I bought this guitar a while ago for $350 (with a practice amp). The guitar was a used 1993 model (I think...it is hard to tell what year becuase the serial number on the back is carved in rather than printed on a sticker...I will post a pic of the serial number later).

Anyway, I bought the guitar because the pickups on the guitar are worth $300 alone, and I could always use the floyd rose trem. However, I really like the sounds and playability of the guitar. I cannot find a model that looks exactly like this one. Some of the S Series, EX series, etc look close, but not exactly the same. Does anyone have an idea of what model this is?

Thanks!

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Interesting guitar - I'm guessing its' a late eighties Korean made S model.

I don't think its that early...it has an AANJ. And also, any of the S series guitars would have either an Edge or a ZR..not an OFR. In fact I can't name an ibanez with an OFR from memory...

In all honesty, to me it looks like a mongrel or project guitar that someone put an Ibanez neck on...

Its a fake ibby from asia,i've seen a few of these in my time and most were owned by guys from those countries.The biggest give away that its a fake (apart from everything,hardware,dimensions,fit n finish etc..) is it has 24 frets! We only received that on our real Ibanez's this year remember! I have in the past looked at getting one of these because of the 24 frets,but just was'nt happy with them,however i know i guy in the Philipines with an excellent one with sharkfins and very precise dimensions! It could pass as genuine with some tweaks.

Well, that and the hideous logo. (no offense)

Ah, didn't notice that it had 24 frets.

Well, I know that the neck is not the same as the body. I believe that the neck is newer. It looks and feels a lot like the Wizard II. I believe it was a project guitar which is fine by me because it sounds great and has nice hardware (pickups, trem, tuners, etc). However, I do believe that the body is a Korean or Jap made Ibanez body. It is most def mahogany wood (the weight and look of the wood under the finish gives it away). I assume that someone took their guitar and upgraded to a floyd rose, upgraded the pickups, and upgraded to a Wizard II 24 jumbo fret neck). Maybe I am wrong...any thoughts? If this body is a fake, then it is a pretty nice quality fake. I do know that the previous owner repainted the neck to match the guitar more. That led me to believe he took it off of a newer Ibanez.