IBANEZ EHB1000S SHORT SCALE HEADLESS BASS WITH AGUILAR DCBs - *SOLD* £695 Fakenham, Norfolk, UK

[Obrienp]

Working on a strict one-in, one-out basis, I am reluctantly putting up for sale my Ibanez EHB1000S in Sea Foam Green. This bass has only been gigged 4 times and is in very good condition. I have replaced the OEM Bartolini pickups with Aguilar DCBs. This is a  solderless conversion (see photo) using connector blocks, making it easy to reverse, or fit a different set of pickups. In addition to the Aguilar pickups, I have replaced the plastic knobs with metal ones and put 50-105 D’Addario nickel rounds on it, which seem more balanced than the hybrid set it came with.

 

Condition wise neck, frets and fretboard are all perfect as far as I can see. There are a few little dings on the residual headstock from changing the strings: almost impossible to avoid IMO. The top of the headstock is a little faded at the corners (see pic), I think from rubbing in the gig bag, as I haven’t bashed, or scraped it. The body is perfect except for one tiny paint chip by the front strap button, where it came unscrewed (also pictured). I have glued in a bit more wood into the hole and put a dab of wood glue on the screw, so I don’t think it is going to come out again, unless you deliberately unscrew it.

 

The full spec can be found here on the Ibanez website: https://www.ibanez.com/na/products/detail/ehb1000s_1p_01.html. Briefly it is a 30” scale, extremely ergonomically designed instrument. Plenty of contours and a super light chambered body mean you can play it for hours without discomfort. It balances really well on a strap with no perceivable neck dive. It’s 41mm at the nut, so it’s not going to feel cramped, if you like a P Bass but because the neck profile is quite a shallow D, those of us with short fingers don’t struggle either. An advantage of the headless design is you use standard length strings, clamp them and then cut off the excess. This means you have a much greater choice of strings for a shorty and you don’t have to pay the short scale premium.

 

Pricing: I haven’t been able to find any precedents, so I’ll explain how I got to my asking price. These retail for £799-830 according to my research. I paid £800. Because it has a few marks (as described) I would bring it down to 3/4 of new price (£600). However, I paid £220 for the Aguilars, £30 for the metal knobs and £25 for the strings. Strings I discount completely, ditto the knobs but £95 seems a bargain for the Aguilars. Obviously it will come with the stock gig bag and the unused finger ramp. This is priced to sell quickly but obviously you are welcome to make an offer. You will get the original knobs and strings. For the asking price I’ll throw in the OEM Barts.

 

This is a one-in, one-out, so I’m not really interested in a trade. The only thing I might go for would be a a similar condition Hofner Contemporary Violin bass with extra cash from your side.

 

You can try and buy in Fakenham, Norfolk. Not convenient for most I know, so I will travel to handover/meet around 60 miles, or so. I have the original box, so can ship at buyer’s expense. It’s going to be around £30-35 by UPS with full insurance.

Edited April 10, 2022 by Obrienp

[visog]

5 or a 6 and would bitten your arm off. GLWTS!