Ibanez EHB1506MS-BIF

Great Bass … the best I ever had and exactly what I was looking for !!!

It is great! Great sound, great playability and endless possibilities with the built in equalizer! What can be better: 1. The bag is cheap and not very protective 2. The fret references are invisible (black dots hidden by B string on black board and luminous doesn’t work at all) and it is challenging at the beginning to start playing on a multiscale without clear indicators of the frets 3. Action and truss rod not precisely set by factory (I was expecting a slightly better adjustment) but eventually it is easy to set 4. No tutorials available online to adjust the bridge

The Bass I Have Been Searching For

I play many different styles and play guitars and basses of all types, scales and ranges. Being open to the idea of a headless bass, I bit the bullet. And I’m so glad I did.

The words “lightweight” and “6 string bass” rarely go into the same sentence. But they do here. It is lightweight, it has modern features, its fanfret fretboard is more comfortable than you think. I needed a bass that can handle weird, wonderful, and workhorse. This is that last bass I’ll need. Until I need to buy a spare.

Plus it looks like something from outer space too. It’s eye catching and visually stunning.

QC problems

This bass is beautiful, very comfortable, and sounds great.

However, it has too many blemishes and flaws. The QC isn't what you would expect in this price range. I guess Ibanez's best is only coming from Japan.

Great sound and playability, let down by poor QC .

This multiscale bass is very slick and comfortable to play. The Nordstrand pickups sound fantastic in both passive and active modes - plenty of warmth and definition. Overall, especially using the active preamp, this is an extremely versatile bass and can cover pretty much any genre.

However, while the bass is functionally good, the quality of fit and finish is poor. Mine has lots of unsightly white pore filler on the neck, as well as some cosmetic blemishes and a small chip next to the fingerboard. The volume knob was not properly attached.