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The SR505T is a five string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in 2013. It was produced in Indonesia as a spot model which was sold exclusively by US retailers Guitar Center and Musician's Friend.

The SR505T features neck through body constructions with double-cutaway mahogany body wings attached to a jatoba and bubinga SR5 neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of Bartolini MK1-5 passive pickups with an Ibanez EQB-IIIS preamp with a 3-band EQ and 2-way mid-frequency selector, an Accu-cast B305 fixed bridge with 16.5mm string spacing, a plastic nut, and Ibanez die-cast tuning machines.

The SR500T is a four string version. The SR505 is a similar model with a bolt-on neck.

The SR505T was discontinued after 2015.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for SR505T
Model name: SR505T
Year(s) offered: 2013–2015
Sold in: USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: US$999.99 (2013)[1] • SMAP: US$749.99 (2013)[1]
Finish(es): Transparent Black Flat (TKF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany
Neck joint:
Neck-thru
Bridge:
Accu-cast B305 (16.5mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Large knurled metal dome (volume & balancer) & small knurled metal dome (3-way EQ)
Hardware color:
cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
SR5
Neck material:
5-piece jatoba/ bubinga
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone ovals
Frets:
24 / medium nickel silver
Nut:
Black plastic (45mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez GB7 die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Bartolini MK1-5 bridge passive
Neck pickup:
Bartolini MK1-5 neck passive
Electronics:
Ibanez EQB IIIS 3-band EQ w/ 2-way mid-frequency toggle
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / 3-band EQ (treble, mid, and bass, boost/cut) / 2-way mid-frequency selector
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled top mount)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105/.130
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

Images[]

Additional details
Controls-layout V B 3band 2-way-mid-toggle
Controls layout
Freq-resp EQBIIIS
Frequency response

Sources[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 SR505T product listing, Musician's Friend, archived June 2013
  • SR505T parts list, Hoshino parts catalog, archived January 2023
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