Product Overview
Contact us and find out why you should buy your next guitar from Liberty Music! We fully inspect your instrument more than once, when received and when shipped, we also will SETUP your instrument at no additional charge prior to shipping your order.
We buy, sell and trade with financing options with Klarna, Affirm and Synchrony available.
We will also beat any competitor's price.
Photos are of the actual guitar for sale that you will receive when purchasing this listing.
We are an AUTHORIZED IBANEZ DEALER this comes with a full manufacturers warranty and is inspected upon receipt from the supplier and again prior to shipping your order.
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Without a doubt, your instrument should reflect the dedication you place in your musicianship and creative endeavors. At a certain point, the word ”boutique” comes to mind: Selectgrade materials, neckthru construction, and top quality components, all in a meticulously combined into a stunning prolevel instrument. But what about the upfront investment of such an instrument? That's where Ibanez comes in. Our ability to build smallshop quality, into inspiring yet affordable instruments, is showcased in droves with BTB series basses.
”Designed to Inspire”, all Ibanez Premium series are manufactured with select tone woods, highprofile electronics, hardware and dedicated skills of craftsmanship and care in details for your musical journey. The richness of sound, stunning appearance and unrivalled playability of the Ibanez Premium series will open the gate of your reservoir of inspiration.
Features
7pc Panga Panga/Purpleheart with Graphite reinforcement rods: The 7pc Panga Panga/Purpleheart neck provides tonal clarity, superior note attack and its slim grip shape permits superior playability.The Graphite reinforcement rods provides massive sustain and excellent stability.
Panga Panga fretboard: Panga Panga features a beautiful wood grain which produces a tight low and mid range, along with a sharp attack on high end.
Medium Stainless Steel frets with Premium fret edge treatment: The Stainless Steel frets are durable and longlasting. The Premium Fret Edge Treatment ensures super smooth, comfortable performance.
Curly Maple/Walnut top and back / African Mahogany wing body: The Curly Maple/Walnut top and back displays a beautiful wood grain. The African Mahogany wing body provides a warm tone with rich resonance.
Aguilar® DCB pickups: The Aguilar® DCB pickups use the dualceramic bar design to capture all the detail and character of your tone. The pickup’s uniform magnetic field ensures that no information is lost, making this a great pickup for dynamic playing styles.
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3band EQ: The Ibanez Custom Electronics 3band EQ is our latest refinement on the concept of simple, straightforward, nononsense 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.
Gotoh® machine heads: Gotoh® machine heads provide superior precision, a smooth feel, and excellent tuning accuracy.
MR5S bridge: The MR5S bridge has adjustable saddles for variable string spacing by +/ 1.5mm, answering every bassist’s specific string spacing needs.
EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot): The EQ bypass control offers precision tonal adjustments, including a switch to choose passiveonly operation. When the EQ bypass is activated, the treble tone control knob becomes the global tone control for the passive circuit.
3way Mid frequency switch: The 3way Mid frequency switch allow players to change the midtone between 250, 450, and 700 Hz.
Gig bag included: It comes with Ibanez gig bag which is designed specifically to fit and protect this instrument.
Special Features
Neckthrough construction: The neckthrough construction contributes to massive sustain and smooth access to high fretboard positions.
Color: CIL
Color Name: Caribbean Islet Low Gloss
Country of origin: INDONESIA
Number of Strings: 5
Neck Type: BTB5
Neck Joint: Neck-through
Neck Material: 7pc Panga Panga/Purpleheart
Reinforcement rods: Graphite reinforcement rods
Neck finish: Satin Polyurethane
Neck thickness @ 1st fret (mm): 20
Neck thickness @ 12th fret (mm): 22
"Nut width(mm): 47"
Number of fret: 24 (+ zero fret)
Fretboard Material: Bound Panga Panga
"Fretboard Radius(mm): 400"
Fret Type: Medium Stainless Steel
Inlay: Off-set Abalone dot
Body Top Material: Curly Maple/Walnut
Body Material: African Mahogany wing
Body Back Material: Curly Maple/Walnut
Body finish: Satin Polyurethane
Bridge: MR5S
"String spacing(mm): 19"
Nut: Plastic
Machine Head: Gotoh® machine heads
Hardware color: Gold
Neck Pickup: Aguilar® DCB
Bridge Pickup: Aguilar® DCB
EQ: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ
Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Balancer, Bass, Middle, Treble
Other Swtiches: EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot), 3-way Mid frequency switch
Other item(s) included : Multi tool
String Gauges : .045/.065/.80/.100/.130
Factory Tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B
Included case or bag: Gig bag included
Recommended case: MRB500C
