Ibanez GB-10 with Fret-Nibs !?!

[equenda]

I often browse the Reverb website....I think I'm not the only one!
Today I saw a 1978 Ibanez GB-10 that has a feature I've never seen on a GB-10: fret nibs.

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We all know this is a Gibson feature, and I know a good luthier has to work many hours to create these fret nibs.
Obviously, the guitar's sound has nothing to do with the fret nibs.
My 1979 GB-10 doesn't have fret nibs.
Have any of you ever seen an original GB-10 with fret nibs?

Ettore

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[deacon Mark]

No and I cannot help you on it but many use the nibs. My Barkers and Hollenbeck both were made like Gibson's with the nibs so does Heritage but they are Gibson in design.

[Shay]

I have an 81' GB10 and no free nibs.

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[Gitfiddler]

I've never seen a GB10 with fret nibs like the one pictured. Bear in mind that Hoshino introduced the GB10 in 1977, and as with any newly developed model, it went through minor changes over the years. George Benson worked closely with Ibanez and they likely worked out the specs until GB was satisfied.

The 1977 initial run of GB10's had 21 frets. Then, in 1979 they changed to 22 frets. So, nibs or no-nibs might have also been a part of this great guitar's development. The GB10 in the listing appears to be in fairly rough (well-played!) condition.

Just to be sure, I never checked my '79 and like yours, it has no nibs either.

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[Cunamara]

My '81 GB10 does not have fret nibs. I have to say, the one on Reverb looks like it spent its life neglected in a garden shed.

[Woody Sound]

Nibs or not, it sure looks pretty sloppy.

[Sleeko]

What's a Nib? Is it the little covering over the end of the fret wire? Thanks

[Cunamara]

Yes and no. It's actually the binding shaped to hide the end of the fret and continue it out to the edge of the neck, rather than a cover over the top of the fret. The fret ends at the edge of the wood and the nib takes over. It's hard to refret the neck while keeping those in place (it can be done but is labor intensive), so most of the time they're shaved off when the neck is refretted and then the metal fret extends out to the edges. Among Gibson collectors there's a division of opinion about what the right approach is.