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Ibanez ANB306!!! whoa.......
- Thread starter blueacid4l
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hey y'all, thanks so much for the interest! i'm absolutely thrilled about this bass. specs are absolutely identical to the hand-built custom. same custom bartolini electronics, same body/neck/fingerboard woods, same string spacing (18mm) same hardware, etc, etc... the only difference is the color, which as you have seen is a lighter hue and slightly different burst than the custom. don't quote me on this, but price will probably be in the $2200 range. i have the prototype at my house, and it plays and sounds amazing. i'm very excited.
Looks fantastic Adam!
Just out of curiosity, will there be 4 and 5 string versions available too?
It will just be a 6 string offering for now. I think other version releases would be dependent on how much interest there was. I personally would love to see that happen, but I'm not sure at this point. Thanks for asking!
Adam, what's the weight like on this? Oh, and that is one sexy beast. I too would love to try one in 5.
Thank you Kirk. The prototype I have is 10.6 lbs according to the bathroom scale.
Wow, ouch! Enjoy it your youth man cause when you get to be my age you'll be looking at Elricks, haha. It's beautiful but way too heavy for me.
Ha, I understand. The majority of the weight is due to the fact that it is a neckthrough and they used a pretty dense combination of hard maple and purpleheart for the neck block. On the other hand, it is part of what helps the bass get its tone.
I would buy one of these immediately if it was in 5 string.
I would assume any Ibanez dealer could order one. I'm not sure of how the distribution in the UK works but the bass should be available there.
So FedEx just dropped off the latest sample for the ANB306! It plays and sounds fantastic! I snapped some not-so-great quick pics of it to share, but I'll post better ones shortly:
I do not have the chordal or soloing chops to justify a six, but that is one cool looking bass! It is actually giving me a bit of GAS.
That in a 5 string would be amazing. That blue, is well, perfect. I am even considering a BEAD 4 string. So, I guess I will contact Ibanez asking how to get this in a 5 string... Ya know, to create the demand.
Indonesia in the premium factory. They make really good stuff there. Don't let it fool you.
Oooooh, just stumbled into this thread - wow, what a beautiful bass!! Love the color! And Ibanez FINALLY ditched those stooopid plastic knobs from the '80s that came on the SR806 I had! I'll be looking out for one of these in the future, looks like a stellar bass!
I actually prefer the thicker necks of my custom fiver and my Douglas six string, but I'd own one of these. A seven string is next in my future (I hope) but this one would also do the job for me too. Sub'd...
Raz
I actually prefer the thicker necks of my custom fiver and my Douglas six string, but I'd own one of these. A seven string is next in my future (I hope) but this one would also do the job for me too. Sub'd...
Raz
