Ibanez GB15???

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Author Message Wildfield Username: Wildfield Registered: 05-2005 Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 3:24 pm:    Seems like Ibanez has added a new GB to the mix. http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/guitar.asp?model=GB15 Would be interested to hear anyone's comments should they come across one at NAMM or a local shop. I wonder how much it will retail for? Wildfield Username: Wildfield Registered: 05-2005 Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 3:28 pm:    Interestingly, it has one floating p/u at the neck and no bridge p/u. It is pictured with a p/u switch - maybe that is an early prototype used for the catalog photo shoot. Only available in red. Weird in my opinion. Would have been cool if they offered it in a natural/blonde finish. Acetan Username: Acetan Registered: 09-2003 Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 4:11 pm:    I suspect it is the coil tapping switch. Ace Wildfield Username: Wildfield Registered: 05-2005 Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 4:34 pm:    Yes, I think you are right. After reading more carefully, I see one of the features will be a coil tap. I guess they are using a toggle switch instead of a push/pull pot. I wonder market or user type they are going after with this guitar? Guitartim Username: Guitartim Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 10:25 am:    Any ideas as to pricing? Is it a MIJ model? I would bet it's priced below new GB10's (which have really gotten expensive!), to increase sales to those wanting the most popular 'GB' features. To me that's good business...but RED only?! Loopinglife Username: Loopinglife Registered: 03-2005 Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 11:16 pm:    What is "Coil Tap Switch" ???? Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 11:33 pm:    The guitar is a product of Team J, otherwise known as the Japanese factory. The switch is a volume boost. The color is red and the hardware is an anodized black. This is not your traditional GB. But it sounds very good. I played it and then listened to several players (much better jazz players than myself) test it out for a while. I'll check on the list price, tomorrow. Wildfield Username: Wildfield Registered: 05-2005 Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 11:58 pm:    "What is "Coil Tap Switch" ????" - Loopinglife A coil tap is a switch (usually a push/pull switch integrated into one of the tone pots) that transforms a dual coil humbucker into a single coil pickup. Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 10:46 am:    I see the catalog does state that this is definitely a coil tap switch. It "allows access to single-coil tones". Harold Wherry said it was a "volume boost". I guess that's the overall effect of any coil tap. I really didn't notice that the tone got very thin or brittle sounding, tho. But a crowded, noisy convention hall isn't the best place to audition a new instrument. Guitartim Username: Guitartim Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 11:38 am:    Help me understand why the GB15TR model is priced the same as a GB10...including gigbag! Here's the Ibanez Rules NAMM description: GB15TR - Ibanez introduces the new GB15. 3 piece GB Prestige set neck, Spruce top with maple back and sides, small bodied with a 14 3/4" maximum body width, maximum body thickness is 3 1/3", medium frets, ebony bridge, IBZ GB special pickup with coil tapping. Available in TR [Transparent Red]. $3333.32 List price includes case and gig bag. Acetan Username: Acetan Registered: 09-2003 Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 4:57 pm:    I think ultimately the market will force the GB15's to be sold at a steeper discount, thus a lower street price. Ace Wildfield Username: Wildfield Registered: 05-2005 Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 5:25 pm:    "I think ultimately the market will force the GB15's to be sold at a steeper discount, thus a lower street price." - Acetan And hopefully an alternative color choice as well. I vote an option in a natural finish.

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