ANB205

ANB205 Transparent Wine Red Burst

The ANB205 is a five string solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in 2019. It is a signature model for American bassist and composer Adam Nitti. It is made in Indonesia.

The ANB205 features an SR series double-cutaway swamp ash body bolted to a three-piece maple neck with a 24 fret maple fingerboard with black rectangle position markers. Components include a pair of Bartolini passive jazz bass pickups with a Bartolini EQ, a Hipshot A-style bridges, a detachable finger ramp, a Graph Tech TUSQ nut and Gotoh tuners.

The EQ model was changed for 2022.

The ANB205 is the third signature model created for Nitti, following the ANB1006 and the ANB306. It is Nitti's first five string model.

Specifications

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Specifications for ANB205

Model name: ANB205 Year(s) offered: 2019–2024 Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA Made in: Indonesia Price: MSRP: JP¥ 300,000 (2021) / JP¥ 350,000 (2024) • SMAP: US$1,999.99 (2020–2021) / US$2,099.99 (2022–2024) Finish(es): Transparent Wine Red Burst (TWB)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Swamp ash Neck joint: Set-in Bridge: Hipshot A-style bridge (18mm string spacing) Knob style: Knurled metal dome Hardware color: Black matte	Neck Neck type: ANB5 Neck material: 3-piece maple Scale length: 864mm / 34" Fingerboard material: Maple Fingerboard inlays: Black rectangle Frets: 24 / medium nickel silver (Premium edge treatment) Nut: Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL (45mm) Machine heads: Gotoh GB707	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: JJ Bridge pickup: Bartolini 59CBJD-L3 (J) passive Neck pickup: Bartolini 59CBJD-S3 (J) passive Electronics: 2019–2021: Bartolini HR-HGAN2 2022–2024: Bartolini NTMB+F ANB custom 3-band Controls: Master volume / Bass boost-cut / Mid boost-cut / Treble boost-cut / Balancer / 3-way mid frequency toggle Battery: 9V Output jack: ¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount) String gauge (factory): .045/.065/.085/.105/.130 Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B

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Additional details

Controls layout

EQ toggle frequencies

Front of body

Neck joint w/ scoop cut

Video

Ibanez ANB205 Electric Bass - Adam Nitti Signature Model

Sources

• Adam Nitti artist signature page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived June 2021
• 2019 Europe catalog (p. 57)
• ANB205 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived August 2019
• ANB205 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
• ANB205 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
• ANB205 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
• ANB205 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2023
• ANB205 product page, Ibanez USA, archived March 2024