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1989 540SL LR
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The 540S-L is a left-handed S series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1989. It was part of the Roadstar II/Roadstar Pro series.

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-L features a mahogany body bolted to a maple Wizard neck with a 22-fret rosewood fretboard with dot position markers. It uses IBZ/USA pickups made by DiMarzio with an F2 humbucker mounted in a pickup ring at the bridge and C2 noiseless, stacked single-coils (which Ibanez describes as "vertical humbucking" pickups) in the middle and neck positions. Components include a double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

The 540S-L has a traditional bolt-on neck joint with a stamped metal plate.

The 540S is a right-handed version.

The 540S-L was discontinued after 1990.

Specifications[]

Specifications for 540S-L
Model name: 540S-L
Year(s) offered: 1989–1990
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Black (BK) / Lipstick Red (LR)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany
Neck joint:
Bolt-on (traditional)
Bridge:
1989: Edge w/ Back Stop
1990: Edge tremolo (10.8mm string spacing)
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Wizard
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot
Frets:
22 / jumbo
Nut:
Top-Lok III
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSS
Bridge pickup:
IBZ/USA F2 (H)
Middle pickup:
IBZ/USA C2 (S)
Neck pickup:
IBZ/USA C2 (S)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount)
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
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Sources[]

  1. Image provided by Wouter van Wijk and used with his permission.
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