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2020 NDM5 SB 1P 01
NDM5 Sunburst Red copyright sprite

The NDM5 is a solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2020. It is the fifth signature guitar model of Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, lead guitarist for American band The Offspring. It is produced in Indonesia and replaced the NDM4 which is similar except for the pickups and neck shape.

The NDM5's body style is based on the original Talman series TV shape from the mid 1990's, like the three previous models in the series. The NDM5 features a basswood body bolted to a U-shaped maple neck with a 22-fret ebony fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a pair of soapbar-style Seymour Duncan P90 Stack pickups mounted in a black pickguard, a fixed bridge, and Ibanez tuning machines.

For 2022 the body was changed to American basswood.

The neck style was renamed from "U" to "NDM" for 2021, but the dimensions are unchanged. The neck dimensions changed slightly for 2023.

Specifications[]

Specifications for NDM5
Model name: NDM5
Year(s) offered: 2020–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA & Canada
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: US$1,199.99 (2021–2024)[1][2] / ¥ 130,000 pre-tax (2021)[3] / ¥ 150,000 pre-tax (2023–2024)[4][5] / 999 (2024–2025)[6][7] / ¥ 170,000 pre-tax (2025)[8] • SMAP: US$899.99 (2021–2024)[1][2] / US$999.99 (2021–2024)[9]
Finish(es): Sunburst
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
2020–2021: Basswood
2022–2025: American basswood
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
F106 fixed (10.5mm string spacing)
Pickguard:
Flat black
Knob style:
Plastic top hat (black)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
2020: U
2021–2025: NDM
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony
Fingerboard inlays:
White dot
Frets:
22 / medium nickel silver
Nut:
Black plastic (42mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 (D'Addario EXL110)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
Electronics/ case
Pickup configuration:
SS
Bridge pickup:
Seymour Duncan P90 Stack (S) soapbar-style
Neck pickup:
Seymour Duncan P90 Stack (S) soapbar-style
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Recommended case:
MR500C

Images[]

Additional details
2021 NDM5 SB 1P 01 back
Rear of body
SS 3-way
Pickup switching
Controls VT3L
Controls layout

Sources[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 NDM5 product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived June 2021
  2. 2.0 2.1 NDM5 product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived February 2024
  3. NDM5 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived May 2021
  4. NDM5 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived June 2023
  5. NDM5 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2024
  6. 2024 Europe dealer catalog (p. 8)
  7. 2025 Europe dealer catalog (p. 8)
  8. NDM5 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived March 2025
  9. NDM5 product listing, Guitar Center (US retailer), archived March 2025
  • NDM5 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • NDM5 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • NDM5 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived May 2022
  • NDM5 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2023
  • NDM5 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024
  • [ NDM5] product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2025