caprae
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I've been having a hard time finding anything U.S. related to this guitar. I'm not getting any info off of the Ibanez Forum. Does anyone know anything about these?
• Years made?
• Original selling price?
• Were they ever sold in the U.S. or were they strictly Japanese?
• How do I figure out the year it was made? If it is like Alvarez, they use the year of the emporer. (There was a whole ordeal on the Ibanez forum, but it didn't seem to apply to this one.)
The person I bought it off said her mother bought it used in the 90s.
The one I have says, "Ibanez Artwood Series
Hand crafted from select solid woods in Owari Asahi Japan"
The serial number is 0608045 AW-60
Here are a some Japanese sites I've found, but the translation leaves a lot to be desired. I can't even find it on harmony central.
Japanese 1 #14 but different tuners than mine
Japanese 2 same except mine has a wood pick guard
Japanese 3 Mine looks like this (pick guard/tuners)
• Years made?
• Original selling price?
• Were they ever sold in the U.S. or were they strictly Japanese?
• How do I figure out the year it was made? If it is like Alvarez, they use the year of the emporer. (There was a whole ordeal on the Ibanez forum, but it didn't seem to apply to this one.)
The person I bought it off said her mother bought it used in the 90s.
The one I have says, "Ibanez Artwood Series
Hand crafted from select solid woods in Owari Asahi Japan"
The serial number is 0608045 AW-60
Here are a some Japanese sites I've found, but the translation leaves a lot to be desired. I can't even find it on harmony central.
Japanese 1 #14 but different tuners than mine
Japanese 2 same except mine has a wood pick guard
Japanese 3 Mine looks like this (pick guard/tuners)