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01-14-2008, 05:19 PM
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| + INVASION +  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, England Posts: 37
Main Seven: Ibanez 540S7 Rig: SGX2000E > Engl Thanked: 28 / 1
 | Ibanez S3040 J Custom is just about the best Ibanez with an ebony board there is (if you can find one that is). Check these out: Cottam Guitars - Repairs, Spares & Secondhand - Used Guitars Ibanez 540SFM - '91 Ibanez 540S7 - '92 Ibanez S470FOF - '03 Ibanez JCS540 Urushi Multicolour - '97 Ibanez RG420 - '86 Musicman Silhouette - '06 Moridira Hurricane EX-1 - '85 |
 
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01-15-2008, 03:23 PM
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| New album out now!   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 3,595
Real Name: Chris Main Seven: Jackson CS Stealth-7 Rig: Fractal Audio Axe-FX Thanked: 18
 | The ebony out there today isn't quite as good as what used to be out there, but plenty of companies seem to be able to find some decent pieces. I think Ibanez is just full of crap on that one. They've never been very big on ebony boards, even back when supply wasn't an issue. In the old days, the high-end Artstars had them, the JEM-VWH, of course, plus the old Pro-Line models from the '80s, but that was about it. |
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01-15-2008, 05:21 PM
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| I SS.org Salute You!  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,510
Real Name: Mike Main Seven: RWG RG777 Rig: GP100 -> MESA 20/20 Thanked: 23
| I think Ibanez has given up on ebony mostly for the reason already stated. Because they suck at it. I was devastated when they stopped using ebony boards on the JEM 7VWH. I've always wanted one and definitely want the ebony board. Now I will have to seek out an old one in mint condition WHEN I just happen to have a lot of disposable cash laying around (Yeah, like that's gonna happen soon). I remember reading once that the scrap rate on the ebony JEM necks was somewhere in the neighborhood of 30%. IIRC it was mostly due to the scalloping of the higher frets though. |
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01-31-2008, 08:17 AM
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| twoheadsarebetter  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,295
Real Name: Simon Rig: Microcube Thanked: 20
|  check out this ebony-boarded S series on fleabay! IBANEZ J-CUSTOM S3040SPL DEAD MINT 97' 1/24 WORLD SHIP! - eBay (item 250210264241 end time Feb-03-08 13:00:00 PST)  |
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01-31-2008, 08:21 AM
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| ss.org Regular  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Linden, VA Posts: 627
Main Seven: DC727 (x2) Rig: JSX, GMajor Thanked: 10
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01-31-2008, 08:27 AM
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| twoheadsarebetter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,295
Real Name: Simon Rig: Microcube Thanked: 20
| Each to their own.  I thought the white and ebony went together well but the gold dust on the fretboard was overdone. Either way, clicking a few more pages, I found another Ibanez: Ibanez J-Custom RG1802 SLK SUPER RARE BRAND NEW!! - eBay (item 130194622096 end time Feb-04-08 19:13:14 PST) Can't tell if that's ebony or not, sure looks like it though. And the guitar is super hot. Ibanez J-Custom MRG1-QMG 1 of 6 made NR - eBay (item 290202928851 end time Feb-05-08 00:48:50 PST) ^ that one has an ebony board too (though I don't dig the gold pups...) |
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01-31-2008, 08:33 AM
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| ss.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Linden, VA Posts: 627
Main Seven: DC727 (x2) Rig: JSX, GMajor Thanked: 10
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