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At A Glance

Neck Type
SRF5 / 5pc Maple/Walnut / Neck-through
Top/Back/Body
Okoume wing body
Fretboard
Bound Panga Panga fretboard
Fret
Fretless
Bridge
Custom bridge for AeroSilk Piezo system bridge
String Space
16.5mm
Neck Pickup
Bartolini MK-1 neck pickup (Passive)
Bridge Pickup
Bartolini MK-1 bridge pickup (Passive)
Equaliser
Ibanez 2-band EQ w/Piezo active tone control
Factory Tuning
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B
Strings
D'Addario ECB81-5 Flatwound
String Gauge
.045/.065/.080/.100/.132
Hardware Color
Cosmo black
Scale
864mm/34"
A : Width
45mm at NUT
B : Width
68mm at 24F
C : Thickness
21.5mm at 1F
D : Thickness
23.5mm at 12F
Radius
305mmR
Finish
Brown Burst Flat
Description

Ibanez built the SRF705BBF as part of the SR Workshop Series, positioning it as a fretless five-string bass within a line oriented toward players seeking specialist tonewoods and active electronics. The neck-through construction and Workshop Series designation placed it above the standard SR production models.

The bass was built around a five-piece Maple and Walnut neck-through design with an Okoume wing body. The bound Panga Panga fretboard is fretless, with a 305mm radius, a nut width of 45mm, and a width of 68mm at the 24th fret position; neck thickness measures 21.5mm at the first fret and 23.5mm at the twelfth. Scale length is 864mm (34 inches). Electronics pair two passive Bartolini MK-1 pickups — one at the neck, one at the bridge — with an Ibanez 2-band EQ incorporating a Piezo active tone control routed through a custom AeroSilk Piezo system bridge. String spacing at the bridge is 16.5mm. Hardware throughout is finished in Cosmo black. The instrument shipped strung with D'Addario ECB81-5 Flatwound strings gauged .045/.065/.080/.100/.132, tuned B through G.

Owners seeking replacement flatwound strings, Bartolini MK-1 pickup substitutes, or AeroSilk Piezo bridge components should verify measurements against their specific instrument before ordering; a qualified luthier or bass technician can assist with setup, nut work, and electronics servicing on fretless instruments of this configuration.

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