Nitefly SA Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Not the S540, heres the link http://cgi.ebay.com/Ibanez-U-S-A-custom-S5...1QQcmdZViewItem I really like the way it looks, and it sounds(description) really good, but i dont know, and i cant find a review on Harmony Central. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester700 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 S540=540S. This is a weird one; that inlay isn't stock. It'd be nice to see some close ups of it! Sabers weren't basswood; they were mahogany. I had a couple and I liked them. Nice guitar, good pickups. They're light - about 7 lbs; same as a JS or radius, because though mahogany is heavier, there's less wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) S's have always been Mahogany, so I'd confirm that it's basswood if I were you. Also I'd try to confirm that it's a N. Hollywood custom, and not just a custom job. It looks fraudulent. Why would N. Hollywood put a vine inlay in there AND the abalone ovals too? It's most likely a vine inlay job on a regular 540S that has no other custom features whatsoever. Clearly the vine inlay was added after the neck was made in Japan. Now maybe they made the body here out of basswood as a custom of sorts, and maybe it's worth the money, but a typical Japanese "S" guitar is a great guitar, that's worth anywhere from $300-$500, more if there are fancy features. Sometimes they called them 540S, sometimes S540. There's no real meaningful difference between the name change. That's about it. EDIT: The North Hollywood neckplate came on lots of guitars. It's like the Bensalem PA neckplate. It doesn't mean it was made there, just shipped there. Edited October 18, 2005 by frank falbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 then my search continues, thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Check with LGM, It's possible that he did a vine inlay on the stock neck and refretted it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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