Ibanez SR505 Left-Handed 5-String Electric Bass
Bartolini pickups give this mahogany-bodied bass a heavy tone with plenty of character -- the perfect bass for a lefty looking to upgrade their bass sound.
Overall User Ratings (based on 6 ratings)
Submitted June 30, 2009 by a customer from yahoo.com
"LEFTIES, LOOK NO FUTHER!"
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Like I've been saying, a solid bass for lefties (and all of you right handers,too) at a great price that plays like a dream. There is no competition.
Sound
This is the first bass I've ever bought with active electronics, and I have to say, I'll never go back to passive pickups. The combination of pickups and woods on this bass is perfect; you get bright highs, punchy mids, and beautifully clear lows. Lastly, with the 3 band EQ, you can create pretty much any tone you want.
Features
The 3 band EQ rocks, the tuners are great, the smoke grey hardware looks great with the finish, and it comes factory equipped with Elixirs!
Ease of Use
The controls have a great setup; it has volume, tone(shifts between the 2 pickups, and a low, mid and high boost/cut. This bass also has the best neck I've ever played on. It's so thin and fast, my 5 string feels like a 4 string neck. The fret work extremely smooth and well-crafted.
Quality
Great craftsmanship, great tone woods, and great electronics. My only complaint here is it has a cheap looking plastic nut.
Value
I used to be a die hard Fender fan, but Ibanez "converted" me with this bass. Finally, high end features for a mid-range price, lefties finally have a quality bass.
Manufacturer Support
Never really dealt with them...
Musical Background:
active musician
Musical Style:
Rock, Classic Rock, Funk, Jazz
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Submitted October 2, 2007 by a customer from columbus.rr.com
"Top shelf 5 string at a bottom shelf price!!!!"
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if this bass were stolen or lost, i'd be on the phone with zzsounds ordering another just like it. i chose this bass for the features. i've always loved ibanez basses, but i'm a lefty and they didn't cater to lefties in the 5 string market until recently, and they have built a high quality 5 string for the lefty masses to enjoy.
Sound
my live rig is an SWR 400 watt head, and a hartke 4200 pro cab, also i'm running a BBE sonic max and a hartke bass attack pre-amp pedal. this bass is amazing in everyway, and i've owned 3 warwicks and a roscoe, all of which were great basses but no better sounding or playing than the ibanez sr505 i just purchased. The neck was perfectly straight right outta the box, and that's never happened before. i've always had to adjust them, and the saddles to my taste.
Features
The bartolinis are the best money can buy. enough said! the hardware is all top shelf!
Ease of Use
the neck is fast, and smooth. one of the easiest basses i've owned to play, and to adjust to get the sound i'm after. the pickups are very expressive.
Quality
this bass is made for the road, which is where it's heading with my band. the neck joint is tight( that's a big plus!)the bridge is perfectly straight on the body, the black nickel hardware looks phenominal! the pots all have detents, and are all very tight and responsive. I'm so impressed with this bass! can you tell?
Value
$629.00 for this bass is a steal, especially with all the top grade hardware and electronics it has, and the neck woods!!!
The Wow Factor
well, i had 2 good basses that i used everyday, and they are both being sold on ebay as i write this. 2 basses gone. this one bass is all i need.
Musical Background:
active musician
Musical Style:
metalcore
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Submitted August 10, 2017 by Jeramy Kelley in virginia beach, VA
"Wow"
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I needed a better bass than my rogue!!! but as a lefty there wasnt the widest selection as the righties, but i think it worked to my favor. I ordered this after reading great online reviews, immediately after saw several rh versions of this same bass for sale at the local shop used and wondered why people would sell this if all the reviews were true. anyway, I had already pulled the trigger but despite my inexperience everyone compliments how light this bass is, and playing in church and worship bands I can attest this 5 string is lighter than my rogue 4 string. I love this bass, it has an active eq that lets you really shape the sound and battery life is good. This things has looks, tone and sustain for days and its been my lady since I ordered it 5 mos. ago. the only thing that might have been better was the finish. The color is nice but it could have been sanded a little better. While I have come to enjoy the refined rawness of this chocolate beauty, some may prefer a little smoother body finish. Frets and all other refinements are just fine and I will be playing this for many years to come.
Musical Background:
Worship Musician
Musical Style:
Christian
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Submitted February 13, 2014 by nathan a in hhi, SC
"Great bass for short money"
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This is a great sounding bass, and has become my #1 5 string gig bass. There are so many different tones that you can get on this bass. I am a pocket player that never had much interest in slap and pop, but it sounds so good on this bass, I have started working on my technique. The Bart pups are awesome, and the 3 band eq knobs really make it easy to go from a Jaco tone to a Flea tone. I still like some things about my Fender J-bass better, but it was a $1500 bass. My only complaint is that the wood on the body is soft, and mars very easily. I don't plan on selling it, so from that aspect it doesn't matter, but I try to keep my equipment looking new.
Musical Background:
20 years gigging and doing studio work
Musical Style:
Anything other than rap and new country, but fusion is what I enjoy the most
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