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The GB10SE is a hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2016. It is a signature model for American jazz guitarist George Benson. It is essentially a less expensive version of Benson's iconic GB10. It was initially made in China, but production moved to Indonesia in mid-2018.

The GB10SE features a smallish, single cutaway, full hollow body design constructed of a laminated spruce top with ƒ holes and multi-layer binding on laminated maple sides and back. The set-in three-piece maple neck sports a large headstock and a 22-fret ebony fingerboard with binding and pearl/acrylic and abalone split block position markers. Components include a pair of floating Ibanez GB special humbucking pickups with individual volume and tone controls, a height-adjustable ebony bridge, a special adjustable split trapeze tailpiece, a bone and brass nut, and a tortoise pickguard.

For 2019 the wood species for the back and sides was changed from maple to linden; it was changed back to maple the following year.

The GB10SEFM is a related model with flamed maple construction.

Specifications[]

Specifications for GB10SE
Model name: GB10SE
Year(s) offered: 2016–2026
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA & Canada
Made in: China (2016–2018) / Indonesia (2018–2026)
Price: MSRP: US$1,733.32 (2016–2017)[1][2] / ¥ 250,000 pre-tax (2024–2025)[3][4] / 1,549 (2024)[5] / US$1,866.65 (2025)[6] / US$1,999.99 (2025)[7] / ¥ 275,000 pre-tax (2026)[8] • SMAP: US$1,299.99 (2017)[2] / US$1,399.99 (2022–2025)[9][6] / US$1,499.99 (2025)[7]
Finish(es): Brown Sunburst (BS)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 479mm / 18⅞"
  Width: 368mm / 14½"
  Depth: 92mm / 3⅝"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (laminated)
  Finish: Gloss
  Binding: Multi-layer cream/black
Back/sides:
  Material: 2016–2018: Maple (laminated)
                2019: Linden (laminated)
                2020–2026: Maple (laminated)
  Finish: Gloss
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Ebony (10.4mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
GB10
Strap buttons:
16mm metal button w/ black felt washer
Knob style:
Sure Grip III
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
GB10SE
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic & abalone split block
Frets:
22 / medium nickel silver (Artstar edge treatment)
Nut:
Half & Half nut (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
String gauge (factory):
2016–2024: .011/.015/.022w/.030/.040/.050 flatwound
2025–2026 .011/.015/.022w/.030/.040/.050 (D'Addario ECG24 Chromes flatwound)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
Electronics/ case
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez GB special bridge (H) passive/alnico
Neck pickup:
Ibanez GB special neck (H) passive/alnico
Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted)
Recommended gig bag:
ICB540
Included case:
yes

Images[]

Additional details
2021 GB10SE BS 5B 03 front
Front of body
2021 GB10SE BS 5B 03 back
Rear of body
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls GB10
Controls layout

Sources[]

  1. 2016 USA new product book (p. 12)
  2. 2.0 2.1 GB10SE-BS product listing, Zzounds (US retailer), archived September 2017
  3. GB10SE product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2024
  4. GB10SE product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2025
  5. 2024 Europe catalog (p. 60)
  6. 6.0 6.1 GB10SE-BS product listing, Adorama (US retailer), archived January 2025
  7. 7.0 7.1 GB10SE-BS product listing, Adorama (US retailer), archived December 2025
  8. GB10SE product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2026
  9. GB10SE-BS product listing, Zzounds (US retailer), archived July 2022
  • GB10SE-BS (5B-03) parts list, Ibanez parts catalog, archived December 2025
  • George Benson artist signature page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2021
  • GB10SE product page, Ibanez USA, archived November 2016
  • 2019 Europe catalog (p. 46)
  • GB10SE product page, Ibanez USA, archived July 2019
  • GB10SE product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • GB10SE product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • GB10SE product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
  • GB10SE product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2023
  • GB10SE product page, Ibanez USA & Canada, archived January 2024
  • GB10SE product page, Ibanez USA & Canada, archived January 2025
  • GB10SE product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2025
  • GB10SE product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2026