Ibanez SR505E Soundgear Brown Mahogany

Ibanez SR505E Soundgear Brown Mahogany
Product no: 9000-0048-9401 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Ibanez offer the SR505E: a classically shaped 5-string bass offering both active full-range fatness and classic passive warmth depending on the setting of the fitted EQ bypass switch. When set to passive, the result can be shaped using the volume and balance pots while the treble boost/cut pot acts as the tone control. In either setting, the pair of Bartolini BH2 soapbar pickups ensure that the full acoustic sound of this bass is amplified with a balanced clear high-end and prominent bottom.

The SR505E: All-Encompassing, Lightweight and Comfortable

When the active Ibanez Custom Electronics preamplifier is kicked in, the bass, mid, and treble can be thickened or thinned as needed and a detailed mid-frequency switch offers the choice of 250, 450 or 700 Hz. Soundgear Series basses have always made sure to offer highly adaptable tone without putting a back-breaking lump of a bass in your arms. As such, the SR505E has a familial lightweight and slim, rounded form and a bridge fitted with string saddles that can be adjusted by up to 1.5mm in every direction for detailed customisation of the string-spacing and personalised comfort for your playing hand.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Includes cover	no
Includes case	no
Number of strings	5
Model	Modern bass guitar
Left-handed	no
Bass guitar scale length	long scale (34 inches)
Body type	solid
Colour	brown
Sound (amplified)	modern and full
Pickup configuration	HH
Pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Active tone control	yes
Number of frets	24
Body material	okoumé
Fretboard wood	jatoba
Neck connection	bolt on
String-thru-body	no
Country of origin	South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	5,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	122,0 x 47,5 x 9,5 cm

Product specifications

finish: matt
neck: 5-piece jatoba / walnut
neck profile: SR5
fretboard radius: 12 in
fret type: medium
string nut width: 45mm (1.77 in)
bridge: Accu-cast B505, 16.5mm string spacing
hardware finish: matt black
machine heads: sealed, self-lubricating
pickups: 2x Bartolini BH2 soapbar
controls: volume, balancer, bass boost / cut, mid boost / cut, treble boost / cut, EQ bypass-switch, 3-way mid frequency switch (250 Hz / 450 Hz / 700 Hz)

Reviews from other countries

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Geert 11 October 2023

Wrote the following about Ibanez SR505E Soundgear Brown Mahogany

Mijn eerste 5-string. Deze ‘monsters’ krijgen wel eens de kritiek dat de hals veel te breed is. Dat is bij dit model absoluut niet het geval. Smalle hals, lichte bas, fijn te regelen met de actieve elementen. Uiteraard heeft een kleinere body wel het nadeel dat de natuurlijke klank minder vol is, maar de actieve elementen maken dit wel goed. Netjes geleverd door Bax!

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Sustainable product	not specified
includes cover	no
includes case	no
Number of strings	5
model	Modern bass guitar
left-handed	no
bass guitar scale length	long scale (34 inches)
body type	solid
colour	purple
Sound (amplified)	modern and full

Pickup configuration	HH
pickup type	humbucker (passive)
active tone control	yes
Number of frets	24
Body material	okoumé
Fretboard wood	jatoba
neck connection	bolt on
string-thru-body	no
country of origin	South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam