Ibanez BTB776PB 6-String Electric Bass

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Get boutique quality for a great price. With Bartolini pickups and neck-thru-body construction, the Ibanez BTB776PB 6-string bass sounds as good as it looks.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Neck-through-body construction Longer sustain; strong midrange; smooth feel
Mahogany body Rich, warm, focused sound; added sustain
Bartolini Mk2 pickups and preamp Added control with punchy and clear tone
Mono-Rail II bridge Perfect tuning stability and resonance

Ibanez's BTB776PB 6-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 six 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 MK2-6 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 BTB776PB'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 six strings, read more you'll never be short of notes for when you want to get into higher registers.

A Pair of Bartolini MK2-6 Pickups

Your two Bartolini MK2-6 pickups are the six-string version of the MK2-4 model. What you get is 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 MK2-6s -- giving you more seamless control and more easy-to-access tonal possibilities.

Solid Hardware and Versatile Controls

Aside from the BTB776PB'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 six 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:

- Poplar-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 MK2-6 pickups
- Six strings
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Specifications
- Neck Material: 5-piece Maple/ Bubinga
- Neck Type: BTB6 thru-neck
- Body: Mahogany body/ Poplar Burl top
- Frets: Medium frets
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Inlay: Abalone dot inlay
- Bridge: Mono-Rail II bridge
- NeckPU: Bartolini(R) MK2-6-F
- BridgePU: Bartolini(R) MK2-6-R
- EQ: BARTOLINI(R) MK-2 (BTB)
- HW Color: CK
- Finishes: AM

Neck Dimensions:
- Scale/Length: 889mm/35"
- Width at Nut 54mm
- Width Last Fret 85mm
- Thickness 1st Fret 20mm
- Thickness 12th Fret 22mm
- Radius: 1000mm

Pickups:
- Bridge Pickup: BARTOLINI(R) MK2
- Model No: MK2-6-R
- Construction: Humbucking/Passive
- Magnet: Ceramic
- Description: Six-string version of MK2-4-R. Coil construction for warm tone and superior dynamics.
- Neck Pickup: BARTOLINI(R) MK2
- Model No: MK2-6-F
- Construction: Humbucking/Passive
- Magnet: Ceramic
- Description: Six-string version of MK2-4-F. Coil construction for warm tone and superior dynamics.

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

Ibanez BTB776PB 6-String Electric Bass

The BTB776PB is a six-string beast of a bass, offering great sound from the low B to the high C string. Ibanez BTB776PB basses feature gorgeous mahogany body/poplar burl tops, Ibanez-exclusive Bartolini MK-2 pickups, plus neck-thru construction and deeper cutaways that provide the huge tones, sustain and upper fret accessibility that BTB players have come to love. The Ibanez BTB776PB is one great bass guitar.

Features:

- Bartolini(R) MK-2 pickups, specially designed for Ibanez by Bill Bartolini.
- Cutaways are deep enough that moving around on the 5-piece maple/bubinga 35-inch scale thru-neck becomes easy.

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (15 ratings)
Submitted December 1, 2013 by Jorge Kochanowski in Portland, OR

"Awesome Bass!!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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It is a great deal for the money! It sound so good to my ears that make me enjoy to play it so much. I when to Guitar C. store and tried many basses there, when I tried the BTB it was the one I want for me!! even much more expensive ones does not sound like it. So because I could not afford it in that particular moment, I got an used SR506, but I promised my self to get the BTB in the near future... Pros may have different opinions, but the great sound that you can acquire with this bass is indisputable. I may need some adjustments that is normal for any instrument that is exposed to a different temperatures, but you can follow the instructions in the owner manual and that's it. Comparing both basses I have now, I can say that the BTB independent bridge helps to eliminate vibrations between strings, which at low frequencies with standard type bridges can cause a muddy sound.

Musical Background:

Sound engineer, learning bass...

Musical Style:

No one defined, I play what ever I can or like.
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