Vintage 1985 Ibanez Roadstar RS525 Black Seymour Duncan Blackouts 18v Pro Rock’r
Item History & Price
Vintage 1985 Ibanez Roadstar RS525 Black Seymour Duncan Blackouts 18v Pro Rock’r. Condition is Used.
Wow is all that can really be said about this absolutely amazing guitar. Ibanez throughly the years impress without fail. And if your familiar with these models then you know a vast majority of them being made in the famous japanese plant fujigen have some of the best craftsmanship around. The Roadstar series the predecessor to the now RG series ruled the 80s and 90s with some of t...he most memorable instruments This particular guitar has been played and loved through out its lifetime and is exceedingly apparent. This guitars stock pickups were removed and replaced with a set of active Seymour Duncan blackouts and modded to 18v with 2!! Yes you read right ! 2 new 9v batteries. Will absolutely blow you away with the amount of gain. Also another hole for a 4th knob was added and this controls the tone of the tone of the neck pickup rather than the traditional 2 Vol 1 Tone setupAlso appears that one of the fine tuners is missing and a generic screw has taken its place but works great and have had no reason to source another. There doesn’t seem to be anything structurally wrong and absolutely no cracks or repairs can be found. All of the frets play thought out and the setup job is excellent. Included is the original bar for the pro Rock’r Tremolo and the original hardshell case. Sold as pictured If you have any questions feel free to contact me
Wow is all that can really be said about this absolutely amazing guitar. Ibanez throughly the years impress without fail. And if your familiar with these models then you know a vast majority of them being made in the famous japanese plant fujigen have some of the best craftsmanship around. The Roadstar series the predecessor to the now RG series ruled the 80s and 90s with some of t...he most memorable instruments This particular guitar has been played and loved through out its lifetime and is exceedingly apparent. This guitars stock pickups were removed and replaced with a set of active Seymour Duncan blackouts and modded to 18v with 2!! Yes you read right ! 2 new 9v batteries. Will absolutely blow you away with the amount of gain. Also another hole for a 4th knob was added and this controls the tone of the tone of the neck pickup rather than the traditional 2 Vol 1 Tone setupAlso appears that one of the fine tuners is missing and a generic screw has taken its place but works great and have had no reason to source another. There doesn’t seem to be anything structurally wrong and absolutely no cracks or repairs can be found. All of the frets play thought out and the setup job is excellent. Included is the original bar for the pro Rock’r Tremolo and the original hardshell case. Sold as pictured If you have any questions feel free to contact me
