1984 Ibanez Japan RS450 Roadstar II Vintage Electric Guitar (Metallic Black)

1984 Ibanez Japan RS450 Roadstar II Vintage Electric Guitar (Metallic Black)The RS450 is a Roadstar II series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1983. The RS450 features a birch top on an arched basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super Charger humbucking pickups mounted in gold pickup rings with Duo Sound coil split functionality for the bridge pickup, a tremolo bridge, knurled Tek Grip control knobs and

the truss adjusts as it should and it sounds great

We had it stripped and sanded back then refinished in a glossy transparent red that was then aged to suit the rest of the original finish on the back and neck

this 60's reissue Greco SG is built with a mahogany body with a slim 60's mahogany neck and a bound rosewood fingerboard

The previous owner dropped in a new loaded pickguard with Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickups in the neck and bridge position paired with an SL59 in the middle and a 5-way pickup selector to give a huge range of very impressive and powerful tonal options

Made in 1989 (dated from the pot codes)

Made in Japan in the 1990's as part of their Japan Edition series

with lower noise for improved performance at the highest gain settings

Plenty of wear and tear on this one from years of use but no breaks or repairs and it's a great player

Made in Japan in the 1990 for the Japanese market (hence the blatant Gibson aesthetic with an open book headstock etc)

Top -  Laminate Spruce

Believed to be a custom order from one of ESP's Japanese dealers around 1990 (dated by the serial number on the headstock)

missing the headstock logo and has a small crack in the pickguard