SR300E

SR300E Pearl White (more images)

The SR300E is a Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2016. It is made in Indonesia as part of the standard line. It replaced the SR300.

The SR300E features a double-cutaway mahogany body bolted to a maple and rosewood neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez PowerSpan passive pickups with an Ibanez custom preamp with a Power Tap switch and a three-band EQ, an Accu-cast bridge with 19mm string spacing, a plastic nut and Ibanez tuning machines.

For 2018 the maple and rosewood neck was replaced with maple and walnut and the rosewood fingerboard was replaced with jatoba. For 2019 the mahogany body was replaced with nyatoh.

The SR305E is a similar five string model. The SR300EL is a left-handed version. The SR300EB is a similar model with black hardware.

Specifications

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Specifications for SR300E

Model name: SR300E Year(s) offered: 2016–2021 Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA Made in: Indonesia Finish(es): Autumn Fade Metallic (AFM) 2016–2020 / Black Planet Matte (BPM) 2018–2020 / Candy Apple (CA) 2016–2019 / Cerulean Aura Burst (CUB) 2020–2021 / Charred Champagne Burst (CCB) / Champagne Gold (CGD) 2016 / Emerald Fade Metallic (EFM) 2016–2020 / Golden Veil Matte (GVM) 2020–2021 / Iron Pewter (IPT) / Jet Stream Green Matte (JSM) 2017–2018 / Metallic Gray (MG) 2016–2018 / Metallic Heather Purple 2019 / Metallic Purple Sunburst 2018 / Metallic Slate Gray (MSG) 2019 / Navy Planet Matte (NPM) 2018–2019 / Night Snow Burst (NSB) 2020–2021 / Ocean Fade Metallic (OFM) 2016–2020 / Pearl Black Fade Metallic (PFM) 2016–2020 / Pearl White (PW) / Pink Gold Metallic (PGM) 2021 / Root Beer Metallic (RBM) 2016 / Seashore Metallic Burst (SMB) 2016–2017 / Sky Veil Matte (SVM) 2021
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: 2016–2018: Mahogany 2019–2021: Nyatoh Neck joint: AANJ Bridge: Accu-cast B120 fixed (19mm string spacing) Knob style: Knurled metal dome Hardware color: Cosmo black	Neck Neck type: SR4 Neck material: 2016–2017: 5-piece maple/ rosewood 2018–2021: 5-piece maple/ walnut Scale length: 864mm / 34" Fingerboard material: 2016–2017: Rosewood 2018–2021: Jatoba Fingerboard inlays: White dot Frets: 24 / medium Nut: Plastic (38mm) Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast	Electronics/ Strings Bridge pickup: Ibanez PowerSpan Dual Coil bridge passive Neck pickup: Ibanez PowerSpan Dual Coil neck passive Electronics: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/ 3-way Power Tap switch Controls: Master volume / balancer / 3-way Power Tap toggle / 3-band EQ (treble / mid / bass) Battery: 9V Output jack: ¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount) String gauge (factory): .045/.065/.085/.105 Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

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Additional finishes/ details

Autumn Fade Metallic

Black Planet Matte

Candy Apple

Cerulean Aura Burst

Charred Champagne Burst

Champagne Gold

Emerald Fade Metallic

Golden Veil Matte

Iron Pewter

Jet Stream Green Matte

Metallic Gray

Metallic Heather Purple

Metallic Purple Sunburst

Metallic Slate Gray

Navy Planet Matte

Night Snow Burst

Ocean Fade Metallic

Pearl Black Fade Metallic

Pink Gold Metallic

Root Beer Metallic

Seashore Metallic Burst

Sky Veil Matte

Controls layout

EQ frequency response

Video

2016 Ibanez SR300E ( Bass Guitar Review )

Sources

• 2016 USA new product book (page 21)
• 2017 Japan catalog (page 56)
• SR300E product page, Ibanez USA, archived August 2017
• 2018 Asia catalog (page 67)
• 2019 Europe catalog (page 71)
• SR300E product page, Ibanez USA, archived October 2019
• SR300E product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
• SR300E product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2020
• SR300E product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2021