IBANEZ GB30

  • Ibanez GB30 (1988)

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1985 to 1992

IBANEZ manufactured the George Benson signature model GB30 between 1985 and 1992. It was based on a semi-hollow body design with a custom-shaped neck and ebony fingerboard. With its semi-hollow body, Ibanez super 58 pickups, tune-o-matic style bridge and stop tailpiece the GB30 was less of an out-and-out jazz guitar than the GB10 model.

Ibanez released a George Benson 30th anniversary model to commemorate 30 years of Benson playing Ibanez guitars - but these were NOT the GB30 models! The 30th anniversary model is more like the GB10 with a special gold Garakaku finish and limited to 30 instruments in total.

Specifications (29)

Body

Body back materialmaple body back
Body depth1.75 inches body depth
Body shape featuressingle cutaway
Body stylearchtop
Body top materialmaple body top
Hollow bodyhollow body
Pickguard shaperaised pickguard
Soundhole2 f-holes

Hardware

Bridgetune-o-matic bridge
Hardware colorblack hardware
Tailpiecestop tailpiece
Tunersnylon head tuners

Fretboard

Fingerboard inlay materialpearl fingerboard inlay material
Fingerboard materialebony fingerboard
Fingerboard position markersoffset dot fingerboard position markers

General

Finish colorsblack finish, red finish
Finish effectstransparent finish
Made inJapan
Number of strings6 strings

Neck

Neck jointset neck
Neck materialmahogany neck
Number of frets22 fret
Peghead (headstock)bound headstock
Tuner layoutthree-each-side

Controls

Pickup selector controls3-way selector switch
Tone controls1 tone control
Volume controls2 volume controls

Electronics

Pickups brand and modelIbanez Super 58 pickup(s)
Pickups configuration2 humbucker pickups

Prices (6)

DatePriceConditionNameComments
2012€850goodJ.Lee
1988$1200worn
1985ƒ2200goodEtienne Goilo
2014$1800good
2014€750goodWillemBought it with case. Bridge volume dies when totally open but don't want to repair it so it stays original. No idea about the real value but to me it is more than the 750 I paid.
1987£400new

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