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2005 BTB1205E-NTF
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The BTB1205E is a five string BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2005. It was produced by World Musical Instrument Co. in Incheon South Korea as part of the upscale Prestige line.

The BTB1205E features neck through body construction with a flamed maple top and maple back on a mahogany body bolted to a maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset abalone dot position markers. The body has a double cutaway design with very distinctive, narrow, curving horns. Components include a pair of Bartolini® Custom BTB5 active pickups with a Bartolini® Custom ITMB-1B 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 BTB1206E is a similar six string version.

The BTB1205E was discontinued after 2007.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB1205E
Model name: BTB1205E
Year(s) offered: 2005-2007
Sold in: Asia & South America 2006-2007 / Europe 2005-2007 / Japan 2005-2007/ North America 2006-2007 / USA 2005-2007
Made in: South Korea
Price: MSRP: JP¥: 165,000 (2005 included case) / JP¥: 175,000 (2006 included case) / JP¥: 185,000 (2007 included case)
Finish(es): Natural Flat (NTF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany with flamed maple top
Neck joint:
Neck-thru
Bridge:
Mono-Rail IV (19mm string spacing)
Strap buttons:
Standard
Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color:
Cosmno white & black
Neck
Neck type:
BTB5 Prestige
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut w/ graphite reinforcing rods
Scale length:
889mm / 35"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Offset abalone dot
Frets:
24 / medium
Machine heads:
Gotoh
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Bartolini Custom BTB5 bridge
Neck pickup:
Bartolini Custom BTB5 neck
Electronics:
Bartolini ITMB-1B 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/.130 Elixir®
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

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