Mighty in both sound and appearance.

The BTB575FM 5-string bass guitar has the kind of curves that would make Boticelli proud. An apple bottom with a long, thin upper horn and deep cutaways on both sides of the fret, it's an electric bass that will stand out in any situation on visuals alone. Where the fretboard and body meet, the BTB575FM's finish is angled downward crossways adding to its allure. The 5-piece maple/bubinga thru-neck and figured maple top complete with the optical stimulus. Soundwise, the mahogany body gives off plenty of smooth tones given some oomph by the dual MK2-5 pickups.

Ibanez BTB575FM 5-String Bass Guitar Features:

• 5 string
• 5-piece BTB5 maple/bubinga thru-neck
• Mahogany body
• Figured Maple top
• Medium frets
• Mono-Rail II bridge
• Bartolini MK2-5 neck pickup
• Bartolini MK2-5 bridge pickup
• Bartolini MK2 3-band EQ

With looks like this, who cares if it sounds fantastic, but it does and for a very nice price, too! Order today.

Ibanez BTB575FM 5-String Bass Guitar

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AMAZING!!!

Posted by OZZBASS from Payson, Az on Jun 28, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Everything

this is the fist 5-string bass i have ever bought. Its plays so well and it just feels right in your hands. The string spacing is pretty big, so u can slap on this bass easily. I LOVE THIS BASS!

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Enough Said!!!

Posted by BJ of from Mt. Vernon, KY on Apr 2, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Metal

This bass is nothing short of amazing. The playability is absolutely flawless, the sound is beautiful, and the looks are stunning. This bass is great for any style of music, ranging from country to death metal. All that I can say is BUY THIS BASS!!!

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Nice bass, but not what I need

Posted by Fear_The_Ruins-bassist from Chicago, IL on Mar 27, 2009

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Funk, Jazz, Rock

To start out, this is a Very good playing bass. The cons: The action is low, almost too low. It makes it kind of tricky to get a good slap out of it. For a bass at this price, it sounds slightly "muddy" on the "B" string, just enought to throw me off though. It had some fret buzz on the 12th, 15th, and 19th fret on the B,D, and the G string. Its heavy, the BTB575FM is a TANK. The Pros. The low action made it very easy to play. With it being a neck thru bass, it sounded good, not like I had Hoped but still very good. The 3 way EQ and active electronics are phenominal so many different tones you can get out of this beast!! 24 frets are a nice touch, the color had a very cool green tint to it. All in all, great bass, i played the display model so it was kind of beat up but if it had been in better shape I'd be playing it right now. Good investment for rock, metal, jazz, and with an action adjustment, funk.

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Wow....

Posted by Morgan from Winston-Salem, NC on Sep 1, 2008

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician/extreme hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: death metal

That is all I can say is wow. This bass might just be the best I have played. The one thing I notice most that sets it apart is the 35" scale which is great. The pickups are amazing and get a great low end especially but highs are great too. Great playability, solid through and through. The only thing I would change would be to have 2 volumes and a tone or 2 volume and 2 tones. The other controls are useless but I would have bought this bass if I could have. I will have this someday. Try this, you will not regret it!!!

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a nice upgrade from older BTBs

Posted by That Guy From That Place from Pingree Grove on Jul 9, 2008

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: home studio & recording nut

Reviewer's Play Style: industrial & pirate metal, arr!

I've owned an Ibanez BTB455 for about 6 years now, and had the chance to play this newer model just the other day.

First impression: this is definitely a posh upgrade from the older models. The neck-through design feels solid and provides a great base for the strings to ring against. The finish is beautiful, pale grays and purples really give it a unique lustre, and the Bartolinis in particular provide a great throaty tone that my older BTB lacks.

Absolutely worth checking out if you have the opportunity to play it in a store (I gave it a 4.0 only because I wasn't able to play it longer).

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Ibanez BTB575FM 5-String Bass Guitar

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