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1983 RS1400 SS
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The RS1400 is a Roadstar II series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1983. It was made in Japan as part of the Roadstar Custom line.

The RS1400 features a neck through body construction with ash body wings with an arched top on a three piece laminated maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super 58 covered humbucking pickups mounted in black pickup rings, a Short Stop fixed bridge with integrated tailpiece, Sure Grip II control knobs and Smooth Tuner II tuning machines.

The RS1500 is a model with a similar construction but with quite different components.

The RS1400 was discontinued after 1984.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RS1400
Year(s) offered: 1983–1984
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Silver Smoke (SS)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Ash wings w/ arched top
Neck joint:
Neck-thru
Bridge:
Short Stop fixed
Knob style:
Sure Grip II
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
RS Custom
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearloid dot
Frets:
21
Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner II
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 (H)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 (H)
Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector / push-push Duo Sound switches on each tone

Images[]

Additional images
1983 RS1400 controls
Controls
RS1400-1500 neck-through
Rear view
RS1400 side-view
Side view

Sources[]

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