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1982 BL450 BY
BL450 Burgundy (more images) Red copyright sprite

The BL450 is a Blazer series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1981. It was made in Japan by Dyna Gakki. The Blazer series is a line of guitars with styling similar to the Fender Stratocaster.

The BL450 features a birch and basswood body bolted to a rock maple neck with a 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot position markers. Components include a trio of Ibanez Super 6 single coil pickups mounted in a white pickguard with a phase switch for the middle pickup, a brass tremolo bridge and Smooth Tuner II machine heads.

The BL470 is a similar model with a pair of humbucking pickups. The BL400 is a related model with a fixed bridge and chrome hardware.

The BL450 was discontinued after 1982 along with the entire Blazer line.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for BL450
Model name: BL450
Year(s) offered: 1981–1982
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Burgundy (BY) / Coral Red (CR) / Sky Blue (SB)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Birch and basswood
Neck joint:
Bolt-on w/ metal plate
Bridge:
Brass tremolo
Pickguard:
White/ black/ white
Knob style:
Knurled metal dome (solid brass)
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
Blazer
Neck material:
One-piece rock maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Maple
Fingerboard inlays:
Black dot
Frets:
21
Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner II
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
SSS
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Super 6 (S)
Middle pickup:
Ibanez Super 6 (S)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Super 6 (S)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector / Phase toggle
Output jack:
¼" mono (top mounted)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

BL450-By rear
Ibnaez BL450-BY ( Rear: Birch and basswood body bolted to a One-piece rock maple Blazer neck and Smooth Tuner II machine heads ) Red copyright sprite
Other finishes
Additional details
Controls VT5 Phase
Controls layout
BL450 headstock
Headstock
BL450 tuners
Smooth Tuner II
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