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The BTB400QM is a BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2001. It was produced by World Musical Instrument Co. in Incheon South Korea as part of the Standard line.

The BTB400QM features basswood body bolted to a maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers and white side dots. The body has a double cutaway design with very distinctive, narrow, curving horns. Components include a pair of Ibanez Dynamix Full Range passive pickups with a Vari-mid Hifi 3-band EQ, a Mono-rail II bridge with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a graphite nut and gotoh tuning machines.

The BTB405QM is a similar five string model. The BTB406QM is a similar six string model.

The BTB400QM was discontinued after 2006.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB400QM
Model name: BTB400QM
Year(s) offered: 2001-2006
Sold in: Asia & South America "2004, 2006" / Europe "2001-2002, 2004-2006" / Japan "2001-2003, 2005" / USA "2001-2005"
Made in: South Korea
Price: MSRP: JP¥: 65.000 (2001) / JP¥: 70.000 (2002-2003) / JP¥: 73.500 (2005)
Finish(es): Blackberry (BB) 2004-2006 Europe ; 2004, 2006 Asia & South America / Bright Blue (BBL) 2003 Japan / Honey Sunburst (HS) 2004-2005 USA ; 2005 Japan / Transparent Black (TK) / Transparent Blue (TB) 2001-2002 Japan / Transparent Red (TR) 2001-2003 USA ; 2002 Europe
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood w/ Quilted maple top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Ibanez MR-II (19mm string spacing)
Hardware color:
"2001": Cosmo white
"2002-2006": Silver nickel
Neck
Neck type:
BTB4
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut
Scale length:
889mm / 35"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot
white side dots
Frets:
24 / medium
Nut:
graphite (41mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
DFR-B4 (H) passive
Neck pickup:
DFR-N4 (H) passive
Electronics:
"2001-2002": Vari-mid Hifi 3-band (Europe / Japan)
"2001-2006": Vari-mid 3-Band
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / EQ bypass toggle / 3-way mid-frequency toggle / treble / mid / bass
Battery:
(2x) 9V
Output jack:
¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105 Elixir®
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

Images[]

Other available finishes
2004 BTB400QM-BB
Blackberry
2003 BTB400QM-BBL
Bright Blue
2005 BTB400QM-HS
Honey Sunburst
BTB400QM-TK
Transparent Black
BTB400QM-TB
Transparent Blue

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