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2020 SR1600B CHF 1P 01
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The SR1600B is a Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2020. It was made in Indonesia as part of the mid-tier Premium line.

The SR1600B features a poplar burl and walnut top on a double-cutaway African mahogany body bolted to a titanium reinforced panga panga and purpleheart Atlas neck with a 24-fret panga panga fingerboard with binding and abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of Nordstrand Big Single passive pickups with an Ibanez custom preamp with a three-band EQ, a Mono-rail bridge with 19mm string spacing, a GraphTech Black TUSQ nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

The SR1605B is a similar five string model. The SR1600D is a similar model with different pickups. The SR1340B is a similar model with an ash and panga panga top.

The SR1600B was discontinued after 2023.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for SR1600B
Model name: SR1600B
Year(s) offered: 2020–2023
Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2020–2022 / Asia & Africa 2020–2022 / China 2020–2022 / Europe 2020–2022 / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Finish(es): Caribbean Shoreline Flat (CHF) / Tropical Seafloor Flat (TSF) 2020–2021
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
African mahogany w/ poplar burl top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
MR5S fixed (19mm string spacing)
Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color:
Black
Neck
Neck type:
Atlas-4
Neck material:
5-piece panga panga/ purpleheart w/ KTS titanium rods
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Panga panga w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone ovals
Frets:
24 / medium nickel silver (Premium edge treatment)
Nut:
GraphTech Black TUSQ XL (38mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GB707
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Nordstrand Big Single bridge passive
Neck pickup:
Nordstrand Big Single neck passive
Electronics:
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / 3-way EQ on-bypass-off toggle / 3-way mid-frequency toggle / treble / mid / bass
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105 (D'Addario EXL165)
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

Images[]

Other finishes
2020 SR1600B TSF 1P 01
Tropical Seafloor Flat
Additional details
2021 SR1600B CHF 1P 01 front
Front of body
2021 SR1600B CHF 1P 01 back
Rear of body
Controls SR-Prestige
Controls layout
SR-Prestige frequency response charts
EQ frequency response

Video[]

Ibanez SR1600B ( Demo )


Sources[]

  • SR1600B product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • SR1600B product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • SR1600B product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
  • SR1600B product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
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