Essential Information About the Ibanez SRMS806 Bass Guitar
- 6-string electric bass with a multi-scale 35.5"?33.6" (901.7?854.7 mm) scale length for balanced tension and natural left-hand comfort.
- Two Bartolini BH2 passive pickups + Ibanez 3-band EQ with bypass and 250/450/700 Hz mid-frequency switch for a modern and precise tonal palette.
- MR5S bridge with 16.5 mm (0.65") string spacing, adjustable ±1.5 mm (±0.06") per string to customize spacing to your playing style.
- Carefully crafted: Poplar Burl top, okoumé body, 5-piece jatoba/walnut neck, panga panga fingerboard with 24 frets.
A Soundgear Designed for the Multi-Scale Era
Born from the lineage of SR models known for their ergonomics, the SRMS806 takes the concept further: a progressive scale length that stabilizes the low B string while maintaining a bright attack on the high C string. It stands as a benchmark model for 6-string bassists seeking a versatile and contemporary instrument.
Who Is It For and Which Styles?
Ideal for
intermediate to expert bassists, the SRMS806 excels in progressive metal, fusion, modern funk, gospel, pop, and studio recording. The
16.5 mm spacing promotes fingerstyle velocity, chord playing, tapping, and precise slap techniques, while the factory tuning (1C?6B) covers both extreme low and high registers.
Tonal Characteristics
The
Bartolini BH2 (humbucker) pickups deliver tight lows, punchy mids, and smooth highs. The
Ibanez 3-band preamp offers fine control with a mid-frequency switch (250/450/700 Hz) to sculpt the mix, and an
active/passive bypass where the treble knob acts as a master tone control in passive mode. The
okoumé + Poplar Burl combination provides warmth and projection, the
panga panga fingerboard adds attack, and the
multi-scale 35.5"?33.6" enhances definition and sustain on the low B string.
Recommended Compatible Accessories
For tailored protection, choose the
MB300C case or the
IBB540-BK gig bag. Regarding strings, the original setup
D?Addario EXL170-5SL + .032 (gauges .032/.045/.065/.080/.100/.130) is perfectly suited to the SRMS806?s scale length.
Technical Specifications
Body
- Top: Poplar Burl
- Body: okoumé
- Bridge: MR5S, 16.5 mm / 0.65" spacing, ±1.5 mm / ±0.06" spacing adjustment per string
- Hardware color: black
Neck
- Type: SRMS6 multi-scale, 5-piece jatoba/walnut neck
- Scale length: 35.5" / 901.7 mm (low) ? 33.6" / 854.7 mm (high)
- Nut width: 54 mm / 2.13"
- Width at 24th fret: 83 mm / 3.27"
- Thickness at 1st fret: 19.5 mm / 0.77"
- Thickness at 12th fret: 23 mm / 0.91"
- Fingerboard: panga panga with binding, special acrylic inlays
- Fingerboard radius: 400 mm / 15.75"
- Frets: medium, 24 total
Electronics
- Neck pickup: Bartolini BH2 (passive, humbucker)
- Bridge pickup: Bartolini BH2 (passive, humbucker)
- Preamp: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ with bypass switch
- Functions: in bypass, the treble potentiometer acts as a passive tone control
- 3-position mid switch: 250 Hz / 450 Hz / 700 Hz
- Controls: master volume, pickup balance, bass ±, mid ±, treble ±, EQ bypass switch, mid frequency switch
Miscellaneous
- Factory tuning: 1C, 2G, 3D, 4A, 5E, 6B
- Original strings: D?Addario EXL170-5SL + .032
- Gauges: .032 / .045 / .065 / .080 / .100 / .130
- Recommended case: MB300C
- Recommended gig bag: IBB540-BK
Glossary
- Scale length: vibrating length of the string; here, ?multi-scale? means different lengths for low and high strings.
- Nut: piece at the top of the neck guiding the strings (nut width = neck width at the headstock side).
- Radius: curvature of the fingerboard; the larger the value, the flatter the fingerboard.
- Pickup balance: potentiometer that blends the levels of neck and bridge pickups.
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