As someone that has openly shared my disgust of the BTB style, I have to say that Ibanez has really knocked these out of the park and I cannot WAIT to try one!
Whether they're good pickups or not, some will probably stay away because they can't change them in the future if they desire something different. Fender did this with their last Dimension and I think that bass would still be around today if they used a standard soapbar size pickup instead a proprietary shape.
I got Nordstrands in my BTB 20th anniversary . They're awesome . I imagine Ibanez pickups are better than the Bartolinis , I know people will like them but for me I couldn't stand them and that's the main reason I haven't picked up a EHB . The 6th string updated BTB would have been a purchase if I didn't order a Dingwall 6 already . If I was rich , I'd get the BTB though . They're incredible basses , I'm loving mine and it's " old " now
well, you can still change pickups. just grab yourself a guitar maker and let him ream the cuts for other pickups. it's surpisingly not that expensive. Cost me 100e to get larger cuts to use EMG pickups on my old Soundgear 6 string bass. I hated the bartolinis and still hate them on my current ehb -.-
I have had several Ibanez basses over the years, from SG to a special Koa Wood one I bought on Maui. They are my favorite. Granted, there are far more brands and styles that I have not played than I have, but the Ibanez basses have never disappointed. These new ones you are featuring here look very cool indeed (IMO not in terms of style…don’t like big body wings… but cool in terms of awesomeness), crazy versatile and with the wonderful Ibanez ‘feel’. Thanks for the video! I will check these out.
I would have liked to have heard more about the B string. The only reason to buy a fan fret, is better tension, and a lower action on the B and the E. So, I wish you had dealt with this a little more. I have a BTB 5 string, and the B lets it down, even using a 130. I suppose I'll have to go to PMT a check one out for myself. When they're in stock!
My first bass was an ibanez sr300eb absolutely loved it but unfortunately it broke i bought a squire jazz to replace it and since then ive been through about 10 different basses most expensive being about 400 and none of them compared to my first bass. I recently went to andertons and played the btb805ms along with a dingwall and spector and instantly fell in love with the btb the others didnt even come close. Im saving up all my money and selling all my basses and im not even picking another bass up until I get it because it feels like im playing a shovel with barbed wire attatched from end to end. This is honestly the best bass I have ever played (even over a fender professional series bass) and is also one of the most beautiful. 100/10 ibanez great job on this one!!
I have the SRMS806 which has that same annoying triangle there. I’m guessing it’s just easier from a production stand point and would actually cost more if they shaved off the fret board and added proper headstock finishing. But still… it’s weird!!
had the occasion to A-B the 605ms vs the 805ms at a long & McQuade, The 805ms is indeed quite the looker but it had a tamer and overall darker sound than its 605ms sibling. (setup and controls were the same) also it weighted quite a bit more wich led me to the 605ms. I think it might have been the woods on those 2 basses and it might not be the same with all. Regardless, Both basses are a great new addition to the BTB Family. Nice video, keep up the good work.
Finde gut, dass Ibanez jetzt auch "Dingwall-Scale" Bässe macht 🤷♂ (ist vielleicht eine etwas günstigere Alternative - besonders wenn man den "Darkglass-Preamp" schon in Form von Amp-Equilizer/Pedal daheim hat). Wird Zeit, dass sich da eine "Meta-Scale" etabliert in Sachen Multiscale, wie es auch standardmäßig (34") bei den regulären Bässen ist. Hoffe nur, dass die BTBs nicht dieses Ibanez SR typische Fretbuzzing ab Werk haben 😅. Uuuuund - sie haben einen "Sandberg/Human Base - Zerofret" - das ist schon sehr nice 🤷♂
I really dig that BT805. However I feel like the cutaway imposes a "metal" aura upon the player. And while I love metal, I don't play it. Hoping they have a body variation in the near future
Nice demo but I sure would love to see some serious slap playing on it. The slanted space between the pickup and neck looks a little tight for the way I pop.
It’s probably going to weigh like a small boat anchor. My Dingwall barely passes the 3.5-kg mark. I’m still eager to try one though. If only Ibanez releases these soon enough… That B string doesn’t sound super convincing though.
Yeah my 6 string is just a bit more at 4kg. The B string should sound better than that. Sounds good though, looks very nice - end of the fingerboard - fret zero , still looks dodgy - just do it like Dingwall ffs
WALK!!! ❤️ Mannomann, bin ja schon von Beginn an ein Fan der BTB Reihe (..meine Lieblinge waren bisher die Dx705, 1305 und die alten 700er OL Modelle) - aber dieses Modell setzt - für mich - vom Design und vom Sound allen vorherigen Bässen die Krone auf 👌 Ich kann es kaum erwarten den türkisen Bass in der Hand zu halten, KNALLER!!
Can confirm you said cerulean right! :) Really enjoyed this video as I've had my eye on this thing for a while now! As someone who realllllyyyy wants a Dingwall NG, but is also a broke college kid and definitely not afford it, this thing looks and sounds great!! My only question is, are these things actually out/have been released?? Because I can find the listings for them online at the usual sellers like GuitarCenter, Sweetwater, etc etc., but they're always only for preorder and never actually In-Stock. I'd love to get my hands on one before I have to go back to school in the fall.
Does anyone know about what replacement strings can be used for this bass? Ibanez website says the BTB806MS comes equipped with D'Addario NYXL30130 37" but I can't find them anywhere on the market. Would Dingwall 6-string-sets fit? Are there other options?
I’m considering picking one of these up, but I know they’re incredibly similar. Was there any noticeable differences/advantages between them? Mostly playing metal/punk.
Glad to see Ibanez joining the 37" B-string club, and also a bit excited about their G-string creeping up from 34 to 35". Makes one wonder if we, in a couple of years, will have come full circle on this multi-scale business and just settled on 37" across the board as the new standard. ☺
A Dingwall 6 string is 37 to 32.25. So you have to stretch a little more than a 35 to play some low notes. But as you move across the strings, the frets get closer together and this makes playing fast, easier! The G is normal but the C benefits from being shorter.
the results. but I'm talking about these 2 specific basses. in the next couple it might be the other way around. These are tiny details, which can be affected by a slight difference in string height, etc.
I once was in hannover and there was a music store there and they had the blue btb and i tried it and i didnt like it because the neck was thicc af the jack was shit because it was a nightmare to get the cable out of it so i wanna say that if you are into solos the blue btb isnt the right thing
I am trying to decide between a Btb, a Dingwall, and a Keisel. I know you have reviewed this one and the Kiesel. If you were me dropping over 2 grand, which one would you choose? I've also considered the Spector multiscale. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Great job on the reviews btw!
Haven't looked at Kiesel in a long time, but personally, if you have the money I'd probably go with a Dingwall over the Ibanez? Granted I'm a bit biased cause a Dingwall is (at least one of lol) my dream bass, but as far as I know, when it comes to multiscale basses, Dingwall is where it's at. Additionally, as the comment below you (for me at least lol) mentioned, they don't seem to be in stock at the moment? There are listings for them, but they all seem to be preorder listings. It's kinda confusing as they're supposed to be Ibanez's 2022 line, but we're halfway through 2022 and so far, nothing?? I hope they'll be in stock soon!
@@matthewszklany101 Thank you for replying! I really like the sound of the Dingwall (at least listening to them on youtube), and Lee Sklar is amazing on them, but I really prefer stainless frets. Also, I've never played a multiscale, and there isn't a music store around me that carries them, so I a bit nervous about buying one blind. I've been playing a 5 string forever so it probably won't be an issue. Do you wonder about them being built in China (the quality I mean)?
After trying both the 805 and a dingwall combustion today, I heavily recommend you try them both first before making a purchase. The dingwall has a wider neck and feels a bit hard to navigate, for me at least.
@@treed873 The knobs are one lol. The btb had some tighter knobs so you need two fingers to turn them easily. The dingwall had different knobs that were smoother but also clicks due to what in guessing was the pickup selector. I prefer the sound of the btb but many like the combustion.
Would you say you can achieve comparable tone to the Dingwall NG3 with this? The Dingwall is my dream bass, especially with that Dark Glass preamp, but man.... this is a pretty sexy bass.
I wish you had the dude with the beard demoing the bass. I don't think the guy that you used did this bass justice. I'm not saying he's a bad bass player I'm just saying I don't think he was right for this demo. I'd also like to hear this bass through different overdrive or distortion than you used.
Such a long scale length will do that for you. Really strangles the fundamental of the overtone series, ya know..the part of a bass you actually want to hear.
It's probably setup with the same strings they would put on a standard scale bass, so yeah the strings will be a bit tighter feeling. You can easily go lighter gauge with a 37" scale and get a normal feel and clearer tone.
@@facemash Shorter scale length removes overtones. The fundamental is what sounds "muddy" because there's just the low tone without much else of interest going on that would colour it. Same effect as if you pluck a string at its midway point-more fundamental because of where the waves are propagating, less harmonics. The actual factor here is string tension. Less freedom to wiggle means less flub, but I guess the effects on the string might not sonically be to everyone's taste.
Can one of the pickups be lowered or something? I read about these on the Ibanez website and they made it sound like you can lower one of the pickups and get a true single coil sound with no hum.
I'm not a huge fan of the Ibanez 3 band eq. Now maybe a rotary switch to play the coils individually with the option of series and parallel, and a darkglass tone capsule
I don't like any of their pickups or electronics.They sound Hifi and plasticy. They would probably just make a shitter, cheaper version of the Darkglass and disappoint like they have with, their own pickups, Bartolini and Nordstrand.
@@craigmoran893 ok I can see your point there, but having the 605e, I can assure you the Ibby Nord's sound very nice, full and crisp. Nothing like the bh2 or MK1.
I try to avoid getting 6-string basses for demos. Keep in mind the players have no chance to prepare these sessions. Everything's improvised and a 6-string is an unnecessary complication in such a scenario. Of course we're demoing 6-string basses if a brands asks, but we avoid it when we can
Cool looking basses but that B still sounds dirty, buzzy and lascking clarity. Surely having some noise cancelling jazz pickups would also reduce the weight of having 4x single coils? Don't ibanez make their own in house Nordstands too? I like it, it looks cool and visually I'm a fan but I just feel a few minor modifications from design to construction could actually make it sound and feel better as well as making it more versatile for more bassists. Still prefer a Dingwall if I was to go fanned frets.
@@pat8437 pickups designed for active basses have less winding. That means less impedance/inductance, less volume, a higher cutoff frequency and a lower Q
@@bacicinvatteneaca I don’t know too much about pickups, but I imagine that it comes down to whether or not the pickups themselves are active or passive, right? Because you can put, for example, passive Seymour Duncans in an active bass. You still then, I imagine, have the high output of the pickup with obvious shaping due to the pre amp. So unless they’ve specifically designed these passive (and they are passive according to the Ibanez website) humbuckers to have a lower output, I imagine they’d have solid passive output? But I can’t say for certain, I know very little, I’m engaging in pure abstraction here.
@@bacicinvatteneaca I fail to understand how this relates? I never said anything to the contrary. All I said was these Ibanez pickups are passive, and that passive pickups work with active basses irregardless of whether or not they’re “designed for it”, so I can’t see how you can tell if these pickups have less winding, imprudence, volume etc SHEERLY because they’re in an active/passive bass.
Cool, but why on earth they insist on putting battery box in a place like this? You have this beautiful neck-through look ruined by some awkward-looking plactic slapped randomly on the body.