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Ibanez
Username: Ibanez

Registered: 12-2007
Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 4:55 pm:   
Just wanted to say hello. My name is Jay. I've been with Hoshino USA for about 8 years now and I am one of the Admins on our home forum, going by the same user name! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! We have alot of cool new products coming out in 2008, and another model that will most likely be revealed to ICW first! I handle the Ibanez forum in what little spare time I do have, and will try to bop in here as often as I can. Thanks for supporting our brand! Working here is a privilege and I enjoy every minute of it!
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Artfield
Username: Artfield

Registered: 4-2001
Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 6:31 pm:   
He Jay, welcome !

Please remember this is the best place to post all the rumours , updates and news.
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Dave_g
Username: Dave_g

Registered: 1-2002
Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 7:36 pm:   
Jay, WELCOME !

Rest assured that in this forum you are among a group of the most fanatic Ibanez fans on the globe. Looking forward to your input..
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Grateful66
Username: Grateful66

Registered: 8-2007
Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 7:42 pm:   
Hi Jay, Glad you are here. Please tell us that the 2008 MC5000re rumor is true! All the best.



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Guitartim
Username: Guitartim

Registered: 4-2001
Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 7:54 pm:   
Jay~ Welcome to the !!

We've waited a LONG time for someone from Hoshino to become an active member! Very cool!
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Munch
Username: Munch

Registered: 2-2001
Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 7:56 pm:   
Hi Jay,

Welcome to ICW. The interest in vintage Ibanez has grown tremendously over the past 8 years that I have been a member of this forum. The Handcrafted Reissue program is fantastic to see.

I'd love to see Ibanez reurn to its roots and base more of its new models on Ibanez designs of the past.

One dream I have is a vintage spec'd Iceman IC400 in pearl white with gold hardware and gold sparkle binding. Essentially a PS-10 with a Gretsch White Falcon colour scheme!!!! Wouldn't that be something!

BTW, are you aware the aussie chapter is having its first ever get together this week at Australis Music in Sydney?

cheers,

Mark
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Chazmo
Username: Chazmo

Registered: 3-2007
Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 9:36 pm:   
Hi Jay!

Welcome to ICW. There are indeed some rabid IBZ fanatics around here!! :-)

I'm glad you enjoy your job with Hoshino. Keep us posted on shop talk when you have a chance! :-)
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Ibanezfreak1960
Username: Ibanezfreak1960

Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 10:47 pm:   
Hows it going Jay. Welcome to ICW.
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Blues
Username: Blues

Registered: 2-2001
Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 2:16 am:   
Jay,

Welcome to the ICW site!
We're all looking forward to your input.
Having you join this site is a major break-through in communication for us Ibanez fans.


BLUES
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Ibanez
Username: Ibanez

Registered: 12-2007
Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 11:04 am:   
Thank you for all the warm greetings! I have myself quite a collection of Ibanez guitars from throughout the years that I've been here, unfortunately, the most "vintage" one that I own (personally) is an Ergodyne 6 string guitar from the 90's made from the synthetic luthite material that the Ergodyne basses were known for. It was never sold stateside, and it resembles a JS model quite a bit.

I'm not a huge vintage guru like some others here, but I have resources and if you have any specific questions that you can't seem to find an answer to, fire it my way and I'll do my best to answer it for you.

Jay
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Chazmo
Username: Chazmo

Registered: 3-2007
Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 6:44 pm:   
Jay, even though we don't talk much about current products, you may find the reissue threads most interesting. ICW members, and JohnS in particular, have definitely been a force in that space. There are already about 6 or 7 members that've acquired new AR5000REs, not to mention the earlier AW twins and Weir Cowboys!

Anyway, again, best wishes.
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Fg100
Username: Fg100

Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 8:51 pm:   
Welcome Jay! I would like to hear about the jazz boxes. Are there plans to release anything more "traditional"? I have posted a pic of a model in a couple of places here.. it's the Bruce Forman custom FG100 with an ebony fingerboard without ornamentation... just the ebony... and just one pickup... well, I would like to see something in that direction. Any comment will be appreciated.
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Chucke99
Username: Chucke99

Registered: 2-2007
Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 12:33 am:   
Jay, welcome aboard!
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Chucke99
Username: Chucke99

Registered: 2-2007
Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 12:37 am:   
Jay, does Hoshino have any sort of Ibanez museum at Hoshino USA?
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Sixvsix
Username: Sixvsix

Registered: 3-2002
Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 7:56 am:   
Hi Jay and welcome to the mad house!

What size T-shirt do you take mate?

six
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Michaelkaufman
Username: Michaelkaufman

Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 8:08 am:   
Chuke:

My understanding is that they do because, believe it or not, they purchased some items from me for that museum.

mk
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 2-2001
Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 8:51 am:   
MK:

When was that?
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Ibanezfreak1960
Username: Ibanezfreak1960

Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 1:20 pm:   
The only thing they have is the conference room that I visited back in 2004 where they had and still have a dozen or so guitars hanging on display, nothing really intense. I believe that JD said there was one in Germany. HUSA does have enough guitars to make one but hasn't so far. In fact the some of the vintage axes in the conference room they had to purchase privately after they realized that they were starting to get some attention as collector pieces.There is a thread here with all this info somewhere.
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Michaelkaufman
Username: Michaelkaufman

Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 1:59 pm:   
A few years ago...

Rackmount effects units:
UE700
AD230

mk
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Guitartim
Username: Guitartim

Registered: 4-2001
Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 2:08 pm:   
OK, since we're also letting Jay know what we want to see from Hoshino, here's my request...

MIJ GB30 with a fatter neck profile (reissue);

Continue to offer the MIJ Prestige Signature jazz boxes (GB's, JSM, PM)
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Hasy
Username: Hasy

Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 3:14 pm:   
Hi Jay

greetings from the sixties ibanez collector Hasy in europe/switzerland !

Take care

Hasy
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Ibanez
Username: Ibanez

Registered: 12-2007
Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 12:00 pm:   
Chazmo: Yes, I know many of your members are proud owners of some of the Reissues. I believe someone was just here picking one up a week or two ago! I didn't have a free moment to talk with him, but I heard some commotion in the office. ;)

Chucke: We don't have a museum here in Bensalem. As Ibanezfreak stated, we do have our conference room, which originally was the office back in the day, which has about a dozen "prime" pieces, mostly from the 80's and 90's. However, we DO have a collection that is NOT on display. A few years back we purchased a mint condition Tama guitar for that collection. We also have our awards of excellence on display in our waiting room. ;)

Sixvsix: XL, why do you ask? :-)

Guitartim: Ah, so you like MIJ GB's? I do too!
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Holmis63
Username: Holmis63

Registered: 3-2006
Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 1:17 pm:   
Welcome Jay!

We love all MIJ ibanezes on this site. Donīt we? Iīve got one of those new Korean AR:s and two of the vintage MIJ AR:s and one vintage Weir. The MIJ:s is way better! That was the god old days!

Nice to have someone from the "inside" to ask questions here!!

Holmis63
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Roland_g303
Username: Roland_g303

Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 4:10 pm:   
Welcome Jay!

Patrick
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Michaelkaufman
Username: Michaelkaufman

Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 8:31 am:   
Jay:

Are there any wiring diagrams available for vintage Ibanez guitars (up until 1986) that are different from those on Jim Donahue's website:

http://noahjames.com/vintagepage/wiring.html

tnx,
mk
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Captainibanez
Username: Captainibanez

Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 4:19 pm:   
MK, which wiring diagram are you after ?
Email me and I will help you out.

G'day Jay welcome aboard, have fun mate, it can get full on around here sometimes.
Keep On Rockin' :-)

Captain Ibanez :-)
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Michaelkaufman
Username: Michaelkaufman

Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 9:10 am:   
Cap'n:

Tried to send you an e-mail, however, address was rejected. Can you send me your address?

tnx,
mk
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Michaelkaufman
Username: Michaelkaufman

Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 9:15 am:   
Cap'n:

Tried to send you an e-mail, however, address was rejected. Can you send me your address?

tnx,
mk
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Captainibanez
Username: Captainibanez

Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 1:48 am:   
Mike its camb62@optusnet.com.au

Cappy :-)
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Michaelkaufman
Username: Michaelkaufman

Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 10:18 pm:   
Cappy:

You have mail!

mk

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