BTB25th5

BTB25th5 Silver Blizzard Matte (more images)

The BTB25th5 is a five string BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2024. It was produced in Indonesia as part of the Standard line and was released as a limited model to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the BTB series.

The BTB25th5 features neck through body construction with okume wings attached to a maple and walnut neck with graphite reinforcement rods with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with acrylic block 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 channeled through a Vari-mid III 3-band EQ preamp with EQ bypass switch, individually mounted Mono-rail Vs bridges with adjustable 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut, and Ibanez die-cast tuning machines.

The BTB25th6 is a six string version.

The BTB25th5 was discontinued after 2024 in all markets except Japan; it was discontinued completely by February 2025.

Specifications

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Specifications for BTB25th5

Model name: BTB25th5 Year(s) offered: 2024–2025 Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2024 / Asia & Africa 2024 / China 2024 / Europe 2024 / Japan / USA 2024 Made in: Indonesia Price: MSRP: US$1,515.54 (2024) / ¥ 220,000 (2024–2025) • SMAP: US$1,099.99 (2024) Finish(es): Silver Blizzard Matte (SLM)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Okume wing Neck joint: Neck-thru Bridge: Mono-rail Vs (19mm string spacing) Strap buttons: Standard metal button Knob style: Knurled metal dome Hardware color: Black	Neck Neck type: BTB5 Neck material: 5-piece maple/ walnut w/ Graphite reinforcement rods Scale length: 889mm / 35" Fingerboard material: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: Acrylic blocks Frets: 24 (+ zero fret) / medium stainless steel Nut: plastic (47mm) Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast String gauge (factory): .045/.065/.80/.100/.130 (D'Addario NYXL45130SL) Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)	Electronics/ case Pickup configuration: SS Bridge pickup: Nordstrand Big Single bridge passive Neck pickup: Nordstrand Big Single neck passive Electronics: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/ adjustable mid freq. crossover Controls: Master volume / pickup balancer / 3-band EQ (bass/mid/treble) / 3-way mid-frequency toggle Battery: 9V Output jack: ¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted) Recommended case: MRB350C Recommended gig bag: IBB540 Included case: Soft case (Japan only)

About this table

Images

Ibanez BTB25th5-SLM ( Rear: Neck through body construction on okume wings attached to a 5-piece maple/ walnut BTB5 neck with graphite reinforcement rods and die-cast machine heads )

Additional details

Body front

Body back

Fingerboard inlays

MR5s bridges

Nordstrand Big Single 5 pickups

EQ controls

Controls layout

Frequency response

Sources

• BTB25th5-SLM (1P-01) parts list, Ibanez parts catalog, archived November 2025
• BTB25th5 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2024