Did Ibanez manufacture Flying V bass guitars a long long time ago?

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Jericho-79

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Hey everybody. Hope there are a few Ibanez players here.

I recently did some research on Ibanez electric basses. And today I discovered something interesting.

On vintage bass forum, I came across a pic of a really old Ibanez bass guitar in the shape of a Gibson Flying V.

Check it out-

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Did Ibanez really used to manufacture Flying V-shaped basses?

When did Ibanez come out with that line of basses?

What official names did Ibanez give to those "Flying V" models?

Any info would be appreciated.

Thank you guys!
 
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Tanner5382 said:
The Ibanez Flying V's were called "Rocket Rolls." They came out in the 70s. Paul Gilbert has played a Rocket Roll guitar fairly often.
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That was the line of guitars/basses. The model was the 2387B.

This was during the lawsuit era when they were ripping everyone from Ric to Gibson and Fender too. They have a cult following. Word is the quality is quite good.
 
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two fingers said:
That was the line of guitars/basses. The model was the 2387B.

This was during the lawsuit era when they were ripping everyone from Ric to Gibson and Fender too. They have a cult following. Word is the quality is quite good.
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Ah, I see.

Yeah, the rip-offs actually are pretty good quality, out of the few I've had the opportunity of playing. A Les Paul copy in particular was outstanding, actually.
 
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two fingers said:
That was the line of guitars/basses. The model was the 2387B.

This was during the lawsuit era when they were ripping everyone from Ric to Gibson and Fender too. They have a cult following. Word is the quality is quite good.
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They are quite good, grabbed one years ago, currently getting some hardware plated. Didn't know they had a bass, not surprising though.
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There was one that floated around here in Augusta for a while in the late 70's-early 80's. It had a pickup set like an EB-3. The last time I saw it someone had covered the entire front with a mirror style plate and had mounted two DiMarzio X2Ns in it.
 
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M.R. Ogle said:
Yeah, I had that model with the EB3 pickup setup. It was better looking than sounding.
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Another example of the Japanese using whatever was left lying around, i.e., plenty EB3 pickups! I had that set-up on my 2388B Ibby Rick copy back in those days and you aren't wrong: it sounded nothing like a Rick and that front pup was as weak as sin. I eventually replaced it with a Bill Lawrence rail humbucker.
 
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two fingers said:
That was the line of guitars/basses. The model was the 2387B.

This was during the lawsuit era when they were ripping everyone from Ric to Gibson and Fender too. They have a cult following. Word is the quality is quite good.
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Some of the Ibby electrics weren't great; that much I can testify to. Greco seemed to have some good pups, esp in their more expensive models.
 
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stacker said:
Some of the Ibby electrics weren't great; that much I can testify to. Greco seemed to have some good pups, esp in their more expensive models.
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Grecos are really solid. There are a lot of them floating around in Bangkok and other big Asian cities. They are easy to find and cheap to buy. Our guitarist has a Greco Les Paul and it sounds amazing.
 
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pudgychef said:
oooph - I really like that! Whereabouts in BK? I will be coming through April 28th- May 2nd....would happily snag that and bring it back. The old Greco Hard Puncher P bass I had was a beast.
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Check out this Facebook page, Used Bass: facebook.com/groups/usedbass/

Lots of cool gear for sale locally on there. Maybe also check out the Craigslist page for Thailand. If you are interested in hitting local music shops, go to Chinatown. There are 10+ shops on one specific block.

Music Store in Chinatown, Bangkok

Bangkok music shops | CNN Travel
 
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