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The GB20 is a hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1977. It is a signature model for American jazz guitarist George Benson. It is made in Japan.

The GB20 was Ibanez's first hollow body artist signature guitar along with it's smaller sibling, the GB10.

The GB20 features a large, single cutaway, full hollow body design with an arched spruce top with ƒ holes and multi-layer binding and an arched birdseye maple back and sides mated to a set-in three-piece maple neck with a large headstock and a 22-fret ebony fingerboard with binding and pearl/acrylic and abalone split block position markers. Components include a single floating Ibanez GB special humbucking pickup at the neck with individual volume and tone controls; a height-adjustable ebony bridge with special adjustable split trapeze tailpiece; a bone and brass nut and a tortoise pickguard.

The GB10 is a similar model with a smaller (yet thicker) body and two pickups.

The GB20 was discontinued after 1982.

Specifications[]

Specifications for GB20
Year(s) offered: 1977–1982
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Brown Sunburst (BS) / Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Width: 425mm / 16¾"
  Depth: 76mm / 3"
Top:
  Material: Spruce
  Binding: Multi-layer cream/black
Back/sides:
  Material: Birdseye maple
Neck joint:
Set-in w/ smooth heel
Bridge:
Ebony
Tailpiece:
GB10
Knob style:
1977–1980: Speed
1981–1982: Sure Grip
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
GB10
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl and abalone split block
Frets:
22 / medium
Nut:
Half-bone/ half-brass
Machine heads:
Ibanez VelveTune
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
H
Neck pickup:
Ibanez GB special neck (H) passive/alnico
Controls:
Master volume

Images[]

Additional finishes
1979 GB20 NT
Natural

Sources[]

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