Ibanez SR305 5-String Electric Bass Guitar

Upgraded with 3-band Style Sweeper EQs. 5-piece SR4 Maple/Rosewood neck.

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Ibanez SR305 5-String Electric Bass Guitar reviews

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"IBANEZ SR305 - PRO FEATURES AT A BUDGET PRICE"

Feature:
The 3 band Style Sweeper Active eq is one of the best features on this bass, because you can really fine tune your sound with percise accuracy. The slap/finger knob is quite an awesome feature because it really adds tones of versatility to your sound. Also the slim 5 piece neck is a nice feature to because it is so smooth and very player friendly. Ibanez really added alot of pro features for a budget priced instrument.

Quality:
This bass is well made and the finish was flawless! All I had to do was adjust the relief and raise the action just ever so slightly and I was off and rockin'! Ibanez offers impeccable quality at an extremely reasonable price. I always used to dis active basses until I picked up this bad boy and now I'm a believer.

Value:
This bass is a great value! I highly recommend it anyone! This bass will even please a seasoned pro who is very perticular about the gear he uses. Kudos to Ibanez!

Desirability:
This bass is very desirable in my opinion. And it looks frickin' awesome too! If this bass was broken or stolen I would definitley replace it.

Sound:
This bass sounds awesome! The 3 band Style Sweeper active eq allows you to shape your sound to fit almost any style of music you can think of. And the Ibanez house brand pickups really chuck out the sound with lots of beefy low end, growling mids, and crystal clear highs. I was worried that this bass would sound crappy because it cost so little, but when I plugged it into my ampeg rig I was BLOWN AWAY!!! Ibanez really knows what bass players want!

Ease of Use:
This bass is extremely user friendly and a joy to play! The first day I got this bass I couldn't put it down, because it is so comfortable.

Support:
I don't know never dealt with them.

Overall:
I'm very satisfied with this bass, and I'm a firm believer in Ibanez now. So keep up the good work Ibanez!

Submitted: 12/10/2008

Style of Music: Classic Rock and Blues

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* * * * * * * * * * 7 out of 10

"Good starter"

Feature:
The features on this bass are fantastic considering the price point! The neck is a typical Ibanez SR neck -- thin and FAST!! The neck is comfortable and fun to play on. The bridge is cast with saddle-mounting for the strings. Passive Ibanez soapbars and active 2-band EQ on board. The shape of the top of each pickup actually contours with the radius of the fingerboard, so the tonal response is slightly more even from string to string than a regular boxy soapbar. The body is VERY comfortable!! The 34" scale left the B string a little bit floppy, but I expected as much from a bass at this price. The sting spacing is a lot closer than I'm accustommed to -- my Traben has a thin nut and wide spacing at the bridge. There is a "heal" on the back of the neck at the top, where the neck transitions to the headstock. I found this very comfortable for playing in 1st and 2nd positions. This bass is very well equipped for the price.

Quality:
The quality of the construction did lack a little bit by way of the hardware and materials. The bass was well built, but the body wood is a cheap agathis, the hardware is 2nd rate, and the quality of the stock pickups weren't so great. I would say that this is a great bass to learn on, or to have around to do jams. This is by no means a pro quality bass though...

Value:
All in all, this bass is a decent value. If you are looking for a cheap bass to customize with your own pickups, electronics, and hardware, this would be a great bass for that. Looking for a budget 5-er, awesome for that. The bass sounds good enough for gigs, but not to record with.

Desirability:
Its fun, but not fun enough...

Sound:
I played my friend's SR305 at a church praise and worship service that I was hired to play. I typically play a Traben Chaos Obsession 5-string, Ibanez ATK700 4-string, and Yamaha RBX460 4-string. Any comparisons made in this review will be to these basses. The sound of this bass is decent. The bottom is VERY heavy coming out of this bass; it would be a good bass for pop, reggae, or any kind of music that needs a really big, round bottom. I didn't particularly like the way the midrange frequencies sang from the bass... The agathis body resonates the frequencies of the string vibration in kind of a weird way, actually mudding up the tone with the mids. I ended up boosting the bass/treble controls to give the effect of scooped mids, and that helped a lot. The high frequencies coming from the bass were a little tinny, but I would have rather had that tone than the muddy mids... The tone works, but it isn't great.

Ease of Use:
It's a Soundgear!! These are the easiest basses to play in the world!!

Support:
I don't know

Overall:
As aforementioned, great beginner bass or budget bass. Don't have unrealistic expectations of what this bass can do though... For the price, its a winner for gigging.

Submitted: 5/7/2009

Style of Music: Anything and Everything

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Since 1987, trends have come and gone. But the fast and versatile Soundgear basses continue to lay down the groove in every style imaginable in every venue possible. Now in 2008, Ibanez offers a vast array of different Soundgear models including neck-thru-body, fretless and left-handed. For 2008, all SR300 models have been upgraded with 3-band Style Sweeper EQs. The 2008 Soundgear narrow neck is perfect for 5- and 6-strings so extended range travel is as physically comfortable as it is musically exhilarating. Now, everyone who has ever desired a premier bass can afford an SR with pro features. Viva La Bass! Viva Ibanez!

Thinner necks with thinner nuts than traditional basses. Lightweight, balanced, comfort-contoured bodies. New versatile EXF angled pickups have equal spacing between pickup to string for balanced output levels. GSR models with high output pickups offer famous Soundgear pro comfort and playability at “entry-level” prices.

Technical Info

Neck: 5-piece SR5 Maple/Rosewood neck

Neck Type: SR5

Body: Agathis body

Frets: Medium frets

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Inlay: Pearl Dot

Bridge: B105 bridge

NeckPU: EXF-5 neck pu

BridgePU: EXF-5 bridge pu

EQ: Style Sweeper EQ

HW Color: CK
Sleek and comfortable! This gig-worthy bass has a 5-piece maple/rosewood neck and agathis body for lightweight playability and rich tone. The high-output EXF active pickups are easily tailored with the Style Sweeper EQ, and an easy-access battery compartment keeps you powered up. Chrome hardware.

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