I bought this SR605E Bass Guitar brand new just a couple of months ago, with the intention of upgrading. It came out so well that I bought a Premium model to do the same mods to. I'm keeping the Premium model, and passing this one on for what I invested in it. It still looks like new, but sounds superior!. I'm also including a brand new gig bag. The only mod that is visible is the set of Thomastik Flatwound strings. These are my favorite strings, expensive, but worth it in every way. They sound so nice, while being finger friendly. I have had many Ibanez basses, mainly because the necks are fantastic and the instruments are fun to play.This one is no exception. Thin, narrow and speedy. It is easy to get around on.

 This bass features a resonant, lightweight ash body with a satin finish. The 5-piece jatoba/walnut neck with rosewood fingerboard is incredibly playable and responsive, great for laying down solid grooves. A pair of Nordstrand Big Break pickups also gives you a variety of sounds to explore. 

Nordstrand Big Break pickups for massive sound.

Designed by renowned pickup builder Carey Nordstrand, Nordstrand Big Break pickups pump out powerful aggression and grit when used with the SR605E. By cramming a split-coil into a soapbar-style pup, Big Break pickups produce a massive, full-bodied sound while still retaining the clarity and character of a single-coil.  The addition of an Accu-cast B505 bridge lends stellar sustain and tone support to any style of play.

The Most Fantastic Upgrade is the Nordstrand Audio 3 Band Bass Preamp.

The Nordstrand 3B Preamp sits firmly in the camp of transparent, high-fidelity onboard bass electronics. This is not a preamp designed to hijack your signal or impose an artificial footprint onto your instrument. Instead, Carey Nordstrand and his team engineered this circuit to respect your bass's natural voice, delivering several highly practical benefits tailored for the working musician.

First and foremost, the 3B acts as an exceptional onboard buffer. It lowers your output impedance, ensuring that you do not lose any crucial high-end clarity or transient attack, even when running through long cables or heavily populated pedalboards. Another highly practical feature is the inclusion of an adjustable internal output trim control. This utility comes in handy if you are matching the preamp with low-output vintage single coils or overwound modern soapbars. It allows you to precisely trim the input stage, letting you push the gain up or pull it back to match the sweet spot of your signal chain.

The 3B features three EQ frequency centers that make it exceptionally flexible on a gig. It will effortlessly help you make the instrument you choose to install it in sound noticeably bigger, thicker, and more mid-forward when you need to cut through a dense rock mix. Conversely, you can use it to bring out airy high-end detail for slap techniques, or pull the treble back to make your tone warmer and smoother for an R&B gig.

No matter where you set the knobs, the Nordstrand 3B inherently sounds natural and well-balanced. It operates with a low noise floor and plenty of headroom, ensuring your tone doesn’t feel compressed.

If you are searching for a flexible, road-ready preamp that will help a bass you already love sound much more like the best version of itself, take a serious look at the Nordstrand 3B. It provides a reliable, transparent foundation that translates perfectly to both live stages and recording environments, giving you the control you need to consistently sound your best.

From Nordstrand Audio

Sonically spotless, original, and easy to use, Nordstrand's 3-Band preamp module provides players with an uninhibited musicality derived from Carey Nordstrand’s own personal design. With an ideal feature set facilitating its great sound, this module has become popular with high end bass builders who love to install them as standard OEM preamps on their top level instruments.

These preamps have become extremely popular upgrades for basses at all levels of quality. Just pick the configuration that matches the control layout on your bass!

Harnesses are professionally wired in the Fat Bass Tone shop.

Tech Specs

• Number of Strings: 5
• Left-/Right-handed : Right-handed
• Body Shape: Standard SR
• Body Material: Ash
• Color: Black Stained Burst
• Body Finish: Satin Polyurethane
• Neck Material : 5-Piece Jatoba/Walnut
• Neck Shape : SR5
• Radius: 12"
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone Ovals
• Number of Frets: 24, Medium
• Scale Length: 34"
• Nut Width: 1.771"
• Nut Material: Plastic
• Bridge/Tailpiece: Accu-cast B505
• Tuners: Ibanez
• Neck Pickup: Nordstrand Big Break Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup: Nordstrand Big Break Humbucker
• Nordstrand Audio 3 Band Bass Preamp
• Controls:1 x master volume (P/P), 1 x balance, 3-band Active EQ (T, M p/p, B), 1 Producer's switch, 1 Dummy switch
• Strings: Thomastik Flats
• Weight: 8 pounds 3 0z.
• Gig Bag: Included