GWB35 Black Flat
The GWB35 is a five string solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in 2004. It is a signature model for American jazz fusion bassist Gary Willis . It was initially made in South Korea, but production moved to Indonesia in 2008.
The GWB35 features an SR series double-cutaway basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a fretless ebony fingerboard with offset white dot position markers. Components include an SFR-GWB passive soapbar bass pickup with an EQB-GWII preamp with a two-band EQ, a fixed bridge with 16.5mm string spacing, a removable finger rest/ramp, a plastic nut and Gotoh tuners with custom Sure Grip buttons.
In 2012 the Accu-cast B105 bridge was replaced with the Standard 5 bridge. For 2022 the body material was changed to American basswood.
The GWB35FD is a similar fretted model.
Specifications [ ]
Specifications for GWB35
Model name:
Year(s) offered:
Sold in:
Made in: (2004–2008) / Indonesia (2008–2024)
Price: MSRP [1] [2] [3] [4] SMAP [5] [2] [3] [6] [4]
Finish(es):
Body
Body type:
Body material: 2004–2022 : Basswood2022–2024 : American basswood
Neck joint: AANJ
Bridge: 2004–2012 : Accu-cast B105 fixed2012–2024 : STD5 fixed (16.5mm string spacing)
Pickguard:
Knob style: Knurled metal dome w/ pointer
Hardware color:
Neck
Neck type: GWB
Neck material:
Scale length:
Fingerboard material:
Fingerboard inlays:
Nut:
Machine heads: Gotoh GB707 w/ GWB Sure Grip buttons
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
Bridge pickup: SFR-GWB passive
Electronics: EQB-GWII preamp w/ 2-band EQ
Controls:
Battery:
Output jack:
String gauge (factory):
Factory tuning:
Images [ ]
Additional details
Preamp frequency response
Sources [ ]
↑ GWB35 product listing, Musician's Friend (US retailer), archived August 2013↑ 2.0 2.1 GWB35 product listing, Musician's Friend (US retailer), archived October 2014↑ 3.0 3.1 GWB35 product listing, Guitar Center (US retailer), archived August 2015↑ 4.0 4.1 GWB35 product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived March 2023↑ GWB35 product listing, Musician' Friend (US retailer), archived June 2011↑ GWB35 product listing, Musician' Friend (US retailer), archived August 2021 Gary Willis artist signature page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived June 20212004 USA catalog (p. 34 )GWB35 product page, Ibanez USA, archived March 2006GWB35 product page, Ibanez USA, archived May 20092012 Americas & Oceania catalog (p. 68 )GWB35 product page, Ibanez USA, archived October 20122013 Europe catalog (p. 43 )GWB35 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived August 2019GWB35 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020GWB35 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021GWB35 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022GWB35 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2021GWB35 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024 
