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 →
The Musician MC200 is the “little sister” of the MC300 and was the more affordable model of the Musician Series introduced in 1978. There also was a cheap MC100 model with a bolt-on neck construction, but to be honest, I… Continue Reading →
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 →
The Performer series was one of Ibanez’ answers to the so called “Lawsuit”. They not only gave the copy models like the 2350 a new Guild like headstock. Hoshino also stopped production of the copy models – even if they… Continue Reading →
What we have here is an Ibanez Artist built in 1981. I just have some pictures available, so some statements can only be derived from the pictures. But it’s not an AR-100 or 300, since the hardware is Chrome, not… Continue Reading →
RS315 model, purchased in excellent condition in 1990. Cherry Sunburst flame maple top. All original hardware and pickup…still sounds great!
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 →
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 →
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 →
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