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The owner of this bass was not sure if in fact this ’77 Ibanez Silver Series bass was considered a “lawsuit” bass or not.There is some debate on this. We’re saying it is – but just barely. The defining lawsuit of the era was Norlin (owner of Gibson at the time) vs.
Elger/Hoshino U.S.A., filed in June 1977 that ultimately resulted in being settled out of court in February 1978. Now while this doesn’t cover Fender copy designs specifically, that was the lawsuit where very-close copies of the designs stopped after that, putting the ’77 Ibanez seen here just barely within “lawsuit era” territoryunless you have a better explanation. Please feel free to post a comment below if you have better information concerned the lawsuit-era guitars and basses of the ’70s from Ibanez.Owner Tony Green writes (short but sweet):Photos taken a few days ago – original condition 1977 (March) Ibanez Silver Series Jazz Bass – I don’t know if this is a “lawsuit” bass but it is that era.Want YOUR bass to be featured for Bass of the Week?Categories Post navigation. Hi Eric – as my only bass for many years I never realised the value of what I had other than it earned me a lot of money. The purchase was by accident – I thought I had an amp problem and was using this guitar in the shop to try out amps – I purchased a Roland SB100 which I still use – when I got it home I found it wasn’t the amp is was the Maton B250 guitar I owned which had a fault in the pickup – raced back to the shop and traded the Maton for the Ibanez – sorry I didn’t keep the Maton as there were only about 60 to 70 made and they are now worth heaps. Regards Tony. I own a 1977 Silver Series Fretless Precision SN F774242 Sunburst finish, maple neck, maple fingerboard that I had modified into a PJ.
It looks, plays, and sounds great! The build quality is as good or better than any of the Fenders I own or have owned.
My only regret is that I could have bought the Jazz Bass too with the money I saved when I decided I liked the Silver Series BETTER than the Fenders I compared it with. The 1977 Silver Series is one of my all time favorite basses. I bought it in 1977 when I was 17. 40 Years later, it has lasted a lifetime and looks, sounds and plays as great the day I bought it. I wish they still made them!!!. BEAUTIFUL grain on the body! My comment is a cross between the first few I read – compliment/observation; 3rd commenter intimated the (to me) coincidence that both Gibson & Fender’s quality control suffered greatly during the 1970s – while Japanese-made guitars seemed the opposite.In the early 1980s I bought a secondhand Ibanez Jazz Bass neck; after Silver Series/lawsuit era, as the headstock had (to me) an ugly contoured slot routed where a Fender logo would normally be, along with a ‘hook’ on the end of the sweeping curve from the nut & the ‘bulb’ at the end.
The neck itself is beautiful Birds Eye Maple, but the f/board itself is bland maple (more like Balsa wood) – with weird markers. So I filled in the headstock slot with small shavings/sawdust (Oregon – another name for Douglas Fir) mixed with PVA glue – and when I put it on a Jazz body of unknown origin – everyone thought it was a Fender!Except 1 bass player – who immediately stated “That’s an Ibanez!”. Hey guys – thanks for the comments – have been wondering whether to hang on to it or sell – given I only play 5 or 6 string now. Does anybody have an idea what the value might be? The second number on the neck-plate is a security number engraved as part of an anti-theft identification program sponsored by Police – silly really as all I should have done was record the actual serial number. If I sell the guitar I need to provide written certification of the transfer of ownership. There are no ‘dings’ at all and the only “repair” has been having the rear cover re-chromed.
The front cover is removed when playing. First off, that’s a great bass. Looks awesome and if it’s like it’s contemporaries it probably plays wonderfully. Nice find!Secondly, unless you can point to an actual “lawsuit” over a particular instrument it isn’t a “Lawsuit” instrument.AFAIK, that pretty much limits it to A few Ibanez Les Paul copies and possibly some Rickenbacker clones though if folks can point to other lawsuits I’d love to know about them.“Lawsuit” has virtually lost any real definition and become a term that sellers slap on any MIJ (sometimes other origins too) instrument with a possibly-copyright-infringing headstock.
It’s usually a weak attempt to associate the instrument being sold with some of the really high quality copies that certain Japanese factories made in the 70’s.All this to say “Buyer beware!”Just because it’s old, made in Japan and has a famous headstock doesn’t make it a “Lawsuit” instrument or necessariliy better quality than other instruments. If there wasn’t a lawsuit, don’t pay more for “Lawsuit”.By the same token, if it’s a great vintage bass it shouldn’t matter if it was the subject of legal action. Hi Karl, I’m not hung up on the “Lawsuit” bit – I just loved it to play and to look at when I bought it as posted above it was quite an accidental purchase and they were not giving it away by any means. We are talking 1970’s here and I paid about $300 AUD for the bass and $1000 AUD for the amp – these were big amounts back then and $1 USD was worth about 90c AUD. The guitar was very unique and stood out like dogs – so the shop had a markup – but it has played so well for so long – even now other bass players are using it for learning and recording and everyone who plays it just loves it – except me since I moved on to a 5 or 6 string – now my fingers get tangled when I try to go back to the 4 string – keep looking for the bottom ‘B’ or top ‘C’. No it does not make a “Law Suit bass in Law any more than it makes it s Fender because it’s cut like one! Only those companies names are held to be legaly a Lawsuit instrument!
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However if someone went shead and made a copy after the fact, and tje case was settled in law. There would be a precedent in law that this Ibanez had breached the ruling. The company would lose a case in court because the precedent existed in law. That would just make the Ibanez an illegal copy.
Nut unless they fought a court case tjere would be no lawsuit specific to that instrument. No case no lawsuitIts a cheap copy given value if its real, by its age and condition only! I have a 69 Hohner Jazz made in West Germany.
Its a close copy to the Fender Jazz but they cut the control panel and pick guard out of alignment so it looks different and avoided a lawsuit! I used it for 30 years and its in its original decal covered bass case.
I toured all Europe with it and the case bares proof. The bass is in great condition. Hope my legal/ commefcial law experience helped?. Hey Ziggy – Hohner make great guitars and you are right about the differences in the control panels. The only difference I can see with the Ibanez compared to Fender Jazz is the name Ibanez Silver Series. There was nothing about “lawsuit” that I was aware of when I bought it or later for that matter – I just thought it was a great guitar (a) to play and (b) to look at. If you toured for thirty years you must be nearly as old as I am.
I remember seeing ELO live in England and Captain Beefheart, FF and Z – who said nothing happened in the 70’s. Hi Tony,Very nice bass, both appearance and, I’m sure, sound.I also have a natural finish 1977 Silver Series jazz.
It was my second bass and my first decent one. Acquired in 1983 and have never considered selling it.
A couple years ago, I became the happy owner of 1978 Silver Series precision (sunburst).Regarding your question of value: Silver Series basses sell for $400-$700 in the U.S. (based on my watching for them coming up for sale, and actually selling). I think you would be doing well to get US$600 plus if selling. But find the right collector and you might get closer to $1000 given the mint condition.Despite being such great basses, they aren’t valued as deserved since it doesn’t say Fender on the headstock. Thanks MrMan – by “back breaker” can I presume we are talking about the weight of the guitar? It is beautiful – all the years I have had it I have never tired of just looking at it – I also like looking at just about every other guitar I see.
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I have 5 bass guitars, The Silver Series, a Soundgear (Ibanez) SR 375M 5 string, a Soundgear SRFF806 Fan Fretted 6 string, a Steinberger Synapse 5 string and and an Artist Dreadnought acoustic with a Fishman pickup and electronic controls and EQ. I have a 5 string U-Bass being made by Kala – it is a California U-Bass and will be made of “Koa” wood – there are restrictions on rosewood exports from the USA to Australia so I had to go for a maple fretboard – sorry for running off at the keyboard – I would love to make a bass from scratch but may not have the skills – Tony. I have an early 70’s El Degas copy of a Gibson EB-3. I also have the “original”, a ’69 Gibson EB-3.
The El Degas is pound for pound just as good quality and sounds just as amazing, with just minor wiring differences. Not a lawsuit guitar, but a lawsuit era guitar.There was only one or two lawsuits in this era, which put Japan on notice that other lawsuits could be coming.
The only true “lawsuit” guitars were those models involved, but the “lawsuit era” constitutes the time when all these copies were made.Fender more recently lost a case trying to trademark their iconic body design, but unfortunately waited too long. Their design had become so ingrained in the culture, that the design was basically “common use”.Tony, do not sell that guitar. I guarantee you will miss it, just like your Maton. But then I have GAS, so I’m sure I’m biased about letting go of gear!.
Hi Martin – I think you are right – given the responses on the Best Bass Gear post and other comments I have received on Facebook I better hang on to it. If I sold it to make room I would be kicking myself I am sure. What you say about the Fender body design explains why companies are making guitars which are virtually exact specification but with their own twist – e.g. I have a Dean Zelinsky Private Label Tagliare which looks just like a ‘strat’ but it has his patented Z-Glide neck and extra ‘sidekick’ pickups with heaps of carving.
I love Gibsons – I have an SG the same spec as Angus and it is my favourite “guitar”. Pity I can’t play it like him!!
That 69 EB-3 must be worth a bucket? The body shape is as per the SG. Thanks Gordon – for years it was the only guitar I had apart from my 12 string acoustic. Free movies. The bass put my kids through school and paid the mortgage but I never had the money to spend on gear that I would have liked and conversely now I am retired I have more guitars than I can poke a stick at. Funny old world. Luckily I had good gear which never gave me trouble through all those years – (the guitar and the Roland amp that is) – PA’s, desks, power amps, mics and leads are another story.
Regards Tony. HI Dwayne – I have never owned a Precision but many swear by them.
At the time I was using it to try out amps in the shop I tried a number of other basses first but found the Silver Series was the one that just felt right as soon as you started playing. It also had very simple controls which would be helpful with my newer basses – I have to leave the perspex instructions on now so I can remember what each knob does! I would be interested to find out what I could get for it but would end up kicking myself if I sold it – then again 40 years is a long time.
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Compatible with Roland G-202, G-303, G-505, G-707 and G-808.3.02.2010 I created a new profile so that my login is correctly spelt. Is there something written that shows what the letters are of guitar serial numbers?.Shop for the Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Effects Pedal and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price.Yesterday I dropped by guitar center to poke around on some bass heads, and I noticed something about the different basses I tested. I own a modified Squier J bass, so that's my baseline, and I typically grab a similar fender thing to plunk around on at a guitar store. Yesterday, however, I wanted to try out a fretless, and the only one they had was an Ibanez RBGB-x-whateverthehell, so I hooked it up. And I was damn impressed!
The setup was far better than any of the stock Fenders they had hangi.A model number could look like this: RG3520Z where RG is the code for RG series, the specific. Ibanez model numbers are used to identify a guitar model.Hi guys, I found this old Ibanez GSR205 bass and want to sell it but looking at it I thought it might be a fake. From what I've seen the GSR205 has active pre (thus 4 knobs) but this one has no battery and 3 knobs; the circuit is kind of messy too.
But what made me doubt the most was the serial number. It says Made in Indonesia, serial I001010657. But from what I saw here (the I00 would mean Cort Indonesia Factory year 2000, but.Decode ibanez serial numbers. 2.0) The Ibanez serial decoder supports 14 factories and 7 serial formats.Hello!
I was thinking about selling my Ibanez ICB250 iceman bass (Google it for pictures, the one with the skull).I do not play bass, I'm more into guitars, I only bought it for fun but its been sitting in the corner for years. My friend is somewhat into bass and got really excited when he saw it, I told him I'll most likely sell it to him if he wanted to buy it. I was just going to check in with you guys if you know any good sites that can value bases?, or at least explain what to look for.Plate serial numbers have nothing to do with headstock serial numbers.
In a case where a guitar has both the true serial.Ibanez ar420 Traded an Epiphone Lucille for this and some cash. Pretty happy with it but there is what I think is a hairline laquer crack at the neck joint. I have included a photo of it. Should I be worried? Also suspicious of the serial number sticker but the serial seems to check out. The guitar itself plays nicely.
Action a bit too low causing the bass strings to buzz a bit but I can fix that easily.Hello People, I just bought this ibanez BTB bass guitar from a friend of mine who had it in his basement for over five years. It cost me 150 euros but i can not seem to find what type this is.
The serial number is W720574. I only found that its made in World Plant, Korea July 2002 Production Number: 574 Is there anyone who knows what type Ibanez BTB this is? And maybe what it is worth?.IBANEZ MODEL DATING & IDENTIFICATION It may be easier to date an. 1979- 1980: Musician Series basses, Studio Series guitars, and an 8-string bass.Instead of buying a Gibson or other Les Paul style guitar and desecrating it upon the highest levels of debauchery, I decided to purchase one from China, fully customized to specs that would be impossible to replicate for the price. Specs: Mahogany body with maple cap.(didn't matter if its a single or three piece to me).
Mahogany neck Binding on body, neck and headstock 1 volume tone.(it came with a plastic knob, but they included 4 gold metal knobs). Single pickup Pickguard with no nec.Found this spiffy site that lets you punch in the serial number on your IBANEZ guitar and it will tell you when, and where it was made and.Front row, left to right:.Gretsch Electromatic 5120 (2007). I painted the stock clear pickguard gold, and drilled some dice for knobs. I'd been obsessing over Brian Setzer's guitar at the time.Epiphone Elitist Sheraton (2004). I added a Bigsby B5 to this guitar recently.PRS SE Custom 24 25th Anniversary (2010). I replaced the original tuners with Grover mini-Locking Rotomatics. Kind of an impulse buy since the 25th anniversary model had the.I posted that I am interested in purchasing a used s520ex, I thought it was the newest version but I was told the guy bought it about 3 years ago.A couple of friends of mine got burglarized last night sometime after 10pm in South Austin.
Along with a couple of computers, a brand new HD TV, and a bunch of money (that had recently been raised to help pay for one of my friends medical costs), they took a TON of musical equipment. This stuff was my friends heart and soul and it would be great if we could spread the word and try to get this stuff back. Here are some pics of the guitars: imgur link(Descriptions and.Hey Zach, I have owned this Ibanez “lawsuit” guitar for over 25 years and I’d like to know a little more about it. The serial number on the neck plate is.This weekend, the band Five and Dangerous were in Dublin to play a gig at the Academy, and on the Sunday night their van was broken into and several pieces of gear were taken.
There's a chance the gear could surface, and it would be great if anyone who might be in a position to notice these kind of things could be made aware of the gear that was taken; Drum gear;. Premier Classic hand hammered snare drum. DW Machined double kick pedal (this is a very new piece of kit, so not many are around.Serial Number Help: What does CP at the beginning of an Ibanez serial. Basses 1994 Ibanez SR 500 1995 Ibanez SR 500 2007 Ibanez SR.This weekend, the band Five and Dangerous were in Dublin to play a gig at the Academy, and on the Sunday night their van was broken into and several pieces of gear were taken. There's a chance the gear could surface, and it would be great if anyone who might be in a position to notice these kind of things could be made aware of the gear that was taken; Four Gibson Les Paul Guitars.
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