AR 50 HEAD STOCK HEADS UP

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Author Message   Jazzzbo Username: Jazzzbo Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 1:54 am:    I just picked an ar50, it is different from my friends in that it dosnt have any inlay on the headstock other than IBANEZ, would this be an earlier model ar50? serial is f804xxx i plan to make a project out of this one. jazzz   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 6:58 am:    Is it a castle shape headstock? Is there a truss rod cover with "Artist" on it? Anyway, there is a black one in the 1980 pricelist: http://www.ibanezrules.com/catalogs/price/1980/Jan /p02.jpg Why would you make a project out of it? Is it missing many original parts? Ginger   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 1:42 pm:    AR50's came with and without the headstock inlay. They also came with and without binding. It's probably early vs late production but I am unaware of any definitive research on this. The Bear   Jazzzbo Username: Jazzzbo Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 9:59 pm:    yes there is binding, turned creme yellow now, and yes to castle headstock, the truss cover dosnt say anything, so i dont know if thats been changed, its missing pick ups and tuners and bridge, and id like to turn this into a good player, im not that concerned about stock originality on this one, i think light is better, ta ta , jazz, ps, any hot infor on pick ups for this one, later, j   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 8:31 am:    That's a chrome Gibraltar I bridge, probably the Quik Change II tailpiece too, two non-covered Super 70 pickups and the machineheads, probably Velve Tune. There is very little information in the catalogue: http://www.t3-kundenserver.de/htmlpages/redasys/_c ore/databases/t_meinl-uploads/1981_ibanez_electric _guitars-2.pdf Could cost you about 200 dollars to restore. Luckily the original parts are chrome. If you (temporarily) use other parts, make sure that you don't need to drill any extra holes (especially tuners and bridge). Ginger   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 4:37 pm:    The original AR50 hardware is Nickel, not Chrome. The Bear   Jazzzbo Username: Jazzzbo Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 11:41 pm:    DOES anyone know which tuners, besides old used original tuners would work with out drilling holes,id like good tuners, not nice pretty old ones that slip and cost a mere fortune, j   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, July 09, 2007 - 12:55 am:    Grover makes a tuner that's a direct replacement. http://www.stewmac.com/shopby/Brand/Grover/Tuners/ Grover_Rotomatic_Guitar_Tuners.html The Bear   Jazzzbo Username: Jazzzbo Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Monday, July 09, 2007 - 1:50 am:    Bear, are you saying the holes will line up with the old holes and no new drilling?? jazz   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Monday, July 09, 2007 - 9:47 am:    Huh, ah yes, the 1981 catalogue says "NiChrome", while the 1980 catalogue says about the parts of the ST1300 and ST1400: "Die Metallteile sind verchromt". http://www.t3-kundenserver.de/htmlpages/redasys/_c ore/databases/t_meinl-uploads/1980_stepahead_meinl .pdf That's probably the same as what I have on my ST50 (1980), and probably the same as the parts of the AR50. Anyway it is not Gold and are less corrosion sensitive as the gold ones + the eBay prices are lower. Ginger   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, July 09, 2007 - 8:48 pm:    What do you think "direct replacement" means? The Bear   Jazzzbo Username: Jazzzbo Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 - 12:22 am:    it prolly means it fits?? jazz

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