visog Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Three new models announced... this my favourite wood top and Fishman pickups. Others are here - scroll down to the basses: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/news/detail/20241119125609.html 4 Quote
tauzero Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Their numbering system is getting more and more confusing. It was easy enough at the start, the 10 series was base level with Bartolini BH2s, the 15 series was prettier and with Nordstrands, the discontinued 1265 was in the middle with pretty woods and Bartolini BH2s. MS stood for multiscale, S for short-scale, SMS for short multiscale. Now there's the EHB5MSBSP - 5 strings, multiscale, Fishman pickups, painted, so where does it fit and what does BSP stand for? The 1135MS has a prettier finish and Bartolini pickups, so maybe that replaces the 1265, in between the 10s and 15s. And the 1675MS is presumably now the flagship instrument with the pretty body and Fishman pickups. Quote
LeftyJ Posted January 13 Posted January 13 (edited) That EHB5MSBSP though, with the blue hardware and pickups They introduced an RG guitar in that same livery too, but it's not on this page because the USA are not getting that model. I'm mostly interested in the lefty version of the SRMS805! They already had a lefty EHB1005MS but I'm not thrilled by the design. The fanning is a bit more subtle on the SRMS (the G is 33" on the EHB and 34" on the SR, and the B is 35" on the EHB and 35.5" on the SR). Thomann already has it listed for €1249, which doesn't sound too bad. The EHB1005MSL is priced similarly at €1319. Edited January 13 by LeftyJ Quote
fretmeister Posted January 13 Posted January 13 I'm interested in the straight fret shortie 5 string. 30 inch all the way. That looks great fun - and comes with good pickups this time! Quote
tempo Posted January 13 Posted January 13 No more wenge necks in the lineup. That was always the main attraction for me. 1 Quote
tauzero Posted January 13 Posted January 13 4 minutes ago, tempo said: No more wenge necks in the lineup. That was always the main attraction for me. I don't remember there being wenge necks, although I have an unreliable memory. There was (and is) panga-panga though. 1 Quote
tempo Posted January 13 Posted January 13 1 minute ago, tauzero said: I don't remember there being wenge necks, although I have an unreliable memory. There was (and is) panga-panga though. Sorry, I mean in the whole bass lineup, the prestige basses used to have the wenge/bubinga necks. Probably getting too expensive or scarce now. 2 Quote
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