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For other models with the same or similar names, see SR5000 (disambiguation).
1996 SR5000-SM
SR5000SM with saman, walnut & basswood body and Oil finish (more images) Red copyright sprite

The SR5000SM is a Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1996. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen as the initial Soundgear model in the upscale Prestige line. It was also referred to as simply the SR5000.

The SR5000SM has a special arched, double-cutaway nine-piece body constructed of three pieces of saman separated by 5mm strips composed of basswood/ walnut/ basswood which is bolted to a bubinga and wenge SR4 neck with a 24-fret wenge fingerboard with abalone oval position markers and a "Custom Made" inlay at the 24th fret. The headstock features a striped ebony veneer and a valoot. Components include individually mounted Mono-rail fixed bridges with a D-tuner on the bass (E) string, a pair of Ibanez Active Full Range (AFR) active P/J pickups channeled through a Vari-mid preamp with a 3-band EQ and sweepable mid-frequency crossover control, a graphite nut, pearl gold hardware and deluxe Gotoh tuning machines.

The SR5005SM is a five string version. The SR5000MM is a similar model with mahogany in place of saman in the body construction. The SR5000MPW is a similar model with a seven-piece maple, walnut and bubinga body. The SR5000MW is a related model with a mahogany, walnut and bubinga body and different electronics.

The SR5000SM was offered only in 1996.

Specifications[]

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SR5000 / SR5000SM / SR5000-SM
Year(s) offered: 1996
Sold in: Asia & South America / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$1,899.95 (1996)[1]
Finish(es): Oil (OL) also listed as "SM"
Body
Body type:
Solid
Body material:
9-piece saman, walnut and basswood w/ curved top and back
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Mono-rail w/ D-Tuner on E
Strap buttons:
Gotoh Free Lock
Knob style:
Two black Rubber Tek Grip (volume and balancer), two concentric black plastic (EQ & Vari-Mid control)
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
SR4 Prestige
Neck material:
5-piece bubinga/ wenge
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Wenge
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone ovals w/ "Custom Made" at 24th fret
Frets:
24 / medium (SBB213-175) nickel silver
Nut:
Graphite (38mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GBS510
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez AFR-P bridge active
Neck pickup:
Ibanez AFR-J neck active
Electronics:
Ibanez Vari-Mid 3-band EQ
Controls:
Volume / balancer / 3-band EQ (treble, midrange and bass boost/cut) / Mid-frequency sweep
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105 roundwound
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

Images[]

Additional details
1996 SR5000-SM front
Front of body
1996 SR5000-SM inlay
"Custom Made" inlay
Controls SR-Vari-Mid 1996
Controls
Controls SR-Vari-Mid-Vari-Mid-HiFi 1999
Controls layout

Sources[]

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