Whitstable Guitars
A selection of good quality, used guitars and specialising in imports from Japan since 2008
2008 Ibanez Japan Prestige FR-1620 Black & new Hard Case
£869.00 + shipping
WHITSTABLE GUITARS ARE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR BUSINESS AND ALL MY GUITARS ARE IN STORAGE UNTIL TUESDAY 18TH FEBRUARY. I AM OVERSEAS AND UNLIKELY TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO ANY EMAILS. ALL SALES ENQUIRIES WILL BE DEALT WITH ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS ON MY RETURN. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
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JAPAN IMPORT
This Fujigen Japan built Ibanez is from the high quality "Prestige" series produced from 2008-2014. The FR series was designed and developed with the concept of "Free Style Rock" and this guitar was manufactured in 2008, the first year of its release.
The TL-style ash body is fitted with a very thin maple/walnut 5-piece neck and rosewood fingerboard, all bolted together. The heelless finish allows for stress-free playing up to 24 frets.
The FR-1620 features an Ash body with white binding bolted to a Maple and Walnut neck with a 2 octave 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot position markers. Components included the new Tight-End fixed bridge, a pair of Ibanez Calm Crusher humbucking pickups mounted in chrome pickup rings, a teflon-impregnated Graph Tech TUSQ nut, a small black pickguard and Gotoh tuning machines.
The 5 position pickup selector offers the following combinations. Position 1 - Bridge humbucker. Position 2 - Bridge single coil. Position 3 Bridge & Neck Single coil. Position 4 Neck single coil. Position 5 Neck humbucker
There is a paint chip on the tip of the headstock and a couple of dents on the back of the neck. I hate feeling dents when I am playing so I have filled, smoothed and polished these so they are completely smooth to the touch. Please check out the gallery photos. There is also an area of discolouration on the back of the neck. There are other numerous scratches and small dents scattered on the body, and it shows signs of use. Having said all of this, it's a 17 year old guitar & for it's age, it's in good condition.
The jumbo frets have no indents, the neck is dead straight and it plays like a dream!
n.b. Please excuse the poor photos. A combination of bad daylight on a dark January afternoon & trying to photograph a black guitar. Not easy! I'll re do them on a brighter day.
Ibanez Japan Prestige FR-1620 Black
Body : Ash
Neck : Maple/Walnut Thin "C" profile
Fingerboard : Rosewood with 16" Fretboard radius
Scale : 25.5 (648mm)
Width at Nut 43mm
Width at 12th Fret 52mm
Frets : 24 Jumbo
Tuners : GOTOH
Bridge : Tight-End fixed bridge & 6 individual saddles. Through body stringing
Hardware Colour : Chrome (Bridge) & Nickel
Pickup (Neck) : Ibanez Calm Crusher humbucker
Pickup (Bridge) : Ibanez Calm Crusher humbucker
Controls : 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 5-Way Lever Switch
Finish : Polyester
Weight: 3.41kg
Hard Case: Thomann Black Plain
As stated many times, due to courier damage, all my guitars are shipped in hard cases (usually new) this one being a plain black one. If you are collecting, I'm happy to knock off the price of the case (About £50) & I may even have an old gig bag you can have to take it away in
So, to sum up. A high end rock guitar from Ibanez built at the famous Fujigen factory in Japan. This model is not so easy (or as cheap) to find here in the UK unless you import it. Why not play something that's just a little bit different?
If you are further interested in this guitar, you can either email me with any queries & I'll do my best to get back to you within 24 hours.
Or, you can buy quickly and safely using the PayPal "buy now" button and I will ship to most UK addresses the next working day. Highlands and Islands can be slightly dearer but I'll keep the cost as low as I can.
I can accept credit card payments by phone and will also offer a small discount to purchasers using bank transfer payments.
Overseas customers are very welcome but please email me first for shipping quotes.