BTB865SC

BTB865SC Weathered Black Low Gloss (more images)

The BTB865SC is a five string 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 BTB865SC features neck through body construction with an ash top and ash back on okume wings attached to a maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot position markers. The body has a single cutaway design with a very prominent upper bout and a narrow, curving lower horn. 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, a finger ramp which matches the top, individually mounted Mono-rail V bridges with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik stereo output jack, a plastic nut, and Ibanez tuning machines.

The BTB866SC is a six string version.

Specifications

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Specifications for BTB865SC

Model name: BTB865SC Year(s) offered: 2022–2024 Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2023–2024 / Asia & Africa 2023–2024 / China 2023–2024 / Europe 2023–2024 / Japan / USA 2023–2024 Made in: Indonesia Price: MSRP: JP¥ 140,000 (2022–2023) / JP¥ 155,000 (2024) / US$1,584.43 (2024) • SMAP: US$1,149.99 (2024) Finish(es): Weathered Black Low Gloss (WKL)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Okoume wings w/ ash top & back Neck joint: Neck-thru Bridge: Mono-rail V (19mm string spacing) Pickguard: Matching finger ramp Knob style: Knurled metal dome Hardware color: Black	Neck Neck type: BTB5 Neck material: 5-piece maple/ walnut w/ graphite reinforcement rods Scale length: 889mm / 35" Fingerboard material: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: Abalone dot Frets: 24 (+ zero fret) / medium stainless steel Nut: Plastic (47mm) Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: HH Bridge pickup: Bartolini BH2 bridge passive Neck pickup: Bartolini BH2 neck passive Electronics: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/ mid-freq. selector 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): .045/.065/.80/.100/.130 (D'Addario NYXL45130SL) Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

About this table

Images

2022 Ibanez BTB865SC ( Rear: Neck through body construction with ash back on okume wings body attached to a 5pc maple and walnut neck and Ibanez die-cast tuning machines )

Additional details

Front of body

MR5 bridges

3-band EQ

Rosewood fingerboard

Neutrik output jack

Bartolini pickups and finger ramp

Controls layout

EQ frequency response

Sources

• BTB865SC product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
• BTB865SC product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024