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Wouter
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Joined: 29 May 2005
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Location: Netherlands, Almelo
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 Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 9:30 am Post subject: BTB 1005EOL VS BTB 1205EOL |
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Hello!
Maybe one of you can help me out:
I own an Ibanez BTB400QMTK and a Yamaha BBG5S. I am a huge fan of the Ibanez BTB series and I'm thinking of getting myself a BTB prestige.. This will be either the BTB 1005EOL or the BTB 1205EOL
A nearby shop has a BTB 1005 for sale for €1275,- It can also sell me a BTB 1205 for €1119,-, but it must be ordered. So, unfortunately, I cannot try it..
The BTB 1005 at the nearby shop is (for as I know) the latest version of the 1005, so it has Bartolini pickups en electronics. So, it is exactly this model: http://www.ibanez.ru/gear_bass/big/BTB1005EOL-00-01.jpg
The BTB 1005 is out of the running here and is replaced by the BTB 1205. This bass has the same woods, electronics, pickups and so on, but through-neck construction and a newer version of the bridge (MR4 instead of MR2 I believe). It looks like this: http://www.musik-produktiv.de/bilder2/10/00/18/100018403xl.jpg
This would make one believe that the BTB1205 must be more expensive then the 1005, but it is NOT. Actually, the BTB1005 at the nearby shop originally costed allmost €1700, while the newer model costs only 1119,-!!! I managed to get a large discount on the BTB1005 because of the newer model (the 1205).
The salesperson is realizing he has an 'outdated' model at his shop, but (unfortunately for me) he also knows that the 1005 originates from Japan, while the 1205 is made in Korea.
Here comes the actual question: (sorry for the long story  )
I was told that the Japanese prestige BTB's are better than those from Korea and that this is where the price-difference comes from. I wonder if this price difference is also hearable: Is the BTB1005 better than the newer 1205??
I realize that now the Japanese factory does not make BTB's anymore, this will be perhaps the last opportunity to aquire a Japanese prestige BTB..
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Wouter
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Joined: 29 May 2005
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Location: Netherlands, Almelo
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:13 am Post subject: |
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For all people with the same dilemma as me:, I just got an answer on my mail to the Ibanez-importer for Holland! It took a while for them to answer my mail.. (3 weeks)
Anyway for all people who can read Dutch:
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Beste Wouter,
Sorry dat je email niet eerder beantwoord is maar dat heeft te maken met een capaciteits probleem. We zijn een te klein bedrijf om elke email tijdig te kunnen beantwoorden en tegenwoordig sturen mensen zelfs al een email om te vragen hoeveel snaren een gitaar eigenlijk heeft.
Anyway, de verwarring die je aanduidt is inderdaad te begrijpen. De BTB1005EOL was zelfs bruto advies 1999,- zonder case en de BTB1205 is 1399,- incl case.
Zoals jij al aangeeft heeft de 1205 een neck van 3 delen maple en 2 delen walnut plus de vernieuwde monorail MR4 bridge. Alle prestigebassen worden sinds 2005 geproduceerd in Korea om het simpele feit dat het daar goedkoper is er één te maken . Waarom nu pas zou je zeggen? Dat heeft te maken dat Ibanez nu ook dezelfde kwaliteit kan garanderen van een high end prestigebas die in Korea gemaakt is , voorheen was deze kwaliteit voor hen alleen te controleren als de bas in de Japanse fabriek vervaardigd werd. Je kan dus niet zeggen dat de kwaliteit van de ene bas beter is dan van de andere ook al is er een degelijk prijsverschil maar het kan best zo zijn dat je door de verschillende specificaties de ene bas beter bij jezelf vindt passen dan de andere.
Over de BTB1005EOL , er staat er één bij Dirk Witte Muziekhandel te Amsterdam. In overleg met hun kunnen we misschien zorgen dat de 1205 ook uit te proberen is.
met vriendelijke groet,
Rick / Serlui
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And for all the people who can't read Dutch a short translation:
Sorry, we took so long to answer your email bladiebladiebla.
All prestige basses have been manufactured in Korea since 2005, because it is cheaper to produce it there. They did not do this before, because they could not guarantee the same high quality as the Japanese factory. So, the 1005 is not better than the 1205 and the other way around.[/quote]
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thrakkor
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Joined: 18 Aug 2004
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Location: Colo Spgs, CO
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| Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 8:12 am Post subject: |
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i have a BTB405qm and a btb1006eol
the 1006 is made in japan. its a 2002 model i scored at MF for $800 in may '04 (new)
excellent bass. i love the bartolini electronics.
as far as i know the only difference in the new models is the neck thru vs bolt on and the updated bridge. i didn't know about them being built in korea. but my 405 is korean built and excellent quality.
i say play them both and decide from there. if it sounds nice and plays nice, why worry about where it was built?
good luck
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Doc
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Joined: 25 May 2003
Posts: 21
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Get the Japanese BTB 1005! forget about the korean neckthrough bass. |
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