Star-spangled Thump Show off your American pride with this limited-edition SR5A250 from Ibanez, designed to commemorate the USA's 250th anniversary and honor the legacy of American guitarists. Sporting vivid splatters of red, white, and blue over its African mahogany body and headstock, a rock-solid 5-piece panga panga/purpleheart bolt-on neck, and a bound panga panga fingerboard, the Premium SR5A250 is a boutique-quality instrument with impeccable playability. That quality is borne out of its pair of aggressive Nordstrand Big Break pickups, which deliver massive, roaring tone infused with monumental sustain. The 5-piece neck is reinforced with KTS titanium rods, with premium Gotoh tuners on one end and a resounding MR5S bridge at the other. Ibanez's Custom Electronics 3-band EQ completes the setup, ensuring your onboard bass-shaping capabilities provide the control you need to craft the perfect tone. Whether you're playing July 4 showcases or big-stage, patriotic performances, the Ibanez 250th USA Anniversary SR5A250 is a collector’s piece that sounds just as impressive as it looks. Massive, aggressive tone from Nordstrand pickups To give the Premium SR5A250 its powerful sonic foundation, Ibanez equipped it with a pair of Nordstrand Big Break pickups. A split-coil in a soapbox housing, the Big Break pickup from Nordstrand delivers full-bodied tone, distinct clarity, and noiseless performance. In addition, you have the potent sound-shaping capabilities of Ibanez’s Custom Electronics 3-band EQ. The EQ gives you control over boost/cut for bass, mid, and high frequencies, plus a mid-frequency switch to fine-tune your midrange and an EQ bypass switch. Sweetwater's bassists confirm that no matter what tonal texture your music calls for, this instrument’s superb electronics will get you there fast. Engineered for enhanced definition and enduring sustain Ibanez specified the innovative Mono-rail V MR5S bridge for the Premium SR5A250. Unlike single-body bridges, each Mono-rail saddle is completely separate from the others. This configuration does two things for you. First, since they aren’t connected, the saddles create minimal sympathetic vibration, preventing unused strings from ringing. Second, each saddle is double anchored, allowing energy to transfer efficiently between the string and the body. The result is astonishing clarity, note definition, and sustain. Ibanez 250th USA Anniversary Premium SR5A250 Features: Limited-edition 5-string bass with custom-painted red, white, and blue artwork over an African mahogany body, celebrating the USA’s 250th birthday 5-piece panga panga/purpleheart bolt-on neck with Atlas-5 profile and KTS titanium rods means tour-grade stability, robust adaptability, and satisfying in-hand tactility Bound panga panga fingerboard features 24 frets and a 12-in. radius for flexible yet focused control and playing precision Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL nut ensures your sounds stay stable and buzz-free 2 Nordstrand Big Break pickups support diverse performance possibilities with resounding presence and articulation Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ for versatile tone shaping EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot) expands onboard sonic-contouring tools MR5S bridge enhances articulation and sustain