WITHDRAWN For Trade: Ibanez GWB1 (Gary Willis signature)

[fretless_warrior]

I am trading my 5 string Ibanez GWB1 (Gary Willis signature) for a [u]Kubicki Ex-Factor[/u] Fretless, maybe could even consider fretted, but as I said, maybe
I got this one about a half a year ago from a guy that got it from a friend as a gift.
He's primary a fretted bass player so that's the reason of him selling it to me, and the reason that the fretboard is in good shape.

[u]Specifications[/u]:
Body Wood: Swamp Ash
Neck Material: 3 Piece Maple
Fingerboard: Ebony
Bridge/Tremolo: Standard 5-String
Hardware: Black
Finish: Natural Flat
Pickups: Bartolini GW
Controls: Bartolini NTBT
Frets: Fretless Neck
Type: SR5
Inlays: Pearl Dot


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Edited May 14, 2009 by fretless_warrior

[Golchen]

Nice bass! I've only ever seen them in black before.

Can't see a trade happening if you are being that specific though .........

[OutToPlayJazz]

This is the pricier one. The black ones were the 'budget' model.

[XB26354]

GWB1 was fretless in natural, the GWB2 was fretted in either natural or black.
The budget fretless is the GWB35. If it is indeed the GWB1 it is the original signature bass so is probably 5-7 years old.
How much would you consider for a straight sale?
Cheers
Mat

[Mikey D]

[quote name='XB26354' post='485706' date='May 12 2009, 10:38 AM']How much would you consider for a straight sale?[/quote]

What he said.

[fretless_warrior]

[quote name='XB26354' post='485706' date='May 12 2009, 11:38 AM']How much would you consider for a straight sale?
Cheers
Mat[/quote]

well I'll have to think about it and I'll let you know today/tomorrow if I'm interested in just selling it, because I really want that Kubicki and the best and the easiest solution for me would be a trade, of course they are not so easy to find, and after all what are the odds of someone owning a Kubicki and wanting to trade for this one so I think it would be more or less the same just selling this one and getting used Kubicki (when I find one!!) ... I'll let you know about selling etc. after I do a little more thinking

[XB26354]

No worries. As a guide I bought a GWB1 in 2000 and they retailed at £1499. I bought the only one in the UK at that time. A very lovely bass it was too, and I always regret selling it at a massive loss.
The price then dropped to £750 and manufacturing was moved from hand made in Japan to being mass produced in Korea and renamed the GWB105, before being moved back to being handmade in Japan (and now retailing at £2.5K!)

[GregB]

Im interested in buying if you want to sell.