I found this Ibanez rarity

[Stbatz]

Hola chicos, parece una Ibanez FG 100, pero es diferente en muchos aspectos (tuve dos FG 100 antes). ¿Quizás una edición especial? El diapasón es de ébano y el radio es muy plano. ¡Espero sus comentarios! Gracias.

[Gitterbug]

Serial number?

[Stbatz]

E841 ***, año 84 al parecer

[vintagelove]

She's purdy!

[Gitfiddler]

Nice looking FG100, especially with the birds-eye maple top.

Also it appears to have been modified with GB10 tailpiece, sure-grip knobs and bridge parts.

[bluenote61]

Nice looking FG100, especially with the birds-eye maple top.

Also it appears to have been modified with GB10 tailpiece, sure-grip knobs and bridge parts.

Shure grip knobs have been standard on a FG100.
But the dot markers are not typical for a FG100. Should be block markers. Also a rosewood fretboard. The OP wrote it has an ebony fretboard w/o radius. Neck reset or a heavy rework of the fretboard?
Also, the metal parts have been changed from chrome to gold.

[Stbatz]

The tailpiece appears to be a Gb 100, as well as the base of the bridge.

[arnie65]

It looks like a modded FG100, cause Ibanez doesn't do custom orders....




Arnie...

[Stbatz]

Yes, I think the same, but surely because of a very good Luthier, there are no signs of modification

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

It looks like a modded FG100, cause Ibanez doesn't do custom orders.

But they’ve embellished many production and prototype guitars for NAMM shows over the years. I got a few such instruments from Harry Rosenbloom in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. So this could have been a show demo.

[Stbatz]

The frets appear to be Dunlop 6130 and the binding looks original. I remember Bruce Forman playing a custom Fg100 many years ago.

[Stbatz]

Ahora con su nuevo puente de ébano, suena más cálido...

[Bob_Ross]

Ibanez doesn't do custom orders....

Are you sure about that? I am 99% positive that Stephen Bruner (aka Thundercat)'s Ibanez 6-string bass was originally a one-off custom order, and it was only due to popular demand* that Ibanez gave it the TCB1006 model number and added it to their catalog.

At least, that's the story I heard. :::shrugs:::



*probably less demand once fans saw the pricetag

[arnie65]

I love the FG100, and customized mine pretty good. I think this is IMO the workhorse of jazz guitars from Ibanez...

Cheers,
Arnie.

[arnie65]

Are you sure about that? I am 99% positive that Stephen Bruner (aka Thundercat)'s Ibanez 6-string bass was originally a one-off custom order, and it was only due to popular demand* that Ibanez gave it the TCB1006 model number and added it to their catalog.

At least, that's the story I heard. :::shrugs:::



*probably less demand once fans saw the pricetag

I've spoken to Hoshino quite a bit over the years, first time in 2005, and then 2 or 3 other times about placing a custom order, but they just told me the same thing over and over, they just don't do custom orders.. I later confirmed that with an Ibanez rep I encountered at a music store. having said that, they do make "one-off" guitars that I have seen over the years... I'm sure they will take a custom order from one of their big name artist.



Arnie...