Without a doubt, your instrument should reflect the dedication you place in your musicianship and creative endeavors. At a certain point, the word ‘boutique’ comes to mind - select-grade materials, neck-thru construction, and top quality components, all in a meticulously combined into a stunning pro-level instrument. But the upfront investment of such an instrument is huge. That's where Ibanez comes in. Their ability to build small-shop quality, into inspiring yet affordable instruments is showcased in the BTB series basses.
9Pc Maple, Panga Panga, and Walnut Neck with Graphite Reinforcement Rods
The 9-piece maple, panga panga, and walnut neck provides superior note attack, tight lows and increased sustain. The Graphite reinforcement rods provides massive sustain and excellent stability.
Rosewood Fretboard
Rosewood fretboard provides a well-balanced solid tone with a focused mid range.
Medium Stainless Steel Frets
The Stainless Steel frets are durable and long-lasting.
Bubinga Top, Ash, and Okoume Wing Body
The Bubinga top offer tight-low and edgy-mid sound and the Ash and Okoume wing body delivers a pleasant brightness and rich sustain.
T1 Pickups
The T1 pickup is a humbucker featuring two separate, individually mounted coils that provides tight bass response, punchy mid-range, and clear high-end. It offers flexible voicing suitable for various genres, and the height of each coil can be set individually for highly nuanced adjustments to the tone. On top of its great sound, the physical design features rounded edges for enhanced ergonomic comfort when using the pickup as a thumb rest. Moreover, the individually mounted coils allow them to be positioned slightly offset from one another. This makes it so the surface of the pickup where the player rests their thumb is directly parallel with the strings, which is not typical with most multi scale basses. This design greatly enhances the comfort and playability of the instrument.
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-Band EQ
The Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ is Ibanez’s latest refinement on the concept of simple, straightforward, no-nonsense EQ control. The Boost and Cut for the Mid Control are each centered on slightly different frequencies, an innovation that delivers a preset range of the most favorable bass tones.
MR5S Bridge
The MR5S bridge has adjustable saddles for variable string spacing of about 1.5mm, answering every bassist’s specific string spacing needs.
EQ Bypass Switch
The EQ bypass control offers precision tonal adjustments, including a switch to choose passive-only operation. When the EQ bypass is activated, the treble tone control knob becomes the global tone control for the passive circuit.
3-Way Mid Frequency Switch
The 3-way Mid frequency switch allow players to change the mid-tone between 250, 450, and 700 Hz.
Neck-Through Construction
The neck-through construction contributes to massive sustain and smooth access to high fretboard positions.