Ibanez K5BKF Fieldy Signature Series 5-String – Electric Bass with 3 Band EQ – Black Flat

Styled in a black flat finish, the Ibanez K5BKF is Fieldy’s signature series 5-string electric bass. Fieldy is the bass player of Korn, and his playing is quite recognizable for its aggressive slaps and pops in a nu-metal context. The instrument sports a mahogany body and a 34 “scale, bolt-on maple / walnut neck with a jatoba fingerboard and 24 medium frets.

For electronics, the instrument uses two Ibanez ADX5 active pickups, one in the neck and the other in the bridge. A Vari-Mid 3-band EQ is on hand for tonal tweaking. This preamp gets its name from its concentrically stacked midrange knobs, with one knob controlling the level of boost or cut, and the other determining of the center frequency of the boost / cut in a variable variable way. The bass and treble boost / cut knobs are also concentrically stacked. A volume and pickup balance knobs are also available for tonal shaping.

• Tough and Durable 5-Piece Maple / Walnut Neck
• Fieldy’s K5 features a tough and durable five-piece maple / walnut neck.
• Jatoba Fingerboard
• Jatoba has a reddish-brown color, and produces a rich midrange with a crisp high end.
• Vari-Mid 3-Band EQ
• A Vari-mid EQ with sweepable midrange allows you to dial in various bass sounds, including Fieldy’s preference of no midrange at all.

General Features

• Neck type: K5 5-piece maple / walnut
• Body: mahogany body
• Fingerboard: jatoba with K5 special inlay
• Frets: 24, medium
• Bridge: EB-7 (16.5mm string spacing)
• Neck pickup: IBZ ADX5N (active)
• Pickup Bridge: IBZ ADX5B (active)
• Equalizer: Vari-mid 3-band EQ
• Hardware color: black

Neck Dimensions

• Scale: 34 “/ 864mm
• Width at nut: 1.8 “/ 45mm
• Width at last freight: 2.7 “/ 68mm
• Thickness at 1st: 0.8 “/ 19.5mm
• Thickness at 12th: 0.8 “/ 21.5mm
• Radius: 12 “/ 305mm

Recommended case:MB300C