Ibanez Jet King | |
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Manufacturer | Ibanez |
Construction | |
Body type | Solid |
Neck joint | Bolt-on |
Woods | |
Body | Basswood(JTK1) Mahogany(JTK2,3,4) |
Neck | Maple |
Hardware | |
Bridge | Tune-o-matic |
Colors available | |
Varies with Model |
The Ibanez Jet King is the term for a family of electric guitars sold by Ibanez. The family includes:
According to the Harmony Central press release the original JTK1 had the following pickups: Neck Pickup: Powersound PSND1 Humbucker, Bridge Pickup: Powersound PSND2 Humbucker. Some owners of the JTK1 have however reported finding Ibanez Super 58 pickups... although whether these were later production models and shortly before the phasing towards JTK2 is unestablished. It had a different body compared to later versions, with a smaller upper horn and the tuners were 3-a-side. It was available in Butterscotch Transparent, Ivory, Metallic Light Blue, and Black Red Sunburst.
The Jet King 2 (Also, Jet King II, Jetking II, JTK2) was essentially an upgrade of the original. The machine heads now were on one side, and the body was changed to its current shape.
The first and discontinued edition of the Jet King II is probably the most collectible of all the range.[ citation needed] The body is finished in brown sunburst with tortoise pickguard and has two Ibanez Super 58 pickups for neck and bridge. The Jet King II models made from 2003/11 to 2004/10 features a 1-piece maple bolt-on neck with rosewood fingerboard and the body is mahogany. The second and most popular edition of the JTK 2 (black and white and red and white) has only one Super 58 pickup for the neck, one Axis pickup for the bridge and a 3-piece neck like most Ibanez guitars. Standard colors for the Jet King II second edition were black or red with white pickguards, though examples of a white body and black pickguards have been seen.[ citation needed] The Ibanez Super 58 pickup has a warm vintage sound while the Axis has a brighter and more aggressive sound. It has one volume knob, one tone knob, "rocker switches" used for coil splitting (for even more versatility), a fixed Full Tune III bridge and a string-thru body construction, providing fair sustain. The "rocker switches" allow this guitar to be very versatile.[ citation needed] Some players[ who?] claim it can imitate a Fender Jazzmaster or a Gibson Les Paul.
At the 2007 NAMM Show, two new Jet Kings were revealed. The "retro-style" mahogany body remained the same; however, unlike its predecessors, no rocker coil splits were included on the new models.
The Jet King 3 features two P-90 style soapbar pickups, the IBZ HFS1, and IBZ HFS2. Standard colors are "Roadster Orange Metallic" and "Bluestone." "Turquoise", and "Red Bean" colors are available in limited markets.
The Jet King 4 featured a Bigsby-style tremolo and two humbuckers, the ACH3 neck pickup and ACH4 bridge pickup.
Other related Ibanez guitars are:
The St George brand was created for the St George music stores which had branches in Hollywood and New York in the 1960s...
Jon Spencer plays his legendary Zimgar guitar (bought from a pawnshop by his wife) in dropped-D tuning.
The story of this rare Marco Polo guitar started as a production design under the direction of Guyatone House-Brands in 1958. It was built at the Suzuki [i.e. Kiso Suzuki Violin] ... The Marco Polo was styled, more-or-less, after the Fender Jazzmaster-shape with its offset guitars waist. ... extended upper horn and backward sloped lower cut-way. ... Guyatone was also particularly known for their "Gold Screen" pickups. Featuring a Rosewood Fingerboard with Side-Block Fret Markers ...
Bill Menting ( oncevlectrum-undervlectrum.com) Left to right, EG-90, Model 1840 large body, extra volume and tone, set neck model 1202 bass, 1830 small body, 1830 large body/headstock, set neck model 1860.
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Note: model 18xx series seem corresponding to "Ibanez Rhythm Maker".
{ top} Here we have a '57-'59 Guyatone made model EG-90, sold to Hoshino, and exported to Canada under the Regent name. ... No picture exists in any Hoshino literature or website. ...", "{ Middle} A rare one here, an Ibanez model 1860 large body set neck, circa 1960. This old girls claim to fame is that one of these models was owned by the late Jimi Hendrix. ... It is also Guyatone made.", "{ Bottom} Here we have a much later Ibanez, made after the closing of the Tama plant in 1967. Most likely Teisco made, ... A rare bird under the Ibanez brand name.", " Model 1830 bolt on neck
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help).Ibanez Jet King | |
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Manufacturer | Ibanez |
Construction | |
Body type | Solid |
Neck joint | Bolt-on |
Woods | |
Body | Basswood(JTK1) Mahogany(JTK2,3,4) |
Neck | Maple |
Hardware | |
Bridge | Tune-o-matic |
Colors available | |
Varies with Model |
The Ibanez Jet King is the term for a family of electric guitars sold by Ibanez. The family includes:
According to the Harmony Central press release the original JTK1 had the following pickups: Neck Pickup: Powersound PSND1 Humbucker, Bridge Pickup: Powersound PSND2 Humbucker. Some owners of the JTK1 have however reported finding Ibanez Super 58 pickups... although whether these were later production models and shortly before the phasing towards JTK2 is unestablished. It had a different body compared to later versions, with a smaller upper horn and the tuners were 3-a-side. It was available in Butterscotch Transparent, Ivory, Metallic Light Blue, and Black Red Sunburst.
The Jet King 2 (Also, Jet King II, Jetking II, JTK2) was essentially an upgrade of the original. The machine heads now were on one side, and the body was changed to its current shape.
The first and discontinued edition of the Jet King II is probably the most collectible of all the range.[ citation needed] The body is finished in brown sunburst with tortoise pickguard and has two Ibanez Super 58 pickups for neck and bridge. The Jet King II models made from 2003/11 to 2004/10 features a 1-piece maple bolt-on neck with rosewood fingerboard and the body is mahogany. The second and most popular edition of the JTK 2 (black and white and red and white) has only one Super 58 pickup for the neck, one Axis pickup for the bridge and a 3-piece neck like most Ibanez guitars. Standard colors for the Jet King II second edition were black or red with white pickguards, though examples of a white body and black pickguards have been seen.[ citation needed] The Ibanez Super 58 pickup has a warm vintage sound while the Axis has a brighter and more aggressive sound. It has one volume knob, one tone knob, "rocker switches" used for coil splitting (for even more versatility), a fixed Full Tune III bridge and a string-thru body construction, providing fair sustain. The "rocker switches" allow this guitar to be very versatile.[ citation needed] Some players[ who?] claim it can imitate a Fender Jazzmaster or a Gibson Les Paul.
At the 2007 NAMM Show, two new Jet Kings were revealed. The "retro-style" mahogany body remained the same; however, unlike its predecessors, no rocker coil splits were included on the new models.
The Jet King 3 features two P-90 style soapbar pickups, the IBZ HFS1, and IBZ HFS2. Standard colors are "Roadster Orange Metallic" and "Bluestone." "Turquoise", and "Red Bean" colors are available in limited markets.
The Jet King 4 featured a Bigsby-style tremolo and two humbuckers, the ACH3 neck pickup and ACH4 bridge pickup.
Other related Ibanez guitars are:
The St George brand was created for the St George music stores which had branches in Hollywood and New York in the 1960s...
Jon Spencer plays his legendary Zimgar guitar (bought from a pawnshop by his wife) in dropped-D tuning.
The story of this rare Marco Polo guitar started as a production design under the direction of Guyatone House-Brands in 1958. It was built at the Suzuki [i.e. Kiso Suzuki Violin] ... The Marco Polo was styled, more-or-less, after the Fender Jazzmaster-shape with its offset guitars waist. ... extended upper horn and backward sloped lower cut-way. ... Guyatone was also particularly known for their "Gold Screen" pickups. Featuring a Rosewood Fingerboard with Side-Block Fret Markers ...
Bill Menting ( oncevlectrum-undervlectrum.com) Left to right, EG-90, Model 1840 large body, extra volume and tone, set neck model 1202 bass, 1830 small body, 1830 large body/headstock, set neck model 1860.
{{
cite web}}
: External link in |quote=
(
help)
Note: model 18xx series seem corresponding to "Ibanez Rhythm Maker".
{ top} Here we have a '57-'59 Guyatone made model EG-90, sold to Hoshino, and exported to Canada under the Regent name. ... No picture exists in any Hoshino literature or website. ...", "{ Middle} A rare one here, an Ibanez model 1860 large body set neck, circa 1960. This old girls claim to fame is that one of these models was owned by the late Jimi Hendrix. ... It is also Guyatone made.", "{ Bottom} Here we have a much later Ibanez, made after the closing of the Tama plant in 1967. Most likely Teisco made, ... A rare bird under the Ibanez brand name.", " Model 1830 bolt on neck
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help).