683

683 Cherry Sunburst (more images)

The 683 is a Concord series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1974. It was made in Japan.

The 683 features a grand concert body shape with a fine grained spruce top on mahogany back and sides with a high gloss finish. The round soundhole has a black-purfling rosette and a ornate hummingbird pickguard. The mahogany neck has a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid parallelograms position markers, the headstock features a black overlay with white Ibanez logo. Components include a plastic saddle in an adjustable rosewood bridge with ivory bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome plated machine heads.

The 684 and 684/12 are related models with dreadnought bodies.

The 683 was discontinued after 1976.

Specifications

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Specifications for 683

Name: 683 Year(s) offered: 1974-1976 Sold in: Europe / USA Made in: Japan Price: MSRP: US$:159.50 (1976) Finishes: Cherry Sunburst (CS)
Body Body type: Acoustic Body shape: Grand concert Dimensions:   Body length: 18½"   Width: 15"   Depth: 3¾" Top:   Material: Spruce   Finish: fine grained   Binding: black and white Back/sides:   Material: Mahogany   Finish: high gloss Soundhole shape: Round Soundhole rosette: black-purfling	Neck Neck material: Mahogany Neck joint: Dovetail Scale length: 634mm/ 25" Fingerboard: Rosewood Inlays: Pearloid parallelograms Frets: 20 nickel silver Nut: Bone Machine heads: die-cast	Components Bridge: Rosewood (adjustable) (11mm string spacing) Bridge pins: white w/ black dots Saddle: plastic Hardware color: Chrome plated Pickguard: Ornate (Hummingbird) Strings (factory): nylon Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images

Ibanez 683-CS ( Rear: Mahogany back joined to a mahogany neck and chrome plated machine heads )

Additional details

Body (front)

Back of body

Chrome plated tuners

Headstock

Soundhole

Sources

• 1974 catalogs (p. 2)
• 1976 catalogs (p. 2)