Fretless Bass Guitars

Ibanez Fretless Bass Guitars

Whether you’re a collector or a player, the answer is clear: Ibanez makes “a fine piece of wood” And that quality doesn’t end at their fretless line.

The Ibanez Fretless Bass has a long history deeply rooted in the early beginnings of the Spanish based, Salvador Ibanez Company. The Genesis of the Japanese company began on the ashes left by the Spanish Civil War in the 1930’s when the Ibanez workshop was destroyed. It was then that The Hoshino Gakki Company, a sheet music distributor, bought the Ibanez brand name rights and started producing acoustic instruments in the land of the Rising Sun. Production continued into the 1940’s until the Nagoya Aichi Japanese Factory fell to the orchestration of THAT War. After the Second World War ended, the future Ibanez Company would rise again, like the Phoenix and the modern era of guitar design dawned upon Hoshino.

Today Bassists who play an Ibanez “Fretless” can feel that long history every time they pick up a piece of that hardwood. Ibanez provides a sleek handle to glide over. Whether you’re tapping low dulcet tones on the GWB35 or popping in the cutaways on Sound Gear, Ibanez allows you smooth control and tone versatility.

For the Fretted Bassist, playing “Fretless” allows you to break the limits of Western 12 note scale and opens semi-tone control for various musical interpretation. Ibanez Fretless Basses are the proven favorite for millions of artists. Whether amateur or pro. Ibanez Fretless can be heard on tracks from Gary Willis to Slipknot’s Paul Gray.

5-String Gary Willis Design Ibanez Fretless Bass

Whether gliding through scales or riffing through charts, Ibanez Fretless Basses provide versatility in design. In short: Ibanez designs differ greatly from model to model so at first it may be hard to decide which Ibanez axe is right for you.

It’s always good to really know what you want from your bass. What music you prefer to play. How much time will you spend on it? What kind of life will it have? In the closet? Or on the road? How does it fit in my hands? Is this Bass too heavy for long gigs? What amp would work best for my Bass? Ibanez has a bass to fit any of your needs at multiple price points to fit your wallet. So plan your Bass purchase around features that will work for you. Like triple coil pick up arrays, 3 band Equalizers, Thru-Neck designs, Mono-Rail string Bridges-Set on Mahogany Bodies if you prefer or maybe a Spruce Top and Mahogany Neck. How about Abalone insets and Chrome Tuners? All these features allow Fretless players and Fretted alike create and express on their own terms. And just like a carpenter keeps the right hammer close by Bassists know they need to choose use the right tool for the right job. And Ibanez offers that spectrum of choice.

Ibanez Fretless Basses offer a wide variety of woods and hardware because—let’s face it—like snowflakes-- no two bassists play exactly alike! When it comes to Ibanez basses this writer prefers the Ibanez Sound gear series. I fell in love with that smooth, fast neck and ample cutaway design. They are priced right, keep their value and look good too.

That brings us to the avid Fretless enthusiast. The Collector. For you the Ibanez is a work of art. Designed with elegance, beauty and practicality. Peruse the simple designs of the short scale ARTB100; or the fast, sleek SR Prestige; the Metal Raw Power of the SRX690; or Classic Exotic Wood Basses. All a work of art for the Fretless Fan and a purchase that will easily pay for itself many times over.

So, whether you have a glass case in your den to show friends your latest acquisition or you have a string of one-nighters on your calendar, Ibanez is the Fretless for you.