GWB1005

GWB1005 Natural Flat

The GWB1005 is a five string solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2006. It is a signature model for American jazz fusion bassist Gary Willis. It is crafted in Japan by FujiGen and replaced the similar, South Korean-made GWB105.

The GWB1005 features an SR series double-cutaway swamp ash body bolted to a maple neck with a fretless ebony fingerboard with offset white dot position markers. Components include a custom Bartolini passive soapbar bass pickup with a Bartolini preamp with a two-band EQ, a standard bridge with 16.5mm string spacing, a removable finger rest/ramp, a plastic nut, and Gotoh tuners with custom Sure Grip buttons.

The GWB205 is a more affordable version of this bass which was made in Indonesia.

Specifications

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Specifications for GWB1005

Model name: GWB1005 Year(s) offered: 2006–2024 Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA Made in: Japan Price: MSRP: JP¥ 530,000 (2019) / JP¥ 610,000 (2021)) / JP¥ 710,000 (2023–2024) • SMAP: US$4,599.99 (2024) Finish(es): Natural Flat (NTF)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Swamp ash Neck joint: AANJ Bridge: STD5 fixed (16.5mm string spacing) Pickguard: Removable wood finger ramp/rest Knob style: Knurled metal dome w/ pointer Hardware color: Black	Neck Neck type: GWB Prestige Neck material: 3-piece maple Scale length: 864mm / 34" Fingerboard material: Ebony Fingerboard inlays: Offset white dot Nut: Black plastic (45mm) Machine heads: Gotoh GB707 w/ GWB Sure Grip buttons	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: S Bridge pickup: Bartolini GWB passive Electronics: Bartolini NTBT 2-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch Controls: Master volume w/ push-pull EQ bypass / Stacked bass boost-cut & treble boost-cut Battery: 9V Output jack: ¼" stereo barrel (side mounted) String gauge (factory): 2006–2021: .045/.065/.085/.105/.135 2022–2024: .045/.065/.085/.105/ .135 (D'Addario EXL165-5) Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B

About this table

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Additional details

Front of body

Rear of body

Controls layout

EQ frequency chart

Sources

• Gary Willis artist signature page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived June 2021
• 2006 North America catalog (p. 90)
• GWB1005 product page, Ibanez USA, archived March 2006
• 2009 Europe catalog (p. 72)
• GWB1005 product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2009
• 2012 North & South America and Oceania catalog (pp. 6–7)
• GWB1005 product page, Ibanez USA, archived October 2012
• 2017 USA catalog (p. 74)
• GWB1005 product page, Ibanez USA, archived August 2019
• GWB1005 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
• GWB1005 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
• GWB1005 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
• GWB1005 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2023
• GWB1005 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024