Key Features
- Grasp the destructive bass tones of metal maestro Mike D'Antonio
- Signature touches with the Destroyer body shape and Mike's special fretboard inlay
- Ferocious tone generation from Seymour Duncan SPB-1 and SJB-2b pickups
- Play without limits thanks to a 3pc maple neck that will withstand aggressive styles
Ibanez MDB5 Mike D'Antonio Bass, Oxblood Weathered Overview
The Ibanez MDB5 Bass is a stunning signature model from metal veteran Mike D'Antonio, enabling you to replicate his powerful tones and playing fluidity. Cut into the unmistakable Destroyer body shape, this black and red beauty will capture the attention of any audience. Bursting with top quality components and Mike's secret tone switch, this signature Ibanez bass is full of growling snarl to match its aggressive stance.
A three-piece maple neck ensures superb durability and bestows the bass with an enriched resonance. It's built to stand up to your wildest riffs and most energetic gigs. And to fuel your performance the MDB5 has smooth and warm tones produced by the Seymour Duncan SPB-1 and SJB-2b pickups. This set from pickup professionals Seymour Duncan has been carefully selected to give you a massive range of sounds to enjoy, each articulated with sharp clarity and plenty of warm bass response.
Product Ref: 212838
Full Description
View Full DescriptionSignature Killswitch Engage style
Mike D'Antonio is the long-time bassist of revered metalcore band Killswitch Engage. Featuring pulsating rhythms and aggressive chugging force, Killswitch songs are full of chunky bass sections that guide distortion-rich guitar riffs. Rocking for over twenty years, their music has reached millions of fans and they remain as one of the most prominent modern metal artists. As a founding member, Mike's iconic bass playing has played a large part in their success, and the MDB5 distills all this metalcore pedigree into one tone-hungry instrument.
Seymour Duncan pickup magic
Mike's carefully selected set of Seymour Duncan pickups display tonal mastery in the MDB5. Equipped with the single coil PJB-2 at the bridge for plenty of bite and a split-coil SPB-1 at the middle for a powerful tonal punch, there's a wealth of warm and distinct sounds to elicit from these top-tier pickups.
Crafted by one of the leading pickup manufacturers, you can expect the best quality and tones from this custom set. The SPB-1 middle-position split coil features alnico 5 magnets and a vintage coil wind to enhance its mid-range thump. Where this signature bass truly shines is in the hot-wound SJB-2 bridge position pickup, voiced perfectly for rock and metal. Give it your meanest attitude, as this pickup is fantastic for low-range riffing.
Excellent material make-up
It's Ibanez, and you know that means quality. The MDB5 boasts a stellar construction that provide you with the best sounds and performance durability. The three-piece maple neck pairs excellently with the rosewood fretboard to bestow your notes with superb resonance. It also offers exceptional durability for the neck, so you can be sure this instrument will stand up to years of robust performances.
Speaking of the rosewood fretboard, it presents you with the ideal soft surface to paint your most exciting licks and leads on. Get creative because your fretting hand will effortlessly glide around this smooth-as-butter board. It's easy to play and gifts you precise notal accuracy thanks to the medium frets adorning this board.
Take it to the bridge
Smooth intonation and flawless note accuracy is the dream every musician chases. The MDB5 provides an answer with Ibanez's awesome Accu-cast B200 series bridge. Giving you full adjustment to intonation and a stable string platform, this fixed bridge enables optimal transference of your string vibrations through to the body and pickup. It matches well with low-tunings commonly found in throaty-metal genres but is also fully adjustable should you need to change things up.
The hidden secret of the MDB5 is the rear-tone control. This acts as a set-and-forget setting while the body contains two dials for volume and pickup blending.
Specifications
Body
- Product Code: MDB5-OXB
- Series: Signature
- Body Material: Okoume
- Construction: Bolt-on
Neck and Fingerboard
- Neck Material: 3pc Maple
- Profile: MDB
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Inlays: MDB Special Inlay
- Frets: 22 Medium
- Scale Length: 864mm/34''
- Nut Width: 42mm
- Neck Thickness: 21mm at 1st fret, 24mm at 12th fret
- Fingerboard Radius: 305mm
Hardware and Electronics
- Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan® SPB-1 neck pickup (Passive)
- Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® SJB-2 bridge pickup (Passive)
- Controls: Volume, Balancer, Tone (Rear Mounted)
- Bridge: Accu-cast B200 bridge (19mm string spacing)
- Hardware Colour: Cosmo Black
Extras
- Strings Gauge: .055/.075/.095/.120
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