1979 Ibanez Roadster

[HNB]

After seeing these in the thread about the blue Telemaster where people were talking about pickup rings, I was intrigued by these guitars. I saw the one guard kind with basswood bodies. (The Roadstar ones vs Roadster.) This one is a birth year one and the bridge is a beautiful piece of metal and I think the body color is beautiful. I like the details they put into these. The block that holds the strings on the back. The toggle to cut the output to more vintage vs the hotter stock sound. It sounds like they wrapped the pickups in shielding. It just looks like the design people put good effort to the design. Excited to try it out when it comes in.

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[stevejamsecono]

Very nice! I had a Blazer bass from the same era that was a real treat to play. Ibanez definitely had their A game back then.

[eskmsaul]

Cool! My parts Strat has a Roadstar neck from that era and it is hands down my favorite neck ever.

[kdanie]

I like that bridge, I wish I still had access to a vertical mill...

ken

[HNB]

I am a sucker for interesting and different looking bridges. Peavey made some cool looking ones in the past also.

[countertext]

I love Ibanez stuff from that era. This model is pretty classy.

[leokula]

That guitar is beautiful and I love that headstock.

[Maggieo]

That is right up there with their Artist guitars of the 70's.

[Con-Tiki!]

That is right up there with their Artist guitars of the 70's.

yep. agreed.
i think i've owned most of the Roadstar line over the years. but not that one...
love the big headstock.

[HNB]

What are the artist series Ibanez guitars? Time to hit google.

[Con-Tiki!]

What are the artist series Ibanez guitars? Time to hit google.

lovely, double cut LP killers.
lots of jazz guys play them.
i'm also really keen on the Studio models. i had a '79 ST50, which i should have never sold...

[HNB]

Guitar came and is pretty awesome! The pickups have pretty high output. It overdrives my Silvertone like humbuckers tend to. Pickups do pick up noise from my laptop and such, but they are pretty cool sounding. Here is a quick cruddy demo of how it sounds. The mini toggle is supposed to cut the output, but it doesn't cut it much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkcGCZ38t8M

[HNB]

The case is covered with some pretty excellent stickers. I love the Journey one.

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The headstock shape is cool. It is like a BilT/Starcaster headstock except the high E tuner is easier to access in my opinion. The brass nut is pretty cool. First neck I have used with one.

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The grain is really lovely. It is what drew me to this particular one when I was looking through Reverb and eBay.

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The tuners are really sturdy.

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[mackerelmint]

That's fantastic. Those are great guitars, worth every penny. I love my beat up roadstar ii. Those necks are superb, and while people have finally started catching on, they're still a great deal.

[HNB]

The neck feels a bit wider than my other necks. I kind of like it. Makes me think of an accoustic neck a little. It has a wonderful neck for sure and I like the pickups a lot.