MAB4FM

MAB4FM Natural

The MAB4FM is a Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1991. It was crafted by Master Luthier Tak Hosono for Hoshino USA as part of the American Master series.

The MAB4FM features neck-through-body construction on mahogany with flamed maple top attached to a maple and purplehearth neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers. Components include an Accu-cast B-IV fixed bridge with 19mm string spacing, and a pair of EMG (P/J) pickup's channeled through an active preamp EQ, a plastic nut and gotoh tuning machines.

For 1992 the bridge was changed to a Wilkinson 4-string and the headstock was changed to a matching color..

The MAB4QM is a similar model with quilted maple top. The MAB5BE is a related five string model with bird's eye maple top.

The MAB4FM was discontinued after 1992.

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Specifications for MAB4FM

Model name: MAB4FM

Year(s) offered: 1991-1992

Sold in: Europe 1992 / USA

Made in: USA

Price: MSRP: US$: 1,999.95 (1991) ; US$: 2,599.95 (1992)

Finish(es): Natural (NT)

Body

Body type:
Solid body

Body material:
Mahogany w/ flamed maple top

Neck joint:
Neck-thru

Bridge:
"1991": Accu-cast B-IV fixed
"1992": Wilkinson 4-string (19mm string spacing)

Hardware color:
Cosmo black

Neck

Neck type:
SRT4

Neck material:
3-piece maple/ purpleheart

Scale length:
864mm / 34"

Fingerboard material:
Rosewood

Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot

Frets:
24 / medium

Nut:
Black plastic (38mm)

Machine heads:
Gotoh

Electronics/ Strings

Pickup configuration:
PJ

Bridge pickup:
EMG-J

Neck pickup:
EMG-P

Electronics:
Active

Controls:
Master volume, balance, treble boost/cut, bass boost/cut

Battery:
9V

Output jack:
¼" stereo (side mounted)

String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105

Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

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MAB4FM

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