Ibanez BTB405QM

[nicatterberry]

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Updated Pic, obviously the one on the left.


Controls From left to right
Top Row: Stack Mid Cut/boost(top), Mid Freq(bottom), Blend, Volume
Bottom Row: Treble Cut/boost, Bass Cut/Boost

Paid: ~600$ USD(New)
35" Scale


Specs (Off of Ibanez website)



BTB5 Neck
5pc. Maple/ Walnut Neck Material
Basswood w/Quilted Maple top Body
24/Medium frets
Rosewood Finger Board
Mono- Rail II bridge
IBZ DFR-N5 Neck PU
IBZ DFR-B5 Bridge PU
Pearl Dot Inlay
SN : Hardware Color
Vari-Mid 3B (18V)



Mine came in a Transparent Blue Finish.

Playability: 5

For me, this bass plays wonderful. Fast fingering is a breeze, slapping and popping is easily done (wide string spacing), and finger style is very easy. One of the things i like most about this bass is the tight B string. It never flops on me, except of course when if i would down tune, but i stay standard most of the time.

Electronics/Pickups: 4

If there was one more thing id want out of this bass, it would be growl. I can't seem to get a good low growling sound out of this bass. Other than that, I love being able to not touch my amp to adjust my EQ (18v actice circuit).

Tone: 4

Still what brings it down is the growl. Other than that ive gotten tones for my rock band, school jazz band, district jazz band, and classic rock band. Very nice tone.

Overall: 4.5/5

Very nice bass, well worth the money in my opinion. Only think i find wrong iis the growl, but that can always be fixed :thumb:.


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[Alma]

Kool review :thumb:

Love the bass.

[Radiobass81]

The thing I dislike about cheaper/midrange Ibanez is that they use cheap body woods, and what gives them good tone (which they certainly have) is the electronics. If they are to be changed for whatever reason, the bass will most probably sound crap.

Great review :thumb:.

[Alma]

Nothing wrong with basswood dude!

[nicatterberry]

Only problem i have with the basswood, is that it likes dents. Other then that it doesnt really bother me much. Also the quilt on the maple stands out much more, especially in the sunlight.

[Alma]

Yeah its a soft wood. I dunno why people go on about crap tone.....Music Man bongo's have incredible tone and they're basswood bodies.

Beats me :)

[Radiobass81]

^^ Like I said, electronics.

[Alma]

Yep. I seriously want to try the Bongo's with the 4 Band EQ

[nicatterberry]

Bump, added pictures.

[sixner]

thats a beauty man.. i want that bass in 6 strings an the red finish..... ive seen a 4 string in the red for just $200! at a local pawn shop! i was really tempted to buy it...

-sixner

[Chris K]

Thats a nice looking bass...

:thumb:

I have one too, in black.

[Purple Alien]

I want one of those but i got a SRX405 cause they didnt have one

[fig nuts]

loving the bridge

[Chris K]

loving the bridge

it works well, but it sho' looks ugly.

[WAcky]

Only think i find wrong iis the growl, but that can always be fixed :thumb:.


Personally i use these settings on my bass to get the cleanest and nicest tone.

Bass and Treble knobs 5/10 (on the notch) these can be adjusted and the tone will still stay nice if the other knobs are as follows.

Volume full. derrr.

Pick up knob fully clockwise 10/10

Mid knob - (bottom) fully counter-clockwise

Mid freq - (top) on the notch and turned back the slightest. about 4.8/10

Then start adjusting your head and bass and treble knobs on the bass to get the right eq. If the pickup knobs and the mid control knobs are there, i find i get the most clarity and a really thick tone out of it.

Congrats on the bass. They rule. Im thinking of getting a sixer of the prestige line.

Cheers.

[PsychoTronn]

cool bass

[Squib Cakes]

I've been looking into these...
I've got a Jackson C-5 and I'm getting bored with the thing...

[Bigga]

I personally love it. i have one just like it only mine is in purple. Im not sure why but the lil paper marked btb 505 although i never saw one but its jus like that one.

[akhenaton]

I just bought the same bass yesterday in Black.
I need to re-string it. Cheapy string he put on already broke.
Pic:
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