Ibanez BTB945 (Cosmic Blue Low Gloss)
Product # | 252562 |
Brand | Ibanez![]() |
Category | 5-String Electric Basses | Brand Category | Ibanez - 5-String Basses |
Series | Ibanez BTB |
Release date | April 2025 |
Availability | ![]() |
Description
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.
Neck-through construction
The neck-through construction contributes to massive sustain and smooth access to high fretboard positions.
Rosewood fretboard
Rosewood fretboard provides a well-balanced solid tone with a focused mid range.
Medium Stainless Steel frets
The Stainless Steel frets are durable and long-lasting.
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.
Nordstrand™ Big Single pickups
Nordstrand™ "Big Single" cram a meaty single coil into a soapbar-style pickup, producing a full-bodied, powerful, aggressive tonal texture, while still retaining the clarity that's characteristic of single coil pickups.
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/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.
MR5S bridge
The MR5S bridge has adjustable saddles for variable string spacing by +/1.5mm, answering every bassist’s specific string spacing needs.
The BTB945 comes with a 5pc Maple/Walnut neck with Graphite reinforcement rods in neck-through construction, a Poplar Burl top on an Okoume/Ash wing body and a Rosewood fretboard. Furthermore, it features Nordstrand Big Single pickups with Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ, a 3-way Mid frequency switch and a MR5S bridge.
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Product Details
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Properties
- Neck-through construction
- Rosewood fretboard
- Medium Stainless Steel frets
- Poplar Burl top / Okoume / Ash wing body
- Nordstrand™ Big Single pickups
- Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/Mid frequency switch
- MR5S bridge
Specifications
- Number of strings: 5
- Color: Cosmic Blue Low Gloss
- Body: Okoume/Ash wing
- Body top: Poplar Burl
- Body finish: Satin Polyurethane
- Neck: 5pc Maple/Walnut
- Scale (inch): 35
- Scale (mm): 889
- Neck type: BTB5
- Neck thickness (1st fret, mm): 20
- Neck thickness (12th fret, mm): 22
- Neck finish: Satin Polyurethane
- Reinforcement rods: Graphite reinforcement rods
- Neck joint: Neck-through
- Nut: Plastic
- Nut width (mm): 47
- End width (mm): 76
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Fretboard radius (mm): 400
- Inlay: Abalone dot
- Number of frets: 24 (+ zero fret)
- Fret type: Medium Stainless Steel
- Neck pickup: Nordstrand™ Big Single
- Bridge pickup: Nordstrand™ Big Single
- Pickup type: Active
- EQ: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ
- Controls, pickup selector: 1 Volume, 1 Balancer, Bass, Middle, Treble
- Other switches: EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot), 3-way Mid frequency switch
- Bridge: BR5S
- String spacing (mm): 19
- Machine heads: Ibanez machine heads
- Hardware color: Black
- String gauges (from top to bottom): .045/.065/.080/.100/.130
- Tuning (from top to bottom): 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B
- Special feature 1: Neck-through construction
- Other item(s) included: Hex wrench