For Sale: Ibanez EHB1505MS 5 String with gig bag etc- £1,100 inc. postage - *SOLD* £1150

[Old Horse Murphy]

For sale is my superb Ibanez EHB1505MS Headless 5 String Bass with fanned frets. The finish is Pacific Blue Burst Flat. 

 

I've had this less than three weeks, so it is in excellent overall condition and comes with gig bag, ramp, accessories and original box. The only reason I'm selling it is because as easy as it is to play a multi-scale fanned fret bass, I struggle playing it while singing. 

 

The finish is stunning and the Poplar Burl top isn't covered in heavy lacquer, so the burl in the wood and imperfections in the wood are clearly visible and tangible and with the flat matte finish, it really sets the top of beautifully. 

 

The bass is wired with a super set of Nordstrand pickups and the array of sounds that can be achieved are great. The 35"scale on the B String is (for me) far more comfortable than the longer scale on (say) a Dingwall. 

 

There is one visible mark to note and that is a very small dent in the back of the body that was there when it arrived. The finish is very thin though and designed to show imperfections, so I'm being really picky. 

 

These are hard to get hold of at the moment, with lead times that appear to be increasing. 

 

Specs:

 

5-String Multiscale Electric Bass

Body: Mahogany

Top: Poplar burl

Bolt-on 9-piece neck: Pangapanga / Walnut

Fretboard: Pangapanga

Abalone Offset Dot fretboard inlays

Fretboard radius: 500 mm (19.69")

Scale: (min.) 838 mm (32.99") - (max.) 889 mm (35")

Nut width: 45 mm (1.77")

Plastic nut

24 Medium frets

Pickups: 2 Nordstrand Custom Big Split (bridge and neck)

Electronics: Varimid 3-band EQ

Controls: Volume, Balancer, Bass, Middle, Treble, Varimid

EQ bypass switch

MR5HS bridge

Ibanez custom headpieces machine heads

Black hardware

Strings: D’Addario EXL1705SL

Colour: Pacific Blue Burst Flat

Includes Schaller S-Locks and gigbag

 

This model retails at over £1,300 at the moment if you can find one. This one is in super condition and available immediately for a good saving. 
 

Price drop to £1,100 inc. postage. 

 

Edited January 30, 2022 by Old Horse Murphy

[Black Coffee]

This is a really nice looking bass, and while I don’t need one it doesn’t stop me wanting to buy it……

[Old Horse Murphy]

Thanks chaps. I'm really not looking for trades, sorry. 

[Old Horse Murphy]

Bump for price drop