BTB7MS
BTB Workshop
9pc Maple/Panga Panga/Walnut neck with Graphite reinforcement rods
The 9-piece Maple/Panga Panga/Walnut neck provides superior note attack, tight lows and increased sustain.The Graphite reinforcement rods provides massive sustain and excellent stability.
Neck-through construction
The neck-through construction contributes to massive sustain and smooth access to high fretboard positions.
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 / Okoume wing body
The Bubinga top offers tight-lows and an edgy mid-range, while the Ash/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 w/EQ bypass switch & Mid frequency switch
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ is our 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. Precision tonal control, including a switch to choose passive-only operation. When the EQ bypasses activated, the treble tone control knob becomes the global tone control for the passive circuit.
MR5S bridge
The MR5S bridge has adjustable saddles for variable string spacing by +/- 1.5mm, answering every bassist's specific string spacing needs.
35-33.5 inch multi scale
35-33.5 inch multi scale construction allows the higher strings to be played more easily, while still having adequate tension for lower strings.
Neck Dimensions
Scale : 889mm/35" - 852mm/33.5"
Width at NUT (a): 63mm
Width at 24F (b): 96mm
Thickness at 1F (c): 21mm
Thickness at 12F (d): 24mm
Radius : 950mmR
Controls
With the bass held in the playing position, there are three small knobs located towards the lower edge of the body.
Directionally, from the lower bout towards the neck these knobs control treble boost/cut, mid boost/cut, and bass boost/cut knob.
Above these are two larger knobs closer to the bridge.
Of these, the knob closest to the end of the body is the pickup balance, and the knob located towards the neck is the volume knob.
There are two switches on this bass.
The switch closest to the end of the body is a 3-way mid frequency switch.
When the switch is in neck position, mid boost peak is at 250Hz.
When the switch is in center position, mid boost peak is at 450Hz.
When the switch is in bridge position, mid boost peak is at 700Hz.
The other switch closer to the middle of the bass is the EQ bypass switch.
When the switch is in neck position, the EQ is off.
When the switch is in bridge position, EQ is on.
When EQ is off, the treble knob works as a passive tone control knob.