I picked up this beauty on Wednesday. It's a 1986 Ibanez Roadstar II. I'm pretty sure it's a RB850 Deluxe, but that's not important. I absolutely love it. I saw it in a mom and pop music store nearby and played it unplugged, as well as a few others. I was just killing time and didn't think too much about it then. Later that day I couldn't get it off my mind. I went back the next day and asked them if they would hold it a few days, and they agreed. I knew I wanted it, but had to clear out some space and let the Mrs. know what I was up to.
It was on consignment by the original owner. It came with the OHSC and still had the sales receipt from 1986 in the case. It still has protective film on the control cover and stickers on the pickups. I am going to leave the film on, but not sure about taking off the stickers.
Except for a very tiny ding on the bottom, it's flawless. It looks like it was barely played. The frets have practically no wear, but they were a little tarnished. I polished the frets and lemon oiled the fretboard and put on a set of Rotosounds. The setup is already perfect. The action is very low and it plays wonderfully. To me, it sounds really good and has a nice little growl. But it can cover a lot of bases tonally.
It has active pickups with passive controls, Blend, Vol. and Tone. Simple just how I like. And as a nice touch, and salute to Japanese quality of the time, the truss rod cover and battery door are metal. I'm not a wood expert, but I was told the body is alder. The neck is 3 piece maple. In case it's not obvious, I am really happy with this new guitar!
It was on consignment by the original owner. It came with the OHSC and still had the sales receipt from 1986 in the case. It still has protective film on the control cover and stickers on the pickups. I am going to leave the film on, but not sure about taking off the stickers.
Except for a very tiny ding on the bottom, it's flawless. It looks like it was barely played. The frets have practically no wear, but they were a little tarnished. I polished the frets and lemon oiled the fretboard and put on a set of Rotosounds. The setup is already perfect. The action is very low and it plays wonderfully. To me, it sounds really good and has a nice little growl. But it can cover a lot of bases tonally.
It has active pickups with passive controls, Blend, Vol. and Tone. Simple just how I like. And as a nice touch, and salute to Japanese quality of the time, the truss rod cover and battery door are metal. I'm not a wood expert, but I was told the body is alder. The neck is 3 piece maple. In case it's not obvious, I am really happy with this new guitar!
