RS1300

RS1300 Natural (more images)

The RS1300 is a Roadstar II series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1984.

The RS1300 features an arched birdseye maple top with binding on a basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super 58 humbucking pickups with Duo Sound coil-split functionality mounted in gold pickup rings, a Pro Rock'r double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut, knurled Tek Grip control knobs and Smooth Tuner II tuning machines.

Most RS1300 were equipped with gold hardware, but black hardware was also available. For 1985 a pair of push-push Duo Sound switches were added.

The RS1010SL Steve Lukather signature guitar is a similar model with a different bridge pickup and control layout and an ebony fretboard.

The RS1300 was discontinued after 1985.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RS1300

Model name: RS1300

Year(s) offered: 1984–1985

Sold in: Europe (?) / Japan / USA

Made in: Japan

Finish(es): Black (BK) / Cherry Sunburst (CS) 1984 / Natural (NT) / Transparent Red (TR)

Body

Body type:
Solid body

Body material:
Basswood w/ arched birdseye maple top w/ ivory or black binding

Neck joint:
Bolt-on traditional square heel

Bridge:
Pro Rock'r tremolo

Knob style:
Tek Grip

Hardware color:
Gold

Neck

Neck type:
Roadstar DX

Neck material:
1-piece maple

Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"

Fingerboard material:
Rosewood

Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot

Frets:
22

Nut:
Top Lok (42.9mm)

Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner II

Electronics

Pickup configuration:
HH

Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 (H)

Neck pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 (H)

Controls:
1984: Two volumes / master tone / 3-way toggle pickup selector
1985: Two volumes / master tone / 3-way toggle pickup selector / 2 push/push Duo Sound switches

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