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BTB1935 Black Ice Low Gloss (more images)

The BTB1935 is a five string BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2020. It is produced in Indonesia as part of the mid-tier Premium line.

The BTB1935 features neck through body construction with a curly maple 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 channeled through an Ibanez custom preamp with a three-band EQ, stainless steel frets including a zero fret with Premium fret edge treatment, individually mounted Mono-rail VS bridges with adjustable 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut, and Gotoh tuning machines.

A new Caribbean Islet Low Gloss finish was introduced for 2023.

The BTB1936 is a six string version. The BTB1905 is a predecessor with a flamed maple top and back. The BTB1905SM is a similar model with a spalted maple top and back. The BTB1825 is a related model with a walnut top and back.

Specifications[]

Related content: Premium series | BTB series |
Specifications for BTB1935
Model name: BTB1935
Year(s) offered: 2020–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2020 / Asia & Africa 2020 / China 2020–2021 / Japan 2021–2022 / Europe 2020 / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: ¥ 235,000 (2022)[1] / US$2,617.76 (2022[2][3]–2025[4]) / 1,849 (2024[5]) • SMAP: US$1,899.99 (2022[2][3]–2025[4])
Finish(es): Black Ice Low Gloss (BIL) 2020–2022 / Caribbean Islet Low Gloss (CIL) 2023–2025
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
African mahogany wings w/ curly maple 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
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.80/.100/.130 (D'Addario NYXL45130SL)
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)
Electronics
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 / pickup balancer / 3-band EQ (bass/mid/treble) / EQ bypass toggle / 3-way mid-frequency toggle
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted)

Images[]

Other available finishes
Caribbean Islet Low Gloss
Additional details
Rear (BIL finish)
Rear (CIL finish)
Front of body (BIL finish)
Rear of body (CIL finish)
Rear of body (BIL finish)
Controls layout
EQ response

Sources[]

  1. BTB1935 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived June 2022
  2. 2.0 2.1 2022 USA catalog (p. 92)
  3. 3.0 3.1 BTB1935-CIL product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived March 2024
  4. 4.0 4.1 BTB1935-CIL product listing, Adorama (US retailer), archived February 2025
  5. 2024 July Central Europe price list (p. 12)
  • BTB1935 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • BTB1935 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • BTB1935 product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2022
  • BTB1935 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
  • BTB1935 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024
  • BTB1935 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2025