GVB1006

GVB1006 Amber (more images)

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

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Specifications for GVB1006

Model name: GVB1006 Year(s) offered: 2010–2025 Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA Made in: Japan Price: MSRP: ¥ 850,000 (2021) / US$7,466.65 (2022–2024) / €6,499 (2024) / ¥ 980,000 (2024–2025) / CA$9,399.99 (2025) / €7,126 (2025) / £7,126 (2025) • SMAP: US$5,599.99 (2024–2024) / CA$7,839.99 (2025) / €6,029 (2025) / £5,029 (2025) 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.)

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Front of body

Controls layout

EQ frequency response

Sources

• 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
• GVB1006 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2025