just put my ($200) deposit down for the BTB675 and can't wait to pay off the remaining $600 I owe and take it home. At first I had a bad impression of the BTB's because the first few I tried at different Guitar Centers were so poorly set up it should've been a crime... then I tried a couple over at Sam Ash, which were properly (and perfectly, IMHO) set up and it just made me want to yell at GC's guitar tech's for doing such an injustice to high-quality basses like these.
Even against a Lakland Skyline 55-02 and an MTD Kingston Heir 5 (both basses that I would def recommend to others) that were competitively priced and in great condition, the BTB675 was def the winner. Tightest/most-resonant B-string with no fret-buzz out of every 35'' scale 5/6-string I tried (even with a light .125 gauge low-B on it), zero cross-talk between strings thanks to the mono-rail bridge, the superior playability Ibanez is known for... Overall, very solid and versatile electronics (pickup/preamp), as well, so your tonal options are quite extensive. If you've ever tried or played one of those basses that "at normal EQ-settings, it sounds great and everything... except when I boost the [bass, mid, or treble] switches or when I switch towards the [bridge or neck] pickup", believe me, you won't feel that way about the BTB. "The sky's the limit with your tone" is more-or-less true... if you tend to prefer the supposed punch/brightness of bolt-on necks, like I do, chances are you'd be surprised that this is a neck-thru bass. Of course, it's not going to be THE punchiest or have the most ideal slap-tone out of any bass in the world, but I'd be willing to bet you won't think "I love it, etc. ...I only wish it was a bolt-on neck".
And I still have my Ibanez BTB405. And I'm considering the change of pickups to Nordstrand DC5. What do you think about it??? 
