The body of the instrument is made of ash wood, which is lightweight in itself, but thanks to the chambering, it elevates the bass to the ultra-lightweight category, while maintaining excellent balance and, thanks to the rounded edges, excellent ergonomics. The aesthetics of the instrument are complemented by a luxurious walnut top. A neck made of nine layers of pango pango and walnut is attached to the body with five screws, and is reinforced with graphite bracing. The fingerboard is also made of panga panga wood. Another interesting feature of this instrument is the shortened and variable menus with a range of 838-889 mm, which guarantees maximum playing comfort and balanced string tension.
The instrument is equipped with two Bartolini BH2 passive pickups, the sound from them can be controlled by the Volume, Balance potentiometer and the active three-band Vari-Mid EQ, complemented by a midrange switch and also an EQ Bypass switch. This combination of pickups and other electronics makes it completely seamless to get a large number of sound settings while maintaining perfect tone color and dynamics. The strings are anchored in an MR5HS type headstock with a string spacing of 18 millimetres, which however offers individual pitch adjustment within a range of +/- 1.5 millimetres.
The bass comes from the Ibanez Workshop model series, which is associated with various typical features and innovations. Connoisseurs will be delighted by the luminescent markings on the side of the fingerboard, the lockable Neutrik jack output, strap grips with Schaller S-Locks, the extra-deep cutaway for comfortable playing even in the highest positions or the removable fingerrest. Although this is a headless bass, there's no need to worry about changing strings, strung with a perfectly standard and high quality D'Addario EXL170-5SL set. A soft case is also included.
Specifications
- Product Colour: Natural Mocha Low Gloss
- Colour: Natural
- Surface Treatment: Satin
- Type: Headless
- Number of Strings: 5
- Body: Ash
- Top: Walnut
- Neck: Panga Panga/Walnut
- Neck Profile: Not specified
- Scale: 889 mm
- Radius: 20 "
- Number of Frets: 24
- Nut Width: 45 mm
- Fingerboard: Panga Panga
- String Spacing: 18 mm
- Electronics: Active
- Pickup Configuration: H-H
- Pickup model: 2x Bartolini BH2
- Controls: Volume, Balance, Treble, Middle, Bass, Mid Freq, EQ bypass
- Hardware: Black
- Hard Case: No
- Case: Yes
- Country of Production: Indonesia