BTB1835-NDL Natural Shadow Low Gloss

The BTB Premium series can best be described as series-produced boutique basses, extremely good-sounding and well-balanced instruments with features that impress. The slightly longer scale of the neck makes the basses perfect for fifths and sixths, where the low B gets a completely different stun and firmness from the slightly longer scale.

Tuned GDAEB The difference of 2.5 cm (1") may not look like much on paper, and it doesn't feel like a big difference to play, but the difference in tone is big. The notes get a completely different springiness, tightness and articulation than on a shorter scale. Especially on low notes, the difference is really worth the little extra stretching of the fingers. The long upper horn means that the bass, despite its slightly longer neck, is perfectly balanced whether you are sitting or standing up.

If you play 5th, 6th or tune down, the longer scale is something you just have to try, you will definitely not regret it. The pickups are Aguilar® DCB, balanced clear, warm dual-coil pickups with a firm and tight bass and a full and open midrange. The bridge is the Ibanez Mono-Rail 5S, a bridge designed to isolate the strings from each other. The insulation provides optimal transmission of the string's vibrations down into the body without the strings affecting each other. A stable and very easily adjusted stable.

• BTB5 9pc Maple/Bubinga/Panga Panga neck-thru.
• Graphite reinforcement rods.
  
• Bubinga top & back/Ash wing body.
  
• Bound Panga Panga fretboard.
  
• Abalone off-set dot inlay.
• 24 + Zero fret Stainless Steel Medium band.
• Premium fret edge treatment.
• Ibanez Mono-rail 5S bridge (19mm string spacing).
  
• Aguilar® DCB neck pickup.
  
• Aguilar® DCB bridge pickup.
  
• Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band eq w/Eq bypass switch & 3-way Mid frequency switch.
• Neutrik® locking output jack.
• Gold hardware.
  
• D'Addario NYXL strings.
• Comes with gigbag.
• Compatible case: MRB500C

The neck:

• 889mm/35" scale.
  
• 47mm wide at the saddle.
  
• 76mm wide at last band.
  
• 20mm thick at 1st band.
  
• 22mm thick at 12th fret.
  
• 400mmR radius.
  
• Is a "broad" fifth. String distance 19mm.