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1965 Ibanez 420-T
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The 420-T is a hollow body archtop style electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1965. It was crafted in Japan.

The 420-T features a thin-hollow body design with selected curly maple top top, ƒ holes and black and white multi-binding on Brown mahogany back and sides with a single Venetian cutaway mated to a set-in maple neck with 20-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot position markers with a pair of dots at 12 fret and a matching headstock. Components include a pair of "Teisco" magnetic singel coil pickups with adjustable polepieces under each string, a shell color pickguard, volume an tone controls, an standard bridge with Deluxe vibrato tailpiece, chrome plated machine heads with pearl buttons.

The 420 is a similar model missing the vibrato. The 425 and 430 are related models with mahogany body, pearl block position markers with a pair of dots at 12 fret and other finishes.

The 420-T was offered only in 1965.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 420-T
Model name: 420-T
Year(s) offered: 1965
Sold in: Europe
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Brown maple shaded
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 19½"
  Width: 15"
  Depth: 2¾"
Top:
  Material: Selected curly maple top
Back/sides:
  Material: Brown mahogany
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Standard (10.5mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
Deluxe Vibrato
Pickguard:
Shell color
Knob style:
Plastic (black)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck material:
1-piece maple (laminated)
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dots
Frets:
20
Nut:
Bone (43.4mm)
Machine heads:
chrome plated w/ pearl buttons
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
SS
Bridge pickup:
Teisco (S) magnetic
Neck pickup:
Teisco (S) magnetic
Controls:
Two volumes / Master tone
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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