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2005 BTB550AH-NTF
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The BTB550AH is a BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2005. It was produced in South Korea by World Musical Instrument Company as part of the Standard line. It was replaced by the BTB550A.

The BTB550AH features mahogany body with ash top and back 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 DFR-4 passive pickups with a Vari-Mid IIIB 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 BTB555AH is a similar five string model. The BTB556AH is a similar six string model.

The BTB550AH was offered only in 2005.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB550AH
Model name: BTB550AH
Year(s) offered: 2005
Sold in: Japan
Made in: South Korea
Price: MSRP: JP¥: 78,750 (2005)
Finish(es): Natural Flat (NTF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany w/ ash top and back
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
MR-2 (19mm string spacing)
Hardware color:
Cosmo white
Neck
Neck type:
BTB4
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut
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:
DFR-B4 (H) bridge
Neck pickup:
DFR-N4 (H) neck
Electronics:
Vari-Mid IIIB 3-band EQ
Controls:
Volume, Balance, Bass Boost/Cut, Mid Boost/Cut, Treble Boost/Cut controls
Battery:
9V
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)

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