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The SR8205 is a five-string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1998. It is made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the high end J Custom line.

The SR8205 features a double-cutaway mahogany body with carved top bolted to a wenge and bubinga SR5 neck with a 27-fret wenge fingerboard with 3 abalone ovals inlays at 12 fret and side dots. Components include a IBZ SFR-MB pickup on the bridge position and a IBZ SFR-MN pickup on the neck position with an Ibanez Vari-Mid 3-band passive EQ, 510BR-5 Graphite fixed bridge with 16.5mm string spacing, Gotoh GBS510 machine heads and pearl gold hardware. Controls consist of a single volume and balance, treble boost/cut, bass boost/cut, mid boost/cut.

The SR8205F is a similar fret-less version.

The SR8205 was only offered in 1998.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for SR8205
Model name: SR8205
Year(s) offered: 1998
Sold in: Europe / Japan
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Stained Oil (SOL)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany w/ carved top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Graphite 510BR-5 (16.5mm string spacing)
Strap buttons:
Gotoh (free lock)
Knob style:
Two black Rubber Tek Grip (volume and balancer), two concentric black plastic (EQ & Vari-Mid control) B-15C
Hardware color:
Pearl gold
Neck
Neck type:
SR5
Neck material:
5-piece wenge/ bubinga
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Wenge
Fingerboard inlays:
3 Abalone ovals at 12 fret and side dots
Frets:
27 / medium (SBB213-175 edge treatment)
Nut:
Black (plastic) (45mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GBS510
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
SFR 5-String
Bridge pickup:
IBZ SFR-MB
Neck pickup:
IBZ SFR-MN
Electronics:
Ibanez Vari-Mid 3-band EQ passive
Controls:
Master volume, balance, treble boost/cut, bass boost/cut
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105/.130
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

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Additional details
SR8205 front
Body (front)
SR8205 bridge
Graphite 510BR-5 (bridge)
SR8205 inlay
Inlays at 12 fret
SR8205 27 fret
additional small frets (25-27)
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Sources[]

  • Ibanez SR8205 1998 S-Series J-Custom Guitars Ibanez Rules archive.
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