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The BTB1605 is a five string BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2015. It was made in Indonesia as part of the mid-tier Premium line. It was referred to as the BTB1605E in the US market.

The BTB1605 features neck through body construction with a poplar burl top on mahogany wings attached to a graphite reinforced, nine-piece wenge, bubinga and maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with binding and offset abalone dot position markers. The body has a double cutaway design with very distinctive, narrow, curving horns. Components include a pair of Nordstrand "Big Single" passive pickups with an Ibanez custom preamp with a three-band EQ, Premium fret edge treatment, individual Mono-rail bridges with 16.5mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a Graph Tech TUSQ nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

Controls consist of a global volume; balancer; individual bass, mid and treble EQ controls; a EQ bypass toggle; and a mid-frequency switch to select a 250Hz or 600Hz

The BTB1606 is a similar six string model.

The BTB1605 was discontinued after 2016.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB1605/ BTB1605E
Model name: BTB1605/ BTB1605E
Year(s) offered: 2015–2016
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: US$2,204.43 (2015) | ¥220,000 (2016) • SMAP: €1,469 (2016)
Finish(es): Natural Flat (NTF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany wings w/ poplar burl top
Neck joint:
Neck-thru
Bridge:
Mono-rail IV (16.5mm string spacing)
Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
BTB5
Neck material:
9-piece wenge/ bubinga/ maple w/ graphite reinforcing rods
Scale length:
889mm / 35"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Offset abalone dot
Frets:
24 / medium (Premium edge treatment)
Nut:
GraphTech Black TUSQ XL (47mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GB707
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Nordstrand "Big Single" 5 passive
Neck pickup:
Nordstrand "Big Single" 5 passive
Electronics:
Ibanez EQB-IIISC 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / EQ bypass toggle / 2-way mid-frequency toggle / treble / mid / bass
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.80/.100/.130 (D'Addario NYXL45130SL)
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

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Additional details
Controls-layout EQBIIISC V-B-3BEQ-EQbypass MidFreq
Controls layout
Freq-resp EQBIIISC
EQ frequency response

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