For sale Ibanez BTB1005 - $350 shipped

This people, is a stoopid good price for a BTB bass. Bump. They are extremely capable instruments. As good as a $1k plus Lakland or MIA Fender. Really.

Thanks for the plug. It is a great bass. I'm just a narrow string spacing kind of guy.

Tuesday bump.

Wanna trade for a Washburn XB-600 6er? String spacing is too narrow for me.

PM if interested...

Very tempting, you have a PM coming....

Still available. Here's some info that I wrote in a PM about the bass:

The tone is more warm and full than bright or snappy. It's definitely voice heavily in the low-mids.

I didn't find any problems with the pots, jack, etc. It has a locking jack to prevent accidental cord pulls. I just noticed it's missing one of the four screws that hold the truss rod cover in place. Also, it has straplocks on the bass, but not on the strap. That's the way it came to me and I never bothered to fix it. I've got a set of regular end-pins that I can include if you'd like.

The neck is nice and straight and has a great feel to it. The action is fairly low and I never had a problem with fret buzz. It is set up for fairly high-tension strings. If you like something slinkier, it will probably need a truss rod tweak.

Everything else is strictly cosmetic. I mentioned the wear around the pickup. There's a few other scrapes/scuffs on the body, but nothing out of the ordinary. Structurally, the bass is rock solid.

In all honesty, I'm not a huge fan of the Ibanez pickups and/or preamp that's in it. It's not that they sound bad, I just don't think they're up to par with the rest of the bass. Later models came with the Bart Mk. 1 electronics, and I've read that they were a nice improvement. I had considered swapping some Nordies into it, but decided that I didn't like the wide string spacing.

I would buy it if I wasn't selling my BTB 455 good luck on getting it sold.

any chance you would trade for a 2002 mim fender precision midnight wine? damn i want that bass, i could maybe throw some money with it depending on how much you want.

FadeToBlak121 said:

any chance you would trade for a 2002 mim fender precision midnight wine? damn i want that bass, i could maybe throw some money with it depending on how much you want.

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I probably should have mentioned that I'm not really looking to trade for another bass, sorry. I'm trying to thin the herd. I'm interested in trades that involve effects and lightweight amplification, mostly. But feel free to run any offers by me.

wow, can't believe this is still here

bump for nice deal

Erik Schieffer said:

I probably should have mentioned that I'm not really looking to trade for another bass, sorry. I'm trying to thin the herd. I'm interested in trades that involve effects and lightweight amplification, mostly. But feel free to run any offers by me.

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lightweight amplification? ill give you my 75 watt amp. its pretty light

Would you consider an Alesis Quadra-Verb 2, a Boss Bass Chorus, a Boss Bass Flanger and $100.00

omroi2001 said:

Would you consider an Alesis Quadra-Verb 2, a Boss Bass Chorus, a Boss Bass Flanger and $100.00

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Thanks for the offer. Would you believe I already own a Quadraverb, a boss bass chorus and a BYOC flanger?

So tempting.

Hm...i'm really lookin for another 5er and this might be just it. Ive got a BTB 405QM fretless...and youre right about the tone...but i loved how it felt.

Let me ponder on this...(translated: check my wallet)

Dayamm...if this had been 2 weeks ago...I just bought a SR505, while I am loving it, I probably would have been all over this...anyhow, good luck with the sale.

Interested in a GK 1001RB-II+$100 on your end for this?

Very nice! Very Tempting.

This bass is headed to Chi-town. Thanks everyone!