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A Metal Bassist’s Best Friend





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Do you need a bass that can punch through the musical metal mayhem? Check out the axe that’s taking Sweetwater by storm: the Ibanez Iron Label SRMS625EX. It’s made with heavy music in mind and features a no-frills design for optimal performance. The comfortable okoume body provides you with a warm, solid tone. Two Bartolini BH2 pickups pump out a powerful low-end with punchy mids and balanced highs. Ibanez loaded the SRMS625EX with a purpose-built 3-band EQ so you can tweak your sound until it shakes the rafters. You’ll appreciate the improved string feel and intonation provided by the ultra-playable multi-scale frets. The Iron Label SRMS625EX includes an MR5 bridge for string-to-string isolation, a 5-piece maple/walnut neck, and blacked-out hardware. The Ibanez Iron Label SRMS625EX will help you bring the thunder every time you plug it in.





Multi-scale frets make for a better-feeling bass





If you’ve never played on multi-scale frets before, you’re missing out! The Ibanez Iron Label SRMS625EX has a multi-scale fingerboard with a 35.5-inch scale on the fifth string and a 34-inch scale for the first string. This configuration helps equalize tension across the strings and simultaneously improves intonation. What’s more, multi-scale fingerboards encourage proper hand positioning as you move up and down the neck. The uber-comfortable multi-scale fingerboard is just another reason why players at Sweetwater like the Ibanez Iron Label SRMS625EX.





Bartolini BH2 pickups for a huge sound





Bartolini BH2 pickups maintain a superb balance between the Iron Label SRMS625EX’s clarity and depth. They provide complexity and warmth in the mids and low-end depth that won’t wash out. Long-blade pole pieces allow these dual-coil pickups to offer hum-free single-coil-style character and consistency. When you want to sculpt your SRMS625EX’s tone, just reach for the 3-band EQ. This active equalizer delivers wide frequency-range adjustments on each band. There’s also a 3-way midrange switch that lets you define your instrument’s presence. Whether you want round R&B throb or responsive thumb-technique punch, the SRMS625EX delivers.





Iron Label: the hardest-hitting basses





Ibanez developed the Iron Label series with one goal in mind ? create the ultimate metal machines. The Iron Label design team took well-loved designs and stripped them down, and rebuilt them from the ground up, making player-focused adjustments and refining the sound along the way. Sweetwater can attest that Ibanez’s careful modifications and thoughtful tweaks have resulted in high-performance axes for hard-hitting music. If you’re looking for a bass guitar for metal, the Ibanez Iron Label series is the place to start.





Ibanez Iron Label SRMS625EX 5-string Bass Guitar Features:


5-string bass optimized for metal


Okoume body delivers a warm, resonant tone


Multi-scale frets balance string tension and optimal intonation


High-performance neck carve makes for effortless playing


Bartolini BH2 pickups create a hard-hitting tone


Onboard 3-band EQ with 3-way mid-frequency switch provides tone-shaping capabilities


MR5 bridge for improved string-to-string isolation