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Cimarman (Cimarman)
Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 5:03 pm:   

i have a natural RT with a buterscotch tortoseshell pickgard i really love this guitar, it plays extreemly well and sounds fantastic. i have not been able to find any info on this model
does anybody here know the dirt?
it has two single coils and a humbucker at the bridge
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Johns (Johns)
Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 7:45 pm:   

Cimarman:

Take a look at this thread:

Cool Contemporary Electrics: Ibanez Guitar identification

About halfway down, in a reply to Superman6574, I've listed the specs for the RT series found in the 1993 catalog.

I don't know what year these are, but several other RTs are shown on this page:

http://www.geocities.com/xcvxcv65/ibanez/blueibanez-92rt.htm
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Cimarman (Cimarman)
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 3:03 pm:   

thanks for the answer, but i cant find the thread.
do you know how many of these were made. i would recomend one to anybody wanting a solid guitar.
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Mr_Roadstar (Mr_Roadstar)
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 4:06 pm:   

I think John was refering to this:

"All the RT 450s shown have tortoise shell pickguards and the headstock says: "RT series". They have V7, S2 & V8 pickups. The trem is a TZ-II with Magnum tuners.

The RT150s have plain white pickguards. No "RT Series" on the headstock. They have V6F, RTS & V6F pickups. The trem is just called a Standard.

The RT650 is the same as the RT450 except it had a bound neck, MOTS pickguard, and a photo finish flame top. Came in Transparent Blue or Red.

If you see your pickups or trem in the above specs, then that would answer what model you have."

Cheers
Steve
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Cimarman (Cimarman)
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 6:47 pm:   

mine has a humbucker in bridge position and two single coils, it has the best bridge hum sound i have ever heard.
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Cimarman (Cimarman)
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 6:52 pm:   

it also has goto tuners. the singles are potted in epoxy and the humbucker looks alot like a dimazio. nothing on the headstock except IBANEZ and the serial number on the back, made in japan etc i think its a 450 the finish is natural no burst or color, amber i think, the trem pivots on two posts.
why arnt people all "wow" about this model?
i traded it after nearly going for it over the musican i have
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Anders_Destium (Anders_Destium)
Posted on Sunday, February 15, 2004 - 11:12 am:   

I have a RT650 and I was pretty impressed by it as far as playability and sounds (it's really versatile with the coil splitter and alder body!)!
What I didn't like were the ugly dark amber top and the bridge (it detuned way too easily). I decided to make this baby a project axe, I have removed the top (it's natural alder now), ebonized the fretboard and I have just ordered a golden Gotoh stoptail as well as golden tuners. If I'm done I will post the result, here is how it looks now:

http://community.webshots.com/album/85939038qoYIGW

At Ibanezrules you can find specs for the RT-series:

http://www.ibanezrules.com/catalogs/us/1993/rt.jpg

http://www.ibanezrules.com/catalogs/us/1993/rt_2.jpg

Most people don't even know the RT-series ever existed as it only was on the market for one year. Most people who see the guitars are pleasantly surprised by them!

Cheers Anders

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