What roadstar is this?

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Author Message   Laikku Username: Laikku Registered: 07-2005 Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 2:33 pm:    Serial: F852432 http://sinuhe.jypoly.fi/~c5287/images/iba.jpg Any kind of info is welcome, and how much would you pay for it?   Captainibanez Username: Captainibanez Registered: 01-2004 Posted on Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 3:31 am:    Laikku, looks like its a RS140 WH model, however, the 2 single coil pickuops may have been changed at somepoint. What price is the seller asking for it? Captain Ibanez   Laikku Username: Laikku Registered: 07-2005 Posted on Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 3:50 am:    The seller wants me to make an offer (he can't refuse ). Seller also said that it has all original parts and the bridge pickup can be coiltapped. I think it is 1985, right?   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 9:07 pm:    Something is not right with that guitar. the headstock shape is correct for an '86 RG140, but the body, pickguard, and pickups are '87. I would run and hide from this one. The 100 series Roadstars from 1987 were the first Korean built models. My experience with them has been poor. Steve   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 9:08 pm:    Where is the serial number located? Steve   Laikku Username: Laikku Registered: 07-2005 Posted on Monday, July 04, 2005 - 9:24 am:    Serial is located in the neckplate, says the seller.   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Monday, July 04, 2005 - 6:06 pm:    I suspect it's an '87 body with an earlier neck and mounting plate. The '87 serial number should have been a sticker on the back of the headstock. Steve   Laikku Username: Laikku Registered: 07-2005 Posted on Saturday, July 09, 2005 - 4:21 am:    What about these two? Roadstar1http://sinuhe.jypoly.fi/~c5287/images/rs.jpg Roadstar2http://sinuhe.jypoly.fi/~c5287/images/rg.jpg The latter one has serial f 717624   Jeetarist Username: Jeetarist Registered: 02-2005 Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 9:07 am:    The first on is an 84/85 RS440 in Royal Violet. The bridge pickup is not original. It originally came with a blade style pickup   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 9:22 pm:    The first one looks black to me! Jeetarist nailed the year and model. The original Bridge pickup was an Ibanez V5. I just happen to have one... The second one is an '87 RG140WH. If the serial number really starts with "F" (not "P"), then it's one of the last Fuji-built 100 series. I've seen a couple "F7*****" serial numbers on these. Most are "P7*****" which is a Korean factory. This one looks like the Korean version. All the Japanese examples have been identical to the '86 models. Steve

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