The 698 is a Concord series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1971. It was produced in Japan.
The 698 features a jumbo body with a fine grained spruce top with black and white multi-binding on selected mahogany back and sides with a gloss finish. The round soundhole has a black and white purfling rosette with a fancy J-200 style pickguard. It has a mahogany neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with fancy pearloid position markers, white binding and black side dots. Components include a plastic saddle in an adjustable rosewood bridge with fancy pearloid inlays, white bridge pins, a bone nut, and chrome plated "star" smooth tuner machines heads.
The 698E is a similar acoustic/ electric guitar model. The 698/12 is a twelve-string version. The 698M and 698M/12 are related models with maple on back and sides and gold plated tuning machines.
