Ibanez Vintage Guitars

Roadstar II – RS225 BY

Year:
1984

The Roadstar II series followed the Ibanez Blazer series and was introduced in 1983. While the Blazers still were more inspired by the Fender Stratocaster (I call my BL550s “The better Strats” 😉 ) the Roadstars were available in a… Continue Reading →

AM-255, AM255 AV Stagemaster / Artist – 1983

Year:
1983

Every guitar has its story – and this is the partially sad one of this Ibanez Artist Stagemaster AM255 AV, built in October 1983. Last Thursday in August 2020, I was one of the first – or even the first… Continue Reading →

AR350 PLT – ’87 Super Edition w Edge (Floyd Rose) Trem

Year:
1987

It’s almost ten years ago now, I bought this guitar from a guy in a village called Zirndorf near the city of Nuremberg, Southern Germany. I was just at the beginning of Ibanez GAS and saw the guitar beeing offered… Continue Reading →

AG 85

Year:
1997-1999

I’ve owned this AG 85 for over 10 years now and it’s been my “go to” instrument for most of that time. The woodwork and finish work is excellent as most Chinese guitars. The hardware and electronics is where they… Continue Reading →

2617 AV from 1977 – awakened after 35 years in the case

Year:
1977

Sometimes it still happens: You find a vintage guitar in almost pristine condition at a reasonable price – no mods, no damages, everything perfect. This is what happended to me last monday. On sunday evening I saw the guitar in… 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 →

2681 NT – ’80 Custom Legend – 1994

Year:
1994

The 2681 NT shown here, belongs to the 1994 Custom Legends series which Ibanez released to create handmade and top quality reissues of the legendary models from the 70s and 80s. Besides the MC300, the AR300 and the MC924 bass… 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 →

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