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The BTB406QM is a six 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 BTB406QM features basswood body with quited 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 DXP passive pickups with a Vari-mid three-band EQ, stainless steel frets, Mono-rail bridges with 17mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut and die-cast tuning machines.

The BTB400QM is a similar four string model. The BTB405QM is a similar five string model.

The BTB406QM was discontinued after 2005.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB406QM
Model name: BTB406QM
Year(s) offered: 2001-2005
Sold in: Asia & South America "2003-2004" / Europe "2001-2004" / Japan "2001-2003, 2005" / USA "2002-2003, 2005"
Made in: South Korea
Price: MSRP: JP¥: 80.000 (2001) ; JP¥: 90.000 (2002-2003) ; JP¥: 94.500 (2005)
Finish(es): Bright Blue (BBL) 2003-2004 Europe, Asia & South America / Honey Sunburst (HS) 2003-2005 Japan / Transparent Black (TK) / Transparent Blue (TB) 2001-2002 Europe
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood w/ quilted maple top
Neck joint:
ANNJ
Bridge:
Mono-Rail II (17mm string spacing)
Strap buttons:
Standard
Hardware color:
Cosmo white
Neck
Neck type:
BTB6
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut
Scale length:
889mm / 35"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot
white side dots
Frets:
24 / medium stainless steel
Nut:
Graph Tech BLACK TUSQ XL (54mm)
Machine heads:
Die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
DXP-MB6 passive
Neck pickup:
DXP-MN6 passive
Electronics:
"2001-2002": Vari-mid Hifi 3-band EQ (Europe & Japan)
"2001-2005": Vari-mid 3-Band EQ
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):
.032/.045/.065/.080/.100/.130 Elixir®
Factory tuning:
1C,2G,3D,4A,5E,6B (B Std.)

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Other available finishes
BTB406QM-BBL
Bright Blue
BTB406QM-HS
Honey Sunburst
BTB406QM-TB
Transparent Blue

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