BTB805MS BTB Workshop Poplar Burl top / Okoume / Ash wing body

A stunning Poplar Burl top with an Okoume/Ash wing body provides bright and solid tones with rich sustain.

Medium Stainless Steel frets

The Stainless Steel frets are durable and long-lasting.

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.

Neck-through construction

The neck-through construction contributes to massive sustain and smooth access to high fretboard positions.

5pc Maple/Walnut neck with Graphite reinforcement rods

The 5pc Maple/Walnut neck provides tonal clarity and superior attack.The Graphite reinforcement rods provides massive sustain and excellent stability.

MR5S bridge

The MR5S bridge has adjustable saddles for variable string spacing by +/- 1.5mm, answering every bassist’s specific string spacing needs.

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 bypass is activated, the treble tone control knob becomes the global tone control for the passive circuit.

Panga Panga fretboard

Panga Panga features a beautiful wood grain which produces a tight low and mid range, along with a sharp attack on high end.

Neck Dimensions

Scale : 939.8mm/37" - 889mm/35"

Width at NUT (a): 47mm

Width at 24F (b): 75mm

Thickness at 1F (c): 20mm

Thickness at 12F (d): 22mm

Radius : 400mmR

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.