Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Custom

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:35 pm

I got this "lawsuit" model Ibanez 2350 Black Beauty on ebay. Not sure when it was made,maybe around '74?
It has the lawsuit headstock bolt-on neck and Super 70s pickups.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:02 am

Super hot!

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:33 am

so does this play or sound any better than a univox gimme?

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:37 am

Yeah I like that a lot as well. Did Ibanez copy SGs?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:05 am

singlepickup24 wrote:Yeah I like that a lot as well. Did Ibanez copy SGs?

Yep,there is one on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221200429276

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:36 am

Thanks for the link... I love that guitar. Perhaps I'll do some research on the pricing. $600 doesn't seem bad, though.

dub · Post by **dub** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:14 am

I've got an Japanese SG from this era. It's an unbranded copy of the 70s Gibsons, down to the brown finish and small inlays. Has the Gibson crown on the headstock, no other markings. Its a set-neck however and built well.

Photo in which it is badly in need of a wipe down:

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It came to the previous owner with the output jack smashed in. This was patched over by a great luthier in Auckland, Mr Glyn, but the guy didn't opt to refinish the guitar over it.
I bought it without a bridge pickup, the neck pup being some kind of Tonerider I think. Currently armed with a BKP Warpig. I've got two HB sized p90s sat waiting their turn in the guitar, but I really need a new soldering iron.

There are some great japanese guitars from "the lawsuit era", but also a bunch of bollocks that people like to slap "lawsuit" on to get a better price. Bold neck laminate top Hondos and shit.

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:23 am

dub wrote:I've got an Japanese SG from this era. It's an unbranded copy of the 70s Gibsons, down to the brown finish and small inlays. Has the Gibson crown on the headstock, no other markings. Its a set-neck however and built well.

Photo in which it is badly in need of a wipe down:
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It came to the previous owner with the output jack smashed in. This was patched over by a great luthier in Auckland, Mr Glyn, but the guy didn't opt to refinish the guitar over it.
I bought it without a bridge pickup, the neck pup being some kind of Tonerider I think. Currently armed with a BKP Warpig. I've got two HB sized p90s sat waiting their turn in the guitar, but I really need a new soldering iron.

There are some great japanese guitars from "the lawsuit era", but also a bunch of bollocks that people like to slap "lawsuit" on to get a better price. Bold neck laminate top Hondos and shit.

god damn, i love those big ugly 70's bridges. they just look right on an SG.

dub · Post by **dub** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:41 am

Yeah, I really love ugly 70s stuff. But even those Gibsons are starting to rise in price though, after being undesirable and dirt cheap for years. Figured I would never bother picking one up and this came my way.

man, some of those lawsuit guitarmakers had balls:

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:21 pm

The made several different SG models. Here is the '76 catalog

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:09 am

westtexasred wrote: Super 70s pickups.

Are those Greco buckers or something Ibanez did?

Very nice, I'd love an old Japanese lawsuit LP.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:21 am

Thanks! They are Ibanez Super 70s like on my Deluxe 59er(but with covers).

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:06 am

I'm not sure if I like this one or the 59er better. Either way, your threads have gotten me interested in a few Ibanez models.

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:04 pm

Very nice.. I didnt know Ibanez made them so fine.
Like the strats and teles too

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:10 pm

"Gibson Vs. Elger Co."

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:01 am

Here is my 2350

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:56 pm

I used to have the exact same model as your black one, it was branded Cimar tho. It was a great little guitar and one of the first I ever bought. Best Â£35 I ever spent on guitar related stuff.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:13 pm

Thomas wrote:I used to have the exact same model as your black one, it was branded Cimar tho. It was a great little guitar and one of the first I ever bought. Best Â£35 I ever spent on guitar related stuff.

Yes,Cimar was made in the same factory and were distributed by Ibanez

This is from the Cimar by Ibanez page in the 1975 Ibanez catalog

I used to have a Samick Les Paul Custom and a Gibson Les Paul Custom too.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:49 am

Can you date this guitar with the pot codes?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:38 pm

the codes should be on the side shouldn't they?

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