I have a beautiful Ibanez BTB510E in excellent shape that I've given some very nice upgrades. This bass was made in Japan and has stellar build quality. I replaced the USA Bartolini pups and preamp that came stock on this bass with Nordstrand Big Splits and an Audere Classic 4-Band preamp, and it's got a lot of punch and versatility. The neck on this thing plays like buttah. I'm just missing the G&L L2000 and L2500 Tribute that I used to play.
Here are some pics:
The rest of these are pre-upgrades.
And here are the stats:
- Mahogany body
- Maple/walnut bolt-on neck
- Audere Classic 4-Band preamp
- Nordstrand Big Splits
- Upscale Gotoh tuners
- Graphite nut
- Mono-rail bridges
- 9.3 lbs
- Dunlop Straploks
There are two small dings - one on the back and one on the side of the lower horn. I used mahogany stain on them and you don't really notice them.
I'm looking to trade for a G&L L2000 or L2500 USA or Tribute. Anybody interested?
