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1999 BTB1000-OL
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The BTB1000 is a BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in mid 1999. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen as part of the upscale Prestige line.

The BTB1000 features a mahogany body with flamed maple top and maple back bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl dot position markers and white side dots. The body has a double cutaway design with very distinctive, narrow, curving horns. Components include a pair of Ibanez DFR-(B/N)4 passive pickups with a Vari-Mid 3-band EQ with bypass switch, a Mono-rail 2 bridge with 19mm string spacing, a stereo output jack, a plastic nut and Ibanez tuning machines.

Th BTB1005 is a five string version.

The BTB1000 was discontinued after 2001 and was replaced by the BTB1000E.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB1000
Model name: BTB1000
Year(s) offered: 1999-2001
Sold in: Japan 1999-2001 / USA 1999-2000
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: JP¥: 150,000 (1999-2001) / US$:1,499.99 (1999-2000)
Finish(es): Oil (OL)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany w/ Flamed maple top an maple back
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Ibanez MR-2 Mono-rail (single) (19mm string spacing)
Hardware color:
"1999": Silver nickel
"2000-2001": Cosmo white
Neck
Neck type:
BTB4
Neck material:
"1999": 3-piece maple
"2000-2001": 5-piece maple/ bubinga
Scale length:
889mm / 35"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Mother of pearl dot
white side dots
Frets:
24 / large
Nut:
Plastic (41mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez DFR-B4 (H) passive
Neck pickup:
Ibanez DFR-N4 (H) passive
Electronics:
3-band EQ w/ bypass switch
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / EQ bypass toggle / 3-way mid-frequency toggle / treble / mid / bass
Output jack:
(side mounted)

Images[]

Additional details
BTB1000 headstock
Headstock (front)
BTB1000 headstock rear
Headstock (rear)
Controls SR-standard
Controls layout

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