Ibanez Announces Six-String Fretless Portamento Bass
Ibanez announced the expansion of their Portamento Fretless bass series with a six-string version. The SRF706 will retain the features of its four and five-string predecessors while adding a high C string.
The bass is built with neck-through construction featuring a five-piece maple and bubinga neck, mahogany body wings, and a rosewood fingerboard. Ibanez fits it with a pair of Bartolini MK-1 pickups as well as an AeroSilk piezo system in the bridge. Controls include Bridge Pickup Volume, Neck Pickup Volume, Piezo Volume, Piezo Active Tone, Magnetic Pickup Bass Boost/Cut, and Magnetic Pickup Treble Boost/Cut. The piezo system also has trim pots for each string’s gain.
The Ibanez SRF706 six-string Portamento Fretless bass will available soon with a street price of $999.99.
Ibanez SRF706 Portamento Fretless Bass Specs:
| Construction: | Neck-Thru |
| Strings: | 6 |
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Neck: | 5pc Maple/Bubinga |
| Body: | Mahogany Wings |
| Fretboard: | Rosewood |
| Frets: | Fretless |
| Neck Width at Nut: | 54mm |
| Bridge: | Custom bridge for AeroSilk Piezo system |
| Pickups: | Bartolini MK-1 |
| EQ: | Ibanez 2-band EQ |
| Hardware Color: | Cosmo black |
| Finish: | Brown Burst Flat |
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