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SR5FMDX Emerald Green Low Gloss (more images)

The SR5FMDX is a five-string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2022. It was made in Indonesia as part of the mid-tier Premium line.

The SR5FMDX features a flamed maple and bubinga top and back on a double-cutaway ash body bolted to a titanium reinforced panga panga and purpleheart Atlas neck with a 24-fret birdseye maple fingerboard with green oval position markers. Components include a pair of Nordstrand Big Single passive pickups with an Ibanez custom preamp with a three-band EQ, Mono-rail bridges with 16.5mm string spacing, a GraphTech Black TUSQ nut, and Gotoh tuning machines.

The SR4FMDX is a four string version. The SR5FMDX2 is a similar model with a flamed maple and ash top. The SR5CMDX is a related model with a curly maple, purpleheart and walnut top and back.

The SR5FMDX was discontinued after 2023.

Specifications[]

Related content: Premium series | Soundgear series |
Specifications for SR5FMDX
Model name: SR5FMDX
Year(s) offered: 2022–2023
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Finish(es): Emerald Green Low Gloss (EGL)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Ash w/ flamed maple and bubinga top & back
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
MR5S fixed (16.5mm string spacing)
Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
Atlas-5
Neck material:
5-piece panga panga/ purpleheart w/ KTS titanium rods
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Birdseye maple
Fingerboard inlays:
Green ovals
Frets:
24 / medium nickel silver (Premium edge treatment)
Nut:
GraphTech Black TUSQ XL (38mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Nordstrand Big Single bridge passive
Neck pickup:
Nordstrand Big Single neck passive
Electronics:
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / 3-way EQ on-bypass-off toggle / 3-way mid-frequency toggle / treble / mid / bass
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105 (D'Addario EXL165)
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

Images[]

2022 Ibanez SR5FMDX ( Rear: Ash body with flamed maple back bolted to a 5-piece panga panga/ purpleheart reinforcement Atlas-5 neck & Gotoh machine heads )
Additional details
Controls layout
EQ frequency response

Video[]

SR5FMDX_ft._Giorgio_Terenziani
Ibanez SR5FMDX ( Demo & Review by "Giorgio Terenziani" )


Sources[]

  • SR5FMDX product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
  • SR5FMDX product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2023
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