Your guitar, an ST 50, was part of the Studio series introduced in 1979. The modifications you made to your guitar are tasteful, and we aren’t talking about a high-quality vintage instrument from the ’50s or ’60s.
When the lawsuit centering around the assertion that Ibanez was copying Gibson’s designs was settled shortly after it was filed in 1977, the company was already producing several of its own designs, and by 1979 Ibanez’s entire catalog was void of any obvious copies. I’ve written about early Ibanez guitar history in previous columns and touched on the company’s infamous “lawsuit” models in both, so I encourage readers to check those articles out for more information on Ibanez’s interesting background. That said, guitar collectors might look at it a little differently since they are interested in the investment aspect as well. An inexpensive early 1990s Washburn acoustic/electric is still my player of choice.
Trash or treasure?įirst of all, I like telling all guitarists that if you find a guitar that sounds and plays well-regardless of how much you paid for it-it’s a treasure. So I’m very curious what you think of my guitar. I’ve played the guitar often over the years and I love the feel and sound, which I believe is because of the compound radius. It is in very good condition overall, but I had some work done, including installing Lollar pickups, all new wiring and switching, a new nut, Grover tuners, and I had it re-fretted. I bought this guitar from a small shop on Sunset Boulevard in 1986 for $200.
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