Ibanez AW60-nt info please

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Author Message   Samsub Username: Samsub Registered: 12-2007 Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 2:42 pm:    Could anybody help me find out more about this guitar. Ibanez model: AW60-NT-OP-01 Serial Number:92010686. From searching this site, I think that it wa made in 1992 and has a solid spruce top. Trying to find out all I can about it as I am thinking of buying it. Would like to know if the back and sides are solid wood and what the list price was back when it was new and approximately how much one would b worth today. any help would be greatly appreciated.   Chazmo Username: Chazmo Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 10:34 pm:    I suspect you're right about the year being 1992, Samsub. I wonder if you have any pictures of this guitar. I can't find much about the AW-60 beyond the early 1980s. Does it have wooden pins for the strings?   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 11:52 pm:    I can't find any Artwoods in the pricelists of 1992 or 1993, sorry. I think we need Wolfgang Schmidt for this one. He's the Artwood specialist. More recent info on the AW60: The price in 2000 was 710 guilders, which would be 322 euros today. Take 2/3, that makes about 215 euros for an AW60 from 2000. Ginger   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 11:53 pm:    Oh, that's $316.- btw   Chazmo Username: Chazmo Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 - 6:14 pm:    samsub, Any chance you can get us a picture of the label inside the guitar, or of the base of the neck inside the body?   Samsub Username: Samsub Registered: 12-2007 Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 - 7:09 pm:    I don't have the guitar. The person selling it did send me the following pics. You can't make out the tag. He said it was made in Korea and has a pick-up installed.   Samsub Username: Samsub Registered: 12-2007 Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 - 7:18 pm:    Forgot the close-up of the tag. /{pic1} Also, a guy is selling a 1989 aw 60 locally for $100. He said there are cracks on the back from humididty that were repaired professionally. Anybosy think this is a good deal? Here is the link: http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/msg/505057262.ht ml   Samsub Username: Samsub Registered: 12-2007 Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 - 7:20 pm:    Forgot the tag again: /image{pic1}   Samsub Username: Samsub Registered: 12-2007 Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 - 7:22 pm:    This is not working for me. I'll try one more time. The pic of the tag:   Samsub Username: Samsub Registered: 12-2007 Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 - 7:27 pm:    And know a link to the 1989 aw 60 for $100: link   Chazmo Username: Chazmo Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 - 7:33 pm:    Ok. That's definitely the '90s-era headstock, not '80s. So, this is a '90s guitar, but I still haven't located the AW-60 in any of the catalogs that correspond to yours. I doubt that the back and sides are solid, samsub, but it still looks like a nice guitar. And, I agree, the top looks solid, from the pix, and that's typically what the Artwoods of that era offered.   Chazmo Username: Chazmo Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 - 7:44 pm:    Ah, I think I found it in the 2001 catalog, samsub. Here's an image of it... http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc47/Chazmo_buc ket/aw-60.jpg   Samsub Username: Samsub Registered: 12-2007 Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 - 8:37 pm:    Thanks for the information, Chazmo. I really appreciate it. What is your opinion on the following aw 60. It is a 1989, japan made. Here is the link: {http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/msg/505057262.ht ml,link}   Samsub Username: Samsub Registered: 12-2007 Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 - 8:40 pm:    Let me try that again: {http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/msg/505057262.ht ml, link}   Chazmo Username: Chazmo Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 9:13 am:    Sam, Now, that AW-60 is a classic. For $100 it's a fantastic guitar. I actually think that guitar is older than 1989. I actually think it's a first series. I'd like to see the number branded on the headstock inside the soundhole. Mahogany, unfortunately (as I've learned the hard way) cracks badly when dried out. The seller says these cracks were repaired. I hope they were properly braced, and I wonder if the guitar has been properly humidified since the repair. I do think this guitar could be a big project though, samsub. Can you go look at this guitar first hand? You'd want to check the bridge and top of hte guitar for swelling or caving. The neck, etc... But, honestly, if you want a piece of Ibanez history and one that's truly a solid Artwood, that AW-60 is a great one.   Chazmo Username: Chazmo Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 9:17 am:    SAm, I looked at the pix again, and I'm actually now almost postive that that's a first series. I suspect it's 1979, not 1989. I'm nearly positive that Ibanez didn't have the Owari Asahi manufacturing facility after the first series. First series were built from 1979 until 1981 or 82.   Samsub Username: Samsub Registered: 12-2007 Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 10:51 am:    Chazmo, thanks for your help. I'm not able to go and look at the guitar in person just yet. It is about an 30 mile drive for me and the weather is terrible (ice storm). The seller did send me the following info though. Let me know what you think. Sellers response to my e-mail: "Hi, The cracks did not require any bracing, they were done by a professional. No more cracks I have kept it in a case with a humidifier since the repairs were done. A few scratches on the face, it has no swelling or caving, the bridge is perfect, the neck is straight and never had any cracking, the tuners are fine and hold tune very well. The serial # is 90810100 model AW60 the only issue with this guitar is cosmetic if you are looking for a high quality instrument to learn on at a great price this is it. It has been professionally set up so it is very easy to play. You can call me if you want to play it."   Chazmo Username: Chazmo Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 2:49 pm:    Those cracks look like they should've been braced to me, Sam, but honestly the price is right. If I were you, I'd go for it. If you decide you're not interested, let me know and maybe you can grab this for me... I'm still pretty sure this is a series 1, Sam. I'm not sure how that jives with what he says the serial number is, but I'll bet we'll find this guitar was built between 1979 and 1981.   Samsub Username: Samsub Registered: 12-2007 Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 3:25 pm:    Yeah, I thought the serial number seemed weird, too. I might drive out to check it out. If I decide not to buy it, I'll let you know.   Chazmo Username: Chazmo Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 6:04 pm:    If you do buy it, let's see some detailed pix! Make sure to get a shot inside the guitar of the base of the headstock and a detailed shot of the labels that you find. I'd also like a close look at the back of that axe.   Chazmo Username: Chazmo Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 7:17 pm:    Hey, Sam, I'd forgotten, amidst this excitement of seeing a series 1 for sale, that the serial numbers of series 1 Artwoods are not well-understood. See Wolfgang's thread: http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/discus/messages/11 /1001897.html?1197418488

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