70s Ibby Artist help

[backinit]

A local guy has this for sale. Any idea what they are going for?

[carfish7]

Without sounding like a smartass, I'd say "tree-fiddy"

Seriously.

Z

[serial]

That's an August '78. If it's the set neck model with dots, between $500-750 if all original. People have started to pick up on these like the old Hamers a few years bacjk, especially with the economy where it's been. Nice guitars in my experience.

If you see one for $350, buy two!!

[lhrocker]

Around $450 to $550. The body and neck are both bound. I love the older Artist models, but they can be a tad neck heavy.

[carfish7]

That's an August '78. If it's the set neck model with dots, between $500-750 if all original. People have started to pick up on these like the old Hamers a few years bacjk, especially with the economy where it's been. Nice guitars in my experience.

If you see one for $350, buy two!!

Yeah, what he said mostly, but doing a completed auction search (for things that actually sold) I find $450-$550 to be the going. There was a red one that went for a bit more, and a black one that was super clean that got a bit higher, but nothing over $600 recently.

I guess smart-ass was in play, and I'm out of touch with the vintage Ibanez market.

Z

edited to say ihrocker beat me to it.

[backinit]

Thanks for the replies..

Yes, all of them!

[bubs_42]

Double Creams...BUYBUY! Looks Classy!

[jerseydrew]

That's an August '78. If it's the set neck model with dots, between $500-750 if all original. People have started to pick up on these like the old Hamers a few years bacjk, especially with the economy where it's been. Nice guitars in my experience.

If you see one for $350, buy two!!

Serial, are you sure it's a 1978? To me it clearly says August 1980. How do you get 1978?

Here's a pic of page from a 1981 catalog. This guitar appears to be an AR-50.

1981 catalog page

In addition, here's a cool link for some old Ibanez catalogs

Ibanez Catalogs

[carfish7]

It's a 1980 model. The Ibanez serial scheme is a tad confusing.

BTW, I used to own the version of this with the locking trem (AR305 mebbe???) and it had a great neck, awesome pickups (w/taps!) and it weighed a metric ton.

VERY well crafted instruments. That one would look super cool with a blue sparkle Stike-job!

Z

[Steve Haynie]

I had a black Artist without binding back in high school and got nostalgic for another a while back. They bring in the $600+ range on eBay for less than mint examples. Condition is everything, of course.

[serial]

Yep-August 80- I was looking at it on my iPhone. The letter represents month, the next two digits are year. 80.

[backinit]

Thanks for the link JD!

I remember looking at that '78 catalogue...in '78.

[JustKid]

Still have one of those Steve Miller one's. Beautiful masterpiece,but... the body is so heavy, imho it's ridiculous. To play sitting on the chair - it just brings you to the ground. to play standing up - you will develop Scoliosis in a couple of months...But the sound is the best...Definitely is worth to have one in your collection.

[jerseydrew]

Thanks for the link JD!

I remember looking at that '78 catalogue...in '78.

You're welcome I had that very same '78 catalog too!

[atquinn]

...BTW, I used to own the version of this with the locking trem (AR305 mebbe???) and it had a great neck, awesome pickups (w/taps!) and it weighed a metric ton...

I believe Chris Poland plays/played one of these in Ohm; the first album at least.

-Austin

[carfish7]

...BTW, I used to own the version of this with the locking trem (AR305 mebbe???) and it had a great neck, awesome pickups (w/taps!) and it weighed a metric ton...

I believe Chris Poland plays/played one of these in Ohm; the first album at least.

-Austin

I don't know about "back then", but he's a big Yamaha SBG fan. They made one called the SBG1300T with a locking trem that was a killer axe built to a super high standard, had amazing stock pickups (with taps!), and usually weighed several metric tons.

Z