NBD: Ibanez RD905ah

[Arjank]

Yesterday I bought a used Ibanez RD905ah (2010) for €400, it's in a real good condition. I already own the RD500 (which is my favorite 4-string, such a great instrument) and I always wanted the 5-string model. The RD905 has the Seymour Duncan bassline pups, the pickup setup has many sound options, the humbucker style pup can be switched to single coil. The low B on this bass sounds very clear and punchy, not many basses have such a well sounding low B. All in all a very nice build and sounding instrument, it's a workhorse and a jack-of-all-trades.

(I'll post better pic later on)

 

[Arjank]

Some new and better pics.
I made some adjustments to the nut to lower the action a bit more, this weekend I'm gonna install a ramp like I did on my RD500 and then it's a helluva bass.
The sound is even more muscular then the RD500, incredible high value for the price.

 

[Arjank]

Played a lot on this bass last week, the sound is growing on me more and more. Like I said before, the low B on this bass is impressive, who needs more then a 34" scale length....

 

[UNICORN BASS]

These never made much of an impact here in the States but the few i played (esp the 5) were great instruments.

 

[Arjank]

These never made much of an impact here in the States but the few i played (esp the 5) were great instruments.

That's a shame because this bass sounds really really good and the pickup configuration is very flexible, I love the ballsy sound of the humbucker.

 

[eastcoasteddie]

I had no idea that Ibanez made these...!
I wonder why they never got popular; they seem like great players and have my favorite pickup combo...
Interesting that the neck pickup is a non-conventional Jazz without the adjustment ears...very clean.

 

[Trouztrouz]

That is very cool; I hadn't seen these before. Looks very Lakland-esque. Ibanez seems to make (or made at some point) a bass in every flavor.

 

[walldaja]

Beautiful, I want one!