The BTB605MS is an instrument that is part of the Ibanez Bass Workshop series.
Ibanez Bass Workshop is a bass department at Ibanez that works under the motto "From Concept To Reality", where the goal is to develop new and exciting bass concepts. Or to test already existing, but odd, concepts. Here you will find instruments that take electric bass a step further, odd birds stuffed with innovation for those who want to take their bass playing a step further.
BTBMS is a series of BTB basses equipped with fanned frets, which is a method of being able to have different scales on different strings, a so-called multi-scale fingerboard. This is done, among other things, to get optimal scale length for all strings. Low strings sounds significantly better, firmer, tighter and stuns, with a longer scale while the thin strings become hard, plonky and very difficult to play with as long a scale as the low strings need. Fanned frets, multi-scale, are the solution to this, tight and stable low notes and highs with maintained snap and warmth.
Specifications:
• BTB5 5-pcs Maple/Walnut neck-thru w/Graphite reinforcement rods.
• 24 + Zero fret Stainless Medium frets.
• 939.8mm/37" scale at 5th string/889mm/35" scale at 1st string.
• Okoume body.
• Bound Panga Pamga fretboard w/Abalone dot inlay.
• T1 neck pickup
• T1 bridge pickup
• Ibanez Custom 3-band active EQ/Preamp.
• EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot).
• 3-way Mid frequency switch.
• Ibanez Mono-rail MR5S bridge (18mm string spacing).
• Black hardware.
• Strings: D'Addario NYXL45130 for 37'' scale.
NYXLB045, NYXLB055, NYXLB080, NYXLB100MS, NYXLB130MS.
• Hard case included.
The neck:
• 939.8mm/37" scale at 5th string/889mm/35" scale at 1st string
• 47mm wide at the saddle.
• 76mm wide at last band.
• 20mm thick at 1st band.
• 22mm thick at 12th fret.
• 400mmR radius.
Ibanez Bass Workshop is a bass department at Ibanez that works under the motto "From Concept To Reality", where the goal is to develop new and exciting bass concepts. Or to test already existing, but odd, concepts. Here you will find instruments that take electric bass a step further, odd birds stuffed with innovation for those who want to take their bass playing a step further.
BTBMS is a series of BTB basses equipped with fanned frets, which is a method of being able to have different scales on different strings, a so-called multi-scale fingerboard. This is done, among other things, to get optimal scale length for all strings. Low strings sounds significantly better, firmer, tighter and stuns, with a longer scale while the thin strings become hard, plonky and very difficult to play with as long a scale as the low strings need. Fanned frets, multi-scale, are the solution to this, tight and stable low notes and highs with maintained snap and warmth.
Specifications:
• BTB5 5-pcs Maple/Walnut neck-thru w/Graphite reinforcement rods.
• 24 + Zero fret Stainless Medium frets.
• 939.8mm/37" scale at 5th string/889mm/35" scale at 1st string.
• Okoume body.
• Bound Panga Pamga fretboard w/Abalone dot inlay.
• T1 neck pickup
• T1 bridge pickup
• Ibanez Custom 3-band active EQ/Preamp.
• EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot).
• 3-way Mid frequency switch.
• Ibanez Mono-rail MR5S bridge (18mm string spacing).
• Black hardware.
• Strings: D'Addario NYXL45130 for 37'' scale.
NYXLB045, NYXLB055, NYXLB080, NYXLB100MS, NYXLB130MS.
• Hard case included.
The neck:
• 939.8mm/37" scale at 5th string/889mm/35" scale at 1st string
• 47mm wide at the saddle.
• 76mm wide at last band.
• 20mm thick at 1st band.
• 22mm thick at 12th fret.
• 400mmR radius.