Info on an Artwood AW-60 needed.

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Author Message   Caprae Username: Caprae Registered: 06-2006 Posted on Friday, June 30, 2006 - 4:06 pm:    I just picked up and Artwood AW-60 and I'm trying to find info on it. Inside it says, "Ibanez Artwood Series. Hand crafted from select solid woods in Owari Asahi Japan" Stamped inside near the neck is 0608045 AW-60. I'd like to know the year made, types of woods used, was this sold new in the U.S., approx selling price when new, and anything else I can find out about it. For my internet searches I'm only finding these in Germany and Japan.   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Friday, June 30, 2006 - 5:05 pm:    Isn't that the translucent black/grey solid spruce top cutaway with the fishman pickup? If it's the AW60ECE that's the one. Tried it once at a local dealer. Good value for the money!   Caprae Username: Caprae Registered: 06-2006 Posted on Friday, June 30, 2006 - 9:07 pm:    No electronics, no cutaway. The person I bought it from bought it used some time in the mid 90s. (I do wish it had a cut away, though.   Caprae Username: Caprae Registered: 06-2006 Posted on Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 3:05 pm:    Looks a lot like this, only it has a wood pick guard. Middle picture of this page: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.kawachi.zaq.ne.jp /beatles/aguiter.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=9&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DIb anez%2BAW-60%26start%3D40%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3D N   Caprae Username: Caprae Registered: 06-2006 Posted on Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 3:07 pm:    Here, this is what it looks like. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www6.airnet.ne.jp/sho uta/profile/guitar/aw-60.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3 Fq%3DIbanez%2BAW-60%26start%3D40%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den% 26sa%3DN   Chazmo Username: Chazmo Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 4:55 pm:    Caprae, If you're still here; I realize this post is from a year ago... Ginger and I suspect that you misread the serial number. We suspect it says O808045, indicating it's from the year 1980. My 1981 AW-75 is from Owari Asahi as well. About the AW-60 from this era, the 1979 catalog scans say this was solid spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides. You can see for yourself the scan (with it's limited info) at: http://www.break-even.org/ibzscans/semiaccustic197 9/seac-4.JPG   Wolle_schmidt Username: Wolle_schmidt Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 8:41 am:    Hi. More catalog photos of your AW-60: http://www.kreativ-lab.de/artwood/prospekte79_2.ht ml

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