BTB25TH5-SLM Silver Stamp Ibanez electric bass 5-string, BTB 25th Anniversay.
The BTB Premium series can best be described as series-produced boutique bases, in 2024 the series celebrates 25 years and a couple of anniversary models are presented.
BTB are extremely well-sounding and well-balanced instruments with impressive features. The slightly longer scale of the neck makes the basses perfect for fifths and sixths, where the low B gets a completely different stun and firmness from the slightly longer scale. 35'' scale. The difference of 2.5 cm (1") may not look like much on paper, and it doesn't feel like much to play, but the difference in tone is big. The notes get a completely different springiness, tightness and articulation than on a shorter scale. Especially on low notes, the difference is really worth the little extra stretching of the fingers.The long upper horn means that the bass, despite its slightly longer neck, is perfectly balanced whether you are sitting or standing up and playing.
If you play 5th, 6th or tune down, the longer scale is something you just have to try, you will definitely not regret it. The pickups are Nordstrand Big Single, balanced clear, warm dual-coil pickups with a firm and tight bass and a full and open midrange. The bridge is the Ibanez Mono-Rail V, a bridge designed to isolate the strings from each other. The insulation provides optimal transmission of the string's vibrations down into the body without the strings affecting each other. A stable and very easily adjusted stable.
- BTB5 5-pc Maple/Walnut neck-thru neck
- w/Graphite reinforcement rods.
- Zero fret
- 889mm/35'' scale.
- Okoume wing body.
- Rosewood fretboard w/White rectangle inlay.
- 24 Medium Stainless Steel frets.
- Nordstrand Big Single neck pickup.
- Nordstrand Big Single bridge pickup.
- Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ.
- 3-way Mid frequency switch.
- Mono-rail MR5S bridge (19mm string spacing)
- Black hardware.
- Matching case: MRB350C.
- Matching bag: IBB540-BK
The neck:
- 889mm/35'' scale.
- 47mm wide at the saddle.
- 76mm wide at last band.
- 20mm thick at 1st band.
- 22mm thick at 12th fret.
- 400mmR radius.