1976 Ibanez...see something different here?

[vanhalen5150]

Check this and noticed something different about this one. I've never seen this before on any of them. Some of the LP copies were made this way though.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1976-Ibanez-Dest ... 416ec13433" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[rgorke]

I lose!

[JimiJames]

Not much different from the one I have at the house hangin' on the wall...
Don't know the exact year and other than a flip-flop in the pickguard and control cover.


Need to get my hands on some crownhead star tuners...

[Bore Em at the Forum]

Yeah, I'm comparing pics of this one with mine and I'm not seeing it???

Is it THAT obvious?

[vanhalen5150]

The entire body is 2 ply. Quite a few pieces. Anyone ever see this on one? I havent.

Was the Ibanez logo white/cream? I thought they were the pearl inlay on these as well?

[Strat78]

What are you seeing that looks odd about this one, other than the grain looks an aweful lot like Truffula wood, and the Lorax will have something to say about that!
edit: Oh, they are all made of multiple sandwiched planks, up to six or more for the body and four or five for the neck, Truffula trees are very small.

[Bore Em at the Forum]

I was going to mention that, but I didn't have detailed pics of mine from the side. I'll look and report when I take a look at it.......

One thing to consider.....IIRC, weren't guitars from those companies - Ibanez, Greco, Tokai, Fernandes, etc.....a product that originated from (2) primary manufacturing facilities, basically across the street from each other? I wouldn't be surprised if you saw build variances because one facility would built 1,000 of an instrument, and the place across the street did 100 of them on a week when facility 1 was over-busy.....just a theory.

[vanhalen5150]

What are you seeing that looks odd about this one, other than the grain looks an aweful lot like Truffula wood, and the Lorax will have something to say about that!
Oh, they are all made of multiple sandwiched plankes, up to six or more for the body and four or five for the neck.

I know the necks are 3 pieces. But the bodies were ply'd? I've never seen that? I think mine is a 3 piece, but isnt ply'd.

Whats a Lorax? Is that a NOS cap?

[JimiJames]

Well, looky here,...it's a 6 piece'r

Abalone


Mid to late 70's Gibson (and Fender) were trying to save $$$ for the company and that's where you hear of the "sandwich" LP's
So, not unusual for Ibanez to also do this...

[kennzo5150]

Weird , mine doesn't have that seam.

[YMI5150?]

I thought it was odd that the seams weren't parallel to the neck but I haven't studied many of these.

[ampSnob]

mine was layered (greco explorer - same factory parts etc.[except pickups] as ibanez )



More pics here

[vanhalen5150]

Weird , mine doesn't have that seam.

Mine doesn't either. Learn something every day, although not always usefull in any regards.

[rgorke]

Well, they look like junk to me. Send them here and I can use them in the fireplace...

[vanhalen5150]

Whats wrong here (at least 2 things)?

Strat78 cannot comment. He's too familiar with these.


http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Lawsuit-era-GREC ... 25781de008" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

He also has this rare one:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Lawsuit-era-GREC ... 25781d2257" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;