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The G105 is a five string Grooveline series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2011 as one of the initial models in the series. It was made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the upscale Prestige line.

The G105 features an ash top and back on a playfully organic double-cutaway alder body bolted to a titanium reinforced wenge and bubinga neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with only side position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez CAP Sonic Arch5 passive pickups feeding an Ibanez E5 preamp with a three-band EQ (which can be bypassed), a Tight-End Bass 5 bridge with 18mm string spacing, a GraphTech Black TUSQ nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

The G104 and G106 are similar four string and six string models. The G205 is a related model with Japanese horse chestnut top and back and black hardware.

The G105 was discontinued in 2015 along with the entire Grooveline series.

Specifications[]

Related content: Prestige series | Grooveline series | Models-icon
Specifications for G105
Model name: G105
Year(s) offered: 2011–2015
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$3,066.65 (2011)[1] / US$3,199.99 (2013)[2] / ¥280,000 (2011)[3] / ¥320,000 (2015)[4] • SMAP: €2,099 (2015)[5]
Finish(es): Brown Burst (BBT) 2013–2015 / Deep Espresso (DE) / Natural (NT) / Transparent Orange (TOR)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Alder w/ ash top and back
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Tight-End Bass 5 (18mm string spacing)
Knob style:
B20 (volume & balancer) & B15 (3-way EQ) plastic knobs
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Grooveline-5
Neck material:
5-piece wenge/ bubinga w/ KTS titanium rods
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Frets:
22 / medium (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
GraphTech Black TUSQ XL (45mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GB530
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
CAP Sonic Arch5 bridge passive
Neck pickup:
CAP Sonic Arch5 neck passive
Electronics:
Ibanez E5 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch
Controls:
Master volume / balancer / EQ toggle / 3-way EQ: treble, mid, bass
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105/.130 (D'Addario EXL165 + .130)
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B (E Standard)

Images[]

Additional finishes & details
2013 G105 BBT 00 02
Brown Burst
2011 G105 DE 00 01
Deep Espresso
2012 G105 NT 00 02
Natural
Controls E4-E5 3bandEQ Grooveline 2011
Controls layout
Controls E4-E5 3bandEQ Grooveline 2013
Controls layout
Freq-resp E5 3bandEQ Grooveline
EQ frequency response

Sources[]

  • G105 product page, Ibanez USA, archived July 2011
  • G105 product page, Ibanez USA, archived July 2012
  • G105 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived June 2013
  • 2014 Europe catalog (p. 48)
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