FS: Early 90s Ibanez RG560

[LucSulla]

Hey all, I've been trying to move this Ibanez for about a month on Reverb. It's been slow going, so I thought I might post it here. The link to the add is https://reverb.com/item/80861001-ibanez-rg560-jb-standard-1991-1992-jewel-blue.

It's a great shredder for the money if you get along with wizard necks. Neck pockets aren't cracked, nor are the locking nut holes in the neck. Other than that, there are a few dings, but it's in pretty good shape. Has IBZ USA (DiMarzio) pups in the bridge and neck. I'd part with it for $650 shipped CONUS to any buyers here. I think any less than that and I might as well keep it. I've gigged it more than a few times. 

 

 

Edited June 13, 2024 by LucSulla

[Tortious]

Wow, cool. I gigged one of those a bunch from like 88-94. Never saw another one after I sold it in the late 90's. 550's by the trainload, but 560's seem much less  common.

GLWTS.

[Cboss]

Is that a Rosewood or ebony board?

[topekatj]

19 minutes ago, Cboss said:

Is that a Rosewood or ebony board?

Looks to be dark rosewood 

https://ibanez.fandom.com/wiki/RG560

[LucSulla]

4 hours ago, Cboss said:

Is that a Rosewood or ebony board?

It's rosewood from back when rosewood used to be that dark. 

[LucSulla]

Price change bump. 

[Eli]

If the serial number math is accurate, that's an '89.  I just recently bought one in red off CL and it's fantastic.  Can't recommend these late 80's, early 90's Ibanez guitars enough.  I've owned a ton (and still own quite a few).  Best of luck with the sale!

[LucSulla]

Thanks. I really had no idea when it was made. I should probably just keep the damn thing. I'm trying to sell a couple of things to pay off some guitars I bought that I like more, but it's getting close to not being worth it at this point. It's a helluva guitar and much more than just a plinker if you get on with wizard necks. 

[tbonesullivan]

Wizard necks ARE great, whether it's the earlier scarf joint type, or the laminated type that they use now. While they are considered "thin", I definitely get along with them better than the thin early 90s Hamer necks like on the Specials. Ibanez has made great stuff for decades, and continues to make great stuff.

Good luck with the sale! I'm kind of surprised it's still around, given how popular the 80's style guitars have been getting lately.

Edited June 14, 2024 by tbonesullivan

[Jakeboy]

It IS the right color…

[Jimbilly]

I've never encountered a MIJ Ibanez I didn't like. 

I have understood that dating those is easy, similar to Hamer: 1st digit after the F is the year in the decade?  However, taking a look at my '83 Roadstar ii bass, D83 is how it starts, but I think for the mid 80s and later Fujigen builds it's F then the year of that decade?

[stonge]

Iirc (and I probably don't lol) ibanez in the 80s had a letter prefix for the month and then two digits for the year. I had a Holdsworth model with F85nnnn which I think meant June 1985.

That reminds me that I have an RB650 bass that I loaned out to a friend a couple decades ago. I should probably ping him and get it back lol.

[Eli]

There's a transition period in the mid 80's where you get both methods:

 

Method one (later 80's): F (stands for Fujigen factory) then first number is the last number of the year 9=1989.  This gets fuzzy as it goes into the 90's (you have to know the models), but by '97, they start using the last two digits of the year, ex: F97---- = 1997.

Method two (late 70's/early 80s): The first letter is a month code (A=Jan, B= Feb, etc) and the next two numbers are the last two digits of the year, the following numbers are the production number for that month.  So: F77--- was built in June 1977.

1985-6 seems to be the crossover year, as you can find examples of both methods in either year.

 

I'm sorta repeating what stonge said, aren't I? 🤣

Edited June 14, 2024 by Eli
clarity

[stonge]

7 hours ago, Eli said:

I'm sorta repeating what stonge said, aren't I? 🤣

You have better details about the Fujigen numbers. I never saw those; I went from the Holdsworths right into the Jems and Universes. I still have an 83 AS80 - the guy I bought it from had an X2N in the bridge so I swapped out the pickups for a JB and a 59n (long before i got into Hamers).

[LucSulla]

Sold

[scottcald]

Someone got a good deal.

 

[LucSulla]

3 hours ago, scottcald said:

Someone got a good deal.

 

Just before it sold, I discovered the five-way was toast. Re-soldered everything, and it would work for a bit and then go out. Guessing the switch was baked. I knocked another $50 off for a $12 part and 30 minutes of soldering work.

So someone got a MIJ Ibanez from the classic years for a really good deal, I think.