NBD: Ibanez BTB7 7-string bass

el_Bajo_Verde

el_Bajo_Verde

May 18, 2016
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#1
Found the bass I've been GAS-ing for since I first started learning. But was always out of reach due to the price tag. By sheer luck I noticed that there was a used one at my local GC! Just came in a few days ago. Like new condition for $799! Plays like a dream, I can't believe I have one! :D God is good.

9pc Maple/Rosewood/Walnut neck-through w/Graphite reinforcement rods
Rosewood top/Maple wing body
tuned BEADGCF
35" scale

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Neck is way too wide for my stand, so just pictures in the case
 
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So far, so good! No hum, which is very important to me. It's got a 3-band EQ, master volume, pickup balancer, and EQ on/off switch. I need more time to experiment but so far, the variety of available tones is excellent. B-string sounds great, very clear and is not "flabby". Even volume on all strings and frets.

The bridge seems to isolate the strings, I can pluck one string as hard as I want and the others stay quiet.
 
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At last... congrats el_Bajo_Negro! :bassist:

How's the weight?

Mine was initially 5.2 Kg. After I swapped the tuners with Gotoh Res-O-Lite GB350s, now it weighs 5 Kg (I know the weight difference shouldn't be 200 grams, cause the stock tuners were 60 gr each and the Res-O-Lites are 40 gr each, so it should be 7 x 20 = 140 gr. The reason for this is because I weighed it using bathroom scale).
 
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Aidil said:
At last... congrats el_Bajo_Negro! :bassist:

How's the weight?

Mine was initially 5.2 Kg. After I swapped the tuners with Gotoh Res-O-Lite GB350s, now it weighs 5 Kg (I know the weight difference shouldn't be 200 grams, cause the stock tuners were 60 gr each and the Res-O-Lites are 40 gr each, so it should be 7 x 20 = 140 gr. The reason for this is because I weighed it using bathroom scale).
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Mine turns out to be 10.8 lbs (4.9 kg)

I just weight myself with and without the bass :smug:
 
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I noticed yours has a chrome mini switch:

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while on mine is black:

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(Never mind the bridge and the knobs) I'm guessing yours came from different production batch/year. What year was it made? mine is 2016
 
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Aidil said:
I noticed yours has a chrome mini switch:

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while on mine is black:

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(Never mind the bridge and the knobs) I'm guessing yours came from different production batch/year. What year was it made? mine is 2016
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You have the first run Limited Edition that Ibanez first put out. The rest after that are the BTB7E, part of the Bass Workshop series. By the time I had the funds to buy the first run they were out of them already and I had to wait 6 months for the next batch to come before I got mine. I've played it almost exclusively for the past year and a half, love it.
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bass_lord_mutha said:
You have the first run Limited Edition that Ibanez first put out. The rest after that are the BTB7E, part of the Bass Workshop series. By the time I had the funds to buy the first run they were out of them already and I had to wait 6 months for the next batch to come before I got mine. I've played it almost exclusively for the past year and a half, love it. View attachment 938073
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nope... as stated in the end of #14 post, mine is 2016, not the first run / Limited Edition.

My NBD thread:
NBsD: Ibanez Bass Workshop
 
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