Ibanez SR500A-MHL Mahogany Brown Burst Low Gloss 4-String Bass #065

For decades, the SR has given bass players a modern alternative. With its continued popularity, Ibanez is constantly endeavoring to answer the wider needs of a variety of players, at a variety of budgets. But no matter what the specs, the heart is the same-SR continues to excite with its smooth, fast neck, lightweight body, and perfectly matched electronics.

Regardless of price, Ibanez always strives to offer the absolute best sound, style, and playability in its class. The Standard series incorporates all the staples the Ibanez brand is famous for, such as fast necks, floating terms, and high-octane distortion in a package that is available and accessible to most players.

• Stock #065
• 7 lbs 4 oz
• SPECS
• neck type SR45pc Roasted Maple/Walnut neck
• top/back/body Okoume body
• fretboard Rosewood fretboardAbalone oval inlay
• fret Medium frets
• number of frets 24
• bridge MR5S bridge
• string space 19mm
• neck pickup Bartolini® BH2 neck pickupPassive
• bridge pickup Bartolini® BH2 bridge pickupPassive
• equalizer Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot), 3-way Mid frequency switch
• factory tuning 1G,2D,3A,4E
• strings D’Addario® EXL165
• string gauge .045/.065/.085/.105
• hardware color Black
• NECK DIMENSIONS
• Scale : 864mm/34″
• a : Width 38mm at NUT
• b : Width 62mm at 24F
• c : Thickness 19.5mm at 1F
• d : Thickness 21.5mm at 12F
• Radius : 305mmR

Rosewood fretboard

Rosewood provides a well-balanced solid tone with a focused mid range.

5pc Roasted Maple/Walnut neck

The Roasted Maple neck is heat-treated to increase stability, durability, moisture resistance and tolerance of temperature changes.

Medium frets

Medium sized frets enhance the accuracy of your notes.

Okoume body

The Okoume body provides a bright and solid sound.

Bartolini® BH2 pickups

The Bartolini® BH2 pickups provide a tight bottom-end, punchy mid-range, and smooth response. The dual-coil style configuration maximizes articulation and a long blade pole piece widens the magnetic field, providing balanced string-to-string pickup response.

MR5S bridge

The MR5S bridge has adjustable saddles for variable string spacing by +/- 1.5mm, answering every bassist’s specific string spacing needs.

Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch & Mid frequency switch

Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ is our latest refinement on the concept of simple, straightforward, no-nonsense EQ control. The Boost and Cut for the Mid Control are each centered on slightly different frequencies, an innovation that delivers a preset range of the most favorable bass tones.
Precision tonal control, including a switch to choose passive-only operation. When the EQ bypass is activated, the treble tone control knob becomes the global tone control for the passive circuit.