Ibanez

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The Ibanez BTB805MS 5-string multi-scale electric bass reflects your dedication to your music with select-grade materials, neck-thru construction and top quality components, meticulously combined into a pro-level instrument. Its 5-piece maple/walnut neck provides tonal clarity and upgraded attack, reinforced with graphite rods for massive sustain and stability. The panga panga fingerboard produces a tight low- and mid-range, as well as a sharp attack on the high end, and ensure you never miss a note with the 24 medium-sized, durable stainless-steel frets. The 37-inch scale provides strong tension for clear sounds even when it’s down tuned, and combined with the 35-inch scale, it provides better string tension of higher strings, and smooth fingering due to gentler fret angles. The double-cutaway design is capped with a bold polar burl top while the ash/okoume wing body provides bright and solid tones with rich sustain.

Its sound is driven by a set of T1 pickups, each with separate dual-coil construction to provide tight bottom-end, punchy mid-range and smooth response. Play across genres with their versatility, or dial into a specific tone by adjusting the height of each single coil individually for detailed sound sculpting. The EQ bypass control offers precision tonal adjustments, 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. Customize your sound further with the Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ, featuring Boost and Cut for the Mid Control that are each centered on slightly different frequencies—an innovation that delivers a preset range of the most favorable bass tones. Additional appointments include an MR5S bridge with adjustable saddles for specific string spacing, a 3-way Mid frequency switch to change the mid-tone between 250, 450, and 700 Hz and a hardshell case.

Ibanez BTB805MS 5-String Multi-Scale Electric Bass Transparent Gray Flat
Ibanez BTB805MS 5-String Multi-Scale Electric Bass Transparent Gray Flat
Ibanez BTB805MS 5-String Multi-Scale Electric Bass Transparent Gray Flat

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  • Poplar burl top with an ash/okoume wing body
  • 5-piece maple/walnut neck with graphite reinforcement rods
  • Panga panga fingerboard with 24 medium frets
  • T1 dual-coil pickups

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Neck
  • Wood: Multi-piece maple/walnut
  • Neck joint: Neck-through
  • Scale length: Multi-scale
Pickups
  • Pickup configuration: HH
  • Neck: T1 humbucker
  • Bridge: T1 humbucker
  • Control layout: Balancer, Volume, Treble Boost/Cut, Mid Boost/Cut, Bass Boost/Cut
  • Special electronics: 3-band EQ, EQ bypass switch, 3-way Mid frequency switch
Fretboard
  • Material: Panga panga
  • Fret size: Medium
  • Number of frets: 24
Body
  • Body Type: Double cutaway
  • Body wood: Ash/okoume wing body
  • Top wood: Poplar burl
Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece: MR5S bridge with adjustable saddles
  • Color: Black
Other
  • Number of strings: 5 string
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Orientation: Right handed

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  • I have purchased 2 different BTB bass guitars. Love both.

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitteda year ago

    byGeorge

    fromArizona

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    BTB 805 MS is definitely the best bass ever ! I would definitely recommend it to everyone.

  • Took a chance and it paid off!!

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted3 years ago

    byNick

    fromSacramento

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    Ordered this with some concerns that the stock pickups are not easily replaceable so if I didn't like the stock sound I'd be very limited as to what I could do about it. Straight out of the box it was set up perfectly! It plays and sounds absolutely awesome! I've owned and or played quite a few other multi scale basses, Spector, LTD, Dingwall and I've gotta this is right up there and exceeds a few of them in quality. And at a decently lower price point that any of the others the bang for buck is really there with this one!

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  • asked byAndre. W

    fromSL, UT

    Does this bass feel noticeably larger than say a P bass would?

    Does this bass feel noticeably larger than say a P bass would?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    No, it doesn't.
  • asked byJeff - Young Old Timer

    fromLakeland FL

    A reviewer said that the ibanez btb805ms multiscale bass has a scale of 35 inches.  This is a multiscale bass.  Is the correct scale 37 inches on the low B string to 34 inches on the G string.  If the scale range is 34-37"' then I'll get one.

    A reviewer said that the ibanez btb805ms multiscale bass has a scale of 35 inches. This is a multiscale bass. Is the correct scale 37 inches on the low B string to 34 inches on the G string. If the scale range is 34-37"' then I'll get one.

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    The range is 35" - 37"
  • asked byGordon

    fromLawrenceville, Ga

    Do you know when you are expected to get these in stock??

    Do you know when you are expected to get these in stock??

    Open Reply - Thomas
    Please give us a call for product availability 855-770-3373.