The body of this bass is composed of two wings of okoume, which are covered by a top made of richly decorated poplar, while the back of the instrument is made of ash. The through-neck, glued together from five pieces of maple and walnut, is reinforced with graphite bracing and adds long sustain and stable tone. The jatoba wood fingerboard is ear-trimmed and has 24 stainless steel frets, plus a zero-fret that maintains minimal string height above the other frets and is also prized for intonation and sound. Specific hardware features of BTB basses include enclosed tuning machines, a safety-locked input jack and a unique split Mono-Rail fingerboard, ensuring maximum vibration transfer to each string within the body of the instrument.
Bartolini's BH2 two-coil pickups provide dynamic attack, balanced sound at all frequencies and long sustain. The three-band active electronics are complemented by a three-position midrange switch (700 Hz, 450 Hz, 250 Hz), which is a very important element in any bass guitar to set the desired sound character.
Specifications
- Product Colour: Antique Brown Stained Low Gloss
- Colour: Brown
- Surface Treatment: Satin
- Type: Modern Bass
- Number of Strings: 6
- Body: Ash/Okoume
- Top: Poplar
- Neck: Maple/Walnut
- Neck Profile: Not specified
- Scale: 838 mm
- Radius: 37,4 "
- Number of Frets: 24
- Nut Width: 54 mm
- Fingerboard: Jatoba
- Electronics: Active
- Pickup Configuration: H-H
- Pickup model: 2x Bartolini BH2
- Controls: 1x Volume, 1x Balance, 1x Bass, 1x Middle, 1x Treble, 1x 3-way Mid Frequency Switch
- Tuning Machines: Ibanez
- Hardware: Black
- Hard Case: No
- Case: No
- Country of Production: Indonesia