WTB - Ibanez George Benson GB10

cairobill

Any one got one they're thinking of selling? This model only please... Cheers...

tugwellguitar

Good luck with that one,I have one,but unfortunately it is not for sale.

They really are as good as everyone says,easily as good as any Gibson jazz box or better.Try to get an earlier one rather than Korean ones.Flat wound strings work great on them.
All the best.

ToneControl

when I last looked for one, this Korean issue was brought up by a seller who thought all the guitars after a certain date were Korean. 

as far as I remember my research showed that there was a short period of Korean manufacture, and it was clear which model was which. After that, they were made back in Japan

see this:

http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/discus/messages/16/19923.html?1174999004

cairobill

Yup - the GB10 is still Japan made I gather. There is a lower end model which I presume is Korean. They're great guitars - top end Ibby has much higher quality control than Gibson so buying new is an option for me...but second hand is best!

WezV

I have always wanted one too, so this thread prompted an ebay search

then i find a birth year guitar!!

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA0MFg4MDA=/z/tf8AAOSwj0NUkIwv/$_57.JPG

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-Ibanez-GB-10-George-Benson-Signature-Model-Archtop-Electric-Guitar-Sunburst-/131380946413?pt=Guitar&hash=item1e96ea25ed

cant afford it, don't want to import etc.   but being born in 1980 usually means my birth year guitars are a peice of shit

Megii

I have an Ibanez JP20 Joe Pass from 1980 - not shit I promise you @WezV , and that GB10 won't be either. As for GB10's, I always wanted a blonde one like Joni Mitchell's (or just a blonde like Joni Mitchell  )...

cairobill

Yup importing one would be a huge pain. Also, on the older ones, the pick guards have this issue sometimes where the plastic rots and leaches out a corrosive gas which can eat the chrome and finish. Replacements are tricky…hmmm, I should probably just hock a couple of instruments and buy a new one

Megii

I think I can say there is no pickguard rot issue for my JP20, and the pickguard looks to be made of exactly the same stuff as the one pictured above for the 1980 GB10 - so I'd guess anything around that date is OK in that respect. But treating yourself to a new one sounds like a nice idea!