lemmywinks Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 RIght I want this but stained a little darker: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 There's a guy on TB who stripped his blue EHB 1505MS, kinda want that finish really as it's the best looking EHB I've seen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 The Antique Brown 6er is nice, not available as a 5 though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 The EHBs only seem to have had a few different finish options added, and that's almost all for the 150x series. No fretless options than the 1005 - no 4-string, no 150x fretless. The 126x remains a single-bass range when it could be expanded to effectively allow the 100x range to have nicer finishes while keeping the lower cost Bart pickups. It seems like a bit of an opportunity missed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) 11 hours ago, tauzero said: The EHBs only seem to have had a few different finish options added, and that's almost all for the 150x series. No fretless options than the 1005 - no 4-string, no 150x fretless. The 126x remains a single-bass range when it could be expanded to effectively allow the 100x range to have nicer finishes while keeping the lower cost Bart pickups. It seems like a bit of an opportunity missed. I think part of the issue is that when you do standard and multiscale options there has to be a narrower range, especially as these are already pretty niche being headless and when you add fretless into the mix they can't go wild with different finishes. It's frustrating but understandable, they're gonna sell way more SR basses than EHB although I would like to see the fretless with the 1265 finish. It would be good if they brought some of the lower cost (but still nice) stained finishes over from the SR range like the SVM on the 300, TSU on the 400 or black stained burst on the 600 series. Couple that with the CND, T1 or Powerspans to further keep costs down and they could probably still hit that ~£900 price point or even lower if they use a veneer on a slab body with no chambering. Edited January 11 by lemmywinks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I dont' think this is unusual for ibanez. Although there are a lot of different SRs, that is only because they have been going so long. Each year they have a few models in a few colours. Otherwise it is a big market to cover. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, lemmywinks said: I think part of the issue is that when you do standard and multiscale options there has to be a narrower range, especially as these are already pretty niche being headless and when you add fretless into the mix they can't go wild with different finishes. It's frustrating but understandable, they're gonna sell way more SR basses than EHB although I would like to see the fretless with the 1265 finish. True, but they've already got the different finish bodies for the fixed-scale 150x instruments. It's also a bit surprising that the only fretless is a 5-stringer which makes it even more niche (I speak as a 5-string player who is aware that there are larger numbers of 4-string players out there). The one instrument that they've put a pretty finish on but with Barts is the 1265MS, which shows that they can do it. A 1265F would have me definitely considering failing the abstinence challenge, whereas I find paint finishes a complete turn-off (I realise that this is an entirely subjective and self-centred POV). I assume that the EHB range has been successful as they are enlarging it a bit - I wouldn't think they'd just put a few different finishes out there to try and make an unsuccessful range successful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassic_Science Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Happy new member of this club! Just got my EHB1505 today. Really delighted with it so far. Love the look, it's super comfy neck, and the sound. Plus it's ridiculously light! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 29 minutes ago, Bassic_Science said: Happy new member of this club! Just got my EHB1505 today. Really delighted with it so far. Love the look, it's super comfy neck, and the sound. Plus it's ridiculously light! It IS freaky superstisous beautiful. The ramp between pickups is cool, too. Modern sound. Good money. Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) Said it before... Really... for whatever the choice of model, look, playability and spec or platform modability, with a level of finish from basswood to coffee table, for ya £€$ Ibby 'Bring It'... Edited January 19 by PaulThePlug 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Stingray 62 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) I’ve just picked this up a couple of weeks ago. I’m now on the lookout for a 1980 fretted version in great condition if anyone wants to move one on. Edited January 29 by MM Stingray 62 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 38 minutes ago, MM Stingray 62 said: I’ve just picked this up a couple of weeks ago. I’m now on the lookout for a 1980 fretted version in great condition if anyone wants to move one on. Super trooper !!!🤙 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky72 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Looking for a 80s Roadstar II in royal violet if anyone feels like selling theirs... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pods Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I'd take one of those in any colour. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Just perusing the Ibanez site as I still have a hankering for a bass with the Powerspan pickups after trying one a while back. I fully appreciate Ibanez do things differently, but this is just.....eeeesh. Anyone a fan of this finish? Mars Gold Metallic Burst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 53 minutes ago, BassApprentice said: Just perusing the Ibanez site as I still have a hankering for a bass with the Powerspan pickups after trying one a while back. I fully appreciate Ibanez do things differently, but this is just.....eeeesh. Anyone a fan of this finish? Mars Gold Metallic Burst Looks nice - modern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) 2 hours ago, BassApprentice said: Just perusing the Ibanez site as I still have a hankering for a bass with the Powerspan pickups after trying one a while back. I fully appreciate Ibanez do things differently, but this is just.....eeeesh. Anyone a fan of this finish? Mars Gold Metallic Burst I'm.... Not a fan! 🫢 Where in the range does that sit? Is it a 4 series? Edited February 12 by TRBboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycloud Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) 14 hours ago, BassApprentice said: Anyone a fan of this finish? Nope. Hideousness personified. See if you can still find an SR375 in blue. Edited February 13 by crazycloud 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 12/02/2024 at 15:33, BassApprentice said: Just perusing the Ibanez site as I still have a hankering for a bass with the Powerspan pickups after trying one a while back. I fully appreciate Ibanez do things differently, but this is just.....eeeesh. Anyone a fan of this finish? Mars Gold Metallic Burst The top looks nice in the middle but it looks like someone has sprayed the edge in an attempt to hide something nasty. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 12/02/2024 at 15:33, BassApprentice said: Just perusing the Ibanez site as I still have a hankering for a bass with the Powerspan pickups after trying one a while back. I fully appreciate Ibanez do things differently, but this is just.....eeeesh. Anyone a fan of this finish? Mars Gold Metallic Burst Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and my eye says 🤢. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) On 12/02/2024 at 18:20, TRBboy said: I'm.... Not a fan! 🫢 Where in the range does that sit? Is it a 4 series? I like it. I mean given the choice I would rather have a bass in matte black or dark green finish, but I can think of several other finish options where I'd much rather have this. Also I really appreciate Ibanez has got the guts to experiment as much as they do with their guitar and bass models compared to pretty much every other big cooperate guitar/bass brand. Ibanez pushes innovation forward, whereas it seems like most other brands/companies their size do their best to kill innovation. Edited February 14 by Baloney Balderdash 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, Baloney Balderdash said: I like it. I mean given the choice I would rather have a bass with matte black or dark green finish, but I can think of several other finish options where I'd much rather have this. Also I really appreciate Ibanez has the guts to experiment as much as they do with their guitar and bass models compared to pretty much every other big cooperate guitar/bass brand. Ibanez pushes innovation forward, whereas it seems like most other brands/companies their size seems to do their best to kill innovation. Completely agree, yes it's not too my taste, but I really appreciate that Ibanez are always innovating and trying to change things up, it's refreshing compared to a lot of other guitar companies. They have loads of different choices at every price point. I'm most pleased that they're now doing more finishes in the SR500 series, which HAS to be about their biggest selling range. The old brown stain was pretty tired, but the black and black aurora burst in particular look awesome. I keep flirting with the idea of an EHB... Every time I pick one up in a guitar store it feels superb! 😍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrienp Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) I think Ibanez had innovation forced on them to a large degree. They started off making Fender, Gibson and Gretsch clones but ran foul of US brands’ legal departments: hence the sought after “lawsuit” models. That forced them into coming up with designs which wouldn’t attract litigation. Ironically, the US brands inadvertently created a genuine mass market rival to their own products by pushing Ibanez to innovate 😀. Perhaps we should all be grateful to Fender, Gibson, etc for that! Edited February 14 by Obrienp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 17 minutes ago, Obrienp said: I think Ibanez had innovation forced on them to a large degree. They started off making Fender, Gibson and Gretsch clones but ran foul of US brands’ legal departments: hence the sought after “lawsuit” models. That forced them into coming up with designs which wouldn’t attract litigation. Ironically, the US brands inadvertently created a genuine mass market rival to their own products by pushing Ibanez to innovate 😀. Perhaps we should all be grateful to Fender, Gibson, etc for that! I think the greatest Fender clone was Squier (before it was bought by Fender). Why it was legal and official for all those years? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) 5 minutes ago, nilorius said: I think the greatest Fender clone was Squier (before it was bought by Fender). Why it was legal and official for all those years? Before Squier was bought by Fender (in 1965) they only made strings. So I do hope this was an attempt at joking Squier has only been making guitars and basses since 1982. Edited February 14 by LeftyJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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