The PCBE12 is a Performance series acoustic/ electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2020. It is made in Indonesia; it replaced a Chinese-made version in markets outside USA where the Chinese version continues to be sold. The two models are similar but have some small differences in their specifications.
The PCBE12 features a grand concert body constructed of a laminated spruce top on laminated okoume sides and back. The round soundhole has a tortoiseshell rosette and a black pickguard. maple neck joins the body at the 15th fret and has a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with small white dot position markers. Components include a compensated plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge with black plastic bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome Ibanez tuning machines.
The PCBE12's electronics consist of an Ibanez under saddle pickup connected to an AEQ-2T preamp with on-board tuner powered by a 9V battery and feeding a ¼" stereo output jack.
For 2021 the body length was increased very slightly.
The PCBE12MH is a similar model with a mahogany or sapele top.
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Specifications for PCBE12 (Indonesia)
Name: PCBE12 (Indonesia)
Year(s) offered: 2020–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / Europe
