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1979 RS300 NT
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The RS300 is a Roadster series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1978. It was made in Japan by FujiGen.

The RS300 features a solid ash double cutaway mahogany body with radiused edges bolted to a rock maple neck with a 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot position markers. Components include a trio of Ibanez Super Tap 6 single coil pickups mounted in pickup rings with the bridge pickup askew, a coil tap toggle, an Accu-Cast fixed bridge with a sustain block, a brass nut, Sure Grip control knobs and VelveTune Mini II tuning machines. Strings can be either routed through the body or terminated at the bridge's integrated tailpiece. The output is mounted on the face of the guitar. The Quadra-Lock neck joint uses four metric machine bolts mounted into threaded inserts in the neck.

The RS300L is a left-handed version. The RS100 is a similar model with a curly maple top on a mahogany body and no coil tapping functionality. The RS500 is a related model with neck-through-body construction and a phase switch.

This RS300 was discontinued after 1980.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RS300
Model name: RS300
Year(s) offered: 1978–1980
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Natural (NT) / Traditional Violin (TV)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Ash
Neck joint:
Quadra-Lock
Bridge:
Accu-Cast fixed w/ sustain block
Knob style:
Sure Grip (Black)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
Roadster
Neck material:
One-piece rock maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Maple
Fingerboard inlays:
Black dot
Frets:
21 / VelveTouch
Nut:
Brass
Machine heads:
VelveTune Mini II
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
SSS
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Super Tap 6 (S)
Middle pickup:
Ibanez Super Tap 6 (S)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Super Tap 6 (S)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector / coil-tap toggle
Output jack:
¼" mono (top mounted)

Images[]

Additional finishes/ details
1979 RS300 TV
Traditional Violin
SSS 5-way Roadcore
Pickup switching
Controls VT5 coil-split-toggle
Control layout

Sources[]

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