
- For a list of Mastercraft Classics models, see Portal:Mastercraft Classics.
The Mastercraft Classics series also referred to "Mastercraft series" was a line of classical guitar models produced for Hoshino Gakki and sold under the Ibanez brand. It was introduced in 1980.
The Ibanez Mastercraft series was, in fact, simply the Tama TC10 and TC15 badge engineered as Ibanez Mastercraft. These guitars are all solid woods with the Kohno style 6 parallel struts, a major cross brace, full length bridge patch and 2 further cross braces plus a horizontal closing bar. The second parallel strut from the treble end was considerably thicker than the other 5 struts and in addition passed over the closing bar at the bottom of the guitar.
The guitars were all similar including selected solid spruce tops. Most, but not all, had the double ebony insert at the back of the neck. All these guitars were quite heavy and had the typical Kohno "piano" sound which is quite distinct from the "Spanish" sound.
The Mastercraft Classics line was discontinued after 1983.