- For the current model with the same name, see SR5005.
SR5005 is a model name used to refer to several varieties of Soundgear series solid body five string electric bass guitars offered in the late 1990s and again from 2009. All of these models were produced in Japan by FujiGen and are part of the upscale Prestige line.
1996–1998 SR5005 models[]
Each of these models has a special arched, multi-piece body in a double-cutaway shape. The differences between them have to do with the wood species used in their construction. In each of them the body is bolted to a bubinga and wenge SR5 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. For further details on the components and any differences see the individual articles linked below.
- The SR5005MM or SR5005-MM (1997–1998) is a nine-piece construction made of three pieces of mahogany separated by 5mm strips composed of basswood/ walnut/ basswood.
- The SR5005MPW or SR5005-MPW (1997) is a seven-piece body with two outer maple pieces with a walnut block sandwiched between separated by thin walnut and basswood strips.
- The SR5005MW or SR5005-MW (1997–1999) is a similar construction to the MPW version above with mahogany in place of maple.
- The SR5005SM or SR5005-SM (1996) has a similar construction to the MM version above with saman replacing mahogany.
2009–2014 SR5005E model[]
- The SR5005E has a wenge and mahogany body.
2015–2023 SR5005 model[]
- The SR5005 has a wenge and mahogany body. It is very similar to the SR5005E with the major difference being a new preamp.
See also[]
- SR5000 (disambiguation) - related four string models