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Laaz
Username: Laaz

Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 10:10 pm:   

Anyone ever seen a 1982 AR-300 gold top before ?

http://www.tcgakki.com/tcgakki/inst/guitar/ajapan.html
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 2:14 pm:   

Laaz:

I thought that Artist goldtops were new this year. Anything could have happened, especially in Japan. But I would want a lot more pictures, especially of the back of the headstock to mase sure it wasn't a refin.

I've cruised that site before. There's a ton of great stuff. Lots of goodies for Greco and Yamehaha fans. too. One thing I'd like to see is larger images.
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Laaz
Username: Laaz

Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 3:53 pm:   

John they will email you larger photos on request & they do ship worldwide.
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Snowjays
Username: Snowjays

Registered: 09-2004
Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 8:19 pm:   

John,

In 1983 they did make an AR300GL.
1983 AR300gl
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 10:07 pm:   

Snowjays:

Like I've said before, never say never when it comes to Ibanez. Is this a USA guitar? The only '83 catalog I've seen doesn't list GL as a finish and I've never gold on any ARs in any year except this year.

Is this your guitar? Tell us more about it.
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Snowjays
Username: Snowjays

Registered: 09-2004
Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 10:28 pm:   

I think they were only released in Japan.

If you can read Japanese, here's the site...

http://arworld.poke1.jp/myARs.html

Some models I've never heard of before.
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Snowjays
Username: Snowjays

Registered: 09-2004
Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 10:35 pm:   

Check out the neck inlays on the AR3005CS, and the headstock inlay of the AR1500. Ever seen any like it before?
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 10:52 pm:   

Oh yeah, there's a lot of really fine guitars on this page. I've never seen the birdseye tops of an AR330:

http://arworld.poke1.jp/parist1982AR330CS.html
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 8:52 am:   

Anyone see the top on the 2004 RAR1? Boy, I gotta get chance to go to Japan!
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 10:45 am:   

How about this Feb. '79 AR Custom? Looks like a tiger stripe AR500 with newer "smooth heel" neck joint, rosewood veneer headstock, Limited Edition inlay and Super 80s. Looks like the domestic Japanese market was quite a few months ahead of the rest of the world in introducing new construction designs.

http://arworld.poke1.jp/kazu1979ARCustomAV.html
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 11:22 am:   

An Artist lovers delight!

GobsOfARs
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Michaelkaufman
Username: Michaelkaufman

Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 6:27 pm:   

That '79 AR-500 is missing one knob - EQ/preamp volume? It seems closer to a 2622 than AR-500? It was probably transitional.

mk
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Funkle
Username: Funkle

Registered: 12-2001
Posted on Monday, October 24, 2005 - 4:41 pm:   

Wow, that gold AR is nice. Any chance it's a refin?
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Snowjays
Username: Snowjays

Registered: 09-2004
Posted on Monday, October 31, 2005 - 6:56 pm:   

Here's the catalogue.

http://arworld.poke1.jp/catalogues/1983_04/83_0506.jpg

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