fretless_warrior Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) 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 [url="http://img521.imageshack.us/my.php?image=49475011.jpg"][/url] [url="http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=41117745.jpg"][/url] [url="http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=60458311.gif"][/url] Edited May 14, 2009 by fretless_warrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Nice bass! I've only ever seen them in black before. Can't see a trade happening if you are being that specific though ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 This is the pricier one. The black ones were the 'budget' model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB26354 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey D Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 [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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretless_warrior Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 [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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB26354 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 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!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregB Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Im interested in buying if you want to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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