SDGB1

SDGB1 Dark Moss Burst (more images)

The SDGB1 is a five string fretless BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2023. It is a signature model for bassist Steve Di Giorgio who is best known for his work with the American death-thrash metal band Sadus. It is produced in Indonesia.

The SDGB1 features neck through body construction with a flamed maple top over ash and okume wings attached to a maple, bubinga and panga panga neck with graphite reinforcement rods and a fretless ebonol fingerboard. The body has a double cutaway design with very distinctive, narrow, curving horns. Components include a pair of Nordstrand Big Single passive pickups with a Vari-mid III 3-band EQ preamp with EQ bypass switch, individually mounted Mono-rail bridges with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut, and Gotoh tuning machines.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for SDGB1

Model name: SDGB1

Year(s) offered: 2023–2024

Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / USA

Made in: Indonesia

Price: MSRP: US$2,342.21 (2024)^[1] • SMAP: US$1,699.99 (2024)^[1]

Finish(es): Dark Moss Burst (DMT)

Body

Body type:
Solid body

Body material:
Ash and okume wings w/ flamed maple top

Neck joint:
Neck-thru

Bridge:
MR5 Mono-rail (19mm string spacing)

Knob style:
Black plastic (B20 & B15)

Hardware color:
Cosmo black

Neck

Neck type:
SDGB

Neck material:
9-piece maple/ bubinga/ panga panga w/ graphite reinforcement rods

Scale length:
889mm / 35"

Fingerboard material:
Ebonol

Nut:
plastic (47mm)

Machine heads:
Gotoh GB707

Electronics/ Strings

Pickup configuration:
SS

Bridge pickup:
Nordstrand Big Single 5 bridge

Neck pickup:
Nordstrand Big Single 5 neck

Electronics:
Vari-mid 3-band EQ w/ EQ bypass switch

Controls:
Master volume / pickup balancer / 3-band EQ (bass/mid/treble) / Vari-mid / Active EQ toggle (passive tone control on treble)

Battery:
Two 9V (18V)

Output jack:
¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted)

String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.80/.100/.130 (D'Addario NYXL45130SL)

Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

About this table

Images[]

Ibanez SDGB1-DTM ( Rear: neck through body construction on ash and okume wings attached to a 9-piece maple/ bubinga and panga panga neck with graphite reinforcement rods and Gotoh machine heads )

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