SR505EL

SR505EL Brown Mahogany

The SR505EL is a left-handed, five string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2019. It is produced in Indonesia as part of the standard line. It replaced the SR505L.

The SR505EL features a double-cutaway okoume body bolted to a jatoba and walnut neck with a 24-fret jatoba fingerboard with abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of Bartolini BH2 passive pickups channeled through an Ibanez custom preamp with a bypassable three-band EQ, an Accu-cast bridge with 16.5mm string spacing, a plastic nut, and Ibanez tuning machines.

For 2021 the fretboard material was changed to rosewood and the hardware was changed to black (from black matte).

The SR505E is a right-handed version.

Specifications

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Specifications for SR505EL

Model name: SR505EL Year(s) offered: 2019–2025 Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China 2019–2021 / Europe / Japan / USA Made in: Indonesia Price: MSRP: US$999.99 (2019) / ¥ 115,000 (2022) / ¥ 125,000 (2024) / US$1,066.65 (2022–2025) / €869 (2024) / ¥ 140,000 (2025) • SMAP: US$749.99 (2019) / US$799.99 (2022–2025) Finish(es): Brown Mahogany (BM)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Okoume Neck joint: AANJ Bridge: Accu-cast B505 fixed (16.5mm string spacing) Knob style: B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs Hardware color: 2019–2020: Black matte 2021–2025: Black	Neck Neck type: SR5 Neck material: 5-piece jatoba/ walnut Scale length: 864mm / 34" Fingerboard material: 2019–2020: Jatoba 2021–2025: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: Abalone ovals Frets: 24 / medium nickel silver Nut: Plastic (45mm) Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast	Electronics/ Strings Bridge pickup: Bartolini BH2 bridge passive Neck pickup: Bartolini BH2 neck passive Electronics: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch Controls: Master volume / pickup balancer / 3-band EQ (bass/mid/treble) / EQ bypass toggle / 3-way mid-frequency 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)

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Additional details

Front of body

Rear of body

Controls layout

EQ frequency response

Sources

• 2019 Europe catalog (p. 68)
• SR505EL product page, Ibanez USA, archived October 2019
• SR505EL product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
• SR505EL product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2021
• SR505EL product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
• SR505EL product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
• SR505EL product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2024
• SR505EL product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived February 2025