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has anyone seen these? many know that i'm a raging fan of the vintage ibanez artist series, and this really has me excited. apparently they will be available in the states. i just saw one on eBay new for around $875. an all mahogany modern legit japanese made ibanez artist. sort of a reissue, but they're slightly different from the old models, but very close in spirit. i have always wished i could find an old artist in black with block inlays and white binding. i have an old black artist with white binding, but you know, block inlays are awesome... and here it is. i've only seen pics of one old one like that. they don't really exist. this is an extremely rare instance of a new guitar that i actually really want, and it seems like they actually didn't fuck up anything that was cool about the old ones. it's pretty much got everything. good color scheme, chrome hardware (i hate gold hardware), set neck, japanese made, and apparently affordable (relatively).

http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/page14 ... T_lnHsk--9

I would be suuuuper fucking into this if they didn't have a thin neck. Man...

i could be wrong, and i usually am, but i think those are the same thickness as the OG artists from the late 70's-early 80's. my 81 artist certainly feels thinner than an sg but it's comparable to an early 2000's les paul that i had. possibly a little wider, but the thickness is similar. i love the feel of it.

also, i might be wrong about them being available in the US. the one on eBay ships from japan. i can't find any evidence of them being in the US. i really hope they sell them over here.

Interesting. I had heard once that they were more like 50s LP necks but I've never played one so I have no idea.

I always felt like that was a really cool guitar design. I'd love to check one out anyway