Ibanez SR506 6-String Electric Bass

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Ibanez SR506 6-String Electric Bass, Brown Mahogany
Ibanez SR506 6-String Electric Bass, Brown Mahogany
zZounds Gear Experts Say...
The Ibanez SR506 is a serious rock bass. With a superfast SR7 Soundgear neck and Bartolini pickups, the Ibanez SR506 feels and sounds great.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Mahogany body Rich, warm, focused sound; added sustain
Bartolini MK1 pickups Tight, rich bass tone with plenty of punch
Bartolini MK1 3-band EQ Customizable top shaping for dialing in your sound
B106 bridge Sturdy and resonant for rich tone

Since 1987, bassists who want the power and versatility of active electronics and the speed of the fastest neck available have made Soundgear standard equipment in every genre. As music evolves, so does the Soundgear concept. The SR500 family is one example of this evolution. The SR506 models feature a fast SR6 neck (jatoba/walnut), a mahogany body, and Bartolini MK1 pickups. Onboard Bartolini 3-band EQ provides precise tone control.

SR Series Features

- Thinner necks with thinner nuts than traditional basses.
- Sleek bodies that are lightweight, balanced and comfort contoured.
- Active EQ's perfectly matched with the right choice of passive or active pickups.

Sleek, sexy and sonically versatile are the reasons Soundgears can be found in every kind of music from gospel to goth to garage rock. Bassists who want the power and versatility of active electronics and fastest neck available have made the Soundgear standard equipment in the most controlled studio environments and the most out-of-control live performances.

Neck type: SR6 5pc Jatoba/Walnut neck
Body: Mahogany body
Fretboard: Jatoba fretboard w/Abalone oval inlay
Fret: 24 Medium frets
Bridge Accu-cast B306 bridge
Neck: Bartolini MK-1 neck, Passive
Bridge: Bartolini MK-1 bridge, Passive
Electronics: EQB-IIIS 3-band eq w/Mid frequency switch
Hardware color: Cosmo black
Scale: 864mm/34"
Width at Nut: 54mm
Width at Last Fret: 83mm
Thickness at 1st: 19.5mm
Thickness at 12th: 21.5mm
Radius: 400mmR

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-669-8262
Web: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/support/
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Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (121 ratings)
Submitted April 14, 2005 by a customer from gmail.com

"EXCELLENT BASS for 1st time 6 stringers!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This is by far the best bass that I've ever owned, the only improvement that I'd recommend is a neck-thru redesign...but that's my taste.

Sound
The sound of this bass is amazingly versatile! I had never played bartolinis before this bass yet alone the MK1 series but I am blown away by the sound. I tried many different brands of 6'ers (including Spector, and Warwicks) and I have to say that this bass stood out..even with the dead strings that it was equiped with (Elixirs yuck!!!). Just had the bass's action and intonation set up and its probably THE best bass Ive ever played now. My sound can vary from deep, nasty funk to straight ahead jazz (with nasty rock in between!) and this bass more that delivers.

Features
LOVED the electronics, VERY flexible palette of sounds!

Quality
Love the oil finish on the bass, never had a bass with one before, although mine had some 'dry' spots under my neck pickup which were quickly rubbed out when I brought her in for a complete setup. There also was an imperfection in the back of the neck by the headstock (a pretty rough spot between the wenge seams!)..that also was taken care of at setup time. I would have to say that beyond its excellent sound palette, the smooth satin neck is amazingly playable...much better than some VERY expensive 6'ers I've played.

Value
ABSOLUTELY the best value around, I don't think you can find… read more a better bass (with all its features) for the money.

The Wow Factor
I just LOVED the look of the hand rubbed oil stain, made the bass look so much more expensive than it is!!!

Musical Background:
former active musician.....hobbyist right now

Musical Style:
a little of everything, although I lean toward funk-related progressive rock read less
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