Ibanez Wiki
Ibanez Wiki
Advertisement
1975 York 79-NT
79 Natural (more images) Red copyright sprite

The 79 is a York series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1975. It was made in Japan and it is part of the Vintage series.

The 79 features a grand concert body shape with a selected well seasoned spruce top on selected mahogany back and sides bound with attractive white trims. The soundhole is round and trimmed with beautiful wood marquetry rosette. It has a mahogany neck with a 20-fret polished rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a compensated bone saddle in a none adjustable rosewood bridge with white bridge pins, a bone nut, a black pickguard and chrome plated tuning machines.

The 628 and 628/12 are related models with dreadnought bodies.

The 79 was discontinued after 1976.

Specifications[]

Related content: York series | Vintage series | Models-icon
Specifications for 79
Name: 79
Year(s) offered: 1975–1976
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Grand concert
Dimensions:
  Body length: 489mm/ 19¼"
  Width: 387mm/ 15¼"
  Depth: 108mm/ 4¼"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (fine grained/ selected well seasoned)
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: attractive white trims
Back/sides:
  Material: Selected mahogany (aged)
  Finish: Gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Beautiful wood marquetry
Neck
Neck material:
Mahogany
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
634mm/ 25"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Inlays:
White dot
Frets:
20 nickel silver
Nut:
Bone
Machine heads:
die-cast
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood (none adjustable) (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
white
Saddle:
plastic
Hardware color:
Chrome plated
Pickguard:
Black
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

1975 York 79-NT rear
Ibanez 79-NT ( Rear: Selected and aged mahogany back joined to a mahogany neck and chrome plated machine heads ) Red copyright sprite

Sources[]

Advertisement