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The ANB306 is a six string solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in 2016. It is a signature model for American bassist and composer Adam Nitti. It is made in Indonesia as part of the Premium line. In the United States it has been referred to as the ANB306E.

The ANB306 features a neck through body construction with SR series double-cutaway ash body wings with a quilted maple top mated to a maple and purpleheart neck with a 24 fret purpleheart fingerboard with abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of Bartolini passive soapbar bass pickups with a Bartolini preamp, a Hipshot A-style bridge, a plastic nut and Gotoh tuners.

The ANB306 is the second signature model created for Nitti, following the ANB1006. Since then a five string model, the ANB205, has been introduced.

Specifications[]

Specifications for ANB306 / ANB306E
Model name: ANB306 / ANB306E
Year(s) offered: 2016–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: US$3,066.65 (2016[1]–2020[2]) / US$3,199.99 (2024)[3] • SMAP: US$2,299.99 (2020)[2] / US$2,399.99 (2024)[3]
Finish(es): Transparent Blue
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Ash w/ quilted maple top
Neck joint:
Neck-thru
Bridge:
Hipshot A-style bridge (18mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Black
Neck
Neck type:
ANB6
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ purpleheart
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Purpleheart
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone oval
Frets:
24 / medium (Premium edge treatment)
Nut:
Black plastic (55mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GB707
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
SS
Bridge pickup:
Bartolini xxM56C-T (J) passive
Neck pickup:
Bartolini xxM56C-B (J) passive
Electronics:
Bartolini NTMB+F ANB custom preamp, 3-band eq w/Mid frequency
Controls:
Master volume / Stacked bass boost-cut & treble boost-cut / Mid boost-cut / Balancer / 3-way mid frequency toggle
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled top mount)
String gauge (factory):
.032/.045/.065/.080/.100/.130
Factory tuning:
1C,2G,3D,4A,5E,6B (B Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
2021 ANB306 front
Front of body
2021 ANB306 neckjoint
Neck joint
Controls ANB306
Controls layout
ANB205 EQ charts
EQ toggle frequency charts

Video[]

Six Minutes with Adam Nitti and his Ibanez signature basses


Sources[]

  1. 2016 USA new product book (p. 26)
  2. 2.0 2.1 ANB306 product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived March 2020
  3. 3.0 3.1 ANB306 product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived March 2024
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