OVERVIEW
Punchy pickups, custom three-band EQ and a highly playable neck make this a performer’s dream.
For 25 years the SR has given bass players a modern alternative. Embraced by bassists over the decades, the iconic series continues to excite with its smooth, fast neck, lightweight body and perfectly matched electronics.
The SR305E is a handsome 5-string bass designed for the experienced player. The bass starts with an immaculately finished mahogany body. Other features include a sturdy 5-piece maple/jatoba SR4 neck, a jatoba fretboard and an Accu-cast B125 bridge for superior string vibration transfer and precise intonation. Cosmo black hardware adds a hint of stealth.
At the heart of the SR305E’s electronics are two PowerSpan Dual Coil pickups. Their stainless pole pieces offer higher output, clarity, and fullness than any in the SR305’s class. Accessed by the 3-way “Power Tap” switch, these proprietary pickups offer a choice of three tonal personalities: A rich humbucker sound, a pure single-coil sound, or an enhanced single coil sound — fattened by lows from the humbucker pickups. Add the ability to dial in precise tone preferences via the Ibanez Custom 3-band EQ, and the SR305E is a musical chameleon.
FEATURES
Neck
- Shape: Modern
- Wood: Maple Jatoba
- Neck joint: Bolt-on
- Scale length: 34″
- Truss rod: Standard
- Finish: Gloss
Pickups
- Active or passive pickups: Passive
- Pickup configuration: HH
- Neck: PowerSpan Dual Coil
- Bridge: PowerSpan Dual Coil
- Brand: Ibanez
- Series or parallel: Series
- Active preamp: Yes
- Special electronics: Active 3-band EQ with 3-way Power Tap switch
Fretboard
- Material: Jatoba
- Radius: 12″
- Fret size: Medium
- Number of frets: 24
- Inlays: Dot
- Nut material: Not specified
- Nut width: 1.65″ (42mm)
Body
- Cutaway: Double cutaway
- Construction: Solidbody
- Body wood: Mahogany
- Body finish: Gloss
- Orientation: Right handed
Controls
- Control layout: Master volume, balance, 3-band EQ
Hardware
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: Accu-cast B125 bridge
- Tuning machines: Diecast
- Color: Black
Other
- Number of strings: 5
- Pickguard: No
- Special features: Pickups
- Case: Sold separately
- Accessories: None
- Country of origin: Indonesia