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The GVB1006 is a six string solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in mid 2010. It is a signature model for American jazz bassist Gerald Veasley. It is made in Japan by FujiGen.

The GVB1006 features an SR series double-cutaway alder body with a figured maple top bolted to a maple and wenge neck with a 24 fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone oval position markers. Components include a pair of Bartolini passive soapbar bass pickups with an Aguilar preamp, a Mono Rail IV bridge with 14mm string spacing, a Graph Tech nut and Gotoh tuners.

The GVB36 is a more affordable version of this bass which is made in Indonesia.

Specifications[]

Specifications for GVB1006
Model name: GVB1006
Year(s) offered: 2010–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: JP¥ 850,000 (2021)[1] / JP¥ 980,000 (2024)[2] / US$7,466.65 (2024)[3] • SMAP: US$5,599.99 (2024)[3]
Finish(es): Amber (AM)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Alder w/ figured maple top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Mono-rail IV (MR4) (14mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Knurled metal dome w/ pointer
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
GVB Prestige
Neck material:
3-piece maple/ wenge
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone oval
Frets:
24 / medium nickel silver (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL (54mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh GB707
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
SS
Bridge pickup:
Bartolini P45C-T passive
Neck pickup:
Bartolini P45C-B passive
Electronics:
Aguilar OBP-3 preamp ANB Custom Electronics 3-band eq
Controls:
Master volume / Bass boost-cut / Treble boost-cut / Mid boost-cut w/ push-pull frequency selector / Balancer
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount)
String gauge (factory):
.030/.040/.060/.080/.100/.120
Factory tuning:
1C,2G,3D,4A,5E,6B (B Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
2021 GVB1006 front
Front of body
Controls GVB1006
Controls layout
Aguilar OPB-3 frequency chart
EQ frequency response

Sources[]

  1. GVB1006 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived October 2021
  2. GVB1006 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived March 2024
  3. 3.0 3.1 GVB1006 product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived March 2024
  • Gerald Veasley artist signature page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2021
  • GVB1006 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2010
  • 2011 Europe catalog (p. 72)
  • 2015 Japan catalog (p. 48)
  • GVB1006 product page, Ibanez USA, archived August 2019
  • GVB1006 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2020
  • GVB1006 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • GVB1006 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
  • GVB1006 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2023
  • GVB1006 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2024
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