Up for sale, a 1980 Ibanez Studio ST980 8 string electric bass in excellent condition and perfect working order. Built alongside the famed Musician series of Ibanez instruments, the Studio line boasted a similarly high level of quality with innovative, player-friendly features and eye-catching designs that brought together traditional tone woods for complex, rich sounds. Made popular by Hagstrom among others, the eight string bass has four courses of strings, with octave strings paired with the traditional four primary strings ala a 12 string guitar.
Made in the now legendary FujiGen Gakki factory in Japan, the body utilizes a maple core, with a three-piece walnut top, and mahogany wings paired with a three-piece maple neck. Weighing in at a stout 11lbs 10oz, this bass has a healthy amount of the natural sustain and punch one normally associates with a hefty instrument. Boasting a set of Ibanez's Super T4 humbuckers, active preamp boost, and a six-position variable tone switch similar to Gibson's VariTone, this bass puts out a huge array of tones and can fit into a large variety of musical situations. Professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, this bass plays well with low action and solid intonation.
The neck has a medium C shaped profile with good shoulders and a bit of substance while still feeling fast and easy to navigate. The rosewood fretboard sports Mexican abalone position markers and the original set of 24 medium jumbo frets which are in fantastic shape, showing virtually no wear with well rounded crowns. The scale length is 32" and the 1 5/8" wide nut is a combination of a thin sliver of brass paired with bone, combining the tonal properties of these two considered nut materials. On the headstock, the original VelveTune-B die cast tuning machines turn smoothly and hold pitch well.
The body has a natural finish, brass hardware, and deep maroon pickup covers. Electronically, everything works as intended, with the Super T4 humbuckers wired to a three-way pickup selector, master volume and tone knobs, six-position tone selector, and a toggle switch that activates a preamp boost controlled by the center knob. Cosmetically, there are a handful of stray, minor dings and light scratches in the clear coat of the original natural finish, but nothing particularly of note as this bass has only been played sparingly. This rare Ibanez Studio series bass makes for an awesome studio tool for obvious reasons, but is also built well to handle the rigors of live use!
The original hard shell case is included.
Made in the now legendary FujiGen Gakki factory in Japan, the body utilizes a maple core, with a three-piece walnut top, and mahogany wings paired with a three-piece maple neck. Weighing in at a stout 11lbs 10oz, this bass has a healthy amount of the natural sustain and punch one normally associates with a hefty instrument. Boasting a set of Ibanez's Super T4 humbuckers, active preamp boost, and a six-position variable tone switch similar to Gibson's VariTone, this bass puts out a huge array of tones and can fit into a large variety of musical situations. Professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, this bass plays well with low action and solid intonation.
The neck has a medium C shaped profile with good shoulders and a bit of substance while still feeling fast and easy to navigate. The rosewood fretboard sports Mexican abalone position markers and the original set of 24 medium jumbo frets which are in fantastic shape, showing virtually no wear with well rounded crowns. The scale length is 32" and the 1 5/8" wide nut is a combination of a thin sliver of brass paired with bone, combining the tonal properties of these two considered nut materials. On the headstock, the original VelveTune-B die cast tuning machines turn smoothly and hold pitch well.
The body has a natural finish, brass hardware, and deep maroon pickup covers. Electronically, everything works as intended, with the Super T4 humbuckers wired to a three-way pickup selector, master volume and tone knobs, six-position tone selector, and a toggle switch that activates a preamp boost controlled by the center knob. Cosmetically, there are a handful of stray, minor dings and light scratches in the clear coat of the original natural finish, but nothing particularly of note as this bass has only been played sparingly. This rare Ibanez Studio series bass makes for an awesome studio tool for obvious reasons, but is also built well to handle the rigors of live use!
The original hard shell case is included.
