Ibanez SR Gio GSR205 BK 5 String Electric Bass Guitar - Black (GSR205-BK)

The GSR205 is a five string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2004. It has been made in both Indonesia and China as part of the entry level GIO line; minor differences between the two versions are noted in the specifications below. It replaced an earlier model with the same name.

The GSR205 features a double-cutaway agathis body bolted to a maple neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez passive pickups, a B15 bridge with 16.5mm string spacing, a plastic nut and Ibanez tuning machines.

For 2014 the body material was changed to poplar. For 2015 the pickups were changed. For 2018 the rosewood fingerboard was replaced with treated New Zealand pine (for the version made in China and sold in Asia, Africa, China, North & South America and Oceania) or jatoba (for the version made in Indonesia and sold in Europe and USA). For 2020 the fretboard material for the Chinese-made version was changed to purpleheart. For 2022 the body material on the Chinese-made version was changed to okoume.

Neck type: GSR5 Maple neck
Top/back/body: Poplar body
Fretboard: Jatoba fretboard with White dot inlay
Fret: Medium frets
Bridge: B15 bridge
String space: 16.5mm
Neck pickup: Dynamix H neck pickup, Passive
Bridge pickup: Dynamix H bridge pickup, Passive
Equaliser: Phat II EQ
Factory tuning: 1G, 2D, 3A, 4E, 5B
String gauge: .045/.065/.080/.100/.125
Hardware color: Chrome