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GWB1005 Natural Flat

The GWB1005 is a five string solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in 2006. It is a signature model for American jazz fusion bassist Gary Willis. It is made in Japan by FujiGen.

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 GWB105 and GWB205 are more affordable versions of this bass which are made in Indonesia.

Specifications

Related content: SR series | Gary Willis series | Signature series |

Specifications for GWB1005

Year(s) offered: 2006–2020

Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA

Made in: Japan

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

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 mount)

String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105/.135

Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E,5B

About this table

Images

Additional details

Controls layout

EQ frequency chart

Sources

2006 North America catalog (page 90)
2009 Europe catalog (page 72)
2012 North & South America and Oceania catalog (pages 6–7)
GWB1005 product page, Ibanez USA, archived October 2012
2017 USA catalog (page 74)
2019 Japan catalog (page 36)
GWB1005 product page, Ibanez USA, archived August 2019
GWB1005 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020

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  | subseries   = Gary Willis series
  | subseries2  = SR series
- | year        = 2006–2019
+ | year        = 2006–2020
+ | area        = {{Worldwide}}
- | area        = Asia / China / Europe / Japan / North & South America and Oceania / USA
  | made        = Japan
  | colors      = Natural Flat (NTF)
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  | fretedge    =
  | bridge      = [[STD5]] fixed
+ | stringspace = 16.5mm
  | hw          = Black
  | pucon       = S
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  | eq          = [[Bartolini NTBT]] 2-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch
  | battery     = 9V
- | output      = 1/4" stereo barrel (side mount)
+ | output      = {{Stereo-barrel}} (side mount)
  | inlay       = Offset white dot
  | tuners      = [[Gotoh GB707]] w/ GWB Sure Grip buttons
- | tuning      = 1G, 2D, 3A, 4E, 5B
+ | tuning      = {{5-string B Std}}
- | strings     = .045/.065/.085/.105/.135
+ | strings     = {{45–135}}
  | knobs       = [[Knurled metal dome]] w/ pointer
  | pg          = Removable wood finger ramp/rest
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 * [[2019 Japan catalog]] ([[:File:2019 Ibanez Japan catalog p35-36.png|page 36]])
 * [http://web.archive.org/web/20190828222417/https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/gwb1005_33_04.html GWB1005 product page], Ibanez USA, archived August 2019
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200115200444/https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/detail/gwb1005_33_04.html GWB1005 product page], Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
 [[Category:Six string bass models]]
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 [[Category:2018 models]]
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