Ibanez Premium BTB1905LW Bass Guitar- Florid Natural Low Gloss

Stunning BTB Bass with Premium Aguilar Pickups
Sweetwater carries a broad selection of the very finest instruments, and the Ibanez Premium BTB1905LW 5-string bass runs with the best of them. This instrument’s boutique heritage strikes you right away with its stunning lacewood top and sleek panga panga/purpleheart through neck. The BTB1905LW bass delivers monster tone backed by equally impressive sustain and stability. The 7-piece neck is graphite reinforced, with gold tuners on one end and a gold Mono-rail bridge at the other. A pair of top-drawer Aguilar DCB dual-ceramic-magnet pickups and custom Ibanez electronics with 3-band EQ complete the Ibanez Premium BTB1905LW's impressive setup.




Aguilar DCB pickups plus masterful tone shaping
There are many great reasons world-class bass players swear by Aguilar DCB bass pickups, which make them an obvious choice for Ibanez’s BTB Premium models. These dual-ceramic-magnet pickups give your BTB1905LW an extended range of tonal versatility, offering a fine balance of responsive attack, prodigious sustain, and complex harmonics. And you’ll be impressed by the extended tone-shaping options the 3-band EQ delivers. There’s also a 3-mode midrange switch, which allows you to sculpt your overtones to fit any musical genre or playing style.




Mono-rail bridge enhances definition and sustain
Ibanez specified their excellent MR5S (Mono-rail) bridge for the BTB1905LW. Unlike single-body bridges, each Mono-rail V saddle is completely separate from the others. This does two things for you. First, since they aren’t connected, the saddles create minimal sympathetic vibration. This prevents unused strings from ringing. Second, each saddle is double-anchored, allowing energy to transfer efficiently between the string and the body. As a result, bassists here at Sweetwater are raving about the BTB1905LW’s astonishing clarity and sustain.




Ibanez: a brief history
Ibanez began its life in 1908 as the Hoshino Gakki company in Nagoya, Japan. However, the company didn’t get into the guitar business until 1929, when they started importing Salvador Ibanez guitars from Spain. In 1935, Hoshino Gakki began building Spanish acoustic guitars under the "Ibanez Salvador" name, which was later shortened to "Ibanez." Although Ibanez began manufacturing electric guitars in 1957, the company was relatively unknown in the West until the 1960s, when they started producing guitars based on American designs. By the late 1970s, Ibanez stopped producing derivative instruments and began manufacturing the innovative original guitar and bass designs that the company is now known for. Ibanez is also famous for their effect pedals, most notably the Tube Screamer. Sweetwater is proud to offer to you such a fine line of distinguished musical instruments.




Ibanez Premium BTB1905LW 5-string Bass Features:

Highly stable 7-piece panga panga/purpleheart neck-through with graphite reinforcement rods
Bound panga panga fretboard, abalone offset dot inlay
Medium stainless steel frets with Premium fret edge treatment for fluid playability
Aguilar DCB neck and bridge pickups deliver powerful punch with plenty of harmonic richness
Custom Ibanez electronics with 3-band EQ offers powerful tone-shaping potential
Mono-rail V bridge enhances sustain and note articulation


Tech Specs

Body Shape:Premium BTB
Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
Number of Strings:5
Color:Florid Natural
Body Material:African Mahogany with Lacewood top/back
Body Finish:Satin Polyurethane
Neck Material:7-Piece Panga Panga/Purpleheart
Neck Shape:BTB5
Radius:15.7"
Fingerboard Material:Panga Panga
Fingerboard Inlay:Offset Abalone Dots
Number of Frets:24, Medium Stainless Steel
Scale Length:35"
Nut Width:1.850"
Nut Material:Plastic
Bridge/Tailpiece:MR5S
Tuners:Gotoh
Neck Pickup:Aguilar DCB Humbucker
Bridge Pickup:Aguilar DCB Humbucker
Controls:1 x master volume, 1 x balance, 3-band Active EQ, 3-way mid-frequency switch
Strings:.045-.130
Case Included:Gig Bag
Manufacturer Part Number:BTB1905LWFNL




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