Bass Kit User Guide – Ibanez SR5
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DIY Electric Bass Kit - SR5 — 5-string ash body, SR-style
5-string SR-style DIY bass kit with solid ash body, Canadian maple neck, rosewood fretboard, and black hardware. Delivers a warmly rich, powerful tone with a comfortable play feel. Accessible build for beginners.
String count: 5 | Body wood: Solid ash | Neck wood: Canadian maple | Fretboard: Rosewood | Hardware color: Black
- SR-style DIY kit for bass builds
- Comfortable feel for reliable play
- Warmly rich, powerful tone
- Beginner-friendly assembly
This SR5 bass kit 5 string ash build pairs a Canadian Maple neck, a solid Ash body and a Rosewood fretboard with a solderless wiring system for straightforward assembly. It's an ideal SR style 5 string bass kit for players stepping into a wider low-end range, in stock in the UK with fast UK delivery.
Build Notes
- A beginner-friendly DIY 5 string bass kit with a bolt-on neck and solderless electronics — a great beginner bass DIY kit project, dispatched from our UK warehouse.
- Ash is porous; use at least two coats of grain filler before finishing.
- Bridge placement is manual using scale length; the high-mass bridge offers full saddle adjustments for intonation and string height.
- Nut is replaceable; no neck inclination simplifies initial action setup.
- Browse our full range of DIY bass guitar kits to compare body woods and configurations.
Specifications
| Scale Length | 864mm (34'') |
| Hand Orientation | Right Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Bolt-on Joint |
| String Number | 5 |
| Bass Body | |
| Wood Type | Solid Ash Wood |
| # of Wood Block | Made of 2 to 3 blocks of wood |
| Cavity/Routing | Pick-up, Bridge, Neck & Wiring routing |
| Pilot Predrill | None except for the neck pocket |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Bass Neck | |
| Tuner Pre-Drilled Holes | 14 mm |
| Wood Type | Canadian Maple Wood |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Inlay | White dot inlay |
| Nut | Black Nut (42mm) |
| Fret Number | 24 frets |
| Fret Size | Jumbo Fret |
| Fret Material | CuproNickel |
| Neck Radius | 305mm (12") |
| Neck Profile | Modern C |
| Truss Rod | Double action, on the head side |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Bass Hardware | |
| Colour | Black |
| Bridge | Accu cast, Black |
| Pick-up | 2 Double Coil Humbucker Bass, Black (H-H Configuration) |
| Switch | None |
| Machine Head | 3R2L Inline, Black |
| Knobs | 2 volumes & 2 tones |
| Covers | Back Cover for knobs, Black |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
