IYV5-String IBHLFF5-400 Multi-Scale Headless Bass, Sunburst

CNC machines do a great job making super consistent parts, so if you know how to give an instrument a setup, you can get a great piece for crazy cheap.After re-stringing this with some DR DDTs - I gave this a little action, intonation, and truss adjustment. All without issue. It plays really well, with solidly low action on all strings. I'm mostly in drop A so there's a bit of looseness in the 5th string, but it's got good clarity.THE GOOD:33"-35" multi-scale is comfy and gives a little more oomph to the low B. More piano-like clarity, but not overly stiff either.the price! crazy cheap.Electronics are solid, preamp is decent. Pickups are better than expected. I had planned on upgrading, but I'm happy with them for now. P2 size is common enough to find some options.Neck is nearly flawless! Very comfortable, smooth. Great fretwork, smoothed out and no sprout, no edges.18mm string spacing (ish?) is a nice compromise for a 5. Wide, but not overly so.Finish is good, not like 100% perfect, but instruments should get beat up anyway.Nuts at the top of the lock nicely.THE OK:The strings it comes with are bad, buy new strings. You should know that already.The fretboard needed some mineral oil / lemon oil.Can't hang it on the wall with a standard guitar hanger.THE BAD:THE TUNERS. Oh my god, I don't know why, but some of them just. don't. move. I had to use a channel lock wrench to turn some of them. They all hold a tune fine once they're set, but they take some work to get there.OVERALL :I got this for a rock / metal project, and it's going to do just what I need it to do. For about $300 (bass + new strings), an hour of setup, I'm thrilled.With another $300-400 of parts, this would be a top tier bass. With just new strings, it's great!

This is an inexpensive bass guitar, not a cheap one. The fretboard had well dressed frets and no fret sprout. The neck came with just a bit of bow. I could not find issues with the finish. The Low B was a bit sharp on the intonation but horrendous. The string height was the largest spec off out of box. This is NOT a dig. You will have to perform a routine check/setup on any instrument that is shipped. This is a strong recommendation that the bass came here with 80% of the setup in spec. It sounds good. The fan fretboard is amazing.

Update- ALL of the frets were loose. Like they didn’t use any glue. I had to super glue and press every single one of them. I don’t think I would recommend this bass for the amount work it needed.A great weird looking bass.Cons- the nut was busted at the B string. Amazon refunded me $43. The truss rod was really loose. The first fret was REALLY LOW. I had to level all the frets pretty far to get them lined up with the first one. Action was high and it’s kind of a PIA to adjust the saddles. The electronics are pretty noisy. I’ll have to open it up and check all the grounds and shield it. The neck pocket wasn’t routed real tight.Pros- strings seem decent. Balanced pretty well. Sounds good aside from the noise. Plays real well after the fret work and set up.Is it worth the money? I think so, as long as you know what you’re getting yourself into and know how to set up a guitar.

If you're curious about headless bass and you're looking at this, save yourself some time and just buy it now. I read every review I could find, not believing any bass worthwhile could be this inexpensive. It is. The fit and finish are very nice, with very smooth fretwork. And it sounds as good as it looks. Great tone control, nice string tension. If you've got the money to put into an Ibanez Bass Workshop headless, go for it. But you can't go wrong with this one. It will leave you amazed at the price and quality.

Rough finish, and messed up edges. Frets are ok, but are sharp on some. Finish is chipped around trus rod adjustment and pickups. I had to clean up the nut so the strings would stop buzzing. I wish it was a little better, but it's super cheap.No battery was installed so I had to get another to check the pickups. All that works and is passive and active. I wish I would have gotten a better luck of the draw, but I would definitely buy it over. The bearing on the tuners are the issue with the hard to turn. Strings are definitely first thing to replace.It serves its purpose to see if I want to drop a few grand on a 5 string kiesel.

I was veryyyy skeptical of it at first, but thought I'd take the chance given tariffs might muck things up soon.A little rough. Electronics are meh, and the pickups are definitely going to be swapped out. Can't handle any distortion at all on the low B. Probably the pots and knobs too.All the tuners work super well except the D string tuner is TIGHT. Near impossible to keep up in pitch.Good frets and a nice neck! I gave the fretboard a nice oiling and the frets a polishing. Plays super smooth.Worth it if you're ready and willing to put some love into it!

Great quality at a reasonable price. Sounds better than my more expensive basses. Quick and safe shipping. IYV is a great company.

Yes it's not an Ibanez, but based on that version and way cheaper. Set up well on delivery, no buzzing or other issues. It's a well made instrument for it's cost. I have several instruments from this brand and the are all well made affordable instruments. I am a professional and have "real" gear, but it's fun to purchase these and not have to pay thousands.