PNB14E

PNB14E Open Pore Natural

The PNB14E is a Performance series acoustic/ electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2018. It is made in Indonesia.

The PNB14E features a parlor body constructed of a laminated mahogany (or African mahogany, depending on market) top, back, and sides with an open pore finish. The round soundhole has a black and white acrylic rosette. The mahogany neck joins the body at the 12^th fret and has an 18-fret laurel fingerboard with binding and small white dot position markers. Components include a compensated plastic saddle in a laurel bridge with black plastic bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome Ibanez tuning machines.

The PNB14E's electronics consist of an Ibanez under saddle pickup connected to an AEQ2T preamp with on-board tuner powered by a 9V battery and feeding a ¼" stereo output jack.

For 2019, the top, back and sides were replaced with okoume and the neck was replaced with maple. For 2021 the body length was increased very slightly.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for PNB14E

Name: PNB14E

Year(s) offered: 2018–2024

Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China 2018–2019; 2023–2024 / Europe / Japan / USA

Made in: Indonesia

Price: MSRP: US$374.99 (2018)^[1]

Finishes: Open Pore Natural (OPN)

Body

Body type:
Acoustic

Body shape:
Parlor

Dimensions:
  Body length:
    2018–2020: 489mm/ 19¼"
    2021–2024: 492mm/ 19⅜"
  Width: 356mm/ 14
  Depth: 108mm/ 4¼"

Top:
  Material:
    2018: Mahogany (laminated) or African mahogany (laminated)
    2019–2024: Okoume (laminated)
  Bracing: X
  Finish: Open pore
  Binding: Ivory

Back/sides:
  Material:
    2018: Mahogany (laminated) or African mahogany (laminated)
    2019–2024: Okoume (laminated)
  Finish: Open pore

Soundhole shape:
Round

Soundhole rosette:
Black & white multi

Neck

Neck profile:
PNB

Neck material:
2018: 1-piece mahogany
2019–2024: 1-piece maple

Scale length:
628.65mm/ 24¾"

Fingerboard:
Laurel w/ binding w/ Ivory binding

Inlays:
Small white dot

Frets:
18 / medium nickel silver

Nut:
Plastic (43mm)

Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast

Electronics/ Components

Pickup:
Ibanez Under Saddle

Preamp:
Ibanez AEQ-2T w/ on-board tuner

Output jack(s):
¼" stereo box

Battery:
9V

Bridge:
Laurel (19mm string spacing)

Bridge pins:
Plastic (black w/ white dot)

Saddle:
Plastic compensated

Hardware color:
Chrome

Strings (factory):
2018–2020: .037/.055/.062/.090 (D'Addario EXPPBB190GS)
2021–2024: .037/.050/.062/.090 (D'Addario XTPBB190GS)

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

Images[]

Additional details

AEQ2T preamp controls

Sources[]

↑ 2018 USA winter new product catalog (p. 29)

2018 Asia catalog (p. 97)
2018 Europe catalog (p. 92)
PNB14E product page, Ibanez USA, archived December 2019
PNB14E product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
PNB14E product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2021
PNB14E product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
PNB14E product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
PNB14E product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2024
PNB14E product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2024

[1] 2018 USA winter new product catalog (p. 29)

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