Ibanez BTB775PB 5-String Electric Bass

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This 5-string BTB-series bass features specially designed Bartolini Mk-2 pickups, neck-through construction, and the stunning looks of a boutique instrument.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Mahogany body with poplar burl top	Rich and resonant tone
Bartolini BH1 pickups	Tight, focused tone with a huge depth
EQB-IIIS 3-band EQ	A power boost with a midrange switch
Mono-Rail II bridge	Perfect tuning stability and resonance

Overview

Ibanez's BTB775PB 5-string bass is built with choice tonewoods that offer brilliant resonance and lasting sustain. The poplar-burl-topped mahogany body resonates your tones in an engaging lull that holds listeners in inviting anticipation. The five-piece maple/bubinga neck houses a larger tonal range with five strings, so you'll be able to climb higher than a standard four-string bass and take advantage of the comfortable deep cutaway.

Your hardware includes a sturdy Mono-Rail II bridge that'll hold your strings down securely and provides more consistent intonation and longer sustain. Finally, below the bridge are five controls -- a master volume knob; mid, treble, and bass EQ knobs; a mid switch, and a pickup balance knob to give you a finer combination of settings for your two Bartolini BH-1 pickups. Shoulder this baby, and you'll experience a welcoming world of warm, rich, and dynamic tone.

A Sound Body and Neck

Bass players know the importance of wood when it comes to a rich, resonating tone that's felt through the floor. Your BTB775PB's maghogany body is topped with burled poplar, for earth-shaking tone and head-turning looks. You'll hear and feel the sustain as you play and hold your notes. Your 24-fret neck is a five-piece combination of maple and bubinga, and with Ibanez's thru-neck construction, your warm neck tones will transfer over seamlessly to the body. Also, the body's deeper cutaway will really open up access to those higher frets, and with five strings,… read more you'll never be short of notes for when you want to get into higher registers.

A Pair of Bartolini BH-1 Pickups

Your two Bartolini BH-1 pickups offer a full and warm tone to really fill up those lower frequencies, and glue you in nicely with drums or other accompaniment. A balance control knob lets you fine-tune the blend of your two pickups -- giving you more seamless control and more easy-to-access tonal possibilities.

Solid Hardware and Versatile Controls

Aside from the BTB775PB's pickup balance knob, you have five other controls at your fingertips -- a master volume knob, mid, bass, and treble EQ knobs, and a mid frequency switch. The three EQ knobs give you an even wider tonal spectrum to experiment with. The mid switch sets your mid controls at two different frequency nodes for yet even more EQ options. Your five strings are held down with the security of a Mono-Rail II bridge. As you play, your rich and dynamic tone will endure in lasting sustain and consistent intonation.

Features:

- Popular burl topped mahogany body
- Five-piece maple/bubinga neck
- Neck-through-body construction for longer sustain and smoother feel
- Deeper cutaway body for easier higher fret access
- Rosewood fretboard with 24 medium frets
- Volume, pickup balance, bass, mid, treble, mid switch controls
- Mono-Rail II bridge
- Two Bartolini BH-1 pickups
- Five strings

Specs

- neck type: BTB5 5pc Maple/Bubinga neck-thru
- body: Poplar Burl top/Mahogany body
- fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/Abalone dot inlay
- fret: Medium frets
- number of frets: 24
- bridge: Mono-rail II bridge
- neck pu: Bartolini(R) BH1 neck pu
- bridge pu: Bartolini(R) BH1 bridge pu
- equaliser: EQB-IIIS 3-band eq w/Mid frequency switch
- nut saddles: BLACK TUSQ XL(R) nut
- hardware color:

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-669-8262
Web: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/support/

Ibanez's Description

Ibanez BTB775PB 5-String Electric Bass

Without a doubt, your instrument should equal the quality of your effort. At some point the word "boutique" comes to mind: Select-grade materials, neck-thru construction, and top quality components, all in a meticulously crafted instrument. But what about the price? That's where the Ibanez BTB775PB 5-String Electric Bass comes in. Ibanez's ability to build small-shop quality into inspiring yet affordable instruments is showcased by BTB series basses.

35" Scale Neck

The BTB's extra-long 35-inch neck scale offers tight, even tension with no flopping on the low end, and added sustain on the high strings. It also provides superior articulation, making it perfect for both 5 and 6-strings.

Neck-Thru Construction & Deep Cutaways

Neck-thru construction provides massive sustain and excellent stability. The BTB's 5-piece Maple/Bubinga thru-neck design, along with its extreme cutaways, make every note on the 35" scale fretboard a player's playground.

Mono-Rail Bridge

The Mono-Rail bridge delivers the ultimate in string-to-string isolation, meaning that each string vibrates optimally without be affected by the others. BTB's string spacing is 19mm for 5-strings, and 17mm for 6-strings, offering more freedom on the fretboard, and comfortable access for finger picking and slapping.

3-band EQ w/Mid Frequency Switch

The active 3-Band EQ features fully independent bass, treble, and mid controls with a wide boost/cut range tuned specifically for the BRB775PB.The preamp system is equipped with a mid-frequency select switch, enabling you to instantly select 250Hz and 600Hz -- the heart of the mid zone - for a more dynamic and ideal tone.

Secure high-tech Neutrik locking output jack

The BTB775PB's Neutrik locking jack provides stable and secure connections, preventing accidental disconnect or shock and vibration.

Reviews

(6 ratings)

Submitted June 30, 2010 by a customer from att.com

""The Beast" out of the box!"

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He'll probably have this one for the long haul, but I'm already looking for his birthday present (another bass). It's good to have a variety/arsenal to choose from for different settings.

Sound

The sound is solid and crisp. I purchased the bass for my friend who is a national gospel recording artist. His peers were totally impressed with the "beast" effect of this bass. The clean sound fits very well with this genre of music. He tours and performs live with it, and it holds up under extreme conditions. The bass boost makes additional equipment obsolete.

Features

The bass boost makes additional equipment obsolete.

Ease of Use

I purchased it the same day as his live show and he used it right out of the box with no fuss.

Quality

Very solid product, definitely would recommend it. The finish catches the light and the charcoal brown color gets lots of compliments.

Value

I think for the price it should've come with an Ibanez case, but I digress.

Manufacturer Support

Haven't had to use the company, except to register the bass at Ibanez.com and that process was simple.

The Wow Factor

Oh yes, he was proud to receive so many compliments and in our industry he is one of the first to have this particular model. He's constantly holding it, wiping it down. I tried to remove a piece of clear film covering the pickups and got my hand spanked for daring to touch it :)