2663TC

2663TC Brown Sunburst

The 2663TC is an Artist series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1975. It was made in Japan by FujiGen. It was also referred to as the 2663-3P, The Flash II or the Iceman 3.

Although these were grouped with the Artist series, they have a very different body shape than the typical Artist guitar. This shape was developed by Hoshino Gakki in partnership with Greco (whose version was called the Mirage), Daiwa and FujiGen. The Iceman name was not used until 1978, but these 2663 models are considered part of the Iceman lineage.

The 2663TC features a mahogany top on a mahogany body mated to a set-in 3-ply mahogany neck with a 22-fret ebonized rosewood fingerboard with binding and pearloid parallelogram position markers. Components include a Tune-o-matic style fixed bridge, a stop tailpiece with stylized chrome "ashtray" cover, a specially designed Triple-coil pickup with a 4-position rotary coil-split selector, a bone nut, speed knobs, and Smooth Tuner machine heads. The output jack is mounted on the face of the guitar.

The 3-pole, 4-way rotary coil selector functions as follows:

• Position 1: Neck coil + dummy middle coil (hum cancelling)
• Position 2: Bridge coil + middle coil (non hum cancelling)
• Position 3: All three coils in series
• Position 4: All three coils in parallel

The 2663 is a similar model with a more traditional two humbucker pickup configuration. The 2663SL is a similar model with a unique sliding pickup mount.

The 2663TC was discontinued after 1977 and replaced by the similar IC210.

Specifications

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Specifications for 2663TC / 2663-3P

Model name: 2663TC / 2663-3P Year(s) offered: 1975–1977 Sold in: USA Made in: Japan Finish(es): Brown Sunburst (BS)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Mahogany w/ mahogany top & cream binding Neck joint: Set-in Bridge: Tune-o-matic fixed Tailpiece: Stop tailpiece w/ stylized "ashtray" cover Pickguard: None Knob style: Speed (gold) Hardware color: Chrome	Neck Neck type: 2663 Neck material: 3-piece maple Scale length: 628mm/ 24¾" Fingerboard material: Ebonized rosewood w/ binding Fingerboard inlays: Pearloid parallelogram Frets: 22 Nut: Bone Machine heads: Smooth Tuner	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: TC Bridge pickup: Ibanez Triple Coil Controls: Master volume / master tone / 4-position rotary coil splitter Output jack: ¼" mono (top mounted) Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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Sources

• 1975 Ibanez guitar & bass catalog (page 8)
• 1976 Artist guitars catalog (page 11)
• Artist 2663 models, Vintage Ibanez (Mark Hartman's site), archived February 2020
• The Iceman, Ibanez Vintage (Jim Donahue's site), archived July 2003