For 25 years the Sound Gear series from Ibanez has tended to the hearts of bass players, whether they play metal, rock, goth, gospel, jazz, country, or any other genre. The Ibanez Sound Gear SR505 5-String Electric Bass Guitar is one of these phantasmagorical creations. The sexy look, the slick, and comfortable shape, and incredibly versatile when it comes to its sound are descriptions that aren't enough to describe this beauty of a bass guitar. The whole body is made of mahogany to create the deep, warm tones a bass guitar needs. The fretboard is made of rosewood to enhance dexterous, and unbreakable riffing techniques. The rosewood fretboard also actually contributes to the way the guitar sounds. It adds a little more brightness to the mahogany body tone to create balanced notes. The electronics include a Bartolini MK1 neck pickup, a Bartolini MK1 bridge pickup, and EQBIIIS 3-Band equalizer with a mid-range frequency switch. The Bartolini MK1 neck, and bridge pickups are single coil pickups that have equal response like they should, nut without the hum, and noise. Adjust the tone, and volume with the tone, and volume knobs. I have tested this rapturous, dreamy music apparatus with my own hands, and when this is plugged into an amp, the rumbling, deep voice echos as if on stage, sending shivers down your neck. So imagine what it would actually sound like on a real stage. If you are a bassist looking to put the audience, and you in complete euphoria just from the sound of your bass guitar, this Ibanez Sound Gear music machine will excite the spirit of any one no matter what genre of music their heart sings to.
