MC888

MC888 Dark Stain (more images)

The MC888 is an Musician series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1984. It was produced in Japan.

The MC888 features neck-through-body construction on ash attached to a maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers and a matching headstock. Components include an Accu-Cast B gold plated fixed bridge with brass, cylindrical saddles and 19mm string spacing, and a pair of Super (J5/P5) pickups, a plastic nut, Velve Tune B II tuning machines and gold hardware.

The MC888F is a similar fret-less model.

The MC888 was offered only in 1984.

Specifications

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Specifications for MC888

Model name: MC888 Year(s) offered: 1984 Sold in: Japan Made in: Japan Finish(es): Black (BK) Dark Stain (DS)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Ash Neck joint: Neck-thru Bridge: Accu-Cast B II gold plated (19mm string spacing) Knob style: Sure Grip Hardware color: Gold plated	Neck Neck type: Musician Neck material: 5-piece maple/ walnut Scale length: 864mm / 34" Fingerboard material: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: white dots Nut: plsatic (38mm) Machine heads: Velve Tune BII	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: PJ Bridge pickup: Super J-5 Neck pickup: Super P-5 Controls: Master volume / master tone / Balancer Output jack: ¼" stereo (top mounted) String gauge (factory): .045/.065/.085/.105 Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

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Available finishes

Black (front)

Black (rear)

Sources

• 1984 Japan catalog (p. 2)