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The GBSP10 is a hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in mid-2022. It is a signature model for American jazz guitarist George Benson. It was made in Japan by FujiGen.

The GBSP10 features a smallish, single cutaway, full hollow body design with a spruce top with ƒ holes and multi-layer binding and 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 dual, floating Ibanez GB special humbucking pickups with individual volume and tone controls; a special height-adjustable ebony bridge with special adjustable split trapeze inlaid tailpiece; a bone and brass nut; and a red flamed maple pickguard.

The GB10 is a long-running similar model with a spruce top and maple back and sides, a different finish, a red tortoise pickguard and without the inlaid tailpiece.

The GBSP10 was discontinued after 2023.

Specifications[]

Specifications for GBSP10
Model name: GBSP10
Year(s) offered: 2022–2023
Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2022 / Asia & Africa 2022 / Europe 2022 / USA
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Red
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 479mm / 18⅞"
  Width: 375mm / 14¾"
  Depth: 86mm / 3⅜"
Top:
  Material: Flamed maple
  Binding: Multi-layer cream/black
Back/sides:
  Material: Flamed maple
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
GBSP10 special w/ ebony saddle (10.4mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
GBSP10 w/ inlay
Pickguard:
Tortoise
Knob style:
Sure Grip III
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
GB10
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic/pearl and abalone split block
Frets:
22 / medium nickel silver (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Half & Half bone/brass (43mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38/SG381
Electronics/ Strings
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" stereo box
String gauge (factory):
.011/.015/.022w/.030/.040/.050 flatwound
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
2022 GBSP10 00 01 back
Rear
2022 GBSP10 00 01 front
Front
2022 GBSP10 00 01 body-front
Body front
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Body rear
GB10 headstock
Headstock
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls GB10
Controls layout

Sources[]

  • George Benson artist signature page, Ibanez Europe, archived September 2022
  • GBSP10 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived June 2022
  • GBSP10 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
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