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Artist AR500CS – 1980

Year:
1980

The AR500 was released in 1979 and was the successor of the so called Steve Miller 2622 model. In contrast to the 2622, it had two Tri-Sound-Switches and a master tone control plus a status LED showing if the EQ is… Continue Reading →

Musician 300 WN Limited Edition, 1979, MC300 LE, MC 300 LTE

Year:
1979

There are many rare birds Ibanez produced in the 70s and 80s. Some one of a kind and some were produced in only very limited numbers. Among the second species, the Ibanez Musician 300 Limited Edition or MC300LE or MC300LTE,… Continue Reading →

Ibanez Musician MC150PW

Year:
1982

Here’s a pretty good example of a1982 MC150PW.  The “PW” is for pearl white, and the color was indeed a rich shade of white!  I owned it for a while then decided to part with it.  The pickups had been… Continue Reading →

2630 Artist Semi Acoustic – 1979

Year:
1979

This is my ’79 Artist 2630 semi acoustic model. I wouldn’t call it a copy at all but from the construction & concept it’s close to the Gibson ES-335. Although it is a semi acoustic it gives you a wide… Continue Reading →

Artist AR5000 RE – 2007

Year:
2007

The Ibanez AR5000 was built from 1980 to 82, mainly for presentation purposes at shows like the NAMM or the Frankfurt Music Fair. It is said that there were 56 pieces built then. In 1994 Ibanez started to release reissues… Continue Reading →

2640 – ’79 Artist Doubleneck – Stairway to guitar heaven!

Year:
1979

This 2640  has a K79 serial, so made in November 1979. Most catalogs show it as model 2640. But the German catalog from June 1980 presents this guitar (still with Super 80s) as AR-1200AV It can be seen in the… Continue Reading →

2680 AV – The “Poster girl” from the ’78 catalog

Year:
1978

Got this guitar in 2010 from ICW member Ollie/ibanezer_scrooge for a decdent price. I accidentially ran accross it because I had read that Bob Weir – member of my all time favourite band, the Grateful Dead – had been playing… Continue Reading →

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