Ok, the casual drop-by at the last
Swee Lee Katong Sale (26-11-2010) entailed into an acquisition episode. Accidental, of course. While walking around the store- in the hope of finding some desirable basses- I stumbled upon the long discontinued
Ibanez SA1260. Gave it a quick unplugged testing (no testing during SALE day please...) & it was for keeps. Back in 2004 when this guitar was one of the Prestige highlight (before it became the blueprint for Andy Timmons' AT200/ 300) no Prestige hard case was offered so it came with Ibanez's equally commendable M100C case instead.
The SA1260 are one of the few Prestige models to feature a set of chrome tuners.
A reminder of the SA's curved body top akin to that of the S-Series' feature but not as pronounced.
The feature I like most is the SA's SAT Pro bridge which is devoid of sharp edges & screw protrusions. I don't foresee the use of the guitar's whammy in time to come so the bridge was set flat & flushed against the body's top surface.
The Ibanez V-series pickups; the single coils here sound great- not as chimey as Fender's but lots of overwound-type warmth. However, the humbucker will have to go.
8 comments:
"accidental"... i like this word :)
This is truly a guitar of my taste, simple and functional. I do the same thing with the bridges as you did here. The fact that the bridge has nothing sharp or protruding is absolutely great! I usually do not like Ibanez's but this one is OK by me (also the fixed RGT6EXFX)
I wish you some nice music played on this one!
how much you bought it for?
Sweet guitar! Have fun with it, till GAS attacks..hehe
wow it's been in the store for 6 years!?!
he he... it's stored somewhere for some time but brought out for the sale.
"Hello Hon, Im here at a guitar shop just looking around when I accident I dropped a guitar and i need to pay for it.. Dont worry i wasnt hurt or anything, see you later for dinner ok?"
he he... this kinda dialogue won't happen. i'm free to bring home my guitars without having to explain the acquisition :-)
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