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The SR2605 is a five string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2018. It is produced in Indonesia as part of the mid-tier Premium line. In the US market it has also been referred to as the SR2605E.

The SR2605 features a poplar burl top on a double-cutaway mahogany body bolted to a titanium reinforced panga panga, maple, paduak, purpleheart and walnut Atlas neck with a panga panga fingerboard with binding, 24 stainless steel frets, abalone oval position markers, and luminescent side dots. Components include a pair of Nordstrand Big Single 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.

For 2019 body was specified as African mahogany.

The SR2600 is a similar four string version. The SR2605L is a left-handed version.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for SR2605 / SR2605E
Model name: SR2605 / SR2605E
Year(s) offered: 2018–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan 2018–2020 / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: US$2,133.32 (2018)[1] / US$2,399.99 (2022[2]) / US$2,466.65 (2024[3]) / 1,799 (2024[4]) / £1,949 (2025[5]) • SMAP: US$1,799.99 (2022[2]) / US$1,849.99 (2024[3]) / US$1,799.99 (2025[6]) / £1,476 (2025[5])
Finish(es): Cerulean Blue Burst (CBB)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
2018: Mahogany w/ poplar burl top
2019–2025: African mahogany w/ poplar burl top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
MR5S 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:
15-piece panga panga/ maple/ paduak/ purpleheart / walnut w/ KTS titanium rods
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Panga panga w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone ovals /
Luminescent side dots
Frets:
24 / medium stainless steel (Premium edge treatment)
Nut:
GraphTech Black TUSQ XL (45mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GB707
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Nordstrand Big Single passive
Neck pickup:
Nordstrand Big Single passive
Electronics:
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch
Controls:
Template:VBEQ3 / 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
2021 SR2605 CBB 1P 03 front
Front of body
2021 SR2605 CBB 1P 03 back
Rear of body
Controls SR-Prestige
Controls layout
SR-Prestige frequency response charts
EQ frequency response

Sources[]

  1. 2018 USA winter new product catalog (p. 20)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2022 USA catalog (p. 78)
  3. 3.0 3.1 SR2605 product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived March 2024
  4. 2024 Europe catalog (p. 87)
  5. 5.0 5.1 SR2605-CBB product listing, Bax Music (UK retailer), archived February 2025
  6. SR2605-CBB product listing, Guitar Center (US retailer), archived February 2025
  • 2019 Europe catalog (p. 58)
  • SR2605 product page, Ibanez USA, archived September 2019
  • SR2605 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • SR2605 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • SR2605 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
  • SR2605 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2023
  • SR2605 product page, Ibanez USA, archived March 2024
  • SR2605 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2025
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