Ibanez Deluxe 59er

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:34 am

I won this in an auction It's 1977 model 2342IV. It's a little "road worn" but the seller has 14 day return policy so I took a chance.

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:15 am

I like Paul-a-likes with maple necks. Gonna be a rude boy and ask how much that set you back.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:46 am

BillClay wrote:I like Paul-a-likes with maple necks. Gonna be a rude boy and ask how much that set you back.

Thanks! It was $453. I was going to bid $450 but at the last second I changed it to $453.Good thing I did because another guy bid $452 at the last second .

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ibanez-Deluxe-5 ... 1003941772

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:15 am

I think it's lovely. Interesting tailpiece.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:36 am

very cool, love the maple neck

speedfish · Post by **speedfish** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:46 pm

I like the road worn 70's kitchen colors look. Very unique.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:33 pm

im digging it, the fine tuners on the stop piece are uneeded but kinda cool/quirky at the same time.
nice score, let us know how the overall feel of it is. i know those are supposed to trump the gibsons of the same time frame, and i want to say that bob mould from husker du had a flying v ibanez that he swore by for YEARS.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:52 pm

This is the first LP I've ever seen that I would want to own.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:01 pm

damn. nice. i really like that.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:45 pm

totally dig it. especially the color, mappple nek, and matching headstock.

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:45 pm

Do want!! Although I think I'd like the sunburst better personally. Nice grab anyway, congrats!

Tailpiece looks like a Schaller.

http://guitar-bridge.com/hp135011/Tailp ... c1399aX555

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:48 pm

I am psyched to get it! I have a Fernandes and a Tokai but this will be the first Ibanez for me.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:51 pm

Westy this is gonna sound tacky but if (when) you sell this can you run it by the classifieds?

Paradigmforcosmos · Post by **Paradigmforcosmos** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:10 pm

I really like the combination between the colour and the maple fingerboard.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:13 pm

George wrote:Westy this is gonna sound tacky but if (when) you sell this can you run it by the classifieds?

Sure thing,but I'm hoping I will like it enough to keep it. It's called a "Sunlight Special". Paul Gilbert owns one just like it .He said this in an interview in Vintage Guitar Magazine (Link) .

"The Deluxe 59er Sunlight Special is a Les Paul copy thatâ€™s really cool;itâ€™s got a maple fingerboard. You donâ€™t see many Les Pauls with maple fingerboards, and it has an amazing tone."

George · Post by **George** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:18 pm

Amazing. You keeping this makes me happy

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:52 pm

Awesome sauce !!

I had one of these until I sold it 6 months ago...

Great guitar also, just not an LP fan... it also had Super 70 pickups which I think are quite desirable within the niche market.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:06 pm

Kewl! What model is that? I read that the The Super 70 pickups have A-8 magnets and are built like an original PAF with wood spacers.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:00 pm

That's new to me on the Pickups... all I seen when I was researching at the time, was they were based on a PAF and people got a little excited about them in the Ibanez world. I thought they were cool enough.

2420cw is the model of that one... here's a thread I made about it. Picture as bought...

http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtop ... 99b19c8233

My Dad picked it up from the small town music shop where he lives for Â£120 ish... and I sold it for about Â£270. It was a bargain. The gold cover was a nightmare to keep clean, the green gunk as pictured would come back all the time and corrode strings and anything metal near it.

My tuners weren't as good as yours either... they were the closed housing type. Cheap-looking.

Aside from that is was great and the buyer was chuffed to bits. Not keen with the bolt on, on mine.... with such a closely 'resembling' Gibson copy but it suits your more obscure replica. It's far enough removed for it to fit in with the aesthetic nicely.

The tummy cut feels great eh ?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:42 pm

Thanks! I haven't recieved it yet,can't wait!

This was your guitar(left side)?

The headstock on the post '75 Ibanez guitars look like Guilds