Ibanez BTB945 Cosmic Blue Low Gloss

Ibanez BTB945 Cosmic Blue Low Gloss, 5-string.

The BTB series can best be described as series-produced boutique basses, extremely good-sounding and well-balanced instruments. The neck with a slightly longer scale makes the basses perfect for fifths and sixths where the low B gets a completely different punch and firmness from the slightly longer scale.

The difference of 2.5 cm (1”) may not look big on paper, and it doesn't feel like much of a difference to play, but the difference in tone is big. The tones get a completely different spring, tightness and articulation than on a shorter scale. The long upper horn means that the bass, despite its slightly longer neck, is well balanced whether you are sitting or standing up and playing.

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 Ibanez Mono-Rail V, a bridge designed to isolate the strings from each other. The isolation provides optimal transmission of the string vibrations into the body without the strings affecting each other. A stable and very easily adjusted bridge.

Spec:

• BTB5 5-pc Maple/Walnut neck-thru neck w/Graphite reinforcement rods.
• Poplar Burl top/Okoume/Ash body.
• Rosewood fretboard w/Abalone dot inlay.
• Zero + 24 Medium Stainless Steel frets.
• Ibanez MR5S Mono-rail bridge (19mm string spacing).
• Nordstrand Big Single neck pickup.
• Nordstrand Big Single bridge pickup.
• Ibanez Custom 3-band active EQ/Preamp w/3-way Mid frequency switch.
• Neutrik locking output jack.
• Black hardware.
• D'Addario NYXL45130SL strings.

Matching case: MRB350C
Matching bag: Ibanez IBB540

Neck:

• 889mm/35” scale.
• 47mm wide at the nut.
• 76mm wide at the last fret.
• 20mm thick at the 1st fret.
• 22mm thick at the 12th fret.
• 400mmR radius.