1971/72 Ibanez 2353L (Post your 70s Ibanez)

[Rat Blitz]

My brother in Montreal did me a big favor. He drove to a little village 90 minutes north of Montreal to pick up this 1971/72 Ibanez 2353L for me.
It's been made fretless and refinished sometime in its past.
It's the lightest bass I've ever played. Must be hollow. And I assumed that the lighter the bass the less balls it would have. Wrong!
This pickup howls.

Post your 70s Ibanez copies. They are a thing of beauty!

 

[godofthunder59]

Here is my 1976 Ibanez Destroyer I bought new in '76. It has been through several incarnations over the years. The version you see now was settled on in '85 though up until a month ago it had a black pick guard. I saw a stock Destroyer with a w/b/w pg and said man I have to go back to that ! So I ordered up some material and made a new guard. The pickups are a '60s Gibson mudbucker and a '80s custom Bartolini Thunderbird pick up. I think I am going to install a chrome covered Thunderbird pick up, either a Lull or a '76 cover stuffed with a Seymour Duncan 60's repro Thunderbird pup.

 

[Ecuadorbob]

Hello there
just got this bass on trade, I'm a guitar player but have been wanting a bass for a while now, traded for this and was told that it's a 1971 Ibanez 2353L, most of the research I have done leads me to believe its mostly original, covers are after market, not sure about the pegs, this bass looks like a complete restoration and is super clean.. almost to clean and makes me wonder.. also I have seen ibanez pearl inlay and also Ibanez in black on head stock so any info on any of these details would be great

this will basically be the bass I will learn on, a few things are bothering me like can't get intonation on every string with only 2 saddles (have swapped all triple saddles on my tele's for individual ones) will probably do the same here, bridge seems to be a little off anyway, seen many post's and some say it's nothing special others say they are very good copies, wondering what it would be worth as a complete resto and if existing and other changes would decrease value, love the vintage look and short scale for learning as a guitar player

would love comments on this bass and if you can help me identify original and non original parts I would greatly appreciate

 

[Ecuadorbob]