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Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:25 pm

Guys trying to figure out the proper name of this guitar Mr. Benson is playing as I'm looking to buy one for my Dad...

Also theres one with metal on the face. Any ideas??

The closest I can figure is a AS73 but it that seems like a cheap guitar for George.. hmmm

Please help

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jupiter8 · Post by **jupiter8** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:27 pm

Gibson ES 175 ?

cuppa · Post by **cuppa** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:28 pm

could be and is most probably the ibanez GB10 george benson model

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:33 pm

Hmm wondering if he'd be fooled by a Epiphone Emperor-II (Joe Pass model)..

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shogger · Post by **shogger** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:33 pm

Yeah, it's the Ibanez George Benson model. It's a signature model they made for him many years ago.

Shogger

cuppa · Post by **cuppa** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:36 pm

he he lagrange, i guess you just saw the price of the gb10 right

ibanez makes much cheaper models that look like the george benson one, take a look at their site,
i think this line is the artcore line, very nice models there...

tonAP · Post by **tonAP** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:37 pm

cuppa wrote:could be and is most probably the ibanez GB10 george benson model

Yes Ibanez, not Gibson. The guitar's logo shows it too.

EDIT:
I gave it a try: not bad, but it was overpriced (to me).
I ended up with (2nd hand) Yamaha AEX 1500 Martin Taylor Signature... then sold it and bought (2nd h. again) a very cheaper AEX model, not a "Deluxe signature" one... you know what? It sounds better!

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:43 pm

cuppa wrote:he he lagrange, i guess you just saw the price of the gb10 right
ibanez makes much cheaper models that look like the george benson one, take a look at their site,
i think this line is the artcore line, very nice models there...

$2,499.95 average.. But will the other have the same feel

?

$1,099.00 ebay

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tonAP · Post by **tonAP** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:07 pm

Lagrange wrote:.. But will the other have the same feel ?

Often the 'feel' is just the 'cool factor': logo, signature etc.. they use their standard components as for other models. Just cosmetic.
My 2cents

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:25 pm

A friend of mine is a big George Benson fan, and he picked up one of those Ibanez Artcore guitars a year or two ago. I can't recall exactly which model, but he was very impressed with it, given the low price.

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:08 pm

tonAP wrote:Often the 'feel' is just the 'cool factor': logo, signature etc.. they use their standard components as for other models. Just cosmetic.
My 2cents

Sorry not a guitar player myself so not too sure if different models have different feels to em..

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NER · Post by **NER** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:35 pm

deastman wrote:A friend of mine is a big George Benson fan, and he picked up one of those Ibanez Artcore guitars a year or two ago. I can't recall exactly which model, but he was very impressed with it, given the low price.

yeah, I bought a semi-hollow artcore last year and its pretty terrific. New pickups help too.

cuppa · Post by **cuppa** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:30 pm

Hi lagrange,
I'm a fairly good guitar player, personally I would never ever spend this kind of money on a guitar unless I was stinking rich. Surely, most people wouldn't be able to tell
the difference from a nice ibanez artcore guitar...a very small minority will appreciate the subtleties in tone, to me it's just not worth the price difference...1099 on ebay may be worth it, when you're looking at the initial cost and compare against the epiphone you showed there, the difference is more acceptable...
if you've got a couple of hundred to burn, it may be worth picking up the ebay...
if you're on budget, buy an artcore or something similar.

best

Whats the official name of this guitar??