2007 marks a major milestone: the 20th Anniversary of the revolutionary Ibanez Soundgear bass. Premium woods, Prestige thru-necks, and Bartolini electronics provide the Ibanez Prestige Soundgear basses with even more sophistication and versatility than the famous originals. But the core Soundgear philosophy is exactly the same as two decades ago: a modern 5-string electric bass for players who want a thin, fast neck and the ability to dial-in any tone for any genre from complex electric jazz to raging black metal.

2007 marks a major milestone: the 20th Anniversary of the revolutionary Soundgear bass. Premium woods, Prestige thru-necks, and Bartolini electronics provide the SR20TH4 and other Prestige Soundgear basses with even more sophistication and versatility than the famous originals. But the core Soundgear philosophy is exactly the same as two decades ago: a modern electric bass for players who want a thin, fast neck and the ability to dial-in any tone for any genre from complex electric jazz to raging black metal.

This 5-string Ibanez BTB Prestige model rhythm maker features a massive mahogany body with a 5-piece maple and bubinga neck. Prestige thru-neck, the contrast of common and exotic wood creating beautiful lines that run under the pickups and bridge. The bass also has a stylish headstock and a voluptuous body with deep cutaways. The 35" neck scale and Mono-Rail IV bridge assure you'll get exceptional articulation, while the dual Bartolini Custom pickups will reel in the superior tone and sustain the bass guitar's wood gives you. A Bartolini Custom 3-band EQ gives you even more control over your sound.

Love to meddle in metal? Want your riffs to be just as powerful as your lead guitarists? Then check out the PRB1 Paul Romanko Signature Bass Guitar from Ibanez. The Shadows Fall bassist has teamed up with Ibanez to give you this gutsy, 4-barrel axe sure to keep you thrashing for hours on end.

The Ibanez BTB780 Electric Bass is known for its extremely large upper horn and double cutaway design. This is a bass guitar that gives you plenty of room for even the biggest fingers to access the entire fretboard. The beautiful 5-piece maple/bubinga thru-neck 4-string bass has a mahogany body and poplar burl top with a delicious charcoal brown finish. The rounded edges and smooth finish give the BTB780 bass the look of an expensive executive's desktop. But this is anything but office furniture. When it's time to practice your favorite lines, you'll be working with 24 medium frets that lead to 2 Bartolini MK2-4 pickups and a Mono-Rail II with Fishman Piezo bridge. It has an EQA-PZ4 piezo/magnetic pickup active controller for more sound alterations. Dot inlays are featured along the fretboard and the hardware is chrome.

The Ibanez PGB1 electric bass guitar is the choice of Slipknot's Paul Gray. Based on the Ibanez ATK series, it features a massive 5-piece maple/walnut neck, light ash body and an ultra-powerful triple coil pickup to pump out tones from the darkest depths. An ode to the name behind the guitar, there are Slipknot inlays on frets 1-3 and fret 12.

The vivacious curves and look of the figured maple top on this 6-string Ibanez bass guitar make it work of art, but it's the neck through construction, mahogany body, 35"-scale neck, and Bartolini pickups and active EQ that make it a sonic masterpiece. It delivers the fattest low end and articulately expresses the lightest notes in your fastest runs. For the money, it doesn't get much cleaner sounding, or hotter looking, than an Ibanez BTB576FM.

The striking 5-string Ibanez SR755 is an eletric bass guitar that features 24 medium frets, an Accu-Cast B20 bridge, oval abalone inlays along the fretboard, and stunning gold hardware. The SR755 bass's 5-piece SR4 Jatoba/Bubinga neck cuts a contrasting yellow streak through the natural brown of its walnut top. Capturing the deep grooves you create are 2 Bartolini MKI-5 pickups partnered with a Bartolini MKI 3-band EQ.

A lot of things have happened in the 20 years since the Soundgear series of basses were first introduced by Ibanez, and over the years, many things have changed, but the Soundgear has remained true to its roots as a versatile, alluring bass. This limited run SR650PB has a 5-piece SR4 wenge/bubinga neck topped with a rosewood fingerboard with classy abalone oval inlays. It's mahogany body is topped with a poplar burl top and glossy finish, making it an incredibly attractive piece of natural artwork. Providing its impeccable low-end sound are two MK1-4 pickups, a MK1 3-band EQ, and an Accu-cast B20 for easier string changes. Any which you look at it, any which way you play it, the SR650PB is a bass with plenty of looks and hooks, ready to shine.

The BTB575FM 5-string bass guitar has the kind of curves that would make Boticelli proud. An apple bottom with a long, thin upper horn and deep cutaways on both sides of the fret, it's an electric bass that will stand out in any situation on visuals alone. Where the fretboard and body meet, the BTB575FM's finish is angled downward crossways adding to its allure. The 5-piece maple/bubinga thru-neck and figured maple top complete with the optical stimulus. Soundwise, the mahogany body gives off plenty of smooth tones given some oomph by the dual MK2-5 pickups.

The BTB575FM 5-string bass guitar has the kind of curves that would make Boticelli proud. An apple bottom with a long, thin upper horn and deep cutaways on both sides of the fret, it's an electric bass that will stand out in any situation on visuals alone. Where the fretboard and body meet, the BTB575FM's finish is angled downward crossways adding to its allure. The 5-piece maple/bubinga thru-neck and figured maple top complete with the optical stimulus. Soundwise, the mahogany body gives off plenty of smooth tones given some oomph by the dual MK2-5 pickups.

The 2008 model of the Ibanez SR706 6-string electric bass is 1mm thinner in the neck and has a deep cutaway on the low end to make it easier to move around the frets for players of all hand sizes. The neck itself is a 5-piece, made of jatoba and bubinga woods making it more durable and stable. Lightweight and nicely balanced, its contoured mahogany body is extremely comfortable. 2 MK1-6 pickups have high output, while the Bartolini MK1 3-band active EQ ive you of freedom to experiment with your sound.