The SR506E is a six 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 SR506 .
The SR506E 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, the hardware was changed to black (from black matte).
The SR500E and SR505E are four and five string versions, respectively.
Specifications [ ]
Specifications for SR506E
Model name: SR506E
Year(s) offered: 2019–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP : US$ 999.99 (2019)[ 1] / ¥ 115,000 (2021[ 2] –2022[ 3] ) / ¥ 125,000 (2024)[ 4] / US$ 1,066.65 (2022[ 5] [ 6] –2025[ 7] ) / € 929 (2024[ 8] ) / ¥ 140,000 (2025[ 9] ) • SMAP : US$ 749.99 (2019)[ 1] / US$ 799.99 (2022[ 5] [ 6] –2025[ 7] )
Finish(es): Brown Mahogany (BM)
Body
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Okoume
Neck joint: AANJ
Bridge: Accu-cast B506 fixed (16.5mm string spacing)
Knob style: B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color: 2019–2020 : Black matte2021–2025 : Black
Neck
Neck type: SR6
Neck material: 5-piece jatoba/ walnut
Scale length: 864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material: 2019–2020 : Jatoba2021–2025 : Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays: Abalone ovals
Frets: 24 / medium nickel silver
Nut: Plastic (54mm)
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): 032/.045/.065/.085/.105/.130 (D'Addario EXL165 + .032/.130)
Factory tuning: 1C,2G,3D,4A,5E,6B (B Std.)
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Sources [ ]
↑ 1.0 1.1 2019 USA winter new product catalog (p. 22 )
↑ SR506E product page, Ibanez Japan, archived December 2021
↑ SR506E product page, Ibanez Japan, archived June 2022
↑ SR506E product page, Ibanez Japan, archived March 2024
↑ 5.0 5.1 2022 USA catalog (p. 85 )
↑ 6.0 6.1 SR506E product listing, American Musical Supply (US retailer), archived March 2024
↑ 7.0 7.1 SR506E-BM product listing, Adorama (US retailer), archived February 2025
↑ 2024 Europe catalog (p. 92 )
↑ SR506E product page, Ibanez Japan, archived February 2025
SR506E product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived October 2019
SR506E product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
SR506E product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2021
SR506E product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
SR506E product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2023
SR506E product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024
SR506E product page, Ibanez Europe, archived February 2025