Ibanez SR5PBLTD DEL
Sporting a toneful African mahogany body, gorgeous poplar burl maple top, and rock-solid 15-piece panga panga/maple/paduak/purpleheart/walnut neck with a bound maple fingerboard, the SR5PBLTD is a boutique-quality instrument with flawless playability, looks, and tone. A pair of aggressive Nordstrand Big Single pickups deliver massive, roaring tone infused with monumental sustain. The neck is titanium reinforced, with premium tuners on one end and a Mono-rail bridge at the other. Custom Ibanez electronics with 3-band EQ complete the setup.
Massive, aggressive tone from Nordstrand pickups
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 SR5PBLTD. 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 SR5PBLTD's electronics have you covered.
Mono-rail bridge enhances definition and sustain
Ibanez specified their excellent Mono-rail 5 bridge for the Premium SR5PBLTD. Unlike single-body bridges, each Mono-rail saddle is completely separate from the others. This does two things for you. First, since they aren't connected, the saddles create minimal sympathetic vibration. This prevents unused strings from ringing. Second, each saddle is double-anchored, allowing energy to transfer efficiently between the string and the body.
Features:
- Poplar burl/birdseye maple top, African mahogany body
- Atlas 15-piece panga panga/maple/paduak/purpleheart/walnut neck with KTS titanium rods
- Roasted birdseye maple fretboard, abalone oval inlays, luminescent side dot inlays
- Medium stainless steel frets with premium fret edge treatment
- Nordstrand Big Single neck and bridge pickups
- Ibanez Custom Electronics with 3-band EQ
- EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot)
- 3-way Mid frequency switch
- Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL nut
- MR5S bridge; black hardware