz.
Gig bag included
It comes with an Ibanez gig bag which is designed specifically to fit and protect this instrument.
- Atlas 5pc Panga Panga/Purpleheart neck with KTS™ TITANIUM rods
- Flamed Maple fretboard
- Medium frets with Premium fret edge treatment
- Flamed Maple / Ash top & back / African Mahogany body
- Nordstrand™ Big Single pickups with wood cover
- Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ
- Gotoh® machine heads
- MR5S bridge
- EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot)
- 3-way Mid frequency switch
- Gig bag included
- Number of Strings: 5
- Neck Type: Atlas-5
- Neck Joint: Bolt-On
- Neck Material: 5pc Panga Panga/Purpleheart
- Reinforcement Rods: KTS TITANIUM rods
- Neck Finish: Oil
- Neck thickness: 19.5
- Neck thickness at the 12th Fret: 21.5
- Scale (mm): 864
- Nut width (mm): 45
- End Width (mm): 68
- Number of Frets: 24
- Fretboard: Flamed Maple
- Fretboard Radius (mm): 305
- Fret Type: Medium
- Inlay: Abalone
- Body Top Material: Flamed Maple/Ash
- Body Material: African Mahogany
- Body Depth: 2.625
- Body Width: 14.5
- Body Length: 17.625
- Body Finish: Satin Polyurethane
- Total Length (mm): 1121
- Body Thickness (mm): 41
- Body Length (mm): 512
- Body Width (mm): 323
- Bridge: MR5S
- String Spacing: 16.5
- Active or Passive: Active
- Nut: Graph Tech BLACK TUSQ XL
- Machine Head: Ibanez Machine Heads
- Hardware Colour: Black
- Neck Pickup: Nordstrand Big Single wood covered
- Bridge Pickup: Nordstrand Big Single wood covered
- EQ (Active): Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ
- Controls/Pickup Selector: 1 Volume, 1 Balancer, Bass, Middle, Treble
- Other Switches: EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot), 3-way Mid frequency switch
- String Gauges: .045/.065/.085/.105/.130