70's? ES-175 word Artist on TRC

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Author Message   Betazoid Username: Betazoid Registered: 9-2007 Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 - 4:17 pm:    I am looking for info re: a 70's? ES-175 with dual humbuckers, maple with the word artist on the truss rod cover. Can't seem to find any info. This guitar has no serial # or labels. Ibanex headstock. Blond. Anyone have any insights?   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 - 8:23 pm:    Could be the 2616 Artist. Does it have star fretboard inlays and an abalone bound body? Ginger   Ccs Username: Ccs Registered: 3-2001 Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 - 9:51 pm:    Is "Artist" in a fancy script or plain block print?   Ccs Username: Ccs Registered: 3-2001 Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 - 10:00 pm:    The only 175 with a blonde headstock is a 2355M.But that's pre Artist.It's possible the truss cover was added later.Does it look like this? http://www.break-even.org/ibz70/imagesibanez/ImDLa /lao2355m.jpg   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Saturday, September 08, 2007 - 5:12 am:    Does it have a castle headstock? Ginger   Betazoid Username: Betazoid Registered: 9-2007 Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007 - 12:59 pm:    Yeah it looks like the pics that Ccs posted. The word artist is in fancy script. The head stock is not blond. Yes Ginger, it has stars inlaid and it has abalone binding. I looked that pics Ccs posted but could not make the model numbers on the photos clear enough to read. Sounds like you all know your subject well. I am closer to getting to know this guitar. Thanks! Can you give a ballpark figure on value? Ron in SLC   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007 - 2:01 pm:    The 2616 Artist and the 2355M are two different guitars with different hardware, inlays etc. The basics of the body are somewhat the same. There is one for sale in Holland for EUR 1250.- but I have seen one for sale on eBay some time ago at the Fellowship of Acoustics. I think they initially asked more. If I remember it well $2250.- which was quite steep (EUR 1650). I don't know for how much it went. But EUR 1250 = $1700. The best lawsuit 2355m went for EUR 1110 = $1510.- Ginger   Ccs Username: Ccs Registered: 3-2001 Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007 - 8:56 pm:    Sorry,my mistake.I read it fast and I thought you meant it had a blonde headstock. Ginger is right on the money,it's a 2616.Great guitars.Here's a link to a thread I started to get some info when I picked mine up a few years ago: 2616 thread

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