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HBTB475AH
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The HBTB475AH is a five string BTB series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in late 2012. It was produced in Indonesia as part of the Standard line. It was a spot model which was offered for sale only by Japanese retailer Ikebe Gakki.

The HBTB475AH features neck through body construction with ash wings attached to a maple and bubinga 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 Ibanez CAP-EXF passive pickups with an Ibanez EQB-IIID preamp with a three-band EQ, individually mounted Mono-rail II bridges with 19mm string spacing, a locking Neutrik ¼" stereo output jack, a plastic nut and Ibanez tuning machines.

The BTB475AH is a similar regular production model with a Brown Burst Flat finish. The BTB675 is a related model with a walnut top and different electronics.

The HBTB475AH was discontinued in 2014.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for HBTB475AH
Model name: HBTB475AH
Year(s) offered: 2012–2014
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Indonesia
Finish(es): Transparent Black Flat (TKF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Ash wings w/ walnut top
Neck joint:
Neck-thru
Bridge:
Mono-rail II (19mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Two large (volume & balancer) and three small (EQ) knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
BTB5
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ bubinga
Scale length:
889mm / 35"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearloid dot
Frets:
24 / medium nickel silver
Nut:
Black plastic (47mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez GB7 die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
CAP EXF-N2 bridge soapbar (H) passive
Neck pickup:
CAP EXF-N2 neck soapbar (H) passive
Electronics:
Ibanez EQB-IIID 3-band EQ w/ mid frequency switch
Controls:
Master volume / pickup balancer / 3-band EQ (bass/mid/treble) / mid-freq. toggle
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105/.130
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

Images[]

Additional details
2011 HBTB475AH TBF body-front
Body front[1]
2011 HBTB475AH TBF body-rear
Body rear[1]
2011 HBTB475AH TBF headstock
Headstock[1]
Controls EQB-IIID
Controls layout
FreqResponseGraph EQB-IIID
EQ frequency response


Sources[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Image from @tdragon on Twitter
  • HBTB475AH parts list, Hoshino parts catalog, archived February 2023
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