The BTB805MS is a five string multi-scale BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2022. It was made in Indonesia as part of the Ibanez Bass Workshop line.
The BTB805MS features neck through body construction with a poplar burl top and okoume back on ash wings attached to a maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret panga panga fingerboard with abalone dot position markers. Components include a pair of T1 passive Humbucking pickups channeled through an Ibanez custom preamp with a three-band EQ, stainless steel frets including a zero fret, a finger ramp which matches the top, individually mounted Mono-rail VS bridges with adjustable 18mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut, and Ibanez tuning machines.
The BTB806MS is a six string version. The BTB605MS is a similar model with okoume body wings.
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Specifications for BTB805MS
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Price: MSRP [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] SMAP [5]
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Body
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Neck joint: Neck-thru
Bridge: MR5S Mono-rail (18mm string spacing)
Knob style: Knurled metal dome
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Neck
Neck type: BTB5 multi-scale
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Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
Bridge pickup: Ibanez T1 bridge (H ) passive
Neck pickup: Ibanez T1 neck (H ) passive
Electronics: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/ mid freq. selector
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Battery:
Output jack:
String gauge (factory): 2022–2023 : .045/.065/.80/.100/.130 (D'Addario NYXL45130SL)2024 : .045/.065/.80/.100MS/.130MS (D'Addario single strings: NYXLB045, NYXLB055, NYXLB080, NYXLB100MS, NYXLB130MS)
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2022 Ibanez BTB805MS ( Rear: 5-piece maple/ walnut neck through body construction in ash body with okoume back & Ibanez die-cast machine heads )
Video [ ]
Ibanez multiscale basses BTB605MS & BTB805MS ( Review by BassTheWorld.com )
Sources [ ]
↑ BTB805MS product page, Ibanez Japan, archived June 2022↑ BTB805MS product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2023↑ BTB805MS product page, Ibanez Japan, archived March 2023↑ BTB805MS product page, Ibanez Japan, archived March 2024↑ 5.0 5.1 BTB805MS product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived March 2024 BTB805MS product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022BTB805MS product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2023BTB805MS product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2024 
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