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1975 684E-CS
684E Cherry Sunburst (more images) Red copyright sprite

The 684E is a Concord series acoustic/ electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1974. It was crafted by Terada in Japan.

The 684E features a dreadnought body with a fine grained spruce top on mahogany back and sides with a high gloss finish. The round soundhole has a black and white acrylic rosette and a ornate hummingbird pickguard. The mahogany neck has a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid block position markers, the headstock features a black overlay with white Ibanez logo. Components include an Ibanez Hi-power pickup installed between fingerboard and soundhole, a tone and volume control, a compensated plastic saddle in an adjustable rosewood bridge with ivory bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome plated smooth tuner machine heads.

The 684 is a standard model. The 684L is a standard left-handed version. The 684E/12 is a 12-string model.

The 684E was discontinued after 1978.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 684E
Name: 684E
Year(s) offered: 1974-1978
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Finishes: Cherry Sunburst (CS)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 502mm/ 19¾"
  Width: 16"
  Depth: 4¾"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (fine grained)
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: Black and white
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany
  Finish: High gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Black & white multi
Neck
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood w/ binding
Inlays:
Pearloid blocks
Frets:
21 / medium
Nut:
Plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Smooth tuner
Electronics/ Components
Pickup:
Ibanez Hi-power
Bridge:
Rosewood (adjustable) (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Ivory
Saddle:
Plastic compensated
Hardware color:
Chrome
Pickguard:
Ornate w/ Hummingbird and flowers
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
Knob style:
Top hat (black and white)

Images[]

Additional details
1975 684E-CS front
Body front
684E-CS rear
Body rear
684E-1975-Hummingbird
Serial number

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