V500

V500 Natural (more images)

The V500 is an Vintage series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1982. It was produced in Japan.

The V500 features a jumbo body with spruce top and rosewood binding on tapered arched mahogany back and mahogany sides. The round soundhole has a black and white multi-line purfling with amber abalone ring rosette. The mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod has a 20-fret ebonized rosewood fingerboard with sparkling pearloid snowflake position markers and white side dots. Components include a true-tune saddle in an ebonized rosewood bridge with white bridge pins, tortoise pickguard, a bone nut and chrome smooth tuner machines heads.

The V540 is a similar model with flamed maple top and back.

The V500 was discontinued after 1983.

Specifications

Related content: Vintage series |

Specifications for V500

Name: V500 Year(s) offered: 1982—1983 Sold in: Europe / USA Made in: Japan Price: MSRP: DM 666 "1983" Finishes: Natural (NT) / Traditional Violin (TV) 1982 only
Body Body type: Acoustic Body shape: Jumbo Dimensions:   Body length: 20¾   Width: 17"   Depth: 5" Top:   Material: Spruce   Finish: natural gloss   Binding: rosewood Back/sides:   Material: Mahogany   Strip inlay: center black and white stripes   Finish: Gloss Soundhole shape: Round Soundhole rosette: black and white multi-line purfling w/ amber abalone ring	Neck Neck profile: Medium C-Shape Neck material: 3-piece mahogany Neck finish: Satin Scale length: 648mm/ 25½" Fingerboard: Ebonized rosewood w/ white binding Inlays: Sparkling pearloid snowflakes w/ white side dots Frets: 20 Nut: Bone Machine heads: Smooth Tuner	Components Bridge: ebonized rosewood Bridge pins: "1982": white w/ black dots "1983": ivory w/ black dots Saddle: True-Tune Hardware color: Chrome Pickguard: tortoise Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images

Available finishes

Traditional Violin

Sources

• 1982 catalogs (p. 10)
• 1983 catalogs (p.16)