[Favor] Ibanez SR 5004/5/6 wiring diagram or pics

Sorry for digging out this old rusty thread... do you have found a wiring diagram? I own an SR5005 (2012) and am in need of the diagram too.

 

Have you tried contacting Ibanez?

 

Not yet... i just started searching the diagram online and found this thread... but i think i have to contact them. The wiring diagram page only lets you choose construction years up to 2008. As great as ibanez instruments are, so bad is their homepage.

 

Their support online is leaps & bounds ahead of many others.
You can find an archive of their old catalogs & parts lists, etc.

 

the US support has send me the diagram - for everyone searching in the future: here it is

 

Wow, that is interesting, never seen one that uses two AA batteries before.

 

yeah those ibanez preamps are the only preamps i know that only run with as little as 3V. I think its a solid preamp but I'm imagining I can hear a difference to "hotter" preamps (in a not so good way). I consider switching it some day in the future, when the G.A.S. hits to hard

 

You'd probably be disappointed, aren't those SR5005 MIJ Prestige models?

 

Yes they are and the overall build quality, the wood and the playability is a dream. But I'm generally not the biggest fan of the most guitar/bass-internal-electronics that ibanez builds... at first i thought it was only me not fully liking ( its not that bad, but i think it could be better for some styles) the toneshaping of this preamp, but over the time i found more and more people (mainly online) that replaced the stock-preamp (PWC-3) and are very satisfied with the outcome... so maybe i will give it a shot too... if its not an improvement than the PWC-3 goes back in, my soldering skills are solid so that would be no big deal - i think it's worth a try

 

Yeah, the PWC3 runs on two AA batteries, which turned out to be a horrible idea. You have to replace the bloody things all the time, and the EQ is very, very minor.

I had that preamp in my SR4005, and replacing it with an Audere was the best thing I did to that bass. Opened up tonal possibilities a ton, and it’s dead quiet. I should probably swap the pickups for some Nordstrand though, the Bartolinis are too tame for my taste.

With that said, this bass is the single most comfortable instrument I’ve ever touched. The Bongo 6 I sold, my Elite Jazz Bass V... Sure those sound better, but in terms of playability they’re not even close. Hold on to it, it’s incredible.

 

Ah, that's exactly what I love about my Premium with the Nordstrands, the opposite of tame.
So glad the Premium suits my tastes, saves me pining over a Prestige.

 

Yeah. I also have a 6-string Premium (SR1206) and those Big Singles are incredibly ballsy. Unfortunately, the poor quality of electrical wiring and presence of dimmers and electrical heating everywhere around these parts means that the blend pot is essentially stuck on the center position.

So unless Nordstrand reveal a humbucking version of the Big Blade or something equally awesome at NAMM this weekend, I'm gonna have to settle for Big Splits or Big Rigs on the 4005. (a choice that would be made easier if Nordstrand could be bothered to make demo videos that aren't just one dude slapping all day every day with no accompaniment whatsoever :/ )

 

Big Rig w/o slapping:

 

Yeah, but unfortunately without accompaniment -- not even drums. So I have no idea what it will sound like in a mix or in a band setting, which is what most bass gear is judged by in the end.

To be fair, Nordstrand aren't the only ones doing this. It's frustrating.

 

I can't stand the ones where the accompaniment (backing track) is so loud you can't hear what the bass sounds like.
Reviewing their videos today I realized the owner in the videos is the same guy who posts on here. Cool!

 

Did you re-use Ibanez knobs (that come with the SR4005E) or you had to replace them with Audere's knob?

 

About the 3V power supply:
Equalizer with only 3V supply voltage

 

I didn't do the installation myself -- I had a pro luthier do the job. He was able to reuse the four small EQ knobs but not the volume and blend ones (which, if we're being honest, looked like cheap plastic). He replaced those with classy black ones that match the tuning keys.

(note that I'm talking about the knobs -- the underlying *potentiometers* are of course those that came with the preamp)

 

Thank you.