Ibanez SR505 5-String Electric Bass

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Ibanez SR505 5-String Electric Bass, Neck Diagram

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The Ibanez SR505 lets you get grooving in style. The Ibanez SR505 features a super-fast SR5 neck and Bartolini MK1 pickups for great playability and sound.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Mahogany body	Rich, warm, focused sound; added sustain
Bartolini MK1-5 pickups	Tight, precise and focused 5-string bass tone
Bartolini MK1 3-band EQ	Customizable top shaping for dialing in your sound
B25 bridge	Rich resonance and excellent intonation

Overview

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 SR505 model features a fast SR5 neck (jatoba/walnut), a mahogany body, and Bartolini MK1 pickups. Onboard Bartolini 3-band EQ provides precise tone control.

Ibanez SR505 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.

Specs

Neck type: SR5 5pc Jatoba/Walnut neck
Body: Mahogany body
Fretboard: Jatoba fretboard w/Abalone oval inlay
Fret: 24 Medium frets
Bridge: Accu-cast B305 bridge
Neck: Bartolini MK-1 neck, Passive
Bridge: Bartolini MK-1, Passive
Electronics: EQB-IIIS 3-band eq w/Mid frequency switch
Hardware color: Cosmo black
Scale: 864mm/34"
Width at Nut: 45mm
Width at Last Fret: 68mm
Thickness at 1st: 19.5mm
Thickness at 12th: 21.5mm
Radius: 305mmR

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-669-8262
Web: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/support/

Electric Basses Manual

Maintenance

Reviews

(85 ratings)

Submitted March 26, 2008 by a customer from yahoo.com

"If your looking for true sounds, well built, not to heavy and a very affordable Bass, then you came to the right bass, Ibanez SR"

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I think that it will be a few years before I decide to buy another bass, unless I get a good deal on a "Lakland", but the SR505 is here to stay. My Schecter Custom 5 will be the first to go.

Sound

I just received my SR505 today, and the tone, mids, bass, and 3 ban EQ is just awesome. It's everything that you need in a bass.

Ease of Use

It has a very easy axess for the perfect sound. If you know exactly what sound your looking for, you can adjust while playing !

Quality

It is made very well. This is my second Bass, and let me tell you, the action from the neck, just make it so much easier to control and play !

Value

From the sound adjustments, and the playing action, it should be a lot more.

Manufacturer Support

No, I just received it and from the specs of the SR505, I believe I won't have to.

The Wow Factor

I've had my eyes focus on the Fender active 5 for quite some time now ( 1-1/2 year) and after purchasing the SR505, I must say that it is a very fine piece of craftmanship, and it is hot on the Fenders trail !