Ibanez EHB1005F-AOM Headless 5-String Fretless Bass, Arctic Ocean Matte

Ibanez EHB1005F-AOM Headless 5-String Fretless Bass, Arctic Ocean Matte Overview

The Ibanez EHB1005F-AOM, is a high-performance electric bass guitar with slick, comfortable playability and premium features including a 5-piece Roasted Maple/Walnut neck with Graphite reinforcement rods, Bartolini BH2 pickups and a resonant American Basswood body.

The EHB’s headless construction, contoured body, ergonomic design, and chambered body make for a lightweight and comfortable instrument that’s excellent for long sets or practice sessions. This series also sports a combination of high-quality tonewoods and versatile electronics, resulting in a cutting-edge, ultra-modern bass, capable of cutting through the complex landscape of tones required for today’s bassist.

Bass Workshop

For more than 40 years, Ibanez has pioneered new frontiers in bass development, pushing the boundaries of conventional designs to bass players of all styles, and affording new avenues of expression and creativity. This spirit of exploration has led to the creation of some of the most successful and popular production basses of all time. Following this same drive to bring new and relevant ideas to the musical forefront is what serves as the basis for this ongoing project, dubbed the Ibanez Bass Workshop. The impetus behind each one of these unique instruments comes from a desire by the Ibanez bass development team to satisfy the particular needs of many players. These inventions may not be for everyone, but for those who yearn to explore new sonic vistas through the medium of bass: The Ibanez Bass Workshop project may give you just what you’re looking for.

5pc Roasted Maple/Walnut neck with Graphite reinforcement rods

The Roasted Maple neck is heat-treated to increase stability, durability, moisture resistance and tolerance to temperature changes. The Graphite reinforcement rods provide massive sustain and excellent stability.

Richlite fretboard

Richlite, a sustainable material, offers a consistent density that is moisture-resistant and inherently stable.

American Basswood body

The American Basswood body delivers a natural and flat tone.

Bartolini® BH2 pickups

The Bartolini® BH2 pickups provide a tight bottom-end, punchy mid-range, and smooth response. The dual-coil style configuration maximizes articulation and a long blade pole piece widens the magnetic field, providing a balanced string-to-string pickup response.

Vari-mid 3-band EQ

The Vari-mid 3-band EQ features a variable mid-frequency control which allows you to dial in an incredibly wide range of sounds.

Ibanez custom headpieces

Rugged yet lightweight Ibanez custom headpieces enable strings to be easily set and released by a hex wrench from the back side.

MR5HS bridge

The MR5HS bridge is designed especially for EHB basses and features a wide intonation range. Each bridge piece is independently and securely attached to the body for maximum vibration transfer. The saddles are adjustable for string spacing +/-1.5mm, answering every bassist’s individual string spacing demands, no matter the playing style. Teflon washers are used on each tuner for a smooth tuning action.

EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot)

The EQ bypass control offers precision tonal adjustments, including a switch to choose passive-only operation. When the EQ bypass is activated, the treble tone control knob becomes the global tone control for the passive circuit.

Luminescent side dots

The luminescent side dot position marks make it easy for players to see fretboard position marks when performing on dark stages.

Schaller S-Locks strap lock pins

Indestructible Schaller S-Locks don’t fail, even under the toughest conditions on stage.

Gig bag included

It comes with an Ibanez gig bag which is designed specifically to fit and protect this instrument.

Ergonomic body design

The EHB’s headless construction and specially designed body enable the player to maintain a similar playing position whether seated or standing.

Slanted body back

The top half of the back of the body is slanted which allows the bass to rest slightly closer to the player’s body for better control and a more ergonomic feel.

Comfortably rounded body edge, Chambered body

Its contoured, ergonomic design and chambered body makes for a lightweight, well-balanced, and comfortable instrument that’s excellent for long sets or practice session.

Scooped cut on the body back

There is extra carving on the back of the body behind the lower horn for easier upper fret access.

Detachable Finger ramp

A detachable Finger ramp is included for comfortable fingerpicking.