Ibanez 2388B/DX

The Ibanez 2388B/DX is a bass from the early 1970s, which is a copy of the then-popular Rickenbacker 4001 bass. It came with a Rosewood fingerboard and Bass-Master pickups.

Sting is seen with a natural finish Ibanez 2388B/DX bass in a photo with the Newcastle Big Band from the early-mid 1970s - note the absence of the 'Rickenbacker' name on the nameplate, instead implying it is an Ibanez copy. It's not known whether Sting owned this bass or whether he was borrowing it off someone else at the time; his first proper bass is known to be a 1962 Fender Jazz.