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2008 BTB470-PW
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The BTB470 is a BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2008. It was produced by the Cor-Tek factory in Indonesia as part of the Standard line.

The BTB470 features neck through body construction with mahogany body attached to a maple and bubinga 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 Bartolini MK2-4 pickups with a Bartolini MK2 3-band EQ, a MR-2 bridge with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut and die-cast tuning machines.

The BTB475 is a similar five string model.

The BTB470 was discontinued after 2010.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB470
Model name: BTB470
Year(s) offered: 2008-2010
Sold in: Europe
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: EU€: 629,00 (2010 France price list) ; EU€: 579,00 (2010 Italy price list)
Finish(es): Iron Pewter (IPT) / Pearl White (PW)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany
Neck joint:
Neck-thru
Bridge:
MR-2 (19mm string spacing)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
BTB4
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ bubinga
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot
white side dots
Frets:
24 / medium
Nut:
plastic (38mm)
Machine heads:
Die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Bartolini MK2-4R bridge (H)
Neck pickup:
Bartolini MK2-4F neck (H)
Electronics:
Bartolini MK2 3-band EQ
Controls:
Volume, Balance, Bass Boost/Cut, Mid Boost/Cut, Treble Boost/Cut controls
Battery:
Two 9V (18V)
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
2008 BTB470-IPT
Iron Pewter
Additional details
ControlsLayout BartoliniMK2
Controls layout
FreqResp BartoliniMK2
EQ frequency response

Sources[]

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