If you’re serious about your tone, Music Experience recommend the Ibanez Premium SR5FMDX. This 5-string solidbody bass offers impeccable playability, huge tones, and major flexibility that all bass players will appreciate. First up comes a mahogany body with an eye-grabbing flamed maple/ash top that serves up warm, rich tone with plenty of bright clarity. The body is bolted to an ultra-playable 5-piece panga panga/purpleheart neck with a flamed maple fingerboard. Next comes a pair of Nordstrand Big Single pickups with an active 3-band EQ for flexible, aggressive tone. The Premium SR5FMDX has other superb features that include Ibanez’s Premium fret edge treatment, a TUSQ nut, and a MR5S bridge. The Ibanez Premium SR5FMDX is a bass that’s ready for action onstage, in the studio, and anywhere else you want to play.
With a “super-packed” coil, the Big Single is considered by Nordstrand to be the "tonal giant" of their pickup offerings. Ibanez spec’d a pair of these aggressive-sounding single-coil monsters for the Premium SR5FMDX. In addition, you have the powerful sound-shaping capabilities of Ibanez’s Custom 3-band EQ, which gives you control over boost/cut for bass, mid, and high frequencies, a mid-frequency switch to fine-tune your midrange, and an EQ bypass. No matter what tonal texture your music calls for, this instrument’s superb electronics will get you there fast. Fingers, thumb, or pick — the SR5FMDX's electronics have you covered.
The Premium SR5FMDX has a 5-piece panga panga/purpleheart neck with a slim Atlas-5 carve for an inspiring playing experience every time you pick it up. It comes with an attractive birdseye maple fingerboard with medium frets. Ibanez gave the Premium SR5FMDX their exclusive Premium fret end treatment for smooth and comfortable playability. What’s more, the neck comes with KTS Titanium reinforcement rods, so the neck won’t budge when the seasons change. If you’re looking for a bass that plays as well as it sounds, the Ibanez Premium SR5FMDX won’t lead you wrong.
A good bridge makes a great bass an exceptional one. Ibanez knows this too, which is why they loaded the Premium SR5FMDX with an MR5S hardtail bridge. This bridge provides you with a wide intonation range, making testing out new string brands and gauges a walk in the park. But the real star of the show is the adjustable saddle width. The saddles come from the factory with 18-millimeter string spacing and are adjustable +/-1.5 millimeters. Each saddle also comes with its own fine tuner and Teflon washers for smooth tuning action right out of the case.
For 30 years the SR 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.
The beautiful Flamed Maple fretboard imbues this model with an exotic appearance.
Nordstrand™ Big Single pickups with wood cover Nordstrand™ "Big Single" cram a meaty a 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. The pickups' beautiful Birdseye Maple wood cover imbues this bass guitar with an exotic appearance.
The Flamed Maple/Ash top offers a beautiful wood grain. The African Mahogany body delivers a rich mid-low end.
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.
Premium Fret Edge Treatment offer super smooth,comfortable performance.
Gotoh machine heads provide super precision, an ultra smooth feel, and minimal back lush.
The MR5S bridge has adjustable saddles for variable string spacing by +/- 1.5mm, answering every bassist’s specific string spacing needs.
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. Precision tonal control, 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.
| Body Type | Solidbody |
|---|---|
| Body Shape | SR Standard |
| Left-/Right-handed | Right-handed |
| Number of Strings | 5 |
| Body Material | African Mahogany with Flamed Maple/Ash top |
| Body Finish | Satin Polyurethane |
| Color | Natural Low Gloss |
| Neck Material | 5-piece Panga Panga/Purpleheart |
| Neck Shape | Atlas-5 |
| Radius | 12" |
| Fingerboard Material | Flamed Maple |
| Fingerboard Inlay | Abalone Ovals |
| Number of Frets | 24, Medium |
| Scale Length | 34" |
| Nut Width | 1.771" |
| Nut Material | Graph Tech Black Tusq |
| Bridge/Tailpiece | MR5S Mono Rail |
| Tuners | Gotoh |
| Neck Pickup | Nordstrand Big Single Single-coil |
| Bridge Pickup | Nordstrand Big Single Single-coil |
| Controls |
1 x volume, 1 x tone, 3-band Active EQ, 1 x EQ bypass switch, 3-way mid-frequency switch |
| Strings | D'Addario .045-.130 |
| Case Included | Gig Bag |
| Manufacturer Part Number | SR5FMDX2NTL 4549763336149 |
