Ibanez SR505-BM SR bass guitar 5-string mahogany brown

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Ibanez SR505-BM SR bass guitar 5-string mahogany brown
Product no: 9000-0005-6668 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The SR505 has five strings, which is really convenient if you want to play songs that would otherwise require hasty sliding along the neck. Instead, you'll have a fifth string attached to the body by means of a rugged Accu-cast B305 bridge. The Bartolini MK-1 pickups provide a large tonal range that you can further adjust by means of the EQB-IIIS 3-band equalizer which has a 2-way mid-frequency switch.
Striking design
With its dark brown, mahogany body, the SR505-BM is a very striking instrument with interesting details. For instance, the guitar has oval, abalone inlays instead of round position dots. Furthermore, the neck connection is visible at the front as it's longer than usual, giving a unique effect but also improving the playability of the highest frets. If you look closely at the neck, you'll notice that it is made of five parts of alternating bubinga and jatoba wood. This combination of wood types makes the neck light of weight, compact and strong.

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  • Please note: some pictures who the 4-string version of this product.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets 24
Number of strings 5
Active tone control no
Pickup configuration SS
Pickup type single-coil (passive)
Neck connection bolt on
Fretboard wood rosewood
Includes cover no
Includes case no
Colour brown
Country of origin Indonesia / China
Left-handed no
Body material mahogany
Model Modern bass guitar
Bass guitar scale length long scale (34 inches)
String-thru-body no
Body type solid

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 6,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 100,0 x 35,0 x 6,0 cm

Product specifications

  • 5-string electric bass guitar
  • model: double cutaway
  • wood type body: mahogany
  • fretboard: rosewood
  • position markers: abalone, oval inlays
  • colour: natural, brown mahogany
  • neck: SR5 5-part jatoba and bubinga neck
  • neck construction: bolt-on
  • frets: 24 medium frets
  • scale length: 34 inches (864 mm)
  • radius: 12 inches (305 mm)
  • bridge: Accu-Cast B305 bridge
  • hardware colour: black
  • neck pickup: Bartolini MK-1
  • bridge pickup: Bartolini MK-1
  • electronics: 1x volume, 1x balancer, EQB-IIIS 3-band equalizer with mid freq. switch

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Ibanez SR505-BM SR bass guitar 5-string mahogany brown
Wrote the following about Ibanez SR505-BM SR bass guitar 5-string mahogany brown
Een mooie bas, speelt licht, is handzaam. Aan het geluid moet ik wat wennen. Ik speel vooral contrabas en Fender P-bas. Ben daarmee een veel ouderwetser geluid gewend dan de SR505 geeft. Ik heb de SR505 gekocht omdat ik voor een van mijn bands een 5-snarige nodig heb. Wilde er niet teveel aan uitgeven maar wilde ook geen rommel. Rommel is de SR505 zeker niet, gewoon een prima gemakkelijk spelend ding. En de bas kan er natuurlijk niets aan doen dat ik aan een moderner geluid moet wennen. Wel een nadeeltje, hij stoort wat. Als ik het hoog eruit draai is de storing nagenoeg verdwenen.
Ibanez SR505-BM SR bass guitar 5-string mahogany brown
Wrote the following about Ibanez SR505-BM SR bass guitar 5-string mahogany brown
Het fijne aan Ibanez is dat zijn instrumenten in de fabriek al zodanig worden afgesteld, dat ze speelklaar aankomen, en dat is wel zo handig als je niet veel affiniteit hebt met het afstellen van een bas of gewoon snel aan het spelen wilt zijn.

Deze bas is lekker licht en de hoge noten onderaan de hals zijn door de extra ruime uitsparing extra goed bereikbaar. De toonregeling is lekker uitgebreid maar toch overzichtelijk. Voor mij persoonlijk is het geluid variabel genoeg instelbaar, van lekker puntig tot vol, zelfs zonder van speelpositie te veranderen. Je zou er haast lui van worden!

De jack is in vergelijking met sommige andere bassen vrij diep verzonken, maar ik heb nog geen problemen ervaren met het aansluiten van normale dikke kabels. Ik heb zelfs het idee dat dit voorkomt dat de kabel kan draaien in de aansluiting, wat gunstig is als je een keer noodgedwongen speelt met een kabel met een los contact in de jackplug: doordat er geen beweging in zit tijdens het spelen, blijft het contact in stand als je de kabel eenmaal goed hebt gedraaid. Het is misschien een suffe bijkomstigheid, maar als het ertoe doet, ben je er toch blij mee.

Persoonlijk hecht ik ook waarde aan het uiterlijk van mijn instrument, en deze bas is werkelijk schitterend als je van een natuurlijke houtlook houdt.

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