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The BTB405QM is a five string 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 BTB405QM features basswood body with quilted maple top 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 3-band preamp EQ, medium frets, Mono-rail bridges with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a graphite nut and gotoh tuning machines.

The BTB400QM is a similar four string version. The BTB406QM is a similar six string model.

The BTB405QM was discontinued after 2007.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB405QM
Model name: BTB405QM
Year(s) offered: 2001-2007
Sold in: Asia & South America "2003-2004, 2006-2007" / Europe "2001-2007" / Japan "2001-2003, 2005" / USA "2001-2003, 2005"
Made in: South korea
Price: MSRP: JP¥: 75,000 (2001) / JP¥: 80,000 (2002-2005)
Finish(es): Blackberry (BB) 2002 USA only / Bright Blue (BBL) 2003, 2005 / Honey Sunburst (HS) 2003-2007 / Transparent Black (TK) 2001-2007 / Trasparent Blue (TB) 2001-2002 / Transparent Purple (TP) 2001 USA & Europe only
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood w/ quilted maple top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Mono-Rail II (19mm string spacing)
Strap buttons:
Standard
Hardware color:
"2001-2002": Cosmo white (Japan)
"2003-2007": Silver Nickel
Neck
Neck type:
BTB5
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 (47mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
DFR-B5 (H) passive
Neck pickup:
DFR-N5 (H) passive
Electronics:
"2001-2002": Vari-mid Hifi 3-band (Europe / Japan)
"2001-2007": Vari-mid 3-Band
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / EQ bypass toggle / 3-way mid-frequency toggle / treble / mid / bass
Battery:
2: 9V
Output jack:
¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105/.130 Elixir®
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

Images[]

Other available finishes
2002 BTB405QM-BB
Blackberry
2003 BTB405QM-BBL
Bright Blue
2001 BTB405QM-TK
Transparent Black
2002 BTB405QM-TB
Transparent Blue
2001 BTB405QM-TP
Transparent Purple

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