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SB1500
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The SB1500, referred to as the SB1500SBG in the European market, is a four-stringsolid-body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1992 as part of the S Bass series. It was made in Japan by FujiGen.

The body shape of the S Bass line is a very close copy of the solid body guitar S series, and it sports a version of the iconic pointy headstock known from Ibanez guitars and the Roadbass series.

Ibanez SB Profile

The thin profile of the SB body

The SB1500 features a thin, sculpted, double-cutway buginga body bolted to a five piece bubinga and wenge neck with a 22-fret ebony fingerboard and abalone oval position markers. Components include EMG-P and EMG-J active pickups routhed through an Ibanez EQ-B II preamp, an AccuCast B-IV bridge, and Ibanez tuning machines.

The SB1200 is a similar model with a painted mahogany body and maple neck with rosewood fretboard.

The SB1500 was offered only in 1992.

Specifications[]

Related content: S Bass series | Models-icon
Specifications for SB1500 / SB1500SBG
Model name: SB1500 / SB1500SBG
Year(s) offered: 1992
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$ 1,299.95[1]
Finish(es): Bubinga (BG)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Bubinga
Neck joint:
Bolt-on
Bridge:
AccuCast-B IV
Knob style:
Plastic beehive (black)
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
SB neck
Neck material:
5-piece bubinga/ wenge
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone oval
Frets:
22 / jumbo Nickel steel
Nut:
Plastic (40mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
PJ
Bridge pickup:
EMG-J active
Neck pickup:
EMG-P active
Electronics:
Ibanez EQ-B II
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / treble / bass
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

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Additional details
SB1500 neck
Bubinga & wenge neck

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