Ibanez K5

Infobox Guitar model|title=Ibanez K5


manufacturer=Ibanez
period=2002 — present
bodytype=Solid
necktype=
woodbody=Padauk / Mahogany
woodneck=Maple / Walnut
woodfingerboard=Rosewood with K5 inlay at the 12th fret
bridge=Aluminum Die Cast 5-string bridge
pickups=IBZ ADX5N (neck position) IBZ ADX5B (bridge position)
colors=TKF: Transparent Black Flat

The Ibanez K5 is the signature bass for metal band KoRn's bassist Reginald Fieldy Arvizu. Fieldy has long been a Ibanez user due to its low weight and sound and he got an endorsement deal with Ibanez soon after the breakthrough of KoRn. The five string K5 bass is designed by Ibanez along with Fieldy and includes a Mahogany body, Rosewood fretboard with 24 frets and a K5 inlay at the 12th fret, gold hardware, two active pickups and a Vari-Mid EQ. To achieve his signature sound Fieldy tunes his basses to A, D, G, C, F, turns the midrange all the way of and brings down the EQ all the way down at 180Hz. This makes Fieldys bass stand out from the low end of the two seven string guitars low end, instead of getting too muddy.

"I've played all kinds of basses. I've got other companies that want me to endorse, but I don't like any other basses. I'm not like some people who play an instrument because of a contract. I'm playing it because I love it."

Fieldy in Ibanez - The Untold Story

External links

* [http://www.ibanez.com/bass/series.aspx?s=k5 Ibanez K5 specs]
* [http://www.korn.com Offical Korn website]

References

* [http://www.chamberlainmusic.com/ProductDetail.asp?ProductID=K5 K5 info]
* [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/ibanez/k5_fieldy_signature_bass/index.html K5 review]
* [http://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/fieldy/ Fieldy interview]