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Portal: Axstar series
Code: AX
Period: 1985–1986
Related: Maxxas series / EHB series
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The Axstar series is a line of solid body electric guitars and basses produced for Hoshino Gakki and sold under the Ibanez brand. The Axstar series made its debut in 1985.

The Axstar guitars featured two distinct body shapes: the "shark fin" shape, which is basically a modified Explorer/Destroyer shape and the "battle axe" style which was a take on the headless guitars popularized by Steinberger. All of the Axstars except for the AXB1000 flagship bass model were produced for Hoshino by Chushin Gakki.[1] The AXB1000 was made by Hoshino's main supplier, FujiGen Gakki.[2]

The 1985 models had a pointy, sculpted X-shaped design which some refer to as the "shark" due to the resemblance of the shape of the upper part of the body to a shark's dorsal fin. These models had traditional necks with tuning machines on the headstock. These were designed by Chushin designer Tatsu Otsuki.[2]

For 1986 these models were replaced with a brand-new Steinberger-style headless design with the tuning system integrated with the tailpiece function on the guitar body behind the bridge. The headless models were designed by Hoshino USA's chief designer, Mace Bailey.[1] (more...)

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Axstar models by year[]

Contents
1986 | 1985
1986 (Go to page)
1986 AX70 BK
AX70 (1986)new
1986 AX75 MR
AX75 (1986)new
AXB1000 PL (1986)
AXB1000 (1986)
AXB50 WH (1985)
AXB50 (1986)


1985 (Go to page)
1985 AX30 BK
AX30 (1985)new
1985 AX35 RD
AX35 (1985)new
1985 AX38 YE
AX38 (1985)new
1985 AX40 BK
AX40 (1985)new
1985 AX45 RD
AX45 (1985)new
1985 AX48 WH
AX48 (1985)new


List of all 12 models in the Axstar series[]



Sources[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Michael Wright; Off with her head! (1986 Ibanez Axstar AX75 electric guitar); My Rare Guitars (blog); May 1, 2008; archived from the original April 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jim Donahue; Questions on a Few Unheralded Models; post on Ibanez Collector's World forum; June 8, 2004; archived from the original July 2018
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