Svidasmile Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) I am selling this beautiful instrument due to my upcoming home studio refurbishment. The instrument is in perfect condition and has never left the house. Not a single scratch, the original case is in perfect condition too. Currently mounting Labella deep talking - E to high C 2600 GBP OR BEST OFFER - will trade for studio gear - I can ship at an additional price Comes with original Hardshell Case (also in mint condition) Specs: weight 3.6kg (5kg with hard shell case) neck type GWB3pc Maple neck top/back/body Swamp Ash body fretboard Ebony fingerboardOff-set white dot inlay fret Fretless bridge Std. bridge string space 16.5mm bridge pickup Bartolini® GWB bridge pickupPassive equaliser Bartolini® NTBT 2-band EQ w/Eq bypass switch (push/pull) factory tuning 1C, 2G, 3D, 4A, 5E strings LaBella Deep Talking hardware color Black Neck Dimensions: Scale : 864mm/34" a : Width 45mm at NUT b : Width 67mm at 24F c : Thickness 19mm at 1F d : Thickness 21mm at 12F Radius : 305mmR Edited September 11, 2022 by Svidasmile Added weight 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Was just googling the serial number for background on this bass and found this old thread on TB: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/ibanez-sugi-gwb1005-gary-willis-fretless-bass-7-4lbs.1115318/?amp=1419022178 "model made by Sugi Guitars in 2006 (first year of production). There are only a handful of these made per year and each has been hand-signed by Gary himself." So I'm guessing with that SG200600001 serial number that what you have there is the very first production GW bass. Nice! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 As background this is not the first GWB signature. The GWB1 and GWB2 (fretted version in black) were the first models and can be distinguished by the signature on the headstock rather than the control plate. They were made in Japan but were basically factory models, albeit built to a good standard. In the UK I picked up the 2nd ever model, that had been shown around various trade shows. It was a very nice, lightweight bass. The reason for the change was that Gary was finding he had to fettle his basses a fair bit to get the setup right, so Ibanez decided to hand build to those specs for the new GWB1005. You can see the difference just on the neck pocket, which on this bass is much more sculpted and obviously hand-sanded, and on the quality of the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 So first GWB1005 then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biro Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 These aren’t just handmade, they are made by Sugi. It really doesn’t get better than that. Have a bump on me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatcoupe432 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Mmmm what studio gear are you after ? I'm thinking of selling my studio gear cause from September I won't have space for a studio no more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svidasmile Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) Hello! I’m looking for UAD (Apollo x4 or x8) Antelope DSP interfaces (4 or 8 inputs) and black lion bluey (or similar compressors). Basically interfaces and compressors at the moment so that I can upgrade my current setup. I am open to exchanging for a smaller price and some gear if you would be interested? Thank you Edited April 30, 2022 by Svidasmile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svidasmile Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 On 29/04/2022 at 22:30, fiatcoupe432 said: Mmmm what studio gear are you after ? I'm thinking of selling my studio gear cause from September I won't have space for a studio no more Hello! I’m looking for UAD (Apollo x4 or x8) Antelope DSP interfaces (4 or 8 inputs) and black lion bluey (or similar compressors). Basically interfaces and compressors at the moment so that I can upgrade my current setup. I am open to exchanging for a smaller price and some gear if you would be interested? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatcoupe432 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 On 03/05/2022 at 00:40, Svidasmile said: Hello! I’m looking for UAD (Apollo x4 or x8) Antelope DSP interfaces (4 or 8 inputs) and black lion bluey (or similar compressors). Basically interfaces and compressors at the moment so that I can upgrade my current setup. I am open to exchanging for a smaller price and some gear if you would be interested? Thank you .mmmmm I wish I had them I'll send you a pm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svidasmile Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 On 05/05/2022 at 07:01, fiatcoupe432 said: .mmmmm I wish I had them I'll send you a pm I am open to other exchanges too in case 😇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_geezer Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Can you update the spec with the weight, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svidasmile Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 18 minutes ago, joe_geezer said: Can you update the spec with the weight, thanks Of course! “weight 3.6kg (5kg with hard shell case)” It’s extremely light 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_geezer Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Svidasmile said: Of course! “weight 3.6kg (5kg with hard shell case)” It’s extremely light Wow that's light! There was one in the bass gallery last year I had my eye on but it was 10Ibs ... bit to heavy for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svidasmile Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 **ON HOLD** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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