Ibanez ASHULA

[Socioistic]

I hate that it's so expensive, because it's a limited edition, and that could mean it's a limited run, and I'm not going to have the money for one in a LONG time. It sounds nice as hell; it's got that great crunchy, farty Ibanez sound, and the fretless sounds freaking awesome.

[maggot6639]

@Socioistic you could still get it, they will keep making them dont worry

[LanOsb133]

ive played this bass. Its BAD ASS.

[Saggrisch]

Can't this bass have strings with B E A D G C tuning or is it not constructed for tunings like that?

[zielle]

@Saggrisch it can, go watch Franck Hermanny's demo of the same bass.

[jordan2002100]

@Saggrisch linus from obscura plays it like that

[Saggrisch]

@jordan2002100 Doesn't he play a custom Ibanez BTB 676 fretless with fret lines?

[XxlololalalexX]

I never liked 6 strings untill today. But I guess for me to afford this babe I need to do the thing I hate most in the world: get a job

[adagioofficial]

New Ashula Bass demo by Franck Hermanny is available on Ibanez official youtube !!!

Cheers

[Kenshex11]

whats the price on this bass?



[deathmetalmachine]

thjis is got to be bass guitar ever made you couldn't play me anuf money to play that 

[damiangeorgiou]

tabs? why not just learn it by ear or watch the guy !!! It's a basic riff !!!

[NapoleanXV]

Do you have Tabs?

[Gigabyte93]

i think the fretless part need a neck pickup for more punchy

Its sounds like a trumpet

[then00best]

Aw shucks, the fretless gets the pickup all the way at the bridge

[Berendbaas]

holy fuck, the fretless strings almost sound like a brass instrument. is that just the instrument itself? Or is there some effect rig for that sound 0.o

[Zombbg4]

@Berendbaas It's just the instrument.

[NeuesZiel]

@Berendbaas That's what all fretless basses sound like.

[Gigabyte93]

@NeuesZiel Its not true e.g. Garry Willis'GWB1005 that sounds very good but this is a trumpet

[teknomanning]

just one thing though ,here in the state at leat there are no special ibanez string sets for this, ibelieve these are dadarrio, so plan on paying extra,but hey it goes with the territory,.pricce,mine 865 bucks

[teknomanning]

i have one, two months in use, amazing... the things you can do..for under a grand, think how much fender would charge.high quality appointments. subtle or loud and nasty,funk ,fusion or rock.. and the neck,theneck!! i have small hands ,but its so flatthat i have no trouble. and don,t go by the pics, its so mch prettier in person. as for thoseguitarists who dont like us,well don,t be hatin.. you aint seen nothing yet!!!

[simon4tw]

I dont even want to google for the pricetag :S

This is overkill

[nerdheadbanger]

@simon4tw $1000. Sorry to give it away like that :P

[simon4tw]

@nerdheadbanger Really? I thought it was at least three times that!

[nerdheadbanger]

@simon4tw Me too! if you search it on Google, it'll come up as 999 bucks or a 949 used one on Ebay :P

[Optimist1046]

I don't know about this one, I think a bass should either be fretted or fretless, or convertable, but not both at the same time

[FlyingAero]

Ibanez is my boi. Best basses for the price. Ever

[mmaier2112]

Very interesting. But why not 3 fretted and three fretless? I would think this might be even more useful.

[acleonard]

Anyone else just hate the sound of a fretless?

[mmaier2112]

@acleonard I suppose you complain to the manager at a movie theater about the lobby smelling like popcorn as well.

[acleonard]

@mmaier2112 Haha Yep. I actually hate the smell of popcorn.

[Oswah]

Awesome bass!!!!!!!

[NubeSlayer507]

the riff from 1:40 through the rest of the vid is really cool

[SamTalmadge]

I'd hit that ;)

[bIackshade]

Damn, it sounds good :D

[darkdeviltj101]

i want it!!! D:

[ooberpwnage]

whoah. that's cool

[pugspugs123456]

its beautiful

[teknomanning]

i have heard from my dealership here in vegas that no ashulas will be in the usa at dealerships due to lack of interest at namm! anybody else hear this cause i got mine!!!!

[IlltouchU]

すごい！

[kutitomi]

lol

[teknomanning]

I got mine yesterday from washington dc, to vegas, tax and tip 929.00 bucks was suprised at how light it is, looks so much better in person

[meg726]

Wow!... Good!... Very Good!..

[Sc1ttl3z]

I just talked to my Ibanez dealer, he said retail $999. They are already WAY on backorder. Vendors should be getting pre-orders starting late August. He told me that there were going to be 7 coming for 32 that have already been ordered. Should get mine in the first wave!!! Can't wait!

[fgrimo]

i wish they made a bass with just the fretted part of this one, it sounds great

[GuillermoSmyser]

Would there be a problem tuning the guitar to normal 6 string bass tuning?

[thereturnfc]

@GuillermoSmyser i think it depend on your strings, you may have to change the Nut for smaller/bigger string size

[groovefirst]

I have been so lucky to play it @ the Frankfurt Musik Messe and I fell in love with theAshula...wonderful instrument with a warm, singing fretless tone and the great Ibanez tone on the fretted ones.....

[MogarmusicFR]

Incredible bass!!! So easy to play!

[BrighamHB]

Want!!!!!!!!

I've been saving for a new bass and really wanted to get a fretless too, but it's too much for both a nice fretted and a fretless. This would be quite a nice comprimise!

Anyone know how much this would go for?

[MageMayu]

price?

[vangas]

$1333 dollars

[ibanezman007]

How do you know this?

[BrighamHB]

@ibanezman007 it says the price on the ibanez website, I just looked myself

[ibanezman007]

@BrighamHB I'm in California and I can't find it! What is the link?

[banny998]

wow, that's nice!

Are the 2 fretless strings tuned the same as the 2 below, or are they an octave up?

[vangas]

They are tuned the same. Not an octave up nor down.

[groovefirst]

Ashula rocks !!!

[Jadguitare]

Wow who is this ! great bass player !!

[Bakudan666]

i may be wrong but he looks like john myuang(dunno how to spel it haha) from dream theatre

[WrenMusicProject]

omg i want this for a 7 string ibanez soo badly

[MrRG7321]

Anyone know how much these cost?

[Kaelan66]

I would have NEVER thought of that, god Ibanez way to keep revolutionalizing stringed instruments after seemingly everything has been thought of

[Imjuubi]

pretty cool, genial idea, congratulation Ibanez, you're allways one step foward!

[MisterRaintown]

Bloody Heck, this is gorgeous! I need one!

[bertito7777]

Sip me gusta.

[BLACKMAGICMETALMAN12]

Looks odd, but that's a good thing.

[BassDude50000]

thats insane!

[JDK0316191]

lol the music at 2:23

[apostolosapok]

just like farting xD loool

[Synequanon]

This is weird ! Nice fretless tone however

[waisfrancor]

wao

[Urnimin]

I'd Just Get So Confused With Those Controls :(.

[Gitardevil]

Genial!!!Ich liebe es

[Sollesnes]

Looks very interesting! :D

[Herley91]

круто блин))

[Synnergy08]

That looks interesting. I still don't understand how the two fretless strings work. Weird.

[JStoole]

I wonder how that works with slapping. Still, very cool, I'd buy one If I'd had the money

[DarkVelizar]

Very interesting aproach ! just Ibanez :D

[kostq94]

Bulgarian ? Samo Ibanez !

[SixxHundredSixtySixx]

man that was beutiful!

[nekromoogle]

Nice video.