Anyone looking for a 1977 2629?

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Author Message   Skbaily Username: Skbaily Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 1:19 pm:    Hi - I'm about to list a nice 1977 Artist 2629 on eBay, and thought I'd check this list to see if someone may be looking for one. It is in very good condition, with a new (professionally done) fret job and setup. It's a real nice guitar that I hate to let go. I'd rather see it go to a vintage Ibanez fan. Regards, Scott   Skbaily Username: Skbaily Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 11:42 am:    If interested, please check out eBay item number 160148989978   Peterdryan Username: Peterdryan Registered: 6-2007 Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 12:12 pm:    Ebay Item #160148989978   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 6:17 pm:    Actually this is the mother of the AS100: dots and chrome. Ginger   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 3-2002 Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 9:49 pm:    Note the Toggle switch on he top cutaway. My 2629 is K77 and has the toggle switch located on the bottom cutaway. These are very sweet and warm sounding guitars made from birch. My one has Seymour Antiquity pickups fitted at the moment. Yes, the 2629 was the mother of the AS100. Same as the 2629 is the mother of the AS200 and Mary was the mother of Jesus. six   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 2:52 am:    You mean the 2630? BTW: I thought for a while that the Artstar AS180 was a successor of the Artist AS100, but that's not entirely true: it a hybrid! The AS100 dot does not have a trisound switch and the AS180 does. Does the pictured switch cap look original to you? Ginger   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 3-2002 Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 6:45 am:    Yeah I mean the 2630. Lucky I didn't mess the Jesus thing up eh. six   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 3-2002 Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 6:48 am:    Sorry, switch cap. I lightened up the other cutaway using some software and I couldn't see a filled hole so I reckon its stock. six   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 7:57 am:    Indeed, it is stock on the 2629. http://www.ibanez.ru/info/catalog/1977/05.jpg NOT on the 2630: http://www.ibanez.ru/info/catalog/1977/04.jpg There was never a discussion about the MOTHER of Jesus. Does your 2629 have dot inlays, chrome hardware and no trisound? Hmm... K = November The one on eBay is D = April, I think they moved the switch back to the upper (ES-335) position after the settlement with Gibson was made in the summer of 1977. The position of the switch was NOT involved in the settlement, just the headstock shape, so they were free to choose the most practical switch position on the DOT. It's a guess of course, but a logical one IMO... The reason that the 2630 already had the selector switch on the upper horn, was probably that it had complexer electronics than the ES-335, so it wasn't really infringing any patents. The 2629 was too much of a copy. Ginger   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 8:05 am:    Ho wait, I'm confusing the chronology. In April (D) the 2629 had the selector switch on the upper horn. In November (K) the 2629 had the selector switch on the lower horn. So the catalogue must have been made AFTER the settlement with Gibson. So the settlement DID influence the position of the selector switch on the 2629 BECAUSE it was too much of a copy. Hmm... I like it on the upper horn, but that's personal of course... Ginger   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 3-2002 Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 11:08 am:    Yes Ginger, it's Chrome, dot, no tri-sound. As my one is in the wine red finish it would look da-bomb with gold parts. Toggle position doesn't bother me. For me, in the lower position it's more neat and tidy. six

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