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2008 BTB1305E-NTF
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The BTB1305E is a five string BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2008. It was produced in South Korea as part of the upscale Prestige line.


The BTB1305E features neck through body construction with flamed maple top and maple back on a mahogany body attached to a maple and bubinga 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 preamp with a three-band EQ, medium frets, Mono-rail bridges with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

The BTB1306E is a similar six string version.

The BTB1305E was offered only in 2008.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB1305E
Model name: BTB1305E
Year(s) offered: 2008
Sold in: Europe / North America / USA
Made in: South Korea
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
Neck
Neck type:
BTB5 Prestige
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ bubinga 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 Custom 3-band with bypass switch
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / EQ bypass toggle / 3-way mid-frequency toggle / treble / mid / bass
Battery:
9V
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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Additional details
Controls SR-standard
Controls layout

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