SR506

SR506 Brown Mahogany "2018" (more images)

The SR506 is a six string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in 2004. It was made in Indonesia as part of the standard line.

The SR506 features a double-cutaway mahogany body bolted to a wenge and bubinga neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of Bartolini® MK-1 passive pickups with an EQB-IIIS 3-Band EQ with Mid Frequency Switch, an Accu-cast B106 bridge with 16.5 mm string spacing, a plastic nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

The SR500 and SR505 are similar four and five string models. The SR506M is a similar model with a maple fretboard.

The SR506 was discontinued after 2018 and replaced by the SR506E

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Specifications for SR506

Model name: SR506

Year(s) offered: 2004–2018

Sold in: Asia 2006-2007,2016-2018 / Central America 2012 / China 2017-2018 / Europe 2005-2018 / Japan 2005-2018 / North America 2008-2018 / South America 2006-2007,2010-2012,2016-2018 / Oceania 2011-2012,2016-2018 / USA 2004-2011,2013-2018

Made in: Indonesia

Finish(es): Brown Mahogany (BM)

Body

Body type:
Solid body

Body material:
Mahogany

Neck joint:
AANJ

Bridge:
2004-2011: Accu-cast B106 fixed
2012-2018 : Accu-cast B306 fixed (16.5mm string spacing)

Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs

Hardware color:
cosmo black

Neck

Neck type:
SR6
Radius: 400mm
Thickness: 19.5mm at 1st fret and 21.5mm at 12th fret
Width: 83mm at 24th fret

Neck material:
2004-2007: 5-piece wenge/ bubinga
2008-2018: 5-piece jatoba/ bubinga

Scale length:
864mm / 34"

Fingerboard material:
rosewood

Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone ovals

Frets:
24 / medium

Nut:
Plastic (54mm)

Machine heads:
Gotoh

Electronics/ Strings

Bridge pickup:
Bartolini MK-1 bridge passive

Neck pickup:
Bartolini MK-1 neck passive

Electronics:
2004-2009: Bartolini MK-1 3-band EQ
2010-2017 :EQB-IIIS 3-Band EQ w/ Mid Frequency Switch
2018: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-Band EQ w/ Mid Frequency Switch

Controls:
Volume, Balancer, Bass boost/cut, Middle boost/cut, Treble boost/cut, 3-way Mid Frequency switch, EQ Bypass

Battery:
9V

Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled top mount)

String gauge (factory):
.032/.045/.065/.080/.100/.130

Factory tuning:
1C,2G,3D,4A,5E,6B (B Std.)

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