Showing posts with label Ibanez Acoustic Guitar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ibanez Acoustic Guitar. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

1990s Ibanez Model No. PF5-12 12-String Acoustic Guitar

Vintage budget line 12-string guitar, Made in Korea, solid guitar to use at church or the beach


The serial number seems to indicate that this particular box was built in 1992, but it's tough to validate Ibanez acoustics from this era. Even though this guitar is bare bones all the way, it plays nice enough for what it is, I had it set up with D'Addario Acoustic XLs and the brights really sounded pretty.

I held on to this guitar for nearly 10 years, before I upgraded to a nicer Takamine from the same era and even used it to record some tracks. These made in Korea models don't seem to pop up as often as the newer Chinese-made guitars, but $150-200 should be the most to put out for one of the Performance Series guitars.

Thanks for looking, more high-resolutions pictures here.

Friday, March 1, 2013

1998 Ibanez Performance PF5NT Acoustic Guitar

Classic look and feel, great beginner guitar from a company with a great reputation

 

Like Ibanez electric guitars, this dreadnought has a thin neck that plays real easy, combine that with it's budget line status and it makes for the perfect beginner guitar.
This guitar looks great, the wing-tipped pickguard (tortoise shell) and bridge combination give it a classic vintage feel.

The overall sound does leave a bit to be desired, but you can't really have it all in this price range. Not recommended for gigging or recording, but not a bad beater for the intermediate player. You can pick up a used model in various online locations, usually starting at around $75.

Top: Spruce (Laminate)
Body: Mahogany
Finish: Natural High Gloss 
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Dreadnought Body
Tortoise-shell Pickguard
Made in Korea

Thank you for looking. More high-resolution pictures here.