Description
The Ibanez Bass Workshop EHB1005 features a sleekly modern ergonomic American basswood body, a super-fast graphite-reinforced 5-piece roasted maple/walnut neck, and a silky-smooth roasted birdseye maple fingerboard.
And to drive the tone home, the EHB1005 is spec’d out with a pair of premium Bartolini BH2 pickups. Ibanez has really pulled it all together in this cutting-edge headless design – and for a price that will amaze you (in a good way)!
Bartolini classic soapbars deliver the tone
Bartolini BH2 passive pickups deliver classic soapbar pickup tone on demand. Their dual-coil humbucking design bucks the annoying hum, but delivers the beefy tone. They’re amazingly responsive, too. Dig in, and they growl with the big cats. Pull back, and they’re sweet and clear. Go ahead: slap and pop – they thrive on abuse! Bartolini’s Classic Bass series pickups are popular with progressive, jazz, gospel, and metal musicians for whom articulation is critical. Ask any tone-savvy bass player, and they’ll confirm that, onstage or in the studio, your bass will sound incredible with Bartolini BH2 soapbar pickups.
Mono-rail bridge enhances definition and sustain
Ibanez specified their excellent Mono-rail 5 bridge for the Premium EHB1005. Unlike single-body bridges, each Mono-rail saddle is completely separate from the others. This does two things for you. First, since they aren’t connected, the saddles create minimal sympathetic vibration. This prevents unused strings from ringing. Second, each saddle is double-anchored, allowing energy to transfer efficiently between the string and the body. As a result, bassists here are raving about the EHB1005’s astonishing clarity and sustain.
Ibanez: a brief history
Ibanez began its life in 1908 as the Hoshino Gakki company in Nagoya, Japan. However, the company didn’t get into the guitar business until 1929, when they started importing Salvador Ibanez guitars from Spain. In 1935, Hoshino Gakki began building Spanish acoustic guitars under the “Ibanez Salvador” name, which was later shortened to Ibanez. Although Ibanez began manufacturing electric guitars in 1957, the company was relatively unknown in the West until the 1960s, when they started producing guitars based on American designs. By the late 1970s, Ibanez had stopped producing derivative instruments and had begun manufacturing the innovative original guitar and bass designs that the company is now known for. Ibanez is also famous for their effect pedals, most notably the Tube Screamer.
Features:
- Ergonomic American basswood body
- EHB5 5-piece roasted maple/walnut neck with graphite reinforcement rods
- Roasted birdseye maple fretboard, medium stainless steel frets, abalone offset dots
- Bartolini BH2 neck and bridge pickups
- Vari-mid 3-band EQ
- EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot)
- MR5HS bridge (18mm string spacing)
- Black hardware
- Ibanez custom headpieces
- Schaller S-Locks strap pins
- Luminescent side dot inlay
- Finger Ramp included
Specs:
- Body Shape: Bass Workshop EHB
- Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
- Number of Strings: 5
- Color: Black Flat
- Body Material: American Basswood
- Body Finish: Satin Polyurethane
- Neck Material: 5-Piece Roasted Maple/Walnut
- Neck Shape: EHB5
- Radius: 19.6″
- Fingerboard Material: Roasted Birdseye Maple
- Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone Off-set Dots
- Number of Frets: 24, Medium Stainless Steel
- Scale Length: 34″
- Nut Width: 1.771″
- Nut Material: Plastic
- Bridge/Tailpiece: MR5HS
- Tuners: Ibanez Custom Headpieces
- Neck Pickup: Bartolini BH2 Humbucker
- Bridge Pickup: Bartolini BH2 Humbucker
- Controls: 1 x master volume, 1 x balancer, 3-band Active EQ, 1 x EQ bypass switch
- Strings: .045-.130 Case Included: Gig Bag
If you’re a bass player looking for a next-generation instrument that doesn’t cost a fortune, this is your axe.
