SR885

SR885 Black 1992 (more images)

The SR885 is a five string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1990. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen as part of the Standard line.

The SR885 features a double-cutaway basswood body bolted to a laminated SR5 maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers and a matching headstock. Components include a special 5-string fixed bridge with 16.5mm string spacing, and a pair of Ibanez Lo-Z regulated active pickups channeled through a EQB-Ⅱ preamp with 2-band EQ, a plastic nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

The SR885 was mostly sold in the USA with special finishes like: SR, TC, TT, JM, MB, AB and GN. For Europe the TB was manufactured as an exclusive finish.

The body was made mostly of basswood. In 1993 it was offered in Ash for the US. market. In 1994 it was offered on Resoncast only in Europe and In 1995 was offered in Light American Maple for the US market.

The bridge was changed from Standard 5 strings to Die-cast (1994-1996) and then Accu-cast B25 (1997-2003).

The SR885LE is a very similar model. The SR885SM is related model with mahogany body and saman top. The SR895 is a related model with gold hardware.

The SR885 was discontinued after 2003.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for SR885

Model name: SR885

Year(s) offered: 1990–2003

Sold in: Asia 1996–1998 / Europe 1991–1995 / Japan 1991 / North America 1998 / South America 1996–1998 / USA

Made in: Japan

Price: MSRP: JP¥80,000 (1991)

Finish(es): Black (BK) 1990–2003 USA, 1991 Japan, 1991–1995 Europe, 1996–1998 Asia, 1996–1998 South America, 1998 North America / Sunset Red (SR) 1990 USA / Lazer Blue (LB) 1991–1993 USA , 1991–1993 Europe / Ruby Red (RR) 1991 USA , 1994 Europe / Candy Apple (CA) 1992 USA , 1992–1993 Europe / Royal Blue (RB) 1994 USA, 1994 Europe / Transparent Cherry (TC) 1993 USA / Transparent Turquoise (TT) 1995 USA / Transparent Blue (TB) 1995 Europe / Jade Metallic (JM) 1996 USA / Metallic Blue (MB) 1997 USA / Atlantic Blue (AB) 1998 USA / Gray Nickel (GN) 1999 USA

Body

Body type:
Solid

Body material:
1990–2003: Basswood
1993 (USA): Ash
1994 (Europe): Resoncast
1995 (USA): Light American maple

Neck joint:
AANJ

Bridge:
1990–1993: Special 5-string
1994–1997: Die-cast 5–string
1998–2003: Accu–cast B25 (16.5mm string spacing)

Knob style:
rubber knobs (black)

Hardware color:
Black

Neck

Neck type:
SRA5

Neck material:
1990: 5-piece maple/ walnut
1991: 5-piece maple
1992–2002: 3-piece maple
2003: 5-piece mahogany/ bubinga

Scale length:
864mm / 34"

Fingerboard material:
Rosewood

Fingerboard inlays:
1990–1994: Pearl dot
1995: Abalone oval USA only
1995–2003: Abalone dot

Frets:
24 / medium

Nut:
Black plastic (45mm)

Machine heads:
Gotoh

Electronics/ Strings

Pickup configuration:
1990–1993: JJ
1994–2003: HH

Bridge pickup:
1990: Ibanez Lo-Z active
1991: Ibanez Lo-J5 active
1992–1993: Ibanez Active Full Range AFR-J5 active
1994–1997: Ibanez Active Dynamix ADX5 active
1998–2003: Ibanez Active Full Range AFR-J5B active

Neck pickup:
1990: Ibanez Lo-Z active
1991: Ibanez Lo-J5 active
1992–1993: Ibanez Active Full Range AFR-J5 active
1994–1997: Ibanez Active Dynamix ADX5 active
1998–2003: Ibanez Active Full Range AFR-J5N active

Electronics:
1990–1993: Ibanez EQB-II 2-band
1993–2003: Ibanez Vari-Mid 3-band EQ

Controls:
Single volume / balance / two-band EQ (bass & treble boost-cut)

Battery:
9V

Output jack:
¼" stereo (side mounted)

String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105/.130

Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

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