ABOUT GGB BASSES

GGB Basses are the brainchild of Garry Gary Beers, bassist of INXS, the international sensations from the 1980s and 1990s. Garry has designed with legendary companies such as Ampeg, Peavey, Fender, Steinberger G&L, ESP, Ibanez and Maton guitars in Australia. 

“I wanted to have a bass that feels like an old friend from the moment you first hold it. Then you plug it in and realize that this is like nothing you’ve ever heard or felt before. That’s exactly how I felt when I assembled GGB #1 and that is what I wish to share.” 

Garry has put all of his experience, creativity, passion, and knowledge into building what he believes to be the perfect bass - in sound, feel and style. The shapes and colors of these basses are sourced from the look and feel of vintage basses that Garry has admired since he started playing. 

“From the mid 70’s I’ve been building, modifying, and experimenting with pickups, control electronics, bodies and necks. My passion is creating. You can always see me with a soldering iron or shaping tool in my hands. It has always been my mission to find the exact sound and feel for the basses and bass rigs I design and build.”

“First, it started with my mission to build the perfect pickup. I started working on my “Quad” pickup design back in Australia in the early 90’s. The sound of a vintage split Humbucker pickup was always priority number one. I finally cracked the code and finalized and patented my 4 and 5 string “Quad” pickup in Los Angeles in 2017.”

With the pickup design complete, Garry then began work on the basses that were to house them. For the weight, feel and balance of the new basses Garry turned to “Old Faithful” - his 1958 Fender P Bass he found in Chicago in 1985. “Old Faithful" is the INXS bass- she has played on all of the biggest INXS hits including on our biggest record – KICK.” All of Garry’s basses are modeled after “Old Faithful”, the perfect home for the perfect pickup.

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