The Ibanez PNB14E-OPN Open Pore Natual is an acoustic bass in the compact Parlor format, which convinces with an extremely smooth playability and stage-ready equipment. The laminated mahogany Parlor body in combination with the shortened 24.75 inch scale length (628 mm) promises a sonorous sound image with a rich mid-range spectrum, which is ideal for setting the groove for the next open-air session. With the natural sound of the Ibanez AEQ-2T pickup system, the electric bass is also ideal for enhanced live performances and recording.
The Ibanez PNB14E-OPN Open Pore Natural is a compact acoustic bass in Parlor format.
The Ibanez PNB14E-OPN Open Pore Natural at a glance:
Electroacoustic bass in Parlor format
Body with back, top and sides in laminated mahogany
Mahogany neck with laurel fingerboard
Ibanez AEQ-2T pickup system with 2-band tone control and tuner
The bass arrived earlier than expected and beautifully set up, with battery included too. It is such a pleasure to play, delightful instrument, lockdown is now infinitely better than it was before. Many thanks. Tony.
To start I couldn't, as a big parlour guitar fan, believe I could get a parlour bass. So I was delighted about that. The images looked great, Ibanez quality is renowned (even at the lower-price end) and the reviews were positive. When it arrived it more than lived up to expectations. I'm no bass guitarist (yet), but I'm loving it. Highly recommended - as was the service.
As a bass player of nearly 50 years I have long regretted swapping my first, short scale electric bass for a full scale model. At the time (and while still a teenager) only a full scale bass seemed the way forward. More recently I have been wanting to get hold of an acoustic base for both the sound and, to be honest, the reduced weight (I love my DeArmond JetStar but it rests heavy on my thigh after sitting for a while and demands a lot from my poor old fingers in achieving span and pressure - don't even ask about standing). The Ibanez PBN 14 E satisfies all requirements at a surprisingly affordable price. It works well acoustically for practice and plugged it can cope perfectly well in a full band setting through my Peavey combo. The tone and volume controls are more than adequate and I've found the built in tuner really useful and easy to use. If you try one and don't like it, then it's certainly short scale acoustic bases that aren't for you, not the Ibanez.
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