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1966-Ibanez 482-Redburst
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The 482 is an electric hollow body/ semi-acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1965. It was made in Nagoya, Japan. It is based on the Gretsch Jet Firebird model.

The 482 features a full-sized, double cutaway, full hollow body design with a laminated mahogany top with ƒ holes on mahogany back and mahogany sides with black and white binding bolted to a maple and mahogany neck with a black headstock and a 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with white binding and pearl block position markers. Components include dual Kawai single-coil pickups, a Tune-o-matic bridge with roller saddles and adjustable muffler on a rosewood base, Deluxe Bigsby style tremolo, a 4-ply black pickguard, golden top hat knobs and pearloid individual tuning machines.

The 480 and 481 are similar models with other finishes.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 482
Model name: 482
Year(s) offered: 1965-1967
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$: 119.00 (1966)
Finish(es): Redburst (RBT) / Yellow Sunburst (YS)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 20¾"
  Width: 17"
  Depth: 2"
Top:
  Material: Mahogany
  Binding: Black and white purfling
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany
Neck joint:
Bolt-on
Bridge:
Standard Tune-o-matic w/ Deluxe Bigsby style tremolo (10.4mm string spacing)
Pickguard:
Black (4-ply)
Knob style:
Top Hat (gold)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck material:
3-piece maple/ mahogany
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ white binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl blocks
Frets:
19 / medium nickel silver
Nut:
Bone (43.5mm)
Machine heads:
Pearloid (individual)
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
SS
Bridge pickup:
Kawai (S) bridge
Neck pickup:
Kawai (S) neck
Controls:
Volume / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo box (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.010-.046
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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