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2021 SR1305SB MGL 1P 01
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The SR1305SB is a five string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2021. It is made in Indonesia as part of the mid-tier Premium line.

The SR1305SB features a sandblasted ash top with a panga panga strip down the center on a double-cutaway African mahogany body bolted to a titanium reinforced panga panga and purpleheart Atlas neck with a 24-fret panga panga fingerboard with binding and abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of Nordstrand Big Break passive pickups with an Ibanez custom preamp with a three-band EQ, individually mounted Mono-rail VS bridges with adjustable 16.5mm string spacing, a GraphTech Black TUSQ nut, and Gotoh tuning machines.

The SR1300SB is a four string version. The SR1345B is a related model without the sandblasted ash top and with different pickups.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for SR1305SB
Model name: SR1305SB
Year(s) offered: 2021–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan 2021–2023 / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: JP¥ 180,000 (2022)[1] / US$1,999.99 (2024)[2] • SMAP: US$1,499.99 (2024)[2]
Finish(es): Magic Wave Low Gloss (MGL)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
African mahogany w/ sandblasted ash & panga panga top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
MR5S fixed (16.5mm string spacing)
Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color:
Black
Neck
Neck type:
Atlas-5
Neck material:
5-piece panga panga/ purpleheart w/ KTS titanium rods
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Panga panga w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone ovals
Frets:
24 / medium nickel silver (Premium edge treatment)
Nut:
GraphTech Black TUSQ XL (45mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GB707
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Nordstrand Big Break bridge passive
Neck pickup:
Nordstrand Big Break neck passive
Electronics:
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch
Controls:
Master volume / pickup balancer / 3-band EQ (bass/mid/treble) / 3-way mid-frequency toggle / EQ bypass toggle
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105/.130 (D'Addario EXL165 + .130)
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

Images[]

Additional details
Controls SR-Prestige
Controls layout
SR-Prestige frequency response charts
EQ frequency response
2021 SR1305SB MGL 1P 01 front
Front of body
2021 SR1305SB MGL 1P 01 back
Rear of body

Video[]

Ibanez Premium SR1305SB-MGL Electric Bass


Sources[]

  1. SR1305SB product page, Ibanez Japan, archived June 2022
  2. 2.0 2.1 SR1305SB product listing, American Musical Supply (US retailer), archived March 2024
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