Another vote for an Ibanez here. I owned 3 over the years and sold them all fairly quick because the neck was TOO small for my banana hands.
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Looking for Recommendations on 5 string bass for small hands
- Thread starter Mike Z
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Esp/Ltd make some surprisingly solid and versatile basses. I've personally owned two B-series, and the nut width for a 5-string is 43mm, if I recall correctly, so vertical stretch would be comparable to a 4-string, just with less space between the strings. The thin U-profile is a bit too thin for me, as I'm a bigger guy, but if you're struggling with hand size, it might be great for you.
As a lot of people have been saying though, the Ibanez stuff is the bang-for-buck king. They do have recessed output jacks, so if you're working with angled jacks, they might be a PITA.
At the end of the day, though, just go and try them out for yourself. Walk into a store and try it. Your opinion's the only one that matters.
As a lot of people have been saying though, the Ibanez stuff is the bang-for-buck king. They do have recessed output jacks, so if you're working with angled jacks, they might be a PITA.
At the end of the day, though, just go and try them out for yourself. Walk into a store and try it. Your opinion's the only one that matters.
A grand will buy you a really nice Ibanez 5 banger (used, of course)...I'm using a 1405. Years ago, I recall a Bass Player review touting them as "pencil necked groovers".
Riis
I have an Ibanez SR1705BE for sale. I have been trying to list it in the classifieds but I am having trouble uploading pictures for some crazy reason.
It's a 2018 in mint condition. Ships in an SKB hardshell case. I am asking $1000 shipped. I can text you pictures if you're interested.
If this is against TB rules, I apologize and will remove this post.
I found asymmetric neck 5 strings felt more comfortable in my small hands. Tobias did several price points.
