For 2025, Ibanez has launched two new EHB models featuring Fishman electronics: the EHB5MSBSP and EHB1675MS. Both models are equipped with Fishman Fluence Bass Humbuckers, paired with Fishman’s 3-band EQ and a three-way voice selector switch. The volume knob also doubles as a push/pull coil tap switch.
Functionally, the basses are quite similar, with the primary differences lying in their materials and aesthetics. The EHB1675MS boasts a pale moon ebony top on an Ash body, complemented by brushed stainless pickup covers. The EHB5MSBSP features an American Basswood body finished in Midnight Ocean Arctic Matte, with dark blue pickup covers, bridge pieces, and inlays, giving it a distinctive look within the EHB series. Both basses are designed with the modern player in mind and deliver and extensive range of sonically rich tonal options.
Features
EHB5MSBSP
- EHB5 9pc Panga Panga/Walnut neck w/Graphite reinforcement rods
- 889mm/35″ scale at 5th string, 838mm/33″ scale at 1st string
- American Basswood body
- Bound Panga Panga fretboard w/Acrylic special inlay
- Medium Stainless Steel frets
- Fishman® Fluence™ neck pickup
- Fishman® Fluence™ bridge pickup
- Fishman® 3-band EQ
- Single Coil Mode switch (push/pull)
- 3-way Voice Select switch
- MR5HS bridge (18mm string spacing)
- Black and Metallic Blue hardware
- Ibanez custom headpieces
- Schaller S-Locks strap lock pins
- Luminescent side dot inlay
- Gig bag included
- Recommended case: MRB350C/MAP: $229.99
- Finish: Midnight Arctic Ocean Matte
LIST PRICE: $2,755.54
ESTIMATED STREET PRICE: $1,999.99
EHB1675MS
- EHB5 9pc Panga Panga/Walnut neck w/Graphite reinforcement rods
- 889mm/35″ scale at 5th string, 838mm/33″ scale at 1st string
- Pale Moon Ebony top/Ash body
- Bound Panga Panga fretboard w/Off-set Abalone dot inlay
- Medium Stainless Steel frets
- Fishman® Fluence™ neck pickup
- Fishman® Fluence™ bridge pickup
- Fishman® 3-band EQ
- Single Coil Mode switch (push/pull)
- 3-way Voice Select switch
- MR5HS bridge (18mm string spacing)
- Black hardware
- Ibanez custom headpieces
- Schaller S-Locks strap lock pins
- Luminescent side dot inlay
- Gig bag included
- Recommended case: MRB350C/MAP: $229.99
- Finish: Natural Flat
LIST PRICE: $2,617.54
ESTIMATED STREET PRICE: $1,899.99
