RB70

RB70 Carrot Orange (more images)

The RB70 is a "32 inch" medium scale Roadstar II Bass series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1989. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen. It is also know as the RB Bronks

The RB70 features a double-cutaway basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with Sharktooth position markers, side dots and a black headstock. Components include a set of regulated Lo-Z active circuit pickups with a treble/bass EQ, an Ibanez Accu-cast BII bridge with 19mm string spacing, a graphite nut and Ibanez Smooth Tuner BII tuning machines.

The RB60 is a related model with P/J-50 pickups..

The RB70 was only offered in 1989.

Specifications

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Specifications for RB70 / RB Bronks

Model name: RB70 / RB Bronks Year(s) offered: 1989 Sold in: Japan Made in: Japan Price: MSRP: JP¥:70,000 (1989) Finish(es): Black (BK) / Carrot Orange (CO) / Crystal Pearl (CP)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Basswood Neck joint: Tilt Joint Bridge: Ibanez Accu-cast BII (19mm string spacing) Knob style: Knurled metal dome Hardware color: Cosmo black	Neck Neck type: D shape Neck material: 3-piece maple Scale length: 812mm/ 32" Fingerboard material: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: Sharktooth and side dots Frets: 24 / medium Nut: Graphite (40mm) Machine heads: Ibanez Smooth Tuner BII	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: PJ Bridge pickup: Ibanez LO-Z (J) active "regulated" Neck pickup: Ibanez LO-Z (P) active "regulated" Electronics: EQ-BII Controls: Master volume / Master tone / Balancer / EQ-BII treble,bass Battery: 9V String gauge (factory): .045/.065/.085/.105 Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

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Images

Other finishes

Black

Crystal Pearl

Additional details

Headstock

Ibanez LO-Z "regulated pickup's"

Ibanez Smooth Tuner BII

Ibanez RB70-OC ( Rear: Basswood body bolted to a 3-piece maple slim neck and Ibanez Smooth Tuner BII machine heads )

Sources

• 1989 Japan catalog (p.16)