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03-12-2010 08:51 AM | |
Axe Chemist |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Quote:
Originally Posted by cookiemonster
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i stripped my rt240 down to a single hum (just a plug and play type guitar)
![]() the neck is brill on there guitars..... ![]() |
03-12-2010 07:47 AM | |
cookiemonster |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS i stripped my rt240 down to a single hum (just a plug and play type guitar) ![]() the neck is brill on there guitars..... |
03-11-2010 07:44 PM | |
SiGGy |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Hi Axe Chemist, Whilst the 240 was a SSH config they All used the same 450 bodies.Least mine do anyway!!! ;-) I've got a couple of each (240's and 450's). Funny thing is...all have 450 bodies. 2 necks are stamped with 240 and two 450....get this though....one neck on the 240 was stamped 450 and one stamped 240...and one neck on a 450 stamped 240..one 450!!!!! I'd love to find a 452 (The 12 string) keep looking over hear in the GB. I so love these RT guitars. The neck is very similar to the JS. Fit's my hands perfectly!!! I also love the alder sound. I've got a mixture of pickups. Breed, Evolution and Paf Pro combo's. They sound totsl class. Keep promising myself the Andy Timmons combo for one of the 240's!! Cheers SiGGy |
03-09-2010 05:36 PM | |
nickcoumbe |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Nice guitar, great playing! I just got a jamvox this weekend and I am really impressed. |
02-11-2010 11:02 AM | |
Axe Chemist |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Ok, now I was totally curious so I went ahead and popped the neck loose and snapped a few photos and much to my surprise it says "RT 450" on both the neck and the neck pocket. The neck stamp says it all unless they used bodies stamped "450" in the European market for the 250. Like you pointed out, the 240 was an HSS config. so this is definitely not a 240 as mentioned. Hmmmm, the plot thickens. BTW, the pickups are listed as V6. So, I'm going to start calling this a 450 until proven otherwise. I might post this info on the IbanezCollectorsWorld to see what kind of trouble we can stir up ![]() http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/4348980348/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/4734169...n/photostream/ Sorry I can't figure out how to embed the photo. The code link doesn't cooperate. |
02-11-2010 09:19 AM | |
dcord |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Here's a link to the 1992 US supplement catalog. These guitars were introduced in the US at Summer NAMM '92. http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/...=200&year=1992 Here's the 1992 EU Catalog for the RT & RG series. Looks like the '92 RT240 had an HSS configuration. http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/...t_id=197&now=3 And finally, here's the '93 EU catalog page for the RT series. They list an RT250 with nearly the same specs as the US RT450 - HSH pickup configuration. The only difference is the pickups are "V6S" rather than V7/V8 in the US model. http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/..._id=203&now=12 What's weird to me is that the pickups in the RT series do not *look* like V7/V8s. And Europe got an AWESOME amber flame color option on the RT650! |
02-09-2010 06:33 PM | |
TheLivingDead |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Sweet guitar man! Groovy playing too! ![]() |
02-09-2010 05:48 PM | |
Axe Chemist |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Quote:
Originally Posted by hellboar
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Did you have any problems with the REDzLINE pickguard? I bought a RG truss rod cover from them recently and it was like twice as thick as it should be. I had to sand it down forever to get it to fit underneath my tension bar
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02-09-2010 05:25 PM | |
hellboar |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Did you have any problems with the REDzLINE pickguard? I bought a RG truss rod cover from them recently and it was like twice as thick as it should be. I had to sand it down forever to get it to fit underneath my tension bar |
02-09-2010 05:14 PM | |
Axe Chemist |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Quote:
Originally Posted by dcord
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If you're really curious, which you might not be, the model number is usually stamped on the neck's heel and/or in the neck pocket. Admittedly, I may be more curious than you are.
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02-09-2010 05:09 PM | |
dcord |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Quote:
Originally Posted by Axe Chemist
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COOL! Man, if you can find that I'd love to see it! Info on these models is so scarce. I'd love to get my hands on a 452 as well. I saw one a few months ago on the bay that finally sold for around 6 bills. Yikes!
![]() I've found sketchy info (at best) about the RT240, and ones I've seen had the H-S-S configuration. Very interesting guitar. I wish that link (on the page you found) to the European catalog worked. |
02-09-2010 01:33 PM | |
Axe Chemist |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Quote:
Originally Posted by dcord
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And damn. That first jam in G is friggin AWESOME. Lovin' it.
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02-09-2010 01:30 PM | |
Axe Chemist |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Quote:
Originally Posted by dcord
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The RT line was introduced late in '92. I have the catalog supplement here somewhere. My RT650 was a '92 as well. Ibanez introduced the RT452 12-string in 1993.
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02-09-2010 01:30 PM | |
dcord |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS And damn. That first jam in G is friggin AWESOME. Lovin' it. |
02-09-2010 01:29 PM | |
Axe Chemist |
Re: NGD - Ibanez RT 240VS Quote:
Originally Posted by dcord
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Interesting. I'd never heard of the 240 version. My RT650 had a sticker on the back of the headstock that said "RT650". LOL. The Non-US theory makes sense though. Does yours have the push/pull tone pot to split the 'buckers?
And yeah, I loved the neck on that guitar. Ibanez definitely got it right. Too bad they didn't give the series more of a chance. It's basically a 24 fret Strat with humbuckers. ![]() |
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