PL4040

PL4040 Black

The PL4040 is a Pro Line series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1987. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen.

The PL4040 features a double-cutaway basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers, side dots, a graphite nut and a black headstock. Components include a set of Ibanez P/J-50 pickup's on the neck and bridge positons, an Accu-cast B II solid bridge with 19mm string spacing, Ibanez Smooth Tuner BII machine heads and black hardware.

The PL5050 is a related model with alder body, ebony fretboard and Ibanez LO-B pickups.

The PL4040 was only offered in 1987.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for PL4040

Model name: PL4040

Year(s) offered: 1987

Sold in: Japan

Made in: Japan

Price: MSRP: JP¥:60,000 (1987)

Finish(es): Black (BK) / Champage Gold (CG) / White (WH)

Body

Body type:
Solid body

Body material:
Basswood

Neck joint:
AANJ

Bridge:
Accu-cast B II (19mm string spacing)

Knob style:
Knurled metal dome

Hardware color:
Black

Neck

Neck type:
Pro Line

Neck material:
3-piece maple

Scale length:
864mm / 34"

Fingerboard material:
Rosewood

Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dots and side dots

Frets:
24 / medium

Nut:
Graphite (38mm)

Machine heads:
Ibanez Smooth Tuner BII

Electronics/ Strings

Pickup configuration:
PJ

Bridge pickup:
Ibanez J-50 (J)

Neck pickup:
Ibanez P-50 (P)

Controls:
Volume, Tone, Balancer,

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

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

About this table

Sources[]

1987 Japan catalog (p.8-9)

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