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2001 BTB510-WNF
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The BTB510 is a BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2001. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen as part of the Standard line. It replaced the BTB500.

The BTB510 features a mahogany body bolted 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 Ibanez DFR-4 passive pickups with a Vari-Mid 3-band Hifi EQ, individually mounted Mono-rail II bridges with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut, and Gotoh tuning machines.

The BTB515 is a five string version.

The BTB510 was offered only in 2001. It was replaced for 2002 by the similar BTB510E.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB510
Model name: BTB510
Year(s) offered: 2001
Sold in: Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: ¥ 100,000[1] / $999.99 (2001)
Finish(es): Walnut Flat (WNF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Mono-rail II (19mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Gotoh VK1-19 knurled metal dome (volume & balance) / Gotoh VK1-15 small knurled flat top (bass & treble) / Gotoh VK1-15 stacked on Gotoh VK1-18 (mid EQ & mid-freq control)
Hardware color:
Cosmo white
Neck
Neck type:
BTB4
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ bubinga
Scale length:
889mm / 35"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot
white side dots
Frets:
24 / medium nickel silver
Nut:
Plastic (41mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GB70
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez DFR-B4 (H) passive/ ceramic
Neck pickup:
Ibanez DFR-N4 (H) passive/ ceramic
Electronics:
Vari-mid 3-band Hifi EQ
Controls:
Master volume / pickup balancer / 3-band EQ (bass/mid/treble) / mid-frequency control
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[]

Additional details
BTB510-WNF Front
Front of body & headstock
BTB510-WNF back
Rear of body & headstock

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