Ibanez GVB36-AM Amber Signature Gerald Veasley

An Ibanez Signature Designed Around Gerald Veasley's Playing Style

The GVB36 is part of Ibanez's "Signature" models, developed to meet a very specific playing approach. Here, everything is designed to serve clarity, precision, and harmonic work: a tight string spacing (14 mm) and high-end electronics capable of finely sculpting the spectrum, from deep lows to detailed highs. The result: a modern, expressive bass that maintains clarity even on rich chords.

For Whom and Which Styles?

This bass is primarily aimed at intermediate to advanced bassists seeking a responsive 6-string designed for chord playing, precise fingerstyle, and fast lines. It is particularly comfortable in modern jazz, fusion, funk, gospel, and any situation where a bass capable of shifting from a round tone to a very defined attack is needed, with full control over the mids to position itself in the mix.

Sound

The combination of a quilted maple top and an alder body offers a very musical balance: alder provides solid lows and natural mids, while maple enhances attack and clarity. The Bartolini MK-1 deliver a clean and articulate sound, with a homogeneous output between neck and bridge pickups, ideal for maintaining definition on low notes as well as on the high C string.

The Aguilar OBP-3 preamp takes versatility further: 3-band EQ, lows centered at 40 Hz (up to 18 dB), highs at 6.5 kHz (up to 16 dB), and especially switchable mids (400 Hz or 800 Hz, up to 16 dB) via push/pull. This allows switching from a warm, full low-mid to a more cutting midrange to stand out in a band, while maintaining precise control thanks to volume and pickup balance.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To stay as close as possible to the original specifications, favor a 6-string long scale string set (scale length 34" / 864 mm) with gauges close to .032 to .125. A standard strap will be suitable for standing play, especially during rehearsals and on stage.

Technical specifications

Left handed	No	Nbr of strings	6
Strings	Steel

Top	quilted maple	Radius	12.01" / 305 mm
Body	alder	Bridge	MR4 (Mono-Rail)
Neck type	GVB, 3-piece maple	String spacing	14 mm
Fingerboard	rosewood	Tuners	Gotoh
Inlays	abalone ovals	Hardware color	Cosmo Black
Number of frets	24	Neck pickup	Bartolini MK-1 (passive)
Fret size	medium	Bridge pickup	Bartolini MK-1 (passive)
Scale length	34" / 864 mm	EQ / preamp	Aguilar OBP-3, 3-band
Nut width	2.13" / 54 mm	Midrange switching	push/pull on mid control (400 Hz or 800 Hz)
Width at 24th fret	2.85" / 72.3 mm	Controls	volume, pickup balance, bass, mids (push/pull), treble
Thickness at 1st fret	0.77" / 19.5 mm	Factory tuning	C, G, D, A, E, B
Thickness at 12th fret	0.85" / 21.5 mm	Gauges	.032 / .040 / .060 / .080 / .100 / .125