Ibanez DWB35 BBL Bright Blue Doug Wimbish Signature 5 String
The DWB35 is a five string solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2004. It is a signature model for American bassist Doug Wimbish who is known primarily for his work with the rock band Living Colour and his work with the seminal hip-hop outfit The Sugarhill Gang. It was produced in South Korea by Cort.
The DWB35 features neck through body construction with a maple and bubinga neck mated to ash wings in a shape based on the Soundgear series. It has a 24-fret quartersawn bubinga fingerboard with pearl and abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of EMG active J-style pickups, a custom 2-band preamp, an EB10 bridge with 17mm string spacing, a brass nut and Hipshot open gear tuning machines.
| Body |
| Body type: Solid body |
| Body material: Ash wings |
| Neck joint: Neck-thru |
| Bridge: EB10 (17mm string spacing) |
| Knob style: Knurled metal dome |
| Hardware color: Gold |
| Neck |
|
Neck type: DWB35 |
| Neck material: 5-piece maple/ bubinga |
| Scale length: 864mm / 34" |
| Fingerboard material: Bubinga (quartersawn) |
| Fingerboard inlays: Pearl & abalone oval |
| Frets: 24 / medium |
| Nut: Brass (38mm) |
| Machine heads: Hipshot open-gear |
| Electronics/ Strings |
| Pickup configuration: JJ |
| Bridge pickup: EMG 40J (J) active |
| Neck pickup: EMG 40J (J) active |
| Electronics: Ibanez EQB-DW2B custom 2-band EQ |
| Controls: Single volume / balancer / 2-band eq (bass & treble boost/cut) |
| Battery: 9V |
| Output jack: ¼" stereo barrel (side mounted) |
| String gauge (factory): Elixir |
| Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard) |
The DWB35 is a five string solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2004. It is a signature model for American bassist Doug Wimbish who is known primarily for his work with the rock band Living Colour and his work with the seminal hip-hop outfit The Sugarhill Gang. It was produced in South Korea by Cort.
The DWB35 features neck through body construction with a maple and bubinga neck mated to ash wings in a shape based on the Soundgear series. It has a 24-fret quartersawn bubinga fingerboard with pearl and abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of EMG active J-style pickups, a custom 2-band preamp, an EB10 bridge with 17mm string spacing, a brass nut and Hipshot open gear tuning machines.
| Body |
| Body type: Solid body |
| Body material: Ash wings |
| Neck joint: Neck-thru |
| Bridge: EB10 (17mm string spacing) |
| Knob style: Knurled metal dome |
| Hardware color: Gold |
| Neck |
|
Neck type: DWB35 |
| Neck material: 5-piece maple/ bubinga |
| Scale length: 864mm / 34" |
| Fingerboard material: Bubinga (quartersawn) |
| Fingerboard inlays: Pearl & abalone oval |
| Frets: 24 / medium |
| Nut: Brass (38mm) |
| Machine heads: Hipshot open-gear |
| Electronics/ Strings |
| Pickup configuration: JJ |
| Bridge pickup: EMG 40J (J) active |
| Neck pickup: EMG 40J (J) active |
| Electronics: Ibanez EQB-DW2B custom 2-band EQ |
| Controls: Single volume / balancer / 2-band eq (bass & treble boost/cut) |
| Battery: 9V |
| Output jack: ¼" stereo barrel (side mounted) |
| String gauge (factory): Elixir |
| Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard) |
Description
The DWB35 is a five string solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2004. It is a signature model for American bassist Doug Wimbish who is known primarily for his work with the rock band Living Colour and his work with the seminal hip-hop outfit The Sugarhill Gang. It was produced in South Korea by Cort.
The DWB35 features neck through body construction with a maple and bubinga neck mated to ash wings in a shape based on the Soundgear series. It has a 24-fret quartersawn bubinga fingerboard with pearl and abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of EMG active J-style pickups, a custom 2-band preamp, an EB10 bridge with 17mm string spacing, a brass nut and Hipshot open gear tuning machines.
| Body |
| Body type: Solid body |
| Body material: Ash wings |
| Neck joint: Neck-thru |
| Bridge: EB10 (17mm string spacing) |
| Knob style: Knurled metal dome |
| Hardware color: Gold |
| Neck |
|
Neck type: DWB35 |
| Neck material: 5-piece maple/ bubinga |
| Scale length: 864mm / 34" |
| Fingerboard material: Bubinga (quartersawn) |
| Fingerboard inlays: Pearl & abalone oval |
| Frets: 24 / medium |
| Nut: Brass (38mm) |
| Machine heads: Hipshot open-gear |
| Electronics/ Strings |
| Pickup configuration: JJ |
| Bridge pickup: EMG 40J (J) active |
| Neck pickup: EMG 40J (J) active |
| Electronics: Ibanez EQB-DW2B custom 2-band EQ |
| Controls: Single volume / balancer / 2-band eq (bass & treble boost/cut) |
| Battery: 9V |
| Output jack: ¼" stereo barrel (side mounted) |
| String gauge (factory): Elixir |
| Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard) |
