What the heck's an Axestar?!?

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Author Message   jimeina Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:    Has anyone ever heard of "Axestar by Ibanez"?? I saw this catalog on eBay, but have never seen one of the guitars... I'll have to keep an eye out: they look cool, and they're pointy!!   jimeina Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:    oops, screwed up the picture. Here:   Mark Capps Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:    I had one of the basses in the 80's but it got ripped off. It wass really cool. The fretboard was a lot narrow-er than a regular bass. I really liked it a lot. It had active pick-ups, but really only liked Duracell batteries, for some reason. It was headless like a "Stein" but didn't use the double ball strings. It used regular bass strings with a lock down at the "lack-of-a" headstock. I'm looking to buy another one if you know the where abouts...........   JON Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:    YEA I ACTUALLY OWN ONE, I'VE HAD IT SINCE 1987 AND NO LONGER PLAY IT(IT WAS MY FRIST REAL GUITAR!), BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT. I HAVE EVEN EMAIL IBANEZ FOR INFO AND THEY ACT IF THOUGH THEY NEVER MADED THEM!SO I TOO AM INTERESTED IN ANY INFO ON THIS RARE GUITAR( NOBODY SEEMS TO REMEMBER THEM) SO ANY INFO FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT QTBUG@MINDSPRING.COM. THANKS   JohnS Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:    John: Is your's like the black one on the cover of the catalog? Being as your the only one who has one, why don't you give us all a run down on the particulars of it? Send pictures if you'd like. The reason I started (and continue) this site is to help add to the database of public knowledge on Ibanez guitars. Especially the ones that have faded from the memory of the Hoshino marketing executives, yet are still near and dear to the hearts and fingers of Ibanez fans. Thanks.   Marcel Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:    Hi Guys, I just responded to the message Jon posted on july 21st. I bought my Ibanez Axstar guitar in 1985 and still play it. The guitar has a bright red body, black neck and a s-s-h pickup setup. It is still in excellent condition and I will post a few pictures on this site when I find the time. I'm glad to hear that there are more Axstar enthousiasts. Any information is welcome. Marcel   jon Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:    Dear, JohnS sorry it took me so long to respond, but the answer to your question Yes my Guitar looks exactly like the one on the cover of the catalog!!! I do not have a scanner, but if you will supply me with a mailing adress i can send you pictures and you could post them( if you like) my email is qtbug@mindspring.com JOn   danno Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:    I have one of these too. It's white with D-S-D pickups, full locking trem. This axe is the best guitar Ive ever had. The only guitars I have ever picked up up that were as playable are the realy hi-end les-pauls. Im really jazzed to see other players/enthusiasts. I talked to Ibanez/Hoshino and they said there were no production numbers in US. estimated maybe 300 of these were made. I have #G850069, John & Marcel, what #'s do you have?   Jay Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:    I owned a black axstar like in the catalog picture, it was black with black hardware. I sold mine in 91' and have regretted ever since. It was a wicked looking guitar and if I remember correctly it played pretty decent. If anyone has any pictures of one or know where I can buy one, it would be greatly appreciated.   Jay Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:    I posted the message above. I have a body from an axstar but no neck or hardware. If anyone knows the scale on the neck I could use that info too. Warmoth said that it would be no problem to make a custom neck for it.   Elnegro (Elnegro) Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 3:34 pm:    C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Mis documentos\Mis imágenes\Ibanez axstar001.jpg   Elnegro (Elnegro) Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 3:36 pm:    mi pic eat my message... gulp! as I was saying, I own this strange guitar, is an '86 and it has active pickups, if someone has one of these, I would like to share experiences and ask for some techy stuff. thanks and keep playing ibanez!! pablo.garcia@mail.com   Zubza Username: Zubza Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 7:32 pm:    Hey there, i have one of these axstars. mine is a red one, and it looks awsome. i got it from a pawn shop for about $250, all i have heard about it is that it's kinda rare, and ibanez will tell us nothing about it.   Natevw Username: Natevw Registered: 05-2004 Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 9:42 pm:    Hey all! I've posted my site in another thread, but here's some updated links: Current site: http://homepages.dordt.edu/~nthnlvnd/axstar.html Planned site: http://homepages.dordt.edu/~nthnlvnd/axstar/ And this site has some Axstar information, too, in the Gallery: http://www.ibanezregister.com/ Enjoy! I'd love to hear any news you hear about the Axstars. I'm planning on updating the site as I find time. -nate   Funkle Username: Funkle Registered: 12-2001 Posted on Friday, February 18, 2005 - 11:35 am:    I just discovered the AX70 and AX75 in the Untold Story. I think this would be a nice addition - useful for travel and use in front of the computer because of it's compact size. This steinberger shaped Axstar seems to be less common than the more pointy ones. I'll be on the lookout in the future. -Sven

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