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The BTB746 is a six string BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2017. It is made in Indonesia as part of the Standard line.

The BTB746 features neck through body construction with a walnut top and mahogany back on ash wings attached to a maple and rosewood neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot position markers. 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 17mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut, and Ibanez tuning machines.

For 2018 the rosewood fretboard was replaced with jatoba and the maple and rosewood neck was replaced with maple and walnut. For 2019 the mahogany back was replaced with okoume and graphite reinforcing rods were added to the neck. For 2021 the fretboard material was changed back to rosewood.

The BTB740, BTB745 and BTB747 are four, five and seven string versions, respectively. The BTB846 is a similar model with a poplar burl top. The BTB766 is a similar model with a flamed maple top.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB746
Model name: BTB746
Year(s) offered: 2017–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2017–2020 / Asia & Africa 2017–2020 / China 2017–2020 / Europe 2017–2020 / Japan / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: US$1,308.88 (2024)[1] / JP¥ 135,000 (2021[2]–2022[3]) / JP¥ 150,000 (2024)[4] / US$1,377.76 (2024)[5]
Finish(es): Natural Low Gloss (NTL)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
2017–2018: Ash wings w/ walnut top & mahogany back
2019–2024: Ash wings w/ walnut top & okoume back
Neck joint:
Neck-thru
Bridge:
Mono-rail V (17mm string spacing)
Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
BTB6
Neck material:
2017: 5-piece maple/ rosewood
2018: 5-piece maple/ walnut
2019–2024: 5-piece maple/ walnut w/ graphite reinforcing rods
Scale length:
889mm / 35"
Fingerboard material:
2017: Rosewood
2018–2020: Jatoba
2021–2024: Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone dot
Frets:
24 (+ zero fret) / medium stainless steel
Nut:
Plastic (54mm)
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. crossover
Controls:
Master volume / pickup balancer / 3-band EQ (bass/mid/treble) / 3-way mid-frequency toggle
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.032/.045/.065/.080/.100/.130 (D'Addario NYXL32130)
Factory tuning:
1C,2G,3D,4A,5E,6B (B Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
2021 BTB746 NTL 1P 04 front
Front of body
2021 BTB746 NTL 1P 04 back
Rear of body
Controls-layout VB-Eq3 3-way-mid
Controls layout
SR-Prestige frequency response charts
EQ frequency response

Sources[]

  1. 2017 USA new product book (p. 26)
  2. BTB745 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2021
  3. BTB745 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived June 2022
  4. BTB746 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived March 2024
  5. BTB746 product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived March 2024
  • 2018 Europe catalog (p. 85)
  • BTB746 product page, Ibanez USA, archived November 2019
  • BTB746 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • BTB746 product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2022
  • BTB746 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
  • BTB746 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024
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