Ibanez BTB866SC 6 String Bass Guitar

Ibanez BTB866SC 6 String Bass Guitar Overview:

The BTB866SC is a six 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 BTB866SC 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 with 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.

Specifications:
Body

• Body type: Solid body
• Body material: Okoume wings w/ Ash top & back
• Neck joint: Neck-thru
• Bridge: Mono-rail V [MR5] (17mm string spacing)
• Pickguard: Matching finger ramp
• Knob style: Knurled metal dome
• Hardware color: Black

Neck

• Neck type: BTB6
• 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 frequency switch
• Controls: Master volume / balancer / 3-way mid-frequency toggle / treble / mid / bass
• Battery: 9V
• Output jack: ¼" Neutrik stereo locking jack (side mounted)
• String gauge (factory): 032/.045/.065/.080/.100/.130 (D'Addario NYXL32130SL)
• Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)