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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.

Super hot!

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

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

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

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

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: 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.

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.

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:

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

westtexasred wrote: Super 70s pickups.

Are those Greco buckers or something Ibanez did?

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

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

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.

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

"Gibson Vs. Elger Co."

Here is my 2350

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 £35 I ever spent on guitar related stuff.

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 £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.

Can you date this guitar with the pot codes?

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