It's a rare instance when the bass builders at Ibanez re-visit the company's history. But even for the very forward-thinking Ibanez design team, the 40th anniversary of the legendary Black Eagle bass was too important a milestone to ignore. Here's a limited edition re-issue that opens the door to a 1975 alternate universe.

The first head-turner is mahogany body with its sharp inward-turned cutaways, along with its gracefully shaped F-hole headstock, which sets the stage for this Black Eagle re-issue to brim with 70s-era cool. Its Maple fretboard boasts an intricate custom inlay, but the decorative pièce de résistance is most certainly the white-on-black Abalone eagle that lives near the lower horn.

Alnico magnetic Super J pick-ups give the Black Eagle the bright aggressive tonal powers of the original. Mother-Of-Pearl anointed headstock bear the original Ibanez logo.

MPN: 2609B
UPC: 887802124611

• 2609B Maple neck
  
• Mahogany body
  
• Maple fretboard w/2609B custom inlay
  
• Medium frets
  
• Number of frets 20
  
• Std. bridge (19mm string spacing)
  
• Super J neck pickup (Passive)
  
• Super J bridge pickup (Passive)
  
• Hardware color: Chrome