As you can expect from Ibanez - great build quality, and very light too. Of course, this has to do a lot with the fact it's short scale AND headless. It's a really, REALLY light and small bass. For guitarists this could be a great choice to get into bass intuitively. Some bassists might prefer the chonk of a P-Bass neck, for example, and the overall weight and sturdiness, so that could be a con depending on your likes. I myself really like this light build a lot and find it refreshing in the bass world.
Now, about the specs: 24 (pretty small) frets, tuning pegs on bridge area for each string, obviously no head. Two Bartolini pickups (which I thought were kinda alright, not outstanding). Knob-wise, you have a pickup blender, volume knob, and knobs for active EQ, one of which also functions as a tone knob for passive mode.
As you may already know, this bass has two modes (which can be alternated through a switch): passive and active EQ.
In passive mode (and with fresh roundwounds), it sounds very bright and lends itself super nicely for slap. I find it a bit weak in the mellower, rounder side of tone. Mids are very present. The active EQ can add some of the lost beef to the tone though, and cut out some of the mids (which is a great feature).
About active EQ, you have four relevant knobs - bass, treble, mids and midrange knob. each of which can boost or cut - which is where active EQ shines. the midrange knob can select the frequencies which would be affected by the boost/cut. As said - the option to also cut frequencies can really help to further shape your tone to your desires.
Overall - I think it's a great and versatile instrument, although you might not get the classic tones and vibes of standard basses. And on Thomann, I got it much cheaper. Added to the fact that it's already on the budget side of this series of basses - it's pretty easy on your pocket.
