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1981 RR500-CS
RR500 Cherry Sunburst (more images) Red copyright sprite

The RR500 is a Rocket Roll series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in late 1981. It was made at the Terada Plant, Japan. This is apparently a spot model that does not appear in any catalog and was sold exclusively in Europe.

The RR500 features a vee-shaped basswood body with a flamed maple top and creme binding bolted to a three piece maple neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl block position markers and black side dots. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super 58 humbucking pickups mounted in a plastic pickup rings, a Hard Rocker Pro single locking tremolo bridge, rubberized Sure Grip II knobs, Smooth Tuner II machine heads and Dead End strap pins.

The RR400 is a similar model with a fixed bridge.

The RR500 was discontinued after 1982.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RR500
Model name: RR500
Year(s) offered: 1982
Sold in: Europe
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Cherry Sunburst (CS)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood w/ flame maple top
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Hard Rocker Pro tremolo
Knob style:
Sure Grip II
Hardware color:
Gold plated
Neck
Neck type:
Rocket Roll
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Block W / black side dots
Frets:
22
Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner II
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 (H)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 (H)
Controls:
Two volumes / master tone / 3-way toggle pickup selector

Images[]

1981 RR500-CS rear
1981 Ibanez RR500 ( Rear: Basswood body mated to a set in maple neck with gold Smooth Tuner II machine heads ) Red copyright sprite
Additional details
1981 RR500 controls
Controls
1981 RR500 tremolo
Hard Rocker Pro tremolo
1981 RR500 headstock
Headstock
1981 RR500 serial
Serial number
1981 RR500 tuners
Smooth Tuner II
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