Head to head
Epiphone Jack Casady Bass, Metallic Gold vs Ibanez SR505N
The verdict
The Epiphone Jack Casady Bass, Metallic Gold comes out ahead overall — 68 to 65 on our estimated score.
Estimated from specs & owner reviews — a starting point, not a substitute for playing both.
Epiphone Jack Casady Bass, Metallic Gold wins on
- Better playability (72 vs 67)
- Better value (71 vs 65)
Ibanez SR505N wins on
No standout advantage.
Scorecard
| Metric | Jack Casady Bass, Metallic Gold | SR505N |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 68 | 65 |
| Build | 65 | 61 |
| Playability | 72 | 67 |
| Sound | 65 | 68 |
| Value | 71 | 65 |
Full specifications
| Spec | Jack Casady Bass, Metallic Gold | SR505N |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Epiphone | Ibanez |
| Type | Bass | Bass |
| Years | — | — |
| Country | — | — |
| Body wood | Layered Maple | Okoume |
| Neck wood | Mahogany | Roasted Maple |
| Fretboard | Laurel | Rosewood |
| Strings | 4 | 5 |
| Frets | 20 | 24 |
| Scale | 34" | 34" |
| Pickups | — | Nordstrand™ Big Break / Nordstrand™ Big Break |
| Rating | — | — |
| Price | $799 | — |
| Accessories | None | — |
| Back | Layered Maple | — |
| Binding | Single-ply Cream | — |
| Body Finish | Gloss | — |
| Body shape | Jack Casady Bass | — |
| Body Styles | Archtop | — |
| Bridge | 3-Point Adjustable | MR5S bridge |
| Case | Optional | — |
| Control Knobs | Gold Speed knobs | — |
| Controls | Master Volume, Master Tone, 3-Position VariTone Tone / Impedance Switch | — |
| Finish | Nickel | — |
| Fretboard inlay | Pearloid Trapezoid | — |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in | — |
| Fret Count | 20 | — |
| Headstock | Epiphone Sloped Dovewing (Bass) | — |
| Headstock Inlay | Epiphone Logo in Mother of Pearl, Jack Casady Signature in Gold Silkscreen Print | — |
| Joint | Set | — |
| Middle pickup | JCB-1 Low-Impedance Humbucker | — |
| Model | EBJCMGCH1 | — |
| Nut | Imitation Bone | — |
| Nut width | 42.04mm / 1.66in | — |
| Output Jack | 1/4" Heavy-Duty Epiphone | — |
| Pickguard | Cream with Raised E Logo | — |
| Pickup Covers | Cream | — |
| Pickup Selector | None | — |
| Profile | 1960s Rounded Bass Profile | — |
| Scale length | 863.6mm / 34.0in | 864mm/34" |
| Side | Layered Maple | — |
| Strap Buttons | 2 - Bottom and Back of Heel | — |
| String gauges | .050, .075, .085, .105 | — |
| Switch Tip | Black Chicken Head knob | — |
| Switchwasher | Cream with 50, 250, 500 in Gold Hot Stamp | — |
| Tailpiece | 3-Point Adjustable | — |
| Truss rod | Dual Action | — |
| Truss Rod Cover | Epiphone Bullet with E | — |
| Tuner Plating | Nickel | — |
| Tuners | Die Cast - Clover Button | — |
| A Width | — | 45mm at NUT |
| Bridge pickup | — | Nordstrand™ Big Break bridge pickupPassive |
| B Width | — | 68mm at 24F |
| C Thickness | — | 19.5mm at 1F |
| D Thickness | — | 21.5mm at 12F |
| Equalizer | — | Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot), 3-way Mid frequency switch |
| Factory Tuning | — | 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B |
| Fret | — | Medium frets |
| Hardware | — | Black |
| Neck pickup | — | Nordstrand™ Big Break neck pickupPassive |
| Neck Type | — | SR55pc Roasted Maple/Walnut neck |
| Radius | — | 305mmR |
| Recommended Bag | — | IBB540-BK |
| Recommended Case | — | MB300C |
| String Gauge | — | .045/.065/.085/.105/.130 |
| String Space | — | 16.5mm |
| Top Back Body | — | Okoume body |