The 801 (also referred to as the 801/6 or the 801-6) is an acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1976. It was crafted in Japan as a "Professional Special" in the Concord series.
The 801 features a dreadnought body constructed of a selected and seasoned solid spruce top with cream and black multi-binding on laminated fancy grained jacaranda sides and two-piece back. The round soundhole is surrounded by a black and white waterslide rosette and a black pickguard. The mahogany neck meets the body at the 14th fret and has a Martin-shaped headstock and a 20-fret ebonized rosewood fingerboard with cream binding, pearloid dot position markers, and black side dots. Components include a bone saddle in a rosewood bridge, white bridge pins, a bone nut, and Smooth Tuner machine heads with black nylon housing with silver stars and chrome buttons.
The 802 is a similar model with rosewood back and sides and snowflake fretboard inlays. The 803 is a similar model with mahogany back and sides and block fretboard inlays. The 696 is a similar model with a laminated top.
Ibanez 801-NT ( Rear: Fancy grained Jacaranda with fine wood marquetry joined to a 1-piece mahogany neck and Smooth tuner chrome plated machine heads )
