I have the 4-string version. It’s definitely a ‘double bass simulator’, not a real upright at all, but I don’t care. I LOVE IT. If you feel the need to make it sound like a double bass, then you can. But screw that! It has its own unique sound that has its own worth. If you want to use it as an electric fretless you can just flip it sideways onto it’s stand ah la ‘Fearless Flyers’ styles. For the price, this is excellent value.

Thought about getting one of these but went with an NS Wav instead. After hearing that tone I’m glad I did! Still, very cool of Ibanez to keep trying new things.

that looks like a lot of fun! i love the individual string saddles. they look nice and sturdy

I have one and love it.. you can dial in a really nice tone with a bit of patience and care with amp settings etc... great sustain too, its definitely not an upright but great fun to play and just really cool 😁

Neat instrument, great playing by Lars, but that tone is... not easy on my ears.

This should be the official Ibanez demo for this instrument… it sounds way better here than on their own video!

Wow that thing is so cool. I would’ve loved to have one when I was in orchestra

I swear this sounds just like the bass used on the Earthbound (SNES game) soundtrack.

Badass bass tone!

Sounds very good!

One of the main questions about this model is how well does it work with a bow. It would be cool to make a demo with a bow!

I'd buy that, would be very fun to play and sounds great

For anybody thinking of getting one of these, that is the only tone you can get from it. There is a surprising amount of thump and low end if you play it properly

as always a great review! I had one of these but like all EUB's it just didn't sound like my carved upright, even with labella tape wound strings, and my Ibanez srh500F was actually easier to use and sounded better to my ears.

Super dźwięk fajnie zagrane

Gives me eargasm 🤘🏼

Oh wow! That sound! I play fretless bass, I have the Ibanez SRF 705 which also features the piezo pickups however this upright bass sound incredible! I want one now! How on earth I would switch as it's very different from bass guitar. I guess I would need to take classes. Gorgeous sound, especially on the low end❤

Go Lars!

Interesting idea. Too bad it sounds like a 90’s midi keyboard.

SO COOL

I know this is an older video but just found it. My son plays bass and wanted to learn upright. We tried all the electric ones and the closest you can get to an acoustic sound was the NV designs. We got him one of those as it was going to be used in his jazz band at school. However, since then, we found him a real upright which he has been playing for a bit now. It plays very differently from an electric and obviously sounds better. He also has a Ibanez SRH500F which is the fretless version of that model. He can actually get a better upright sound out of that than any electric upright. Between the pickup and amp settings, it gets close. Just has that odd fretless sound compared to an upright. lol. I think these electric uprights are great o get someone interested in learning to play but, for me, the Ibanez falls a bit short on sound compared to others on the market. Maybe it plays more realistically than the NV designs but he tried them long before he got his real upright so does not rememeber.

I have the four string version and play it through an Ampeg preamp pedal, roll the tone back and it sounds MUCH more like an upright than the demo here

A fact about electric fretless bass instruments: you either love or hate the "mwah" tone

I wanna hear this plugged on any Darkglass pedal

Need a preamp for those piezo pick ups.

As an upright bass player I see one major flaw with this bass, it doesn’t have the neck heal of a traditional upright bass. As any upright bass player will tell you, we use the heal as a guide for good intonation. I had another brand, similar to this bass, it had a very small body & a traditional heal, I loved it except it weight and balance was way wrong….sold it. You almost had me running out to purchase one🙃

Is that a riff i just heard from the old 80's show "Rock School" ? 1:38.

1:28 Flying V shaped bass standing against the door freaks me out!

Can it be positioned in higher position on the stand? It seems too short for the player.

The only thing that's giving me pause is that it doesn't seem to have an endpin option, just the tripod stand.

Probably going to get one of these as soon as my retailer gets a 5 string in.

I read that the Tone control has little effect on the tone!

That's actuakly is a hybrid fretless bass. Can play upright, but can play like playing fretless bass guitar. But i'm soo curiuos of sound when wlectric upright bass is slapped, i don't know sounds like slap upright bass or slap fretless bass

I had something similar (although not nearly as nice) as this, a Dean 4-string. If you have proper training on upright, these things feel STRANGE. Not only is the scale way off, but the heel is in the wrong place and the instrument's position is totally fixed in place on account of being on a tripod. I'm not sure who these instruments are for, really, aside from bass guitar players who want to double without ACTUALLY doubling (a cheap upright + pickup costs less than one of these, it just takes up way more space)

EUBs are a niche. They don’t work if you are thinking convenient upright bass. It’s an instrument on its own and it’s really a clumsy fret less bass guitar. The Yamaha is pretty good and as near as your going to get to an upright but it’s nearly 4x the price.

My interest in getting one of these is non-existent. I will always tune in tho, to see/hear Lars play, Frank and Phil too for the record. All are fantastic!

Guys, could you make a bit longer video for that bass? Most people who looking for a 5 string version review, want to hear low B in a context. There are many videos dedicated to 4 stringed instrument, but, unfortunately they cannot show how very low notes are sounding. So, I’m able to hear just a few seconds of performance on 5 stringed Ibanez Upright only on this channel and I find this review surprisingly short. You are doing great work, guys, really, but this review looks for me very formal.

What strings does it have?

Lefties available?

Yes Sounds like a keyboard drive bass

Does this instrument require a lot more left hand finger strength or pressure along the neck, compared to, say, a P-bass or J-bass.

is it hard to play?

Can this be played in a seated position? I imagine a stool would work , but how about a seated position ala cello?

Nice MWAH! 😀 Does it come in 4 strings as well?

It depends on the setup. When my five string Was delivered the setup was rubbish. I've set the action, hi so I can use it with a bow. The tone is much more like an upright bass now. it appears to me that the instruments use for these demos are mostly not set up well. Not helpful if you're trying to hear what the instant sounds like.

Can you play it like an electric bass instead of upright?

Sounds better than the Dean from the '90's.

wait a minute this isn't the crossbow channel

This is kinda a hybrid.

"Most beautiful accent there is", indeed.

And indeed, the most ❤ bewdyful accent der is! I already have a TIVOLI 5 string EUB by Australian boutique maker Mark Haughton, who sadly is no longer producing. I am interested in the Ibanez 5 string set gauges; Mark had to have a specially-made B sting which doesn’t quite match the rest of a Pirastro 4 Med gauge set. .quite a bit heavier. Greetings from Oz [-tralia], Keep up the Good Work! Cheers, pierre😊

An electric bass that can play in tune? Fretless are the way to go.

It’s very buzzy

I cannot fathom how people think that farty, clacky piezo pizz tone is remotely pleasant in any way, shape, or form. Absolute novelty instrument. But other than that, great piece!

It sounds so electric :(

I respect the effort from Ibanez, but like most of the comments I see on here, the tone makes me want to use it as a canoe oar rather than an musical instrument.

Глубокий конкретный звук! А слайды звучат волшебно!👍🇷🇺🧸

I think the companies should consider making a fake acustic body or just a part of it, towards the players. Seeing the neck only with such small body looks silly to me. Sounds great looks dumb ;d

What's to-o-o-one!

Not even going to try to play Come on Man You can do it

I’m sorry, for 919$ I prefer to buy Fretless Bass sound much better

I gotta admit, that thing sounds like a loose fart. Like when a drunk man farts.

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It sounds like a bunch of farts... ngl

Tell the guy to do something about his "beard"

Sounds like a regular fretless bass guitar, it makes no sense

(tone) sounds terrible why would anyone seek this out

This demo ended too fast! I expected much more 👎🏻 it covers maybe only 10% of the specs. Completely useless for making up my mind about purchasing this particular model or Ibanez portamento 5 string fretless. Your older videos were much better