This lady is as mysterious as she is beautiful. I have seen about four of these with a metal Ibanez logo before, but never one in such great shape and with a ‘paint-on’ logo like Ibanez did in the transition year of 1967.

These pickups look like bass-humbuckers, and can be controlled separately. Operating this requires quite a manual:

The black switch on the left manipulates the two left oblong magnetic pickups; the black switch on the right manipulates the other two pickups on the right.
So… left switch for bass strings; right switch for treble strings.

If you put the left black switch in the upward position, then the upper left pickup comes to life. Put the left black switch in the downward position; then the lower left pickup works. Switch in the middle position and both left pickups are on.
The right black switch works the same way, but for the right pickups only.

The little white switch on the bottom turns it from mono into stereo. And yes – she even still has her original stereo plug!

That’s about all I know. Please add or contact me if you have any information.

Specifications

Owner:
Leo

Brand:
Ibanez

Instrument type:
Electric Guitar

Series:
Other

Model:
Unknown 1967 semi-hollow jazz guitar

Original factory condition:
Yes

Serial number:
Pre-serial

Year of manufacture:
1967

Neck type:
Bolt On

Neck material:
3-piece maple

Tuners:
unknown, but original

Nut:
Bone

Fretboard:
Rosewood

Number of frets:
22

Bridge type:
tremolo

Body material/wood:
Laminated

Finish:
Walnut

Pickups:
Four oblong pickups. Two for the bass strings, two for the treble strings.

Knobs:
Witch Hat

Wiring/Controls:
See description. As far as I know, everything is stock and original.

Hardware color:
Chrome