BTB515

BTB515 Walnut Flat

The BTB515 is a five string 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, replacing the BTB505

The BTB515 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 DFR-5 passive pickups feeding a Vari-mid 3-band HiFi preamp, medium frets, individually mounted Mono-rail II bridges with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut, and Gotoh tuning machines.

The BTB510 is a four string version.

The BTB515 was offered only in 2001. It was replaced for 2002 by the similar BTB515E.

Specifications

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Specifications for BTB515

Model name: BTB515 Year(s) offered: 2001 Sold in: Europe / Japan / USA Made in: Japan Price: MSRP: ¥ 115,000 / $1,149.99 (2001) Finish(es): Walnut Flat (WNF)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Mahogany Neck joint: AANJ Bridge: Mono-rail II (19mm string spacing) Strap buttons: Standard 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 & black	Neck Neck type: BTB5 Neck material: 5-piece maple/ bubinga Scale length: 889mm / 35" Fingerboard material: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: Pearl dot Frets: 24 / medium nickel silver Nut: Black plastic (54mm) Machine heads: Gotoh GB70	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: HH Bridge pickup: Ibanez DFR-B5 soapbar passive/ ceramic Neck pickup: Ibanez DFR-N5 soapbar passive/ ceramic Electronics: Vari-mid 3-band HiFi 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/.130 Elixir Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

About this table

Sources

• 2001 Europe catalog (p. 26)
• 2001 Series catalog (p. 21)
• BTB515 parts list, Hoshino parts catalog, archived June 2024