Members Busk Posted August 21, 2014 Members Share Posted August 21, 2014 Bought for $250 from Guitar Center online. It went from this to this... Basically, I had to clean all the grime off it, put the electronics back to stock, remove silly stickers, and buy a correct trem rod.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted August 21, 2014 Members Share Posted August 21, 2014 Happy New Guitar Day. I've been a fan of Ibanez acoustics for quite a while but I've never owned one of their electrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Busk Posted August 22, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2014 Thanks. I can highly recommend those old Roadstars from the early 80's that were made in Japan. You can get some killer deals if you can deal with grime, settting it up and minor issues. Just make sure the frets are in good shape, and the wood isn't compromised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted August 22, 2014 Members Share Posted August 22, 2014 I liked it with the black knobs better, but reguardless, cool guitar that looks great. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted August 22, 2014 Members Share Posted August 22, 2014 Looks good. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Busk Posted August 22, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2014 I tried to keep it stock. Thanks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted August 23, 2014 Members Share Posted August 23, 2014 Love to hear more about that trem rod replacement - didn't realize that was possible. Only seen one of those online and I've been dying to try one out. Looks like you got a sexy one, big congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chimi Posted August 24, 2014 Members Share Posted August 24, 2014 Killer looking guitar! I've been gassing bad for one of those or a roadstar the last 8 months or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RGfretter Posted August 24, 2014 Members Share Posted August 24, 2014 Nice! I have 2 Roadstars from 1986. Love them. Great guitars. Sweet Blazer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GriffontheRock Posted August 24, 2014 Members Share Posted August 24, 2014 Nice. I have one of the natural finish HB Blazer's I bought new in 81 or so. I had to replace the bridge but everything to include the case is original. It still has an issue with one of the nuts vibrating off of the screws on the neck pick up but everything else is great. Great guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Busk Posted August 24, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 24, 2014 Thanks all! This is the trem rod I purchased to replace the rod that showed up with the guitar. http://www.guitarfetish.com/6mm-Screw-In-Floyd-Rosemade-in-Mexico-replacement-trem-arm-Gold_p_60.html Cheap, and I think it's as close as I am going to get. The original was brass. Mine came with a really crappy looking black one that looked like it was taken from an Indonesian Squier or something. There are tons of cheap Roadstars online, but few blazers. I was only interested in the BL-550 customs and will pick up the metallic blue one when I find one at a decent price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted August 25, 2014 Members Share Posted August 25, 2014 For what it's worth, I've own several Ibanez Blazer and Roadstar guitars and basses. Bought them all back in the '80s and '90s -- all used, but still in like-new condition. As far as Ibanez models went back then, it seemed that nobody cared all that much about the bolt-on models -- it was all about stuff like Destroyer, Iceman, and to a certain degree the Artist models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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