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1976 Ibanez 2440-WN
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The 2440 is a solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1976. It was crafted in Japan. It's visually similar to Gibson's SG model.

The 2440 features a double cutaway solid mahogany body with selected birch top bolted to a hard laminated birch neck with a medium C profile and a 22-fret ebonized rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearloid block position markers, white side dots and an black headstock with the Ibanez logo. Components include a set of "Maxon" Super 70 humbucker pickup's with individual volume and tone controls and a three-way toggle selector, a Tune-o-matic bridge with stop-bar tailpiece, and chrome plated Smooth tuner machine heads.

The 2441 is a related model with gold hardware and white finish.

The 2440 was discontinued after 1977.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 2440
Model name: 2440
Year(s) offered: 1976–1977
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: DM: 696 (1976)
Finish(es): Walnut (WN)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany w/ birch top
Body dimensions:
  Length: 16"
  Width: 12¾"
  Depth: 1⅜"
Neck joint:
Bolt-on
Bridge:
Tune-o-matic w/ stop-bar
Pickguard:
black
Knob style:
Speed (black)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
Medium C profile
Neck material:
Hard laminated birch
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Ebonized rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearloid blocks w/ white side dots
Frets:
22 / medium
Nut:
plastic (42mm)
Machine heads:
Smooth tuner
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
"Maxon" Super 70 (H)
Neck pickup:
"Maxon" Super 70 (H)
Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" mono (top-mounted)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
Ibanez 2440-WN tuners
Machine heads

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