FOR SALE: '76 IBANEZ JOHNNY SMITH

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Author Message   Blues Username: Blues Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 7:03 pm:    FOR SALE: '76 IBANEZ 2461BS, JOHNNY SMITH COPY... 2461BS,(BS=Sunburst) The Ibanez 2461BS is a copy of the Gibson Johnny Smith but a lot less expensive $$$ This guitar has the Gibson "Lawsuit" headstock FEATURES: - Laminated Spruce Top (less feedback) - 2 Ibanez ***Super 70** mini-floating humbucking pickups - Gold hardware (some ware) - Excellent playing & sound guitar, very warm and exciting (Punch!) - Fast action neck (straight) + great frets _The neck is not narrow at the nut like some instruments - Over the years this 30 year old guitar has received a few nick & dings - Original hard case (ruff condition) tares, rips, needs handle, replaced hinges (inside of case is in great condition) (old Ibanez cases were not as god as old Gibson cases) This is the LAWSUIT version of the Gibson Johnny Smith features...Gibson style Headstock PRICE: $1500.00 + shipping BLUES   Harry Username: Harry Registered: 03-2001 Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 10:25 am:    Nice guitar, Blues. Question: until now I believed production started in 1976, since I´ve never seen this model with the open book headstock and I never saw it mentioned in any catalogue or pricelist prior to 1976. Does this beauty have a serial number? If not, this must be the proof of the fact that production started earlier. Even before Ibanez started using serial numbers in August 1975. Kind greetz, Harry   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 1:22 pm:    Blues, what happened to the back of the guitar? Harry, I think you can find open book headstocks until May 1976, (that goes for the other models), if they had this neck with this headstock and inlays and bindings laying around for a while, they couldn't turn it into the Guild tulip shape headstock any more, because they would have to ad wood to a bound headstock. I thought they had a flower pot headstock inlay. The one my friend sold to Kees Dee had, as I remember it, but I'd have to look at the website. I guess it's still there for 3500 euros. Ginger   Blues Username: Blues Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 1:37 pm:    GUYS, The piicture of the back/rear has a lot of glare caused by the lighting. The back of the guitar is fine. Here is a picture of the rear of the headstock. BLUES   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 2:22 pm:    Wow, September 1976. So they had a few leftovers. Ginger   Blues Username: Blues Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 2:34 pm:    Here is another picture of the rear. BLUES   Harry Username: Harry Registered: 03-2001 Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 2:40 pm:    Wow...say that again! I myself own a les Paul copy with a G 76 and an open book headstock. And until now I never heard of a later ´76 with the old head. So now we have an I 76 number, that´s 2 month later..... Again a new discovery! Harry   Guma1956 Username: Guma1956 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Friday, January 26, 2007 - 8:41 am:    Hello Blues, beautiful guitar. I´m new in the forum and I´d like to know the cost of shipping the guitar to my address: 35003 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ( Islas Canarias - España) Thanks Germán Cárdenas

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