THIS CRAZY IBANEZ BASS IS AWESOME !!
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0:00 Intro
1:08 Fretted + Fretless Sound
1:54 Fretted Bass Riff
2:12 The Fretless Section
2:39 Fretless Bass Sound
2:56 The Fretted Section
3:15 Slap Bass Sound
3:28 Specs and stuff
4:48 "Jaco only played 4-string!"
4:59 Conclusion
@seanneary7852 Жыл бұрын
I've owned 2 of these, loved them both. I used piccolo strings on the fretted side. The contrast between the crisp fretted notes and the soft bloom of the fretless was lovely.
@adams115 Жыл бұрын
Did you do a DGC, DGCF kind of thing? Or maybe BEA, DGCF. Did you need to mess the the truss rod much to compensate for the piccolo string switch?
@seanneary7852 Жыл бұрын
I had them tuned in fourths. B-F. It was a struggle to get the fretless side right, but the piccolos took the downtuning well. The truss rod didn't need altering.
@adams115 Жыл бұрын
@@seanneary7852 youve been very helpful 🙏 Just ordered a blue one on reverb
@mixc8 Жыл бұрын
Have mine for about 5 years and love it. IT allows me to come up with creative ideas.
@SquareWaveSymphonies Жыл бұрын
I played one of these, several years ago. Totally crazy and super cool basses! So nice they brought it back!
@dominiccrimmings6925 Жыл бұрын
How is that possible if it's a new one? They never made a dual fretted-fretless before did they?
@SquareWaveSymphonies Жыл бұрын
@@dominiccrimmings6925 They did. They just tr-introduced it.
@yuichituba Жыл бұрын
@@dominiccrimmings6925 Ya, they made this way before. I remember seeing one back in the early 2000s.
@jamescoderre9595 Жыл бұрын
Wow, what an innovative incredible bass, Ibanez always seems to be stretching the boundaries. Thanks, Gregor ! 😊
@davetuttle9701 Жыл бұрын
That bass is cool. Lars makes it sound good and look easy. Keep up the great work! Cheers
@D14V0R05 Жыл бұрын
I think this would have made more sense as a 3+3 with the fretless fingerboard being on the high strings (1st to 3rd) and the fretted portion for the low strings (4th to 6th) because when it comes to that fretless bass MWAH sound that has more presence in the high strings while that deep thump and growl from the fretted bass is more prominent on the lower strings, so that would have made it more versatile for lovers of progressive and technical metal.
@facemash Жыл бұрын
You missed the part of the video that explains that the fretless section is tuned identically to the ADG strings of the fretted section. There is one low E string and nothing lower than that.
@carlchameleon9847 Жыл бұрын
@@facemash no. they are saying that this current tuning is weird
@michaelprokopeck1941 Жыл бұрын
Very cool bass, would definitely fit in my collection (various 4 thru 12 string basses)
@kenl2585 Жыл бұрын
I own this Bass. It's beautiful. The neck is extremely large. I have trouble playing it accurately. I will be keeping it. Passing it on to my children and Grandchildren. Incredible insturment. God bless
@manassesfmanais5951 Жыл бұрын
😮 Que sacada parabéns pelo projeto ficou ótimo
@dereklavington6629 Жыл бұрын
Crazy and pretty bass. Nice job Gregor
@christianfreimann1674 Жыл бұрын
I tryied this one some years ago and it was really freaky awesome! So much fun, so much boost for my creativity…wonderful bass 🥰 Sadly i‘ve never seen it again
@bananahammer321 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love that V bass in the background great video
@steelheels43 3 ай бұрын
Bought this bass and has been a joy to play and have. Makes you play in creative ways you least expect. Highly recommended
@corpsekrusher Жыл бұрын
I have been a bass player for over 30 years. I have always loved Ibanez basses. The construction, the playability, the electronics and pickup systems. For the money they can’t be beat. Except of course there are some things that require a P or jazz bass. But other than that Ibanez is awesome! Currently own a newer Iron Label and have a 90s soundgear.
@craigphillips3154 Жыл бұрын
$1500 isn't bad at all for something as unique as that. It would be interesting to see what a high level bass player could come up with after having a few months to woodshed with it. (Yes, I know they mentioned he didn't have much time to practice with it. No knock on them at all.) I would think that working out some alternate tunings on it could yield some really innovative licks.
@liammews2375 10 ай бұрын
Listen to "A Last Farewell" by Obscura, it's a solo bass piece done completely on the Ashula.
@alexskibicki2262 Жыл бұрын
I personally think this is quite an innovative bass. Much like the Ibanez src6(which Ibanez’s answer to the fender bass IV) of course not a lot of people would be playing this bass live, but for experimental purposes, it’s totally worth checking out.
@justxull9278 Жыл бұрын
I was really hoping for a review on this one🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
@bradleywalker2388 2 ай бұрын
The first demo on this video is blowing my mind. Just ordered the SR1605DWASK and can’t wait to get it. But I already want this one too!!
@jakerancourtcomedy4799 8 ай бұрын
So I just heard about this and now I NEED it!!!
@vindivergilio3482 10 ай бұрын
Interesting. Very interesting. Love the finish
@frogbass12 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showcasing this crazy, novel 7 string from Ibanez! Would love to try one just to experience it...
@tomotaka Жыл бұрын
Great movie! I’m using Ashula too. My Tuning is octave higher EADG as piccolo fretted bass and, EAD as fretless.
@wolfgangschirl3941 Жыл бұрын
I would definetly try it out. Also so a 4 String with frets up to the 12 th bar and after that it changes to fretless.
@harryh5620 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, the Ashula is really interesting. I'd love to get my hands on one.
@keofir Жыл бұрын
i cant wait to have it
@tvviewer4500 Жыл бұрын
really cool
@DetaBassist97 11 ай бұрын
It's good choice to slap on fretted and the fretless is as a melody part
@eamonmoran6890 Жыл бұрын
Would love to try it out with a looper and with the fretless section strung d to g
@crimsonschizoidman Жыл бұрын
Normally prefer Ibanez's BTB line but the SR profile and string spacing would definitely help make the 7 string more comfortable. Really cool to see a hybrid like this in the non-custom price range.
@digitalworkshops7240 Жыл бұрын
I got one and I love it
@toddstropicals Жыл бұрын
Sounds great, and would be fun to play around on but it's doubtful I'd buy one.
@dwightdawson3578 Жыл бұрын
I considered this when I realized I needed a 5(or more) string with frets. I have a great fretless 5 so I wondered if this would be the best of both worlds. I realized that this is simply not. I see no point in more than four strings without a low B. If I ever get a seven string it will have a low B and an even lower F# so I can make it sound like a freight train approaching at high speed. Excellent job with the review of this unique instrument. For my fretted 5 I acquired the Emerald Green Ibanez with Nordstrand single coils by Ibanez and I have no regrets. 😊🎉 loving your channel!
@wallyinthebox1 3 ай бұрын
that is one wicked machine. I would play it.
@teresaravenshaw5477 Жыл бұрын
If I ever see a lefty version of this in a guitar shop, I'm definitely trying it out.
@Loooosszeeerrrr123 11 ай бұрын
This time Ibanez nailed it!!it's amazing
@Loooosszeeerrrr123 11 ай бұрын
Its amazing !!Imagine flea slapping that thing or that guy from korn or any funk bassist
@sunafukin333 Жыл бұрын
綺麗なデザインだなぁ…
@v5r223 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting bass, but i prefer the same wood and color for fret and fretless parts of the neck.
@gavrilopricip11 Жыл бұрын
shiza ! das is crazy !
@TommyTheHat Жыл бұрын
I love the idea of this bass, but I somewhat prefer the original with the 2 fretless strings on the lower half rather than the 3 on the upper, would be very happy to nab one of those. Both are still very cool regardless 👍
@room34 Жыл бұрын
As is always the case with a bass with more than 4 strings, I wonder about muting the strings. That didn't seem to be an issue in the playing examples in the video. Was that because the pickup selector was switched all the way to one or the other?
@BenMBass Жыл бұрын
"Floating thumb" muting technique, aka playing without a fixed anchor for your plucking hand thumb. Basically you rest your thumb across the strings that are lower than the one(s) you are currently playing on, moving your thumb to follow when you switch to a different string. It's also better for your wrist than the standard fixed anchor on the E string/pickup/thumb rest
@room34 Жыл бұрын
@@BenMBass Yes I am aware of that technique… just not seeing it used much here, and you need a pretty long thumb or half of your hand to mute 6 strings,
@BenMBass Жыл бұрын
@@room34 ah my bad. Looking more closely at the video (particularily around 1:10) it looks like he's using a combo of floating thumb and left-hand muting, moving the tip of his thumb to the D-string on the fretless side and muting the fretless A with the side of his thumb, whilst muting the fretless G with his left middle finger when playing the lower fretted strings. Using the thumb to mute the fretless strings whilst using the right hand little and ring fingers to mute the fretted E and A and the left hand middle finger to mute the fretted D would allow playing on the fretted G without the other strings ringing out, and is similar to the technique I use when playing my 6-string bass (allthough i don't usually mute strings lower than the one I'm playing on with my left hand)
@KYSMO Жыл бұрын
Crazy bass, I tried the old Ashula once, too complex for me.
@michaelkeefer4293 Жыл бұрын
My Random thoughts... - It is a very beautiful instrument and both the fretted and fretless sides sound amazing! - I personally have no interest in this bass whatsoever but I would love to hear what Charles Berthoud would do with it. - Seems weird to me that they put the fretless part on the top instead of under the fretted side. I wonder what the logic for that is?
@thefrogger6507 Жыл бұрын
Ok but what really matters is how does this handle mad amounts of effects, especially some greasy distortions. Basically I'm asking does it djent?
@ooinvsaoo Жыл бұрын
Id do it for a 5 string tuned EA fretless EAD fretted
@Fritz.Bass.8678 Жыл бұрын
Moin, liebens Bass the World-Team! Wie immer, ein sehr informatives, toll gemachtes Video! Gratulation dafür 👍👌 Aber die wichtigste Frage bleibt unbeantwortet: how schwer issen der? Ich habe da schon sehr unterschiedliche Aussagen zum Vorgängermodell gehört. Von 4,5 kg bis 7 kg. Wie sieht es mit dem Neuen aus? Danke und liebe Grüße vom Fritz 🖖
@basstheworldofficial Жыл бұрын
Nicht sonderlich schwer. Sollte unter 5kg gewesen sein
@cestusfr Жыл бұрын
I would love the see John Davis from Nerve use it along side Jojo Mayer.
@meantime69 Жыл бұрын
ZOOM B2 FOUR REVIEW, PLZ?!
@afunkujank Жыл бұрын
Bagus sekali impianku
@konradfichtner112 Жыл бұрын
It’s sad that the fretless section does not use the magnetic Pickups, I prefer their sound over the piezo-system
@AlBerto-qr2eu Жыл бұрын
Menuda caña de bajo
@SubSonicEctomorph 5 ай бұрын
Finally played one. I thought it would be weird, obviously. It was way MORE weird 😂
@roadbull1 Жыл бұрын
Ibanez have always been a brand I respect. They are not afraid to take chances and typically provide excellent value in their instruments. Now bring back the ATK.
@eddiestephens5213 Жыл бұрын
Always thought they were cool but should have the fretted and fretless sections reversed.
@cebassplyr Жыл бұрын
Exactly!!! That would have made so much more sense...IMO.
@davidbowmann193 Жыл бұрын
The first version of the Ashula had the fretted and fretless sections reversed. But only with 2 Strings for the fretless side. I think they changed it due to too many people complaining. 😉
@tommylight1312 Жыл бұрын
Then you would have a raised fretless fingerboard where your hand rests. Doesn’t make sense to me to have it reversed.
@adamwalcott_official Жыл бұрын
@Tommy Light then don't raise the fingerboard. It's still a better idea.
@kaib5048 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@brunoantoine9483 Жыл бұрын
Quel est le poids? Svp merci
@claypoole702 Жыл бұрын
I love Ibanez products. But it is a love/hate relationship. I love their consistency of build quality. I love their customer service and scale of products. I love how they are experimenting and giving artists more opportunity than other companies. The only problem I have always had with Ibanez is their sound quality and timbre. I would say the tamber of the times coming from their instruments are shallower than what I want. Tightness is good for modern music and over produced products, but their feel (for me) misses the warmth I desire sometimes. Please note, this is just my opinion. I love Ibanez and have owned many the past thirty+ years... I just wish they had a different timbre
@GoDamnWeird Жыл бұрын
Wow...I do have a love for Ibanez basses, but this one looks like a production version of Trey Gunn custom Warr Guitar. Reverse the order of the fretless strings and it'd be my ultimate dream bass.
@meshica7 Жыл бұрын
I love Ibanez..I own a BTB and a 6 string Soundgear, and I had a CTBN back in the 90s that I had converted to a fretless. Though this is a stunningly beautiful bass, I just don't see the point of it. I think that referring to the Ashula as a "novelty bass" is dead on accurate. I am not 100% on board with it nor am I 100% against it. Just seems like a very niche tool. That being said, I would like to spend a few hours with one to either confirm my initial feelings about it or completely change my mind.
@bassatnight Жыл бұрын
Not sure about that thumb rest, takes away something from the lovely finish for me. Lovely tone.
@Chef316 Жыл бұрын
I think if Jaco was alive today, he would have adapted to the times and he would be playing all kinds of crazy bases and making youtube videos of his absolute ridiculous chops
@keithmcduffie7182 Жыл бұрын
That's one AWESOME BASS!!! 😮 And that price is OUTRAGEOUSLY LOW!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!! GO IBANEZ!!! 👍
@DolemiteSammich Жыл бұрын
Bass sounds really woofy as ibanez electronics tend to always be lacking. Really cool concept though
@robpinter5431 9 ай бұрын
Not sure if it should be played or hung on the wall as art...so beautiful. Why not just have 4 strings for the fretless part?
@russshipman2727 Жыл бұрын
I'd love this if it were just 4 or 5 strings, B/E/A or just E fretless, rest fretted
@hundhertz Жыл бұрын
😍
@magaman49 Жыл бұрын
I knew they were re-doing this, back since Ichikia's video on this thing One I definitely wish I owned XD
@sonumnshorts Жыл бұрын
Wow that is an incredible bass for sur but I'll have to stay at four strings for the good of mankind.
@SilverPaladin Жыл бұрын
I would like to see what Charlie Hunter would do with this bass.
@ciddax754 Жыл бұрын
Warwick build something similar but much more expensive.
@anuragaudesh Жыл бұрын
🎼❣️🎸❣️🎸❣️
@chrisjs6123 Жыл бұрын
I just love that ibanez makes one. It’s cool. That said, even though I own a fretless I just don’t like the sound much. I want to like it. But I don’t.
@lucmichel7588 Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👌
@Chef316 Жыл бұрын
One bass to rule them all?
@strettoasino9006 Жыл бұрын
Just needs scalloped fretboard on the octave...
@jimmychristensen7112 Жыл бұрын
I saw this many years ago...always thought it was weird
@jermainelong1843 Жыл бұрын
I went off Ibanez basses due to the lack of sonic personality in general. This bass is a step back in the right direction, especially the fretted tone.
@willb1157 Жыл бұрын
Do you think that is the Pick-ups and pre's?
@jermainelong1843 Жыл бұрын
@@willb1157 Probably the sum of all its parts but yes, the J style pick ups here are different from most typical Ibanez offerings. I think I'm just not a fan of the soap bar tone in general.
@Charlezworth Жыл бұрын
i’m amazed they’re still making these. I’m struggling to see what the market is, it’s seems very expensive for a novelty bass
@nathanwalters2856 Жыл бұрын
Cool bass but I think fretless should be on the bottom
@40spinup 10 ай бұрын
Love the idea but so wish they made the pick ups longer instead of piezo as they sound shit!
@armignac Жыл бұрын
Thought so often about buying this, but a normal fretless just makes much more sense.. Id take the blue ehb in the Background instead ^^
@steelheels43 5 ай бұрын
Is he saying Jaco wasnt in the waiter? h he my bad ears
@pedro3115 Жыл бұрын
It would be smarter from the manufacter to put the fretless side on the right of the fretboard
@enricoviappiani4305 Жыл бұрын
Why not build 6 string with fretted B E A and fretless D G C..
@izzysantiago978 Жыл бұрын
Show have been 4 fretless strings as well making it an 8 string bass.
@flaviosan3020 Жыл бұрын
Jaco only needed 4 strings. F
@mntmntmnt 11 ай бұрын
I wish this thing existed with another finish, i really dont like the way the body looks
@zulu5157 Жыл бұрын
Definetly no beginner bass🙃
@demg7738 Жыл бұрын
Agrhhhhhh! Why aren't high notes made fretless !?
@kaib5048 Жыл бұрын
Tried these a few times and…nope nope nope. The neck is like playing bass on a cricketbat and the height difference just kills me. Not for me 🤷♂️
@jeremystone7709 Жыл бұрын
So I am an Ibanez fan boy but as a fretless player this makes me uncomfortable. I can't be the only one.
@leighcoulson2148 Жыл бұрын
Looks nice and sounds nice but would confuse the f out of me.
@thestonecutters6177 Жыл бұрын
looks fun, I would NOT gig with it
@NiskRanThawll Жыл бұрын
just a shame its an SR model, with the narrow spacing and hideous shape. its an awesome idea, id love to have one... but my issues above. :) i really don't do SR basses
@jml19221 Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that gets uncomfortable because a fretless part is on top instead of the bottom?? 😅
@adamwalcott_official Жыл бұрын
I love your review but I still hate the bass. Maybe it's because I have puny donald trump hands, but if I ever even considered such a thing, a double-neck bass seems much more practical. That way, at least you get 4 or more strings on your fretless neck. That's just me though, I'm sure there are plenty of people who could play the hell out of this thing.
@joethebar1 Жыл бұрын
This bass is a hot mess. First of all, the FL strings should be reversed with the fretted ones. Secondly, it looks like they glued a scrabble rack onto the bass for a thumb rest. What a disaster
@user-ms5rz6yf3m Жыл бұрын
Нахер он нужен, этот монстр?
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