Ibanez or not ?

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Author Message Pre_chorus Username: Pre_chorus Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 4:59 am:    hi, i got this guitar that appears to be ibanez, but theres nothing about it anywhere on the net so im wondering if its a fake or what . . . says its a TR series, and ill see if i can work the picture uploading thing . . . any ideas ? thanks Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 3:32 pm:    Kinda hard to fake that neck plate! It's unlikely somebody would "fake" a cheap guitar. There was a TR series of bases, but I don't recall ever seeing a TR guitar. Probably another "not for USA" item. Steve Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 3:35 pm:    Jeezuz, I can't believe I just typed "bases"! basses basses basses basses basses basses basses etc... Pre_chorus Username: Pre_chorus Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 3:43 am:    what's a "not for USA" item ? Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 4:38 am:    The products we see here in the US are only a part of the Ibanez brand. Different markets get different products. I am speculating that the TR Series guitars were not imported to the US. Fox Username: Fox Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 4:41 am:    Pre_chorus, that means eg. guitars and baSSes that were available on other marketing areas but excluding US of A. There are quite a few Ibanez related trademarks that were not available in the States, nor in Canada, and of course vice versa. Also there are lots of models made only for European market, and also those for domestic market, not to be distributed outside Japan.. Often there are no differences, beside the name on the headplate, but sometimes there are even particular models, totally different in appearance eg. finish, or other specs.. Fox Username: Fox Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 4:46 am:    Mr_roadstar: Nor were they (TR-series guitars) available in Northern Europe... Left this info out from previous post.. Pre_chorus Username: Pre_chorus Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 6:13 am:    cool, thanks, any idea how i could find out more about it ? Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 1:44 pm:    Cameron? This is YOUR column! Captainibanez Username: Captainibanez Registered: 01-2004 Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 10:30 pm:    Steve, looks like they found a order of old blank Roadstar necks,popped them down to the screen printers....and hey presto you have an Ibanez TR series that looks like a Cimar badged one I got in a old cattledog...at the office now , but will do a bit of homework on this....it's going to fall into a spot production catagory no doubt ! Stay Tuned Pre_chorus Username: Pre_chorus Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 6:06 am:    cool Captainibanez Username: Captainibanez Registered: 01-2004 Posted on Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 8:56 am:    Hmm...just as I suspected...a spotty model..leftover bits from the Cimar 2070 and 2071 models and Roadster pickguards..etc. It's amazing the bargain bazzar stuff that turns up here from time to time...but one would not expect anything less from the true innovators of the modern electric guitar...and acoustics and basses. Captain Ibanez Pre_chorus Username: Pre_chorus Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 9:47 am:    cool, thanks, been wondering for awhile what exactly it was . . .

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