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Loobster
08-13-2011, 05:21 AM
Good guitars?

Here's an old FG-100 for example

http://www.guitariste.com/produit/photos/3392-59ede-big.jpg
http://www.guitariste.com/produit/photos/3392-59ede-big2.jpg
http://www.guitariste.com/produit/photos/3392-59ede-big3.jpg

Would you say these are better guitars than Ibanez's current hollow body offerings? I read that George Benson actually toured with one of these in the 80s and can be seen on one of his Montreaux appearances.
Loobster
08-13-2011, 05:26 AM
How about a late 70s FA300NT

http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/Chazzy968/DSCN0968.jpg
musicofanatic5
08-13-2011, 09:38 AM
I think they are vastly superior to the current ones, if only because they look more like a classic L-5 style archtop. The current ones look cheap. I should qualify, the older ones are "like" an L-5 till you put them both on a scale or strap on your shoulder. The Ibenez may look hollow, but feel like they are filled with lead!
chucke99
08-13-2011, 10:31 AM
Good guitars? Definitely. By the early 1980s, Fujigen (the factory where Ibanez electrics were made) was at the top of its game.
billy budapest
08-13-2011, 10:48 AM
How about a late 70s FA300NT

http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/Chazzy968/DSCN0968.jpg

I spent an afternoon with one of these once - fantastic!