Ibanez EHB1675MS 5 String Electric Bass w/ Gigbag - Natural Flat

The EHB’s headless construction, contoured body, ergonomic design, and chambered body make for a lightweight and comfortable instrument that’s excellent for long sets or practice sessions. This series also sports a combination of high-quality tone woods and versatile electronics, resulting in a cutting-edge, ultra-modern bass, capable of cutting though the complex landscape of tones required for today’s bassist.

- Bass Workshop - For more than 40 years, Ibanez has pioneered new frontiers in bass development, pushing the boundaries of conventional designs to bass players of all styles, affording new avenues of expression and creativity. This spirit of exploration has led to the creation of some of the most successful and popular production basses of all time. Following this same drive to bring new and relevant ideas to the musical forefront is what serves as the basis for this ongoing project, dubbed the Ibanez Bass Workshop. The impetus behind each one of these unique instruments comes from a desire by the Ibanez bass development team to satisfy the particular needs of many players. These inventions may not be for everyone, but for those who yearn to explore new sonic vistas through the medium of bass: The Ibanez Bass Workshop project may give you just what you're looking for.

****Product Features****

- 9pc Pangapanga/Walnut neck with Graphite reinforcement rods The 9-piece Panga Panga/Walnut neck provides superior note attack, tight lows and increased sustain.The Graphite reinforcement rods provides massive sustain and excellent stability.

- Panga Panga fretboard Panga Panga features a beautiful wood grain which produces a tight low and mid range, along with a sharp attack on high end.

- Medium Stainless Steel frets The Stainless Steel frets are durable and long-lasting.

- Pale Moon Ebony top / Ash body The Pale Moon Ebony top displays a rich, beautiful wood grain, and the Ash body delivers a pleasant brightness with rich sustain.

- Fishman® Fluence™ pickups These Fishman® Fluence™ pickups are the first for bass to feature stainless covers. These unique pickups deliver Fluence Multi-Voice performance, impressive dynamic range, and outstanding articulation with no extraneous noise.

- Fishman® 3-band EQ This new EQ was developed by Fishman® for Ibanez and is built around a newly added mid control. The centre frequency for the mid control is 630Hz.

- Ibanez custom headpieces Rugged yet light-weight Ibanez custom headpieces enable strings to be easily set and released by a hex wrench from the back side.

- MR5HS bridge The MR5HS bridge is designed specially for EHB basses and features a wide intonation range. Each bridge piece is independently and securely attached to the body for maximum vibration transfer. The saddles are adjustable for string spacing +/-1.5mm, answering every bassist’s individual string spacing demands, no matter the playing style. Teflon washers are used on each tuner for a smooth tuning action.

- Single Coil Mode switch (push/pull) The Single Coil Mode switch adds even more tonal flexibility to pickups.

- Fishman® Fluence™ Voice Select switch The Voice Selector switch offers players a wide palette of sounds to cover all playing styles. Voice 1 (Passive): Classic, fat and round Voice 2 (Active): Full frequency, full dynamics Voice 2 (Active with mid contour): Funk, Hi-Fi scooped Single Coil Mode: Same voices as above but with a narrower magnetic field

- Luminescent side dots The luminescent side dot position marks make it easy for players to see fretboard position marks when performing on dark stages.

- Schaller S-Locks strap lock pins Indestructible Schaller S-Locks don't fail, even under the toughest conditions on stage.

- Gig bag included It comes with Ibanez gig bag which is designed specifically to fit and protect this instrument.

****Special Features****

- Ergonomic body design The EHB’s headless construction and specially designed body enable the player to maintain a similar playing position whether seated or standing.

- Slanted body back The top half of the back of the body is slanted which allows the bass to rest slightly closer to the player’s body for better control and a more ergonomic feel.

- Comfortably rounded body edge, Chambered body Its contoured, ergonomic design and chambered body make for a lightweight, well-balanced, and comfortable instrument that’s excellent for long sets or practice session.

- Scooped cut on the body back There is extra carving on the back of the body behind the lower horn for easier upper fret access.

- Detachable Finger ramp A detachable Finger ramp is included for comfortable finger picking.