Finbar Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 (edited) Okay, think I'm going to let my Ibanez BTB go. Served me well over the years. I always keep it, telling myself I'll use it. But I never do! I play it to noodle on now and then, but it is gathering dust. I have played it maybe half a dozen times in the last year, and not even for gigging/practicing. Haven't used it as a main bass for 2 and a half years now. It comes in a Stagg hardcase which I'll sell the bass in. So here we go. 35" scale 5 strings Bolt on 24 frets on D and G strings - 22 on B, E and A Ibanez stock pickups Monorail bridge units Quilted Maple top, translucent purple finish Brushed metal finish hardware Controls for... Volume Bass Treble Mid Mid frequency sweep Pickup blend I've also put Dunlop Straploks on it. Will work fine if you have a strap with them ready installed, but if not they still work as normal strap buttons I can't remember the body/neck woods. But Google will. I think the BTB405 is a discontinued one, with a different BTB series now on sale. Here's some pictures I took a bit back: What I have to say about this bass... It is a reliable bass, through and through. The only thing I've had problems with has been the jack socket. The bass came with a Neutrik locking jack, but I find these disgusting. It failed on me (everything I've owned with one of these has been the same), giving intermittent output. It has been replaced (since the pictures were taken - I need to get more recent photos!) with a standard jack with a normal black jack plate. This went on a tiny bit wonky, but it is really not too bad at all. One of the knobs is slightly wobbly, but I will endeavour to fix this before any sale. Other than that, the bass is in perfect working condition. There are a couple of knocks on it. One of the pictures shows the top edge of the body with a couple of dings, under where the forearm is when playing. These are from my desk ¬_¬ Aside from normal surface scratches, the only other dent of note is located near the bridge end strap button. More pictures when I obtain a camera/working camera phone. There is also a knock on the end of the headstock which I found hard to photograph, from bashing it into a wall by accident while playing. The back of the neck has a long series of dents/scratches between the 4th and 12th frets. It never bothered me, and has been like that since I got it. I have never sanded anything out, so I don't know what that can achieve, but I guess that it could possibly be sanded out? You may notice on the photos that there is green putty in the screw holes for the pickups. God knows why! Again, this has been there since I've owned the bass. I've got these out, but it took some work, and the plastic around the screw holes has got a bit scratched up in the process. Again, this is something I need to get more recent photographs of. That is all the cosmetic issues out of the way The bass plays very well, has a wide neck very suitable for slap, and has a huge tonal range using the active EQ. Holds tuning very well, and looks cool ^_^ I've never seen another purple one, as it happens. Only transparent black and red. Whether mine is a mistake, a refin, or just a very uncommon colour, I'm not sure! It has done me proud for years as a gigging bass, and the only thing I would change if I were keeping it might posisbly be the pickups. I would prefer something with a little more bite, myself. So yeah, it has been a working instrument, and bears a couple of scars for it, but I probably make it out to be worse than it is. It is not in mint aesthetic condition. Let me know what you think Edited April 6, 2008 by Finbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
et1058 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 how much are you asking? and.... were are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Oops, forgot that bit! I'm in Sheffield, and the asking price is 280. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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