1981 Ibanez Musician MC924 DS Vintage Neck Through Bass Dark Stain w/ Active EQ & Super 4, Japan

$1,999.99
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Up for sale, a 1981 Ibanez Musician MC924 bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order. An early example of the MC924 with features only available from 1980-81, this bass is outfitted with Ibanez’s Super 4 pickups.

The MC924 boasts a full 34" scale length and neck through body design, with a three-piece maple neck reinforced with thin strips of walnut. The dark stained ash body wings sandwich a core of mahogany for a very complex and rich tone, and weighing a robust 10lbs 4oz, this bass has a healthy natural sustain with thick low end that growls and punches with great articulation. The "Super 4" pickups have a smooth, present treble response, and the slab ebony fretboard accentuates the note attack and round, present tonal quality of the instrument. This MC924 weighs 10lbs 4oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 45-100 roundwound strings, easy-playing action and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple (three-piece)
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .840” 1st fret, .945” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, 24-fret, dot inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled/crowned, no wear
-Scale Length: 34”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone/brass
-Tuners: VelveTune B II
-Serialization: C81-prefix (March, 1981)

Body Specs:

-Wood: Ash, mahogany
-Pickups: Super 4 single coil x2
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Preamp Gain (center detent), Active EQ On/Off, Bass, ---Middle, and Treble EQ (center detent), Three-way pickup selector
-Harness: Japanese pots date to December, 1980, active electronics powered by 9V battery
-Hardware: Accu-Cast B brass bridge
-Plastics: Sure Grip knobs, ridged aluminum knobs (EQ, replacement)

The gloss Dark Stain finish shows some expected light pick scuffing on top and buckle rash central to the back, with just a few minor dings on the body as a whole. The finish on the neck profile is smooth and clean, highlighting curly flame figuring in the central maple third.

A padded softshell case is included.