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Weight - 9lb 6oz

Up for your consideration is a G&L Fullerton Build to Order JB-5 in Jet Black Frost top coat finish. The electronics have been play tested and working as they should and it sounds fantastic. This JB-5 has a Swamp Ash body with an Ebony fingerboard and features G&L JB Alnico 5 pickups, it also features a G&L saddle lock bridge with chrome-plated brass saddles, a modern C5 neck profile and a nut width of 1.775". This one is in beautiful condition and ready for you to enjoy, it will have the original Certificate of Authenticity and ship with the bag/case as pictured in the listing.

When G&L closed its doors in October 2025, MIRC obtained the remaining inventory.  This instrument is one of the final production models to come off the G&L line in Fullerton, California.  

SKU:JB5

Specifications:

• Body Material: Swamp Ash
• Body Shape: JB
• Bridge Pickup: JB Alnico 5
• Bridge: G&L Saddle Lock
• Color: Jet Black Frost top coat
• Configuration: SS
• Control Knobs: Black Plastic
• Controls: Volume/ Volume/ Tone
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
• Middle Pickup: JB Alnico 5
• Pickguard: Single ply black
• Style: J Bass
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Shape: Modern C5
• Number Of Frets: 22
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.775"
• Orientation: Right Handed
• Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot
• Tuning Machines: G&L Standard