The SR is probably the bass model most people think of when someone says "Ibanez bass" and for around 30 years it has been the market-leading model among "small body" basses (basses with smaller, slimmer bodies). These are lightweight, easy-to-play basses that are extremely comfortable to wear and play, perfect for people who play a lot or play long sessions. SR is available in versions from cheap entry-level basses to absolute worst basses and everything in between, whatever price range you want to be in, there is an SR base for you. They are also available in several different woods and pickup configurations.
The SR1600 series are instruments in Ibanez's fantastic Premium series. Premium can best be described as wanting to build top of the line instruments in a cheaper manufacturing country. A bass has never been more bang for the buck. The pickups are Nordstrand™ soapbar style singe coil pickups with a big and powerful "full-body" sound without losing the clarity of a single coil. Preamp and EQ system is calibrated for the Nordstrand™ pickups and is equipped with a bypass switch. It consists of a boost/cut for bass frequencies, a boost/cut for treble. The important mid-range has a boost/cut pot and a switch that moves where the knob works, 250Hz or 600Hz). Common volume and pot for pickup balance. The bridge is the Ibanez Mono-Rail IV, a bridge designed to isolate the strings from each other. The insulation provides optimal transmission of the string's vibrations down into the body without the strings affecting each other. A stable and very easily adjusted stable. The neck is reinforced with KTS™ titanium reinforcement, two rods that lie parallel to the truss rod and stabilize the neck. It makes the neck less sensitive to changes in humidity and the neck less likely to twist or get a hump at 12 frets. The rods also help eliminate dead notes that occur from/from the neck self-oscillating.
The SR1600 series are instruments in Ibanez's fantastic Premium series. Premium can best be described as wanting to build top of the line instruments in a cheaper manufacturing country. A bass has never been more bang for the buck. The pickups are Nordstrand™ soapbar style singe coil pickups with a big and powerful "full-body" sound without losing the clarity of a single coil. Preamp and EQ system is calibrated for the Nordstrand™ pickups and is equipped with a bypass switch. It consists of a boost/cut for bass frequencies, a boost/cut for treble. The important mid-range has a boost/cut pot and a switch that moves where the knob works, 250Hz or 600Hz). Common volume and pot for pickup balance. The bridge is the Ibanez Mono-Rail IV, a bridge designed to isolate the strings from each other. The insulation provides optimal transmission of the string's vibrations down into the body without the strings affecting each other. A stable and very easily adjusted stable. The neck is reinforced with KTS™ titanium reinforcement, two rods that lie parallel to the truss rod and stabilize the neck. It makes the neck less sensitive to changes in humidity and the neck less likely to twist or get a hump at 12 frets. The rods also help eliminate dead notes that occur from/from the neck self-oscillating.
- Atlas-5 5-piece Panga Panga/Purpleheart neck.
- KTS™ titanium reinforcement.
- Hardcover Panga Panga fingerboard.
- Abalone oval neck inlays.
- 24 medium frets with Premium Fret Edge treatment.
- African Mahogany body with Poplar Burl top.
- Nordstrand™ "Big Single" neck mic.
- Nordstrand™ "Big Single" stable mic.
- Ibanez Custom 3-band EQ with bypass & mid. Freq. switch.
- Ibanez Mono-Rail 5S bridge.
- Black TUSQ XL saddle.
- Black hardware.
- Gig bag included.
- Compatible case: WB200C, MB300C.
- 864mm/34" scale.
- 45mm wide at the saddle.
- 68mm wide at last band.
- 19.5mm thick at 1st band.
- 21.5mm thick at 12th fret.
- 305mmR radius.