Premium Craftsmanship Meets Roaring Sonic Potential
When unrivaled aesthetics, immense tone, and multidimensional craftsmanship collide, you know you're in the right place. The Ibanez Premium SR2605 bass guitar proves that striking visuals and time-tested lows are for everyone. Start with a mahogany body, topped with gloriously figured poplar burl. Then add a fast 15-piece neck, decked out with a smooth panga panga fingerboard embellished with elegant abalone oval inlays. This attention-commanding, ear-grabbing bass even features KTS titanium rods to reinforce the neck's polychromic assembly. Still, the SR2605’s first priority is tone, and that’s just what the two Nordstrand Big Single pickups deliver: robust, punchy, impeccably balanced tone. And with the 3-band EQ, you’ll have more than enough sound-shaping power to hit the stage or studio with any style. Sweetwater’s advice is this: When you’re ready to step up your bass game, the Ibanez Premium SR2605 is the no-holds-barred baron of low-end thunder that effortlessly marries style, substance, playability, and power. Like we said, you're in the right place!
Massive, aggressive tone from Nordstrand pickups
With a “super-packed” coil, the Big Single is considered by Nordstrand to be the “tonal giant” of their pickup offerings. Ibanez spec’d a pair of these aggressive-sounding single-coil monsters for the Premium SR2605. In addition, you have the powerful sound-shaping capabilities of Ibanez’s Custom 3-band EQ, which gives you control over boost/cut for bass, mid, and high frequencies, a mid-frequency switch to fine-tune your midrange, and an EQ bypass. No matter what tonal texture your music calls for, this instrument’s superb electronics will get you there fast. Fingers, thumb, or pick — the SR2605’s electronics have you covered.
Custom neck joint for enhanced sustain and playability
There’s a reason for the enduring popularity of basses with bolt-on necks — they sound punchy and quite different from neck-through and set-neck designs. Pick up an Ibanez Premium SR2605, and you’ll experience everything bolt-on construction has to offer. Ibanez has taken the classic design to the next level with their asymmetrical 4-bolt neck joint, which not only provides more contact between neck and body for greater stability, vibrational transfer, and sustain, but it also gives you a smooth, tapered neck heel for unrestricted high-register access.
Mono-rail bridge enhances definition and sustain
Ibanez specified their excellent Mono-rail 5 bridge for the Premium SR2605. Unlike single-body bridges, each Mono-rail saddle is completely separate from the others. This does two things for you. First, since they aren’t connected, the saddles create minimal sympathetic vibration. This prevents unused strings from ringing. Second, each saddle is double-anchored, allowing energy to transfer efficiently between the string and the body. As a result, bassists here at Sweetwater are raving about the SR2605’s astonishing clarity and sustain.
Ibanez: a legacy of quality and innovation
Ibanez’s obsessive attention to detail has made the company a global guitar and bass powerhouse, but it didn’t happen overnight. Ibanez began its life in 1908 as the Hoshino Gakki company in Nagoya, Japan. However, the company didn’t get into the guitar business until 1929, when it started importing Salvador Ibanez guitars from Spain. In 1935, Hoshino Gakki began building Spanish acoustic guitars under the “Ibanez Salvador” name, which was later shortened to Ibanez. Although Ibanez started manufacturing electric guitars in 1957, the company was relatively unknown in the West until the 1960s, when it started producing guitars based on American designs. By the late 1970s, Ibanez began manufacturing the innovative, original guitar and bass designs that the company is now known for. The company is also famous for its effect pedals, most notably the Tube Screamer. Sweetwater is proud to offer you such a fine line of distinguished musical instruments.
Ibanez Premium SR2605 Features:
- Poplar burl-topped African mahogany body provides an aural anchor of blooming harmonics, balanced tone, and high-headroom heft
- 15-piece panga panga/maple/padauk/purpleheart/walnut neck is reinforced by KTS titanium rods, bridging a prismatic sonic palette with unwavering support
- Panga panga fingerboard features abalone oval inlays for spotlight-worthy panache
- Nordstrand Big Single neck and bridge pickups give you robust, versatile tones that are effortlessly shaped to support virtually any style
- Custom Ibanez electronics 3-band EQ gives you a world of onboard sonic-shaping tools to tailor your tones before your sound leaves your bass
- Mono-rail 5 bridge and Gotoh tuners ensure solid tuning stability and enhanced resonance
- Graph Tech TUSQ nut and dual-action truss rod guarantee buzz-free tones and painless adjustments to fine-tuning your intonation
