Overview
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Product:
- electric guitars
Series name:
Dates of manufacture:
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 material | maple body back |
Body depth | 1.75 inches body depth |
Body shape features | single cutaway |
Body style | archtop |
Body top material | maple body top |
Hollow body | hollow body |
Pickguard shape | raised pickguard |
Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Hardware
Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
Hardware color | black hardware |
Tailpiece | stop tailpiece |
Tuners | nylon head tuners |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | offset dot fingerboard position markers |
General
Finish colors | black finish, red finish |
Finish effects | transparent finish |
Made in | Japan |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Neck
Neck joint | set neck |
Neck material | mahogany neck |
Number of frets | 22 fret |
Peghead (headstock) | bound headstock |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Controls
Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
Tone controls | 1 tone control |
Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Electronics
Pickups brand and model | Ibanez Super 58 pickup(s) |
Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups |
Prices (6)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
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2012 | €850 | good | J.Lee | |
1988 | $1200 | worn | ||
1985 | ƒ2200 | good | Etienne Goilo | |
2014 | $1800 | good | ||
2014 | €750 | good | Willem | Bought 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 | £400 | new |