MC2940

MC2940 Amber (more images)

The MC2940 is an Musician series fret-less solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1986. It was produced in Japan.

The MC2940 features neck-through-body construction on ash attached to a maple and walnut neck with a fret-less ebony fingerboard with white off-set dot position markers and a matching headstock. Components include an Accu-cast BII fixed bridge with 19mm string spacing, and a pair of Ibanez LO-B pickup's channeled through a 2-Band EQ, a plastic nut, smooth tuner II tuning machines and gold hardware.

The MC2924 is a similar fretted model.

The MC2940 was discontinued after 1987.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for MC2940

Model name: MC2940

Year(s) offered: 1986—1987

Sold in: Europe 1986 / Japan 1986—1987 / USA 1986

Made in: Japan

Price: MSRP: JP¥:140,000 (1986—1987 WN finish)

Finish(es): Amber (AM) / Black (BK) / Walnut (WN)

Body

Body type:
Solid body

Body material:
Ash

Neck joint:
Neck-thru

Bridge:
Accu-Cast B II gold plated (19mm string spacing)

Knob style:
Knurled metal dome (gold)

Hardware color:
Gold plated

Neck

Neck type:
Musician

Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut

Scale length:
864mm / 34"

Fingerboard material:
Ebony

Fingerboard inlays:
Off-set white dots

Nut:
plsatic (38mm)

Machine heads:
Velve Tune BII

Electronics/ Strings

Pickup configuration:
HH

Bridge pickup:
Ibanez LO-B

Neck pickup:
Ibanez LO-B-S

Electronics:
2-Band EQ

Controls:
Master volume / Balancer / 2-Band EQ tone

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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Available finishes

Walnut

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