Japanese MANN Howard Roberts guitar (Ibanez 2453 ?)

[Jabberwocky]

Ibanez Model 2453 Hollowbody Electric Guitar (c.1975-76)

[Thornel Scwartz]

Hi There

I just got the guitar mentioned above Mann Ibanez Howard Roberts
can anyone who has a pickguard be so kind as to trace it so i can get a repro made?
Or maybe someone has one for sale?

Thanks

[wintermoon]

Hi There

I just got the guitar mentioned above Mann Ibanez Howard Roberts
can anyone who has a pickguard be so kind as to trace it so i can get a repro made?
Or maybe someone has one for sale?

Thanks

Congrats,
Oh, you forgot the "H" Thorny...

[Jabberwocky]

Congrats,
Oh, you forgot the "H" Thorny...

May the Scwartz be with you!

[Hammertone]

Congrats, Oh, you forgot the "H" Thorny...

Thornal to his buds.

[va3ux]

Hi There

I just got the guitar mentioned above Mann Ibanez Howard Roberts
can anyone who has a pickguard be so kind as to trace it so i can get a repro made?
Or maybe someone has one for sale?

Thanks

I'll trace mine and scan it into a PDF for you.

Are you in Canada ? I'm just curious if a Mann-branded guitar ended up outside of Canada.

[Marty Grass]

Mine's a Gibson 1978 that has been played quite a bit but has held up really well. It had been refretted before I got it, a testament to its professional use for decades. The pickguard needed replacement and the midrange pot was not functional.

A Kalamazoo luthier, who now is a Heritage guitar designer and chief of repairs, made a new pickguard. He also found a replacement pot for the midrange control.

As a kid I had one of the few Epiphone spruce tops made in Kalamazoo. It must have been a Gibson employee's guitar because I got it used at a relatively low price. While it was beautiful, sounded good enough acoustically, and I practiced at least two hours a day, the guitar did not work well at gigs playing blues and rock. I put a removeable post in it to reduce feedback, which helped. But I sold it and wish I hadn't.

The laminated top idea makes sense. It does help tame feedback. Still, it requires thought to set up the stage.

The HR is a beautiful instrument in appearance and sound. It's a harsh mistress, more so than the ES-175, in preventing feedback. But if you follow her rules, all is well.

[va3ux]

Thanks for the post Marty. Yours is the real thing; mine is just a facsimile but I'm still glad to have it. They're so unique.

[Mick-7]

You're referring to this guitar?

Japanese MANN Howard Roberts guitar (Ibanez 2453 ?)

I had no idea that so many different Japanese branded copies were made of it.

[va3ux]

You're referring to this guitar?

Japanese MANN Howard Roberts guitar (Ibanez 2453 ?)

I had no idea that so many different Japanese branded copies were made of it.

Yes. That's my 'facsimilie'. Apparently this same guitar was sold around the world with a number of different names on the headstock.