Ibanez Wiki
Ibanez Wiki
Advertisement
2003 BTB1000E-OL
BTB1000E Oil (more images) Red copyright sprite

The BTB1000E is a BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2002. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen as part of the upscale Prestige line.


The BTB1000E features flamed maple top and maple back on a mahogany body bolted to a maple and bubinga neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot position markers. The body has a double cutaway design with very distinctive, narrow, curving horns. Components include a pair of Bartolini® Custom BTB4 active pickups with an Bartolini® Custom ITMB preamp with a three-band EQ, large frets, Mono-rail bridges with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

The BTB1005E is a similar five string version. The BTB1006E is a similar six string version.

The BTB1000E was discontinued after 2003.

Specifications[]

Related content: Prestige series | BTB series | Models-icon
Specifications for BTB1000E
Model name: BTB1000E
Year(s) offered: 2002-2003
Sold in: Japan / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: JP¥: 185,000 (2002-2003)
Finish(es): Oil (OL)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany with flamed maple top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Mono-Rail II (19mm string spacing)
Strap buttons:
Standard
Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color:
Cosmno white
Neck
Neck type:
BTB4 Prestige
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ bubinga w/ graphite reinforcing rods
Scale length:
889mm / 35"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone dot
Frets:
24 / large
Nut:
Graph Tech BLACK TUSQ XL (54mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Bartolini Custom BTB4 bridge
Neck pickup:
Bartolini Custom BTB4 neck
Electronics:
Bartolini ITMB 3-band with bypass switch
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / EQ bypass toggle / 3-way mid-frequency toggle / treble / mid / bass
Battery:
18V
Output jack:
¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105 (D'Addario EXL165)
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

Images[]

Additional details
Controls SR-standard
Controls layout

Sources[]

Advertisement