Is this an AM50???

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Author Message Michaelkaufman Username: Michaelkaufman Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 7:31 pm:    Looks more like an AS50 to me... http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=1802666&mpre=ht tp%3A//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D190061754167 mk Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:42 pm:    No, it's an '82 AM50. Looks nice too. Pricey. Fingersmcoy Username: Fingersmcoy Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:59 pm:    Did anyone see the shipping price ?I would agree its an AM50 Michaelkaufman Username: Michaelkaufman Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:42 pm:    AM50: case plus the TRC says "Artist" AS50: pickguard, knobs and size (maybe an illusion) I've never seen an AM50 with that sunburst that light - only AS50's. Maybe I've never seen an '82 AM50. Mine's an '83. Other than the label, why do you think it's an AM50? My soon-to-be-ex-AM50: mk Michaelkaufman Username: Michaelkaufman Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:47 pm:    Auction picture: Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 10:06 pm:    MK: Mostly it's the pointed, rather than rounded, horns that give away the AM50. Everything except the pickguard says this is an AM50. Here's a catalog shot of the '82 AM50BS: Fingersmcoy Username: Fingersmcoy Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 11:16 pm:    MK yours has a much nicer wood tone.Sometimes camera angle/under different lighing conds. can make wood appear to change color.But yours does seems to be darker.I can see you didnt use a flash just the overhead lighting was enough to illuminate your guitar,which in my experience will make wood look darker.The AM50 in question was taken w/ a flash thats enough to change the appearence of the true color.P.S. I also noticed a difference in wood pattern.What does that mean im not sure, not cut from the same chunk of wood i would have to guess? Fingersmcoy Username: Fingersmcoy Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 11:20 pm:    Yikes! I just noticed a hot nakid chick w/ a Ibanez bass between her legs.Is she up for bid,im sick of the same ol blow up doll!Ginger do Not look at her- you will go blind! Charlie Username: Charlie Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 4:17 am:    So, is that Pick guard original, or (presumably) a later addition? My 84 am-50 doesn't have the pick guard, nor has any am-50 I've ever seen.... Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 8:06 am:    Fingers, Did I miss something? I know there was this Bond girl Kara Milovy with a cello between her legs... But let's stick to the subject: the AM50. I think this guitar is really another finish. There were more colours available than just black sunburst. I've seen a cherry sunburst 6 years ago. It was given in consigment at Frank's shop. The price was ƒ1595,- (€720.-) but the shure grip knobs had been replaced. A few month ago there was a NOS Ibanez black AM pickguard on ebay. It was sold as pickguard for the AM50. So aftermarket but Ibanez. But it's better not to drill holes in the AM50's body, because it was originally sold without a pickguard. So the collectors value of this one has decreased. Michael, I agree that it optically looks kind of big. The support in the case is not as visible as in yours. Confusing... Ginger

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