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For the earlier model with the same name, see SR1205 (1994–1997).
2015 SR1205 VNF 1P 02
SR1205 Vintage Natural Flat (2015) (more images) Red copyright sprite

The SR1205 is a five string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in mid-2011. It was made in Indonesia as part of the mid-tier Premium line. In the US market it was referred to as the SR1205E.

The SR1205 features an ovangkol top on a double-cutaway mahogany body bolted to a titanium reinforced wenge and bubinga Atlas neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of Nordstrand Big Single passive pickups with an Ibanez custom preamp with a three-band EQ, individually mounted Mono-rail IV bridges with 16.5mm string spacing, a GraphTech Black TUSQ nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

The SR1200 and SR1206 are similar four and six string models. The SR1205L is a left-handed version. The SR1405 is a similar model with a figured maple top.

The SR1205 was discontinued after 2015.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for SR1205/ SR1205E
Model name: SR1205/ SR1205E
Year(s) offered: 2011–2015
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: US$1,466.65 (2011) | ¥152,250 (2013)
Finish(es): Vintage Natural Flat (VNF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany w/ ovangkol top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Mono-rail IV fixed (16.5mm string spacing)
Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
Atlas-5
Neck material:
5-piece wenge/ bubinga w/ KTS titanium rods
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone oval
Frets:
24 / medium (Premium edge treatment)
Nut:
GraphTech Black TUSQ XL (45mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GB707
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Nordstrand Big Single 5 passive
Neck pickup:
Nordstrand Big Single 5 passive
Electronics:
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / 3-way EQ on-bypass-off toggle / 3-way mid-frequency toggle / treble / mid / bass
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled top mount)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105/.130
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

Images[]

Additional details
2011 SR1205 VNF 1P 01
Vintage Natural Flat (2011)
2011 SR1400 VNF neck
Wenge & bubinga neck and All-access neck joint
2011 SR1405VNF body
Laminated body with ovangkol top
Controls-layout EQBIIISC V-B-3BEQ-EQbypass MidFreq
Controls layout
Freq-resp EQBIIISC
EQ frequency response

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