ibanez roadster rs 800 £150 on ebay seems reasonable

[stu_g]

ibanez roadster rs800 on ebay looks good ive got a rs900 love it seems a reasonable price heres link:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320225600882&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=011[/url]

[sgt-pluck]

I was looking at that - I reckon it's been refinished. Nice though. Tempted

Pluck

[stu_g]

[quote name='sgt-pluck' post='153529' date='Mar 8 2008, 11:25 AM']I was looking at that - I reckon it's been refinished. Nice though. Tempted

Pluck[/quote]
yeah think you may be right there i found original catalogue on a website somewhere recently will post link f i can find it again

[sgt-pluck]

[quote name='stu_g' post='153536' date='Mar 8 2008, 11:40 AM']yeah think you may be right there i found original catalogue on a website somewhere recently will post link f i can find it again[/quote]

Yep I've seen a couple of catalogues on t'net somewhere - none of them show a white roadster IIRC. In fact the seller has lifted his description directly from one of the catalogues!

Edited March 8, 2008 by sgt-pluck

[Bassassin]

Here's my favourite Ibby catalogue archive:

[url="http://www.ibanez.ru/info/index.php?catalog"]http://www.ibanez.ru/info/index.php?catalog[/url]

RS800/900:

[url="http://www.ibanez.ru/info/catalog/1979/09.jpg"]http://www.ibanez.ru/info/catalog/1979/09.jpg[/url]

There will likely be some lovely wood under the refin - it'd probably be worth digging it out, I had a similar experience with my Cimar refurb project:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10819"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10819[/url]

And that's a pretty decent BIN, I'd say - looks original & in decent condition, apart from the refin - and these are a lot more scarce than Blazers, for example.

J.

Edited March 8, 2008 by Bassassin

[sgt-pluck]

Anyone know what the nut width/neck profile is on these? P or J?

Edited March 8, 2008 by sgt-pluck

[Stewart]

P-like neck, but slimmer front-back - 41mm nut.
The body isn't onepiece- its a laminate.

Very nice, but heavy as ****!

[sgt-pluck]

[quote name='Stewart' post='153655' date='Mar 8 2008, 04:59 PM']P-like neck, but slimmer front-back - 41mm nut.
The body isn't onepiece- its a laminate.

Very nice, but heavy as ****![/quote]

Thanks for the info. I can see one of these in my future!

[stu_g]

[quote name='sgt-pluck' post='153670' date='Mar 8 2008, 05:26 PM']Thanks for the info. I can see one of these in my future![/quote]
my rs900 weighs a ton and has active tone controls it really rminds me of a 70s precision i used to own i will never sell it its a classic mines a 79 model