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The 430 is a hollow body archtop style electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1965. It was crafted in Japan.

The 430 features a thin-hollow body design with arched mahogany top, ƒ holes and black and white multi-binding on mahogany back and sides with a single Venetian cutaway mated to a set-in maple neck with 20-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearl block 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 brown pickguard, volume an tone controls, an standard bridge with Deluxe vibrato tailpiece, chrome plated machine heads with pearl buttons.

The 425 is a similar model with glossy brown mahogany shaded finish. The 420-T is a similar model with selected curly maple top, pearl dot fingerboard inlays and shell color pickguard.


Specifications[]

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Specifications for 430
Model name: 430
Year(s) offered: 1965
Sold in: Europe
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Blonde
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 18"
  Width: 20¾"
  Depth: 2½"
Top:
  Material: Arched mahogany top
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Standard (10.5mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
Deluxe Vibrato
Pickguard:
Brown
Knob style:
Plastic (white w/ black top)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck material:
1-piece maple (laminated)
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl block w/ dots at 12 fret
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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