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Silver-anniversary BTB: Boutique Quality at an Off-the-shelf Price





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From its premium multilayer tonewoods and comfortably contoured body to its premium Nordstrand pickups, the 25th-anniversary BTB Standard 5-string electric bass from Ibanez delivers luthier-grade boutique quality at an off-the-shelf price. Featuring an ultra-stable 5-piece maple/walnut through neck and okoume body wings, the BTB Standard’s unique tonewood combination is a recipe for complex harmonics and epic sustain. Your fingers will fly on the silky-smooth rosewood fingerboard with stainless steel frets and elegant block inlays. The body and neck heel are sleekly sculpted for sumptuous playing comfort and unfettered access to all frets. And spec’d with two Nordstrand Big Single pickups and a 3-band EQ, the BTB Standard pumps out fat, growling tone by the boatload. Boasting advanced electronics and an eye-popping special Silver Blizzard Matte finish, the Ibanez 25th-anniversary BTB Standard 5-string bass is one of those instruments that demands to be played in front of an audience.





Massive, aggressive tone from Nordstrand pickups





With its “super-packed” coil, the Big Single is considered by Nordstrand to be the tonal giant of its pickup offerings. Ibanez spec’d a pair of these aggressive-sounding single-coil monsters for the 25th-anniversary BTB 5-string. In addition, you have the powerful sound-shaping capabilities of Ibanez’s custom 3-band EQ, which gives you control over boost/cut for bass, mid, and high frequencies, plus a mid-frequency switch to fine-tune your midrange. Along with the master volume and pickup blend controls, this instrument’s superb electronics let you quickly dial the perfect tone for any occasion. Fingers, thumb, or pick ? the 25th-anniversary BTB Standard’s electronics have you covered.





Neck-through design ensures exceptional sustain





Descended from the upright bass, electric bass guitars traditionally sported four strings. Then, along came extended-range basses with five and six strings. Adding more strings makes the neck contend with higher tension that can lead to warping. The 25th-anniversary BTB solves that issue with its 5-piece maple/walnut through neck. The multi-piece, graphite-reinforced, neck-through design guarantees the neck’s stability. Tuning machines, the nut, pickups, and the bridge are connected directly to the neck, ensuring optimal vibrational transfer and optimized sustain. Thus, the neck comprises, effectively, the entire instrument: the sleekly sculpted body wings are only affixed for playing comfort (and killer looks). Pick up an Ibanez 25th-anniversary BTB, and you’ll experience everything neck-through construction has to offer.





It’s all in the details





Ibanez’s obsessive attention to detail has made the company a global guitar and bass powerhouse. That same detail-oriented construction is one of the many things that helped the 25th-anniversary BTB make such a splash at Sweetwater. It comes with stainless steel frets that will last through years of hard touring. The zero fret lets the bass achieve exceptionally low action for silky-smooth playability. What’s more, the MR5S bridge/tailpiece enables you to customize the string spacing to fit your evolving needs as a player. And like all Ibanez basses, the 25th-anniversary BTB 5-string includes high-quality tuning machines for rock-solid tuning stability. Add it all up, and you’ve got a boutique-grade instrument. The Ibanez 25th-anniversary BTB Standard 5-string electric bass has what it takes to propel you to the top of your game.





Ibanez 25th-anniversary BTB Standard 5-string Electric Bass Features:


Ultra-stable 5-piece maple/walnut through neck with graphite reinforcement rods, satin polyurethane finish


Sleekly sculpted okoume body wings for playing comfort and killer looks


Rosewood fingerboard with 24 ( zero fret) medium stainless steel frets


2 Nordstrand Big Single pickups


Active electronics with Volume, Balance, Bass, Middle, and Treble controls plus 3-way Mid-frequency switch


MR5S bridge/tailpiece with adjustable string spacing


Ibanez tuning machines