Ibanez headless basses

[Rick05]

Hi,

 

Iv been looking at the new Ibanez headless bass range and this they look fantastic. I’m especially interested in the EHB 1505 Ms

 

https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/ehb1505ms_1p_01.html

 

iv seen a few reviews online but wondered if there was anyone out there that has had experience with them.

 

Thanks for looking

 

Cheers

 

Rick

[Doctor J]

Yep, lots of opinion on these, see below

 

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/409143-ibanez-ehb1005-and-1505-headless-basses/?tab=comments#comment-4036087

 

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/454300-nbd-ibanez-ehb-fanfret-mediumshort-scale/?tab=comments#comment-4553436

 

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/447008-nbd-ibanez-ehb-short-multi-scale-headless/?tab=comments#comment-4403549

 

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/392394-new-ibanez-headless-basses/?tab=comments#comment-3957652

 

[thisisswanbon]

Mine was returned to anderton's twice with, once with a poorly cut nut that fell off after attaching itself to the b string and second time with a stripped truss rod nut.

 

Was told today that andertons supplier was so disappointed with the QC on the bass and the truss rod issue they didn't want to send it back to me and advised anderton's to replace it or refund it. Worth noting Andertons have been tremendous, but I'm very disappointed in the bass itself.

[Rick05]

1 hour ago, Doctor J said:

Yep, lots of opinion on these, see below

 

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/409143-ibanez-ehb1005-and-1505-headless-basses/?tab=comments#comment-4036087

 

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/454300-nbd-ibanez-ehb-fanfret-mediumshort-scale/?tab=comments#comment-4553436

 

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/447008-nbd-ibanez-ehb-short-multi-scale-headless/?tab=comments#comment-4403549

 

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/392394-new-ibanez-headless-basses/?tab=comments#comment-3957652

 

Thanks I’ll check these out

[Rick05]

59 minutes ago, thisisswanbon said:

Mine was returned to anderton's twice with, once with a poorly cut nut that fell off after attaching itself to the b string and second time with a stripped truss rod nut.

 

Was told today that andertons supplier was so disappointed with the QC on the bass and the truss rod issue they didn't want to send it back to me and advised anderton's to replace it or refund it. Worth noting Andertons have been tremendous, but I'm very disappointed in the bass itself.

Really sorry to hear this, hope it gets sorted

[ebenezer]

I read on talkbass about some basses having a maxed out trussrod from new....not good should you want fatter gauge strings!!

[Rick05]

12 hours ago, ebenezer said:

I read on talkbass about some basses having a maxed out trussrod from new....not good should you want fatter gauge strings!!

Thanks, I prefer fatter gauge strings so really great to know 

[thisisswanbon]

On 16/09/2021 at 21:23, Rick05 said:

Really sorry to hear this, hope it gets sorted

Thanks man, I've gone for the short scale so hoping for better from that... it was so disappointing as it really felt like a quality bit of kit

[thisisswanbon]

On 16/09/2021 at 22:14, ebenezer said:

I read on talkbass about some basses having a maxed out trussrod from new....not good should you want fatter gauge strings!!

I've read the truss nut is welded on too, which explains why they couldn't repair mine. Poor form really.

[fretmeister]

I’ve got the short / medium multi scale and it’s great. And the truss rod is fine. 

[thisisswanbon]

1 hour ago, fretmeister said:

I’ve got the short / medium multi scale and it’s great. And the truss rod is fine. 

Thats reassuring, as I have one of of the short scale ones coming tomorrow! How do you find the low B?

[fretmeister]

The low B is very good, but is very string type sensitive.

 

It comes with a .130 D'addario nickel which was a bit rubbish. .135 Pro Steel was a lot better for tension but a bit clangy like steels can be and now I've got DR Pure Blues .130 on it and it's lovely. Great fundamental and the tension is just right for me. The tension of the DR is a little higher than the D'addario nickel for the same gauge.

 

Deciding on the right strings for a multi-scale is always a bit experimental. I have 40-100 or sometimes 35-95 on my 'normal' basses and a 100 E DR Pure Blues is fine on the EHB even though the scale is shorter. 40 on the 30 inch side G string feels more like a 35 on a long scale bass. In an ideal world I'd have a 37.5  

 

I've got a full set of 45-130 DR Pure Blues on it and I think they really suit it. Not the cheapest strings in the world but they do last well.

 

 

[Rick05]

On 19/09/2021 at 20:10, thisisswanbon said:

Thats reassuring, as I have one of of the short scale ones coming tomorrow! How do you find the low B?

Awesome will be really interested to hear what you think 

[uk_lefty]

Anyone mentioned these yet... 1985 Ibanez X-ING IMG2010 https://reverb.com/item/32928994-1985-ibanez-x-ing-img2010?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=32928994

[Rick05]

4 hours ago, uk_lefty said:

Anyone mentioned these yet... 1985 Ibanez X-ING IMG2010 https://reverb.com/item/32928994-1985-ibanez-x-ing-img2010?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=32928994

I don’t know what that is but suddenly I want it 

[uk_lefty]

8 hours ago, Rick05 said:

I don’t know what that is but suddenly I want it 

Being left handed is a cure for that.

[uk_lefty]

In all seriousness I love a headless bass and have been very pleased that Ibanez have done a lefty in the green one, I'm just not sure about fan frets. It would be an expensive way to try.

[Rick05]

2 hours ago, uk_lefty said:

In all seriousness I love a headless bass and have been very pleased that Ibanez have done a lefty in the green one, I'm just not sure about fan frets. It would be an expensive way to try.

Honestly I love fanned fret, bought a Dingwall a few years back and you get used to it really quickly. If I get an Ibanez I’ll definitely get the multi scale 

[fretmeister]

3 hours ago, uk_lefty said:

In all seriousness I love a headless bass and have been very pleased that Ibanez have done a lefty in the green one, I'm just not sure about fan frets. It would be an expensive way to try.

I found that the playing wasn't the thing I had to get used to.

 

The weird thing was that if I did NOT look at the fretboard I was fine. But if I did I got lost. In my regular gig I do a lot of reading so I don't get the chance to look so that went well, but I need to learn to not look at the board at all!

[Rick05]

As an update Iv been trying to track an EHB 1505MS to buy. I lost out on an ex demo and then didn’t act fast enough and the last one at Andertons was sold.

 

Iv seen a few online but really think I need to try one and they don’t appear to be restocked in a few places til at least next year.