3556P

3556P Natural

The 3556P is a Tama acoustics series grand concert model introduced by Ibanez for 1971. It was made by Tama Seisakusho Co. in Aichi, Japan.

The 3556P features a grand concert body shape with selected special plywood top on jacaranda back and sides. The soundhole is round and trimmed with black and white multi purfling rosette. It has a hand-shaped mahogany neck, a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with a pearl dot inlays. Components include an ebony bridge with white pins, a bone nut, black pickguard and chrome plated machine heads.

The 3556 is a similar model with selected solid spruce top. The 3554P is a related model with rosewood body.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 355P

Name: 355P

Year(s) offered: 1971–1974

Sold in: Europe / USA

Made in: Japan

Finishes: Natural (NT)

Body

Body type:
Acoustic

Body shape:
Grand concert

Top:
  Material: Special plywood
  Bracing: hand-shaped and sanded
  Finish: Natural gloss
  Binding: black and white purfling

Back/sides:
Material: jacaranda
Strip inlay: center tri-color strips

Soundhole shape:
Round

Soundhole rosette:
black and white multi purfling

Neck

Neck profile:
hand-shaped

Neck material:
Mahogany

Neck finish:
Satin

Neck joint:
Dovetail

Scale length:
634mm/ 25"

Fingerboard:
rosewood

Inlays:
Pearl dots

Frets:
20

Nut:
Bone

Machine heads:
Chrome

Components

Bridge:
ebony

Bridge pins:
white w/ black dots

Saddle:
bone

Hardware color:
Chrome

Pickguard:
black

Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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Sources[]

1974 catalogs (p.3)