Ibanez Premium Premium AFR5FMP-NTF Affirma Natural Flat

Ibanez Affirma bass in "Half-Through-Neck" design

The heart of the Ibanez Premium AFR5FMP-NTF Affirma Natural Flat is an elaborate "Half-Through-Neck" construction that follows Rolf Spuler's sound philosophy and promises a finely articulated sound. This is based Ibanez on a maple body with a three-part top made of maple and walnut as well as a three-part maple neck with graphite reinforcement and an extremely slim headstock. The manoeuvrable "AFR" neck profile also offers optimum conditions for comfortable playability across all 24 frets of the ebony fingerboard. The ceiling also contains a thumb rest.

Bartolini Pickup and AeroSilk Piezo

As with the original, the Ibanez Premium AFR5 Ibanez also relies on a combination of magnetic pickup and a piezo system. The Bartolini X44JX pickup convinces with a powerful and full bass sound in the middle position, which captures the character of the five-string without distortion. The active Ibanez 2-band tone control allows the precise tuning of the sound. The Ibanez AeroSilk piezo pickup system, whose sound can be adjusted using the active tone control, also offers organically detailed acoustic sound.

Perfectly matched hardware equipment

Last but not least, the Ibanez premium affirm AFR5FMP-NTF Natural Flat offers hardware equipment optimally matched to the instrument. Accordingly, there are five Ibanez AeroSilk MR5 single bridges on the body, which not only accommodate the piezo elements, but also decouple the strings from each other, thus promoting a differentiated sound. On the narrow headstock, Ibanez die-cast bass mechanics ensure a precise and stable tuning.

The Ibanez Premium AFR5FMP-NTF Affirma Natural Flat at a glance:

• 5-String E-Bass from the Ibanez Premium Series
• Reissue of the Ibanez Affirma Bass, designed by Rolf Spuler (1958 - 2014)
• maple body
• Three-piece top made of maple and walnut with thumb rest
• "Half-Through Neck" construction
• Three-piece maple neck with graphite inserts and "AFR5" profile
• Ebony fingerboard with "Offset Dot" inlay in 12th fret
• One Bartolini X44JX cartridge in center position
• Ibanez AeroSilk Piezo pickup system
• Active electronics with 2-band EQ for magnet pickup and active tone control for piezo
• Five Ibanez AeroSilk MR5 mono rail bridges with piezo elements
• Ibanez Die-Cast mechanics
• Case included