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1972 Ibanez 1912-BS
1912 Brown Sunburst Red copyright sprite

The 1912 is a semi-hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1972. It was made in Japan.

The 1912 features a thin double cutaway semi-hollow body design with arched birch top with ƒ holes and selected birch on back and sides build in anti-feedback block attached into a set-in hard laminated maple neck with a 22-fret ebonized rosewood fingerboard with white binding, mother of pearl block position markers and a black side dots. Components include dual Maxom chrome plated humbucking pickups with separate polepiece and individual volume and tone controls, a black pickguard, a custom bridge with a chrome plated trapezoid tailpiece, a bone nut and Ibanez chrome plated machine heads.

The 1917 is a very similar bass model with a top loading "Ashtray" bridge.

The 1912 was discontinued after 1972.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 1912
Model name: 1912
Year(s) offered: 1972
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Brown Sunburst (BS)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 19"
  Width: 16¼"
  Depth: 2"
Top:
  Material: Birch
  Finish: mirror polished
  Binding: Black and white purfling
Back/sides:
  Material: Selected birch
  Finish: mirror polished
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Ibanez Custom (10.4mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
trapezoid
Pickguard:
Black
Knob style:
Top Hat bell (black)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
Rounded "C"
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Ebonized rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Mother Pearl blocks w/ black side dots
Frets:
22 / medium nickel silver
Nut:
Bone (43.5mm)
Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Maxon (H) alnico
Neck pickup:
Maxon (H) alnico
Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" mono (side-mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.010 - .046
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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