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The LGB300 is a hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2012. It is a signature model for American jazz guitarist George Benson. It is made in Japan by FujiGen.

The LGB300 features a full-sized, single cutaway, full hollow body design constructed of a laminated spruce top with ƒ holes and multi-layer binding on laminated maple sides and back. The set-in three-piece maple neck sports a large headstock and a 22-fret ebony fingerboard with binding and pearl/acrylic and abalone split block position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super 58 humbucking pickups with individual volume and tone controls, a height-adjustable ebony bridge with special adjustable split trapeze tailpiece, a bone nut, quilted maple pickguard, Sure Grip III knobs, and Gotoh tuning machines.

The neck dimensions were altered slightly for 2024.

The LGB300 has a significantly larger body than Benson's long-running GB10 model. Other differences include the pickups and the pointed lower horn. The LGB30 is a less expensive version of the LGB300 which is made in China.

Specifications[]

Specifications for LGB300
Model name: LGB300
Year(s) offered: 2012–2024
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Vintage Yellow Sunburst (VYS)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 508mm / 20"
  Width: 419mm / 16½"
  Depth: 108mm / 4¼"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (laminated)
  Binding: Multi-layer cream/black
Back/sides:
  Material: Maple (laminated)
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Ebony (10.4mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
LGB300
Pickguard:
Quilted maple veneer
Knob style:
Sure Grip III
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
LGB300
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic & abalone split block
Frets:
22 / medium nickel silver (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Bone (45mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SGL510
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 bridge (H) passive/alnico
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 neck (H) passive/alnico
Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo box (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.011/.015/.022w/.030/.040/.050 flatwound
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls GB10
Controls layout
2021 LGB300 VYS 00 01 front
Front of body
2021 LGB300 VYS 00 01 back
Rear of body
LGB300 headstock rear
Rear of headstock

Video[]

George Benson discusses and demonstrates the LGB300


Sources[]

  • George Benson artist signature page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2021
  • 2012 USA new product catalog (p. 14)
  • LGB300 product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2015
  • 2018 USA catalog (p. 50)
  • LGB300 product page, Ibanez USA, archived July 2019
  • LGB300 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • LGB300 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • LGB300 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived June 2022
  • LGB300 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2023
  • LGB300 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024
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