Ibanez Wiki
Advertisement
2018 SA460SM BBT
SA460SM Butterscotch Burst (more images) Red copyright sprite

The SA460SM is an SA series solid body electric guitar model produced for Ibanez in 2018. It was produced in China.

The SA460SM features a spalted maple top with cream binding on an okoume body bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret jatoba fingerboard with binding and abalone dot position markers. Components include Ibanez pickups with a Quantum humbucker at the bridge and Resolution single-coils in the middle and neck positions, an Ibanez T102 two-point synchronized tremolo bridge, a plastic nut, and Ibanez locking die-cast tuning machines.

This model was first seen being offered by Shimamura Gakki at the Fukuoko Guitar Show in October 2022, although serial numbers indicate they were produced in 2018.[1] It's believed they may have been production prototypes for a production run that never happened.

The SA460SM is a related model with quilted maple top.The SA460MBW is a related model with a maple burl top. The SA360NQM is a related model with a jatoba fretboard and abalone purfling.

The SA460SM was produced only in 2018.

Specifications[]

Related content: SA series | Models-icon
Specifications for SA460SM
Model name: SA460SM
Year(s) offered: 2018
Sold in: Japan
Made in: China
Finish(es): Butterscotch Burst (BBT)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Okoume w/ spalted maple top & cream binding
Neck joint:
Bolt-on
Bridge:
Ibanez T102 tremolo (10.5mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
SA
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Jatoba w/ cream binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone dot
Frets:
22 / medium
Nut:
Black plastic (42mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez locking die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSS
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Quantum bridge (H) passive/ ceramic
Middle pickup:
Ibanez Resolution single middle (S) passive/ ceramic
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Resolution single neck (S) passive/ ceramic
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel angled top mount
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042 (D'Addario EXL120)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
2018 SA460SM back
Rear of body
2018 SA460SM headstock
Headstock w/ spalted maple veneer
2018 SA460SM headstock-back
Headstock and locking tuners
HSS 5-way split
Pickup switching diagram
Controls VT5
Control layout

Sources[]

  1. Ibanez SA460SM (Ibanez sample product) BBT, product listing, Guitar Selection/ Shimamura Gakki (Japanese retailer), archived October 2022
Advertisement