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The BTB846 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 BTB846 features neck through body construction with a poplar burl 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. For 2021 graphite reinforcing rods were added to the neck and the fretboard material was changed back to rosewood.

The BTB846F is a fretless version. The BTB845 is a five string version. The BTB746 is a similar model with a walnut top. The BTB846SC is a related Ibanez Bass Workshop model with a single-cutaway body. The BTB846V is a related Ibanez Bass Workshop model with a shorter scale 33" neck.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BTB846
Model name: BTB846
Year(s) offered: 2017–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2020–2023 / Asia & Africa 2020–2023 / China 2020–2023 / Europe 2020–2023 / Japan 2017–2021 / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: US$1,445.29 (2027)[1] / JP¥ 150,000 (2018[2]–2021[3]) / US$1,515.54 (2024)[4] • SMAP: US$1,099.99 (2024)[4]
Finish(es): Cerulean Blue Burst Low Gloss (CBL) 2020–2024 / Deep Twilight Low Gloss (DTL) 2017–2019
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
2017–2018: Ash wings w/ poplar burl top & mahogany back
2019–2024: Ash wings w/ poplar burl 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
2018–2020: 5-piece maple/ walnut
2021–2024: 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[]

Available finishes
2019 BTB846 DTL 1P 03
Deep Twilight Low Gloss
Additional details
2021 BTB846 CBL 1P 04 front
Front of body (CBL finish)
2021 BTB846 CBL 1P 04 back
Rear of body (CBL finish)
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. 25)
  2. 2018 Japan catalog (p. 49)
  3. BTB846 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived August 2021
  4. 4.0 4.1 BTB846 product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived March 2024
  • BTB846 product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2017
  • BTB846 product page, Ibanez USA, archived November 2019
  • BTB846 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2020
  • BTB846 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2021
  • BTB846 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
  • BTB846 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2023
  • BTB846 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024
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