Slap Groove Shred Riccardo Oliva Puts the Ibanez Headless EHB1135MS Bass to Work
Riccardo Oliva never disappoints when it comes to locking in a groove or showing off a bass’s full range. In this new clip from Ibanez, Oliva takes the EHB1135MS for a serious spin. If you’re into clean technique, heavy tone, and pro-level control, this one is worth a watch.
The EHB1135MS is part of Ibanez’s ergonomic headless series. It features an okoume body with an ash top and a chambered design that helps keep things light. The neck is a nine piece combination of panga panga and walnut with graphite reinforcement rods. It is topped with a panga panga fretboard, 24 stainless steel frets, and luminescent side dots.
This multi scale bass runs from 33 inches on the treble side to 35 inches on the low end for even string tension and improved clarity. It is loaded with a pair of Bartolini BH2 pickups and a Vari Mid three band EQ with a bypass switch and mid frequency selector. Ibanez’s MR5HS bridge lets you adjust string spacing to dial in your feel.
Riccardo puts the whole setup to work with effortless style. You get slap tones with bite, fingerstyle that cuts, and chords that ring out with piano like clarity. It is a sharp look with serious tone to match.
No Treble CEO Jody Miller is a Chicago-based bassist, guitarist, engineer, and producer best known for his bass gear demo videos and as the co-host of The Bass Nerds podcast.
SOUNDS REALLY GOOD, NICE BASS FACE, NICE BASS
GOD BLESS
Got one of these basses and they are fantastic instruments to play. Great job! Fab demo of one of these basses👍
Why do people insist on calling it “Slap” bass, when the inventor of the technique calls it ” Thumping and Plucking ?”
Slap – one syllable
Thumping and pumping – five
It’s just easier.
It over simplifies it, the thumb plays notes. And the technique was a key element of Funk music……which is also often mislabeled and redefined. And often redefine by folks who actually did not appreciate the genre when it peaked ’69 thru ’80.