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Author Message   JohnS Posted on Monday, April 30, 2001 - 5:15 pm:    I saw this on ebay. I've never seen a Studio that looked like this. At first I though it was refinned, but the "Made in Japan" and serial number is still intact on the back of the headstock. Look familiar to anybody out there?   Steve (Gitfiddle1) Posted on Monday, April 30, 2001 - 5:58 pm:    Wow! Maybe you should throw this on Mr. Hasselberger? Steve   Joerg (Jht) Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 - 2:42 am:    As far as I can remember, this seems to be a regular '81 ST370, set neck, rosewood top (gotta look up more details when I'm back home). There has also been a ST390 with same features and an additional EQ2 system. Jörg   Joerg (Jht) Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 - 2:59 pm:    '81 STUDIO SERIES JohnS: It's a pleasure to see how carefully you act on the ebay images - so I'm forced to present what I've got here in my tiny archive The following images/text is the complete information taken from the catalog "©1981 JAN-81150-50.000 Printed in Japan". (There's no picture of the described ST390 in there!?) --- ST390 Body: Rosewood on Ash Neck: Maple 3ply Fingerboard: Ebony, Abalone dot inlays, 24 Frets Machine Heads: Smooth Tuner Scale: 25½" Pickups: V-2 Controls: 3 Way Toggle, 1 Master Volume, 2 Band Mid/Treble EQ-2 System, 2 Tri Sound Bridge: Gibraltar Tailpiece: Quick Change Control Knobs: Sure Grip Hardware: Gold plated Finishes: RW (Rosewood Top) ST370 Body: Rosewood on Ash Neck: Maple 3ply Fingerboard: Ebony, Abalone dot inlays, 24 Frets Machine Heads: Smooth Tuner Scale: 25½" Pickups: V-2 Controls: 3 Way Toggle, 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 1 Tri Sound Bridge: Gibraltar Tailpiece: Quick Change Control Knobs: Sure Grip Hardware: Gold plated Finishes: RW (Rosewood Top) ST70 Body: Laminated Mahogany Neck: Maple 3ply Fingerboard: Ebony, Abalone dot inlays, 24 Frets Machine Heads: Smooth Tuner Scale: 25½" Pickups: V-2 Controls: 3 Way Toggle, 2 Volume, 2 Tone Bridge: Gibraltar Tailpiece: Quick Change Control Knobs: Sure Grip Hardware: Nichrome Finishes: BK (Black), BS (Brown Sunburst), CS (Cherry Sunburst) ST1200 Body: Laminated Mahogany Neck: Maple 3ply Fingerboard: Ebony, Abalone dot inlays, 24 Frets Machine Heads: Covered Type Scale: 25½" Pickups: Super 70 Coverless Controls: 1 Neck Selector, (for each neck): 3 Way Toggle, 1 Volume, 1 Tone Bridge: Gibraltar Tailpiece: Special Control Knobs: Sure Grip Hardware: Chrome Finishes: BS (Brown Sunburst) STUDIO SERIES Simplicity of design and quality of performance - that's the new Ibanez Studio Series. The Studio is clean, functional and straight ahead. From the scorching output of the V-2 pickups, to the smooth playability of the 24-fret, 25½" scale neck, the Studio is all business. The classic, simple body and Ibanez durability assure you of an instrument that will be a joy for years. EQ-2 TONE SYSTEM To expand the versality of the V-2's, a new Ibanez EQ Tone System was developed for the Studio Series and is featured on the ST390. The EQ-2 Tone System features two band of equalization - one in the midrange and one in the treble. Combined with the response of the V-2 pickups, the EQ-2 Tone System let you tailor exactly the sound you're looking for. Up to 15dB of boost or cut for a total of 30dB of control, is available. The control potentiometers feature a dent in the center of their rotation to give you an easy reference to the flat position. TRI-SOUND The ST390 features the added versality of the V-2 Tri-Sound pickups. Each pickup is wired to its own Tri-Sound switch allowing you to select it as a standard humbucking, single coil or Parallel humbucking. Combined with the pickup selector, 15 different and distinct tone settings are waiting at the flip of a switch." --- Jörg   Steve (Gitfiddle1) Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 - 7:34 pm:    Very interesting. Anybody got first hand experience with an ST1200? Thanx for the great post Joerg! Steve   Mike G. Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2001 - 1:12 am:    Joerg, I am very impressed with the extra info you are bringing to the site. Keep it up ! Now there's one I don't have.... Mike G.   Joerg (Jht) Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2001 - 2:44 am:    Steve: Mike G.: Thanks for the kind words, I'll keep my fingers burning... At the moment I'm collecting info on the 78-82 Musician Series (including the direct neck-thru relatives 27xx Artist Studio, and the STx00 Studios) Despite the fact, that there are some missing links in my docu concerning the 79/80 period, I hope I can finish this up in the near future - stay tuned. BTW: Have you noticed the unusual combination 25½" scale/24 frets? I wonder what kind of character this will create. The best to ya'll Jörg   Aki Rintamäki Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2001 - 9:33 am:    Joerg: I saw You mention the Musician-series. I have a MC300 or MC350 dated late '77. It is not a big deal, but I wanted to find out, weither it is the 300 or the 350. The photos taken are ready, but still in the shop, so I will have a pretty decent photo collection about my instruments in a week. Specs: 5-piece neck; maple-walnut(?)-mpl-wln-mpl thru ash top, mahogany center, ash bottom -body, ash top on the peghead. super88 pu's, 2 trisounds, 2 vol, 2 tone, 3-way pu-selector at the upper horn. brass cover plates at the back, goldplated parts. natural or slightly darkened finish, clear laquer. A heavy guitar! Will be very thankful about given info on the exact model. I have checked the alnico5 site, but it does not give clear info on the model. According to info on that site, it should be MC300 being made in '77, but it clearly has an original 2-tone system, and the body woods on my guitar are clearly ash-mahogany-ash. -Aki.   David Wallace (Davew) Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2001 - 11:20 am:    Just throw this in for what it's worth. I picked up an ST70BS + OHSC in near mint condition a couple of months back. My main guitar for some time has been a much-loved 2617 Artist. I was quite disappointed with the Studio initially, being used to the more rounded sound of the Super 70's - but it certainly has grown on me. Hard to say what it is about the ST, but the Artist has remained in its case for the past few weeks. Very clear, distinct notes from any string on any fret and a beautiful blues tone. Quite a unique sound. It is the only guitar I've ever owned that I haven't wanted to alter in some way; nicely grained mahogany, good weight, great neck, body cutouts are just right, tuners, action and pickups are spot on. And that superb Ibanez finish of course. I find the longer neck is much easier to handle than the shorter scale Artist (I'm an old Strat player), the V2 pickups are superb and the tone controls are the most outstanding I've ever come across on a guitar - and I've owned dozens in 30 years of playing. Full variation on both pickups from 0 to 10 and minute adjustments can be heard quite clearly. Standard wiring and 500K pots, so I don't know what makes it like that. I'm quite happy to say that it is the most impressive guitar I've come across in years and it cost almost the same amount as I paid for a single Gibson pickup. Probably not a collectable, but if you are an old-style blues player like me, do yourself a favour and grab one if you ever see one for sale. It was passed in at auction with no bidders and I bought it cheaply with the intention of selling it to help offset the cost of a new amp, but it looks like it might be the Artist that goes. Dave.

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