BTB25th6

BTB25th6 Silver Blizzard Matte (more images)

The BTB25th6 is a six string BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2024. It is made 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 BTB25th6 features neck through body construction with okume wings attached to a maple and walnut neck with graphite reinforcement rods and a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with acrylic block inlays. 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 variable mid-frequency crossover, individually mounted Mono-rail Vs bridges with adjustable 17mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut, and Ibanez die-cast tuning machines.

The BTB25th5 is a five string version.

Specifications

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Specifications for BTB25th6

Model name: BTB25th6 Year(s) offered: 2024 Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / USA Made in: Indonesia Price: MSRP: US$1,653.32 (2024) • SMAP: US$1,199.99 (2024) Finish(es): Silver Blizzard Matte (SLM)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Okume wing Neck joint: Neck-thru Bridge: Mono-rail Vs (17mm string spacing) Strap buttons: Standard Knob style: Knurled metal dome Hardware color: Black	Neck Neck type: BTB6 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 Nut: Graph Tech BLACK TUSQ XL (54mm) Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast	Electronics/ Strings 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: Two 9V Output jack: ¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted) String gauge (factory): .032/.045/.065/.080/.100/.130 (D'Addario NYXL32130SL) Factory tuning: 1C,2G,3D,4A,5E,6B (B Std.)

About this table

Images

Ibanez BTB25th6-SLM ( Rear: Neck through body construction on okume wings attached to a 5-piece maple/ walnut BTB6 neck with graphite reinforcement rods and die-cast machine heads )

Additional details

Body front

Body rear

Controls layout

Frequency response

Sources

• BTB25th6 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2024