Before the pickups get involved, the tone starts with your bass’ tonewoods. For the SR405EPBDX, Ibanez chose a nyatoh body. Nyatoh, sometimes called nato, has gained a reputation for its warm, mid-forward character that’s oh-so-similar to mahogany. The body comes bolted to a 5-piece maple and walnut neck that adds an extra helping of top-end shimmer. Together, the body and neck deliver truckloads of resonance and sustain that any bass player can appreciate.

PowerSpan pickups and flexible onboard EQ

Ibanez’s proprietary PowerSpan Dual Coil pickups take the classic humbucker design to a new level of performance. These pickups offer a rich tone with smooth top-end harmonics and powerful lows. And with the 3-way Power Tap switch, you can tailor the sound of the pickups to meet your tonal needs. Power Tap offers a powerful humbucker sound, clear single-coil goodness, and an enhanced single-coil sound with extra lows. As if that’s not enough versatility, Ibanez included a 3-band EQ for further shaping your tone.

Reliable tuning stability and solid hardware

Aside from tone, reliable hardware is one of the things that bassists at Sweetwater look for in a new bass. The Ibanez SR405EPBDX comes with an Accu-cast B505 bridge. Aside from efficiently transferring string vibration to the body, the bridge’s adjustable string spacing lets you tailor the feel of the strings to your liking. And since nobody likes knocking their bass out of tune after a single song, Ibanez loaded the SR405EPBDX with their specially designed tuning machines to help keep you in tune for longer.

• Nyatoh body produces a warm, resonant tone
• Poplar burl top adds attractive good looks
• Walnut/maple neck sits comfortably in the hand
• Jatoba fingerboard and medium frets for supreme playability
• PowerSpan humbucking pickups serve up classic soapbar tone with no hum
• Power Tap switch lets you choose between three pickup voices
• Onboard 3-band EQ offers extra tonal flexibility
• Accu-cast B505 bridge enables custom string spacing