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1990 540S-CT6 CS
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The 540S-CT6 is an S series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1990. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen.

The S series is distinguished by the sleek double cutaway body shape which is arched on the top and back resulting in a fairly light guitar with thin edges.

The 540S-CT6 features a flame maple top on a mahogany body bolted to a maple neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with oval position markers. Components include IBZ/USA pickups made by DiMarzio with F1 and F2 humbuckers mounted in pickup rings at the bridge and neck flanking a noiseless, stacked single-coil, an HQ synchronized tremolo bridge and locking Gotoh tuning machines. The middle pickup is listed as a C1 in Japanese materials and as a C2 in US catalogs.

The 540S-CT6 has a sculpted All-Access neck joint without a metal plate. It was among the first models offered with this joint type which has since become the standard for Ibanez guitars.

The 540S-CT5 and 540SC are both very similar models. The 540SLTD is a related model with a double locking tremolo and sharktooth fretboard inlays.

The 540S-CT6 was discontinued after 1990.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 540S-CT6
Model name: 540S-CT6
Year(s) offered: 1988–1990
Sold in: Japan / USA
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Brown Sunburst (BS) USA only / Cherry Sunburst (CS) USA only / Cherry Wine (CW) Japan only / Marine Sunburst (MS) Japan only
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany w/ flame maple top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
HQ tremolo
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
Wizard
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone oval
"Custom made" inlay at the 21st fret
Frets:
22 / jumbo
Nut:
Graphite
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38 MG-T locking
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
IBZ/USA F2 (H)
Middle pickup:
Japan: IBZ/USA C1 (S)
USA: IBZ/USA C2 (S)
Neck pickup:
IBZ/USA F1 (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector / coil-split mini-toggle
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Other available finishes
1990 540S-CT6 BS
Brown Sunburst[1]
1990 540S-CT6 CW
Cherry Wine
1990 540S-CT6 MS
Marine Sunburst

Sources[]

  1. Image courtesy Sébastien Jean. Used with permission.
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