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2021 BTB625EX
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The BTB625EX is a five string BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2021. It is made in Indonesia as part of the Iron Label line.

The BTB625EX features neck through body construction with okoume wings attached to a graphite reinforced maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret ebonol fingerboard. Ebonol is a synthetic material which is made from layers of paper and phenolic resin which provides a tight and bright sound. The body has a double cutaway design with very distinctive, narrow, curving horns. Components include a pair of Bartolini BH2 passive pickups channeled through an Ibanez custom preamp with a three-band EQ, stainless steel frets including a zero fret, individually mounted Mono-rail V bridges with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut, and Ibanez tuning machines.

The BTB765 is a similar model with a rosewood fretboard & abalone dot inlays.

Specifications[]

Related content: Iron Label series | BTB series | Models-icon
Specifications for BTB625EX
Model name: BTB625EX
Year(s) offered: 2021–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan 2022–2024 / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: JP¥ 125,000 (2022[1]–2023[2]) / JP¥ 140,000 (2024[3]) / US$1,308.88 (2024)[4] • SMAP: US$949.99 (2024)[4]
Finish(es): Black Flat (BKF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Okoume wings
Neck joint:
Neck-thru
Bridge:
Mono-rail V (19mm string spacing)
Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
BTB5
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut w/ graphite reinforcing rods
Scale length:
889mm / 35"
Fingerboard material:
Ebonol
Frets:
24 (+ zero fret) / medium stainless steel
Nut:
Black plastic (47mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Bartolini BH2 bridge passive
Neck pickup:
Bartolini BH2 neck passive
Electronics:
Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/ adjustable mid freq. and bypass
Controls:
Master volume / pickup balancer / 3-band EQ (bass/mid/treble) / EQ bypass toggle / 3-way mid-frequency toggle
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.80/.100/.130 (D'Addario NYXL45130SL)
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

Images[]

Additional details
BTB625EX front
Front of body
BTB625EX rar
Rear of body
BTB625EX fretboard
Ebonol fretboard
BTB625EX neck
Neck through body design
BTB625EX bridge
MR5S Mono-rail bridge
BTB625EX equ
Controls
BTB625EX controls
Control layout
BTB625EX eq
Frequency response graph

Video[]

2021 Ibanez BTB625EX IronLabel ( Demo by Steve Di Giorgio )


Sources[]

  1. BTB625EX product page, Ibanez Japan, archived June 2022
  2. BTB625EX product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2023
  3. BTB625EX product page, Ibanez Japan, archived March 2024
  4. 4.0 4.1 BTB625EX product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived March 2024
  • BTB625EX product page, Ibanez USA, archived February 2022
  • BTB625EX product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
  • BTB625EX product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2023
  • BTB625EX product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2024
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