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SR605E Cosmic Blue Starburst Flat (more images)

The SR605E is a five string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2021. It is produced in Indonesia as part of the standard line.

The SR605E features a double-cutaway ash body bolted to a jatoba and walnut neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of Nordstrand Big Break 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.

The SR600E and SR606E are four and six string versions, respectively.

Specifications[]

Related content: Soundgear series |
Specifications for SR605E
Model name: SR605E
Year(s) offered: 2021–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan 2022–2023 / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: ¥ 120,000 (2022[1]–2023[2]) / US$1,133.32 (2022[3][4]–2025[5]) / 949 (2024[6]) • SMAP: US$849.99 (2022[3][4]–2025[5])
Finish(es): Black Stained Burst (BKT) / Cosmic Blue Starburst Flat (CTF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Ash
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:
Black
Neck
Neck type:
SR5
Neck material:
5-piece jatoba/ walnut
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone ovals
Frets:
24 / medium nickel silver
Nut:
Plastic (45mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Nordstrand Big Break bridge passive
Neck pickup:
Nordstrand Big Break 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)

Images[]

Other available finishes
Black Stained Burst
Additional details
Front of body (BKT finish)
Rear of body (CTF finish)
Controls layout
EQ frequency response

Video[]

Ibanez_SR605-CTF_Electric_Bass
2021 Ibanez SR605-CTF Electric Bass


Sources[]

  1. SR605E product page, Ibanez Japn archived June 2022
  2. SR605E product page, Ibanez Japn archived January 2023
  3. 3.0 3.1 2022 USA catalog (p. 84)
  4. 4.0 4.1 SR605E-CTF product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived March 2024
  5. 5.0 5.1 SR605E-CTF product listing, Adorama (US retailer), archived February 2025
  6. 2024 Europe catalog (p. 91)
  • SR605E product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2021
  • SR605E product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
  • SR605E product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
  • SR605E product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2024
  • SR605E product page, Ibanez China, archived February 2025
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