NBD Ibanez Ergodyne EDA900

[BetaFunk]

Have been looking for one of these for a while and picked up this Navy Metallic Sunburst one in mint condition with the protective plastic still on the truss rod and cavity covers. Really pleased to find one in this condition.

[Lfalex v1.1]

Lovely. 

Now you need an EDB600, EDC700 and an EDC 710 to complete the (4 string) set!

 

(Edit) Be sure to Google the manual. 

Care should be taken with string changes to avoid damage to the piezo elements. 

And have a look at the trim pots on the back- I think there's 6;

 

4x1 per string output balance. 

1 piezo bass. 

1x piezo max volume (which I matched with the magnetic pickup on max volume)

Edited June 9, 2023 by Lfalex v1.1

[BetaFunk]

43 minutes ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

Be sure to Google the manual. 

Care should be taken with string changes to avoid damage to the piezo elements. 

And have a look at the trim pots on the back- I think there's 6;

 

4x1 per string output balance. 

1 piezo bass. 

1x piezo max volume (which I matched with the magnetic pickup on max volume)

Thanks that's really useful info.  

[Lfalex v1.1]

No problem.  Any other questions,  ask away!

They are a bit unconventional, but the Ergonomics and playability are great. 

[LeftyJ]

4 hours ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

Lovely. 

Now you need an EDB600, EDC700 and an EDC 710 to complete the (4 string) set!

And an Affirma, the "original" on which the EDA was based, designed by Rolf Spuler! 

 

[itu]

Exactement!

 

[Lfalex v1.1]

For all that Affirmas are lovely,  they're kind of hard to get hold of, not to mention expensive!

[Lfalex v1.1]

 

Whereas this lot cost less than £600 between them..

[BetaFunk]

13 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

And an Affirma, the "original" on which the EDA was based, designed by Rolf Spuler! 

 

Yes I love the Affirma and I'm looking out for a fretted re-issue. 

[BetaFunk]

9 hours ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

 

Whereas this lot cost less than £600 between them..

Yes they are amazing value for the money and can still be found for little money. 

[LeftyJ]

14 hours ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

 

Whereas this lot cost less than £600 between them..

I forgot all about those EDC's with the ATK pickup and electronics! What a beast 😎

[PatrolOfStroll]

Really nice out-there kinda bass! I saw one on Reverb when I was window shopping recently and it really appealed to me. Maybe in the future I'll have to bug you about how much you ended up liking it.

[Lfalex v1.1]

7 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

I forgot all about those EDC's with the ATK pickup and electronics! What a beast 😎

 

Yes it is! And all 3 pickup options sound good in the correct setting, even though 2 are actually single-coil (w/ the middle hum- cancelling)

Better still,  there's no volume jump between positions,  like a Stingray 5.

Some other basses I've had exhibit a sizeable volume differential between Single Coil / Parallel / Series operation. 

[Bassassin]

Had my restrained & subdued EDA from new!

 

 

It's a very unusual-sounding bass with the combination of peizos & soapbar, almost has an acoustic character to it with some settings.