RB830

RB830 Crystal Pearl (more images)

The RB830 is a "32 inch" medium scale Roadstar II Bass series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1987. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen.

The RB830 features a double-cutaway basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position marker, side dots and a matching headstock. Components include a precision P50 pickup and jazz J50 pickup, an Ibanez Accu-cast BII bridge with 19mm string spacing, a graphite nut and Ibanez Smooth Tuner BII tuning machines.

The RB835 is a related model.

The RB830 was discontinued after 1989.

Specifications

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Specifications for RB830

Model name: RB830 Year(s) offered: 1987-1989 Sold in: Japan Made in: Japan Price: MSRP: JP¥:55,000 (1987-1989) Finish(es): Black (BK) 1987-1989 / Caiman Green (CG) 1987 / Crystal Pearl (CP) 1987-1989 / Violet Pearl (VP) 1989
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Basswood Neck joint: AANJ Bridge: Ibanez Accu-cast BII (19mm string spacing) Knob style: Knurled metal dome Hardware color: Black	Neck Neck type: D shape Neck material: 3-piece maple Scale length: 812mm/ 32" Fingerboard material: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: Pearl dot and side dots Frets: 24 / medium Nut: Graphite (40mm) Machine heads: Ibanez Smooth Tuner BII	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: PJ Bridge pickup: J-50 Neck pickup: P-50 Controls: Master volume / Master Tone / Balancer String gauge (factory): .045/.065/.085/.105 Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

About this table

Images

Other finishes

Black

Caiman Green (finish) details

Body (front )

Body (rear)

Fingerboard / dot inlays

Headstock

Sources

• 1987 Japan catalog (p.15)
• 1988 Japan catalog (p. poster front)
• 1989 Japan catalog (p. 16)

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