Can you identify this wood from pictures?

[wixomwhat]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

you can see in the pic that the wood had a pattern to the front of it that is slip up the center= 2 pieces but mahagony doesnt has a pattern like that= a Vanner over mahagony.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

Mapletop...not Mahoganytop

 

[wixomwhat]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

Mapletop...not Mahoganytop

thats what I meant.

 

[FretFire]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

you can see in the pic that the wood had a pattern to the front of it that is slip up the center= 2 pieces but mahagony doesnt has a pattern like that= a Vanner over mahagony.

It's mahogany w/ maple cap...

 

[FretFire]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

thats what I meant.

Yes, but he's saying that it's an actual maple cap (1/4" thick or so), not just a veneer (more like 1/16" thick).

 

[wixomwhat]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

It's mahogany w/ maple cap...

yeah... that what I meant. It's just not a really thick piece of maple, probably pretty thin becuase those S series are very thin guitars.

 

[FretFire]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

yeah... that what I meant. It's just not a really thick piece of maple, probably pretty thin becuase those S series are very thin guitars.

Like I said before, they're thin at the edges but they're actually pretty thick in the center. Probably a good 1.5" to 2" thick if I remember correctly, haven't played one in a while. That's one of my favorite guitar body shapes.

 

[XSSIVE]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

this thread is making me miss my S series...it was my main guitar for years and one day i just decided to sell it lol. oh well i've moved on to better guitars but it sure was a great guitar IMO and mine wasn't even one of the crazy high end models.

-Mike

 

[FretFire]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

It'd be killer if Warmoth would pick up that shape...

 

[wixomwhat]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

It'd be killer if Warmoth would pick up that shape...

yeah, I thought they used to make RG bodies didn't they? An alder RG would be cool.

 

[Xeromus]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

I just remembered, this was a MIJ custom Saber. Precursor to the S-series. The initial price for this axe was around $1,600 if I remember correctly from when I looked it up with ibanez.

 

[nuntius]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

yeah, I thought they used to make RG bodies didn't they? An alder RG would be cool.

Isn't a JEM7V basically an alder RG with a hole in it and an ebony board?

 

[wixomwhat]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

Isn't a JEM7V basically an alder RG with a hole in it and an ebony board?

yeah kinda, but i dont have that much money to spend and I dont like the "Monkey Grip".

 

[ankalar]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

I just remembered, this was a MIJ custom Saber. Precursor to the S-series. The initial price for this axe was around $1,600 if I remember correctly from when I looked it up with ibanez.

Lots of old Saber-shaped Ibanezes had "Custom Made" inlaid on the 22nd fret, but they weren't truly custom made. It looks like a 540S (not S-540, however those also had "Custom Made" on the 22nd fret), but I could be wrong..

 

[Xeromus]

Re: Can you identify this wood from pictures?

Lots of old Saber-shaped Ibanezes had "Custom Made" inlaid on the 22nd fret, but they weren't truly custom made. It looks like a 540S (not S-540, however those also had "Custom Made" on the 22nd fret), but I could be wrong..

Yeah they were production models., this one isn't a 540S though. That one was dual humbucker and had some differences. Hmm, you're right about that. They were still pretty pricey at the time though.