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2021 BTB1905LW FNL 1P 01
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The BTB1905LW is a five string BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2021. It was made in Indonesia as part of the mid-tier Premium line.

The BTB1905LW features neck through body construction with a lacewood top and back on African mahogany wings attached to a graphite reinforced panga panga and purpleheart neck with a 24-fret panga panga 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 Aguilar DCB passive pickups with an Ibanez custom preamp with a three-band EQ, stainless steel frets including a zero fret with Premium fret edge treatment, Mono-rail bridges with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

The BTB1906LW is a similar six string model. The BTB1905SM is a predecessor model with a spalted maple top and back.

The BTB1905LW was offered only in 2021.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB1905LW
Model name: BTB1905LW
Year(s) offered: 2021
Sold in: Japan / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Finish(es): Florid Natural Low Gloss (FNL)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
African mahogany wings w/ lacewood top & back
Neck joint:
Neck-thru
Bridge:
MR5S Mono-rail (19mm string spacing)
Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
BTB5
Neck material:
7-piece panga panga/ purpleheart w/ graphite reinforcement rods
Scale length:
889mm / 35"
Fingerboard material:
Panga panga w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Offset abalone dot
Frets:
24 (+ zero fret) / medium stainless steel (Premium edge treatment)
Nut:
Plastic (47mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GB707
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Aguilar DCB bridge passive
Neck pickup:
Aguilar DCB neck passive
Electronics:
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ 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/.80/.100/.130 (D'Addario NYXL45130SL)
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

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Additional details
Controls SR-Prestige
Controls layout
SR-Prestige frequency response charts
EQ frequency response
2021 BTB1905LW FNL 1P 01 front
Front of body
2021 BTB1905LW FNL 1P 01 back
Rear of body

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