Brian18242 Posted Friday at 18:38 Posted Friday at 18:38 Top marks to the Ibanez team, they can certainly market a bass well. All over socials and YouTube 👍 3 Quote
soulstar89 Posted Friday at 19:19 Posted Friday at 19:19 1 hour ago, visog said: The BtW guys rave about the four and the five. Six review coming shortly. 'Best bass Ibanez has ever made' is quite the statement given they've probably made more models (and maybe actual basses) then anyone else! I do like the channel. I do wonder with review channels how honest they really are. Not stating they are I just think they go through ALOT of things. Quote
kuetsum Posted Friday at 22:19 Posted Friday at 22:19 Wish they would do a maple version on the 6.. I am totally sold by the white 6 jazz spec 1 Quote
ChrisLovatt Posted Friday at 22:51 Posted Friday at 22:51 Yeaaaah these aren't for me. I know I'm not the only one but thats too many knobs for me, plus the jazz bass knockoff shape looks off, feels like they've made concessions to the shape to accomodate them extra frets. Also the balance looks like it'll be crap 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted Friday at 23:32 Posted Friday at 23:32 They look like the groovline models from a few years ago following plastic surgery. There are elements of Sadowsky, Alpher and dare I say it…Cort GB. There’s nowt there for me. Anyhow… 2 Quote
LukeFRC Posted Friday at 23:50 Posted Friday at 23:50 5 hours ago, visog said: The BtW guys rave about the four and the five. Six review coming shortly. 'Best bass Ibanez has ever made' is quite the statement given they've probably made more models (and maybe actual basses) then anyone else! it's kinda rare if the BtW guys don't absolutely rave about something... 1 1 Quote
tauzero Posted Saturday at 01:56 Posted Saturday at 01:56 14 hours ago, Dood said: The basses look really good and Nate's video is a good demo of the tones. My immediate thought as soon as I saw these models is that the leg rest cut-out is quite a long way back toward the bridge and, with a 'full size' headstock, it will neck-dive. Comparing the leg cutout with my Sei Jazz and Squier Jazz 5-strings, it looks to be in about the same position, it's just that there's more of a cutaway on the bottom horn. The top horn is above the 12th fret too, so balance should be as good as instruments with bloody great lumps of wood with metal on at the end of the neck is ever going to be. Sensibly they've gone with a 34" scale. Quote
tauzero Posted Saturday at 02:02 Posted Saturday at 02:02 3 hours ago, ChrisLovatt said: Yeaaaah these aren't for me. I know I'm not the only one but thats too many knobs for me, plus the jazz bass knockoff shape looks off, feels like they've made concessions to the shape to accomodate them extra frets. Also the balance looks like it'll be crap The six knob design makes sense as it caters to the passive-only luddites by having a V/B/T with active/passive switch at the front, then a three band EQ with mid switching at the rear for those of us who like a bit more tone shaping. 1 Quote
visog Posted Saturday at 07:56 Author Posted Saturday at 07:56 8 hours ago, AndyTravis said: They look like the groovline models from a few years ago following plastic surgery. I thought exactly the same but not quite as extreme in the offset. So maybe that rare instance of successful plastic surgery? 1 Quote
visog Posted Saturday at 08:00 Author Posted Saturday at 08:00 8 hours ago, LukeFRC said: it's kinda rare if the BtW guys don't absolutely rave about something... I think Gregor has mentioned that he sold basses for a living so I think he knows his stuff. And, to be fair, they probably avoid reviewing something they don't like at all. I have seen them be critical of fit and features - recently getting a spec changed on a bass which they then re-reviewed. Quote
kuetsum Posted Saturday at 11:38 Posted Saturday at 11:38 Estimated delivery 22nd Jan?? That's no good to my bank account.. 1 1 Quote
Terry M. Posted Saturday at 11:46 Posted Saturday at 11:46 These look amazing to me. The fact that I'm a fan of 47mm nut width and 19mm bridge spacing means I'll stick with my current Jazz 5 string (for now) 1 Quote
visog Posted Saturday at 17:21 Author Posted Saturday at 17:21 5 hours ago, kuetsum said: Estimated delivery 22nd Jan?? That's no good to my bank account.. Worth having a go on one if they get one in? Quote
visog Posted Saturday at 17:23 Author Posted Saturday at 17:23 5 hours ago, Terry M. said: These look amazing to me. The fact that I'm a fan of 47mm nut width and 19mm bridge spacing means I'll stick with my current Jazz 5 string (for now) Fair enough... but just have a listen to the J-tones on offer: 1 Quote
Terry M. Posted Saturday at 18:26 Posted Saturday at 18:26 1 hour ago, visog said: Fair enough... but just have a listen to the J-tones on offer: I've watched about 3 videos including this one. They sound REALLY good 👍 2 Quote
kuetsum Posted Saturday at 21:14 Posted Saturday at 21:14 3 hours ago, visog said: Worth having a go on one if they get one in? hope I live closer to York.. Can't bear to order an 500+ insultment without laying hands on it 1 Quote
danbowskill Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago These basses look beautiful to me, including the headstock. Im always a passive bass man but that blue burst 4 is calling to me Quote
Misdee Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago These look like a lot of bass for the money. It would be interesting to try them side by side with some much more expensive boutique brand Super-Jazz style basses and see how they measure up. That midrange circuit reminds me a bit of the Sadowsky Will Lee preamp, and it would certainly serve the same purpose. I bet these will be very useful basses, and the price-point is pretty accessible. Providing they don't weigh a ton, I think these basses are going to be very popular. Quote
MuddBass Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago Bass direct have indicated weights between 4kg and 5kg! 1 Quote
lemmywinks Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago (edited) On 09/01/2026 at 13:29, visog said: I know I've posted most of the Internet in this thread now but here's a good one on the details and design philosophy of the the Mode - they're light! As well as other new basses from Ibanez. That white finish is gorgeous! The guy doesn't know what the switch does, says it affects the entire frequency spectrum but it's a 3 way mid switch. Interestingly configurable between two presets so 6 to pick from in total. Although they look great I don't like the marketing stuff (especially when he gets other details wrong) about how the body shape was designed from the ground up, it's a tweaked Cort GB and even nicks the scratchplate from that bass. Edited 16 hours ago by lemmywinks Quote
Misdee Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago 7 minutes ago, MuddBass said: Bass direct have indicated weights between 4kg and 5kg! 4kg would be just about okay for a four string. Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago (edited) Love the signature 'Jaco' bridge pickup sound Guy Bernfield is getting out of that Mode. I'd definitely like to try one out. This is definitely the first truly interesting Ibanez since they originally launched the EHBs. Ibanez obviously do pretty well with their massive range generally, but these Mode basses are a pure case of, "If you can't beat 'em, join them!" Edited 7 hours ago by HeadlessBassist 1 Quote
kuetsum Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago Looks like I gonna make my very first visit to bassdirect... 1 Quote
visog Posted 7 hours ago Author Posted 7 hours ago 7 hours ago, kuetsum said: Looks like I gonna make my very first visit to bassdirect... Please report back. 2 Quote
MuddBass Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 13 hours ago, kuetsum said: Looks like I gonna make my very first visit to bassdirect... I think their rep had shown them some the range, but don't think they actually stock them - yet. Quote
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