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Ibanez built the EHB1005MSBKF as part of the EHB Workshop Series, a headless multi-scale bass line positioned around active preamp flexibility paired with passive pickup options. The EHB1005MS sat as a five-string entry in that series, finished in Black Flat.
The bass carried an American Basswood body with a five-piece Roasted Maple and Walnut neck reinforced with graphite rods. The fretboard was Roasted Birdseye Maple with abalone off-set dot inlays, carrying 24 medium Stainless Steel frets across a fanned scale — 889mm on the low B side, 838mm on the high G side. Nut width measured 45mm, widening to 74mm at the 24th fret; neck thickness ran 19.5mm at the first fret and 21.5mm at the twelfth, with a 500mm radius. The MR5HS bridge provided 18mm string spacing. Pickups were a passive Bartolini BH2 pair at neck and bridge positions, fed into a Vari-mid 3-band EQ with an EQ bypass switch; the treble pot doubled as a passive tone control when bypassed. Hardware throughout was finished in black. The instrument shipped strung with D'Addario EXL170-5SL strings gauged .045/.065/.080/.100/.130, tuned B–E–A–D–G.
Owners requiring setup work, fret maintenance, or nut adjustment on this fanned-fret instrument should consult a qualified luthier familiar with multi-scale bass geometry, as the angled frets and dual-scale length affect both intonation procedure and string-break angles at the bridge.
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