My Ibanez SA1260 Prestige

[Riley]

A new member to my guitars is a special one. An Ibanez SA1260 in antique violin finish. These have been discontinued and were actually the basic make up of what is the Andy Timmons Signature Ibanez now. The original owner had it setup with 10's and put Sperzel Locking tuners on it, and a set of strap locks. This guitar some how speaks to me and feels like fits in my hands. Very inspiring to play. The neck feels like it has been played for like 30 years it's so comfortable. It almost plays itself, I don't have exert much effort to get my hands flying on this neck. It has a nice heavy mahogany tone and warmth to it. I'm in love. It covers a ton of ground tone wise, hence my selling of some other guitars I really don't need. I also have a Dimarzio Breed bridge pickup, and two Dimarzio Cruiser mid and neck pickups for it. Here's some specs on it:

Ibanez SA1260 has announced the first SA Prestige model. "Prestige models are versions of our guitars that are made in Japan by our most experienced luthiers," commented Shogo Hayashi of the Ibanez electric guitar division. "They feature Old World craftsmanship combined with the most sophisticated New World guitar making available today. The necks have the comfortable feel of vintage necks comfortably rounded by years of dedicated playing.

The Ibanez SA is a descendent of the sleek, slender mahogany S, which Ibanez first introduced in 1987. Many players liked the light weight of the S and its curved top, but weren't comfortable with the curved back. In response, the curved top, but flat-backed SA was born in the late '90s. There was an additional benefit: since the SA requires less extensive woodworking than the S, the SA has a slightly more affordable price than a comparably equipped S. The combination of desired features with an affordable price has made the SA and the entry-level GSA some of the most popular guitar guitars ever offered by Ibanez.

In addition, the S1620 is equipped with the new SAT Pro tremolo system which features locking saddles for outstanding tuning stability and hard steel saddle chips for superior response and tone. Recessed knobs and a rounded, recessed pickup mounting-ring on the bridge offer a sleek low-profile look and playing comfort.

The SA1620 Prestige features a mahogany body with a curved top and flat back, fitted with two IBZ two Ibanez S1 single coils in the neck and middle position and a powerful IBZ V2 humbucking pickup in the bridge position.

* Available Finish (AV) Antique Violin
* Body Material Mahogany
* Neck Material 3 Maple
* Neck Scale/Type 25.5"/SA Prestige
* No. Frets/Type 22/Jumbo
* Fingerboard Rosewood
* Inlay Abalone Offset Dot
* Bridge SAT Pro
* H/W Color Chrome
* Neck Pickup IBZ S1 Single
* Middle Pickup IBZ S1 Single
* Bridge Pickup IBZ V2 Humbucker
* Controls 1 volume. 1 Tone, 5 Way Switch

A quick and dirty clip I made last night with GuitarPort.

http://riley-music.com/Music/Guitar%20Stuff/SA1260.MP3

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[Tone2TheBone]

Riley - I like your recorded guitar tone. Very good. It's clear and the frequencies come through decent. *thumbs up*

[Spudman***]

Very sweet Riley. Nice acquisition. Now you know why I have 3 S series Ibanez guitars. They do feel good.

I've been playing Strats for so long that it was, and still is, difficult to remember that these guitars don't have to be played as hard to get the tone from them the way you do a Strat.

Those pickups you have should sound really good too.

[duhvoodooman***]

Nice axe! Looks good & sounds good, both clean & dishin' the dirt. You say it plays good, too. What more could you want in a guitar?

[stingx]

Nice range of tones. Nice finish on that guitar too. You have good taste. I want to pick up a prestige at some point. I do like Ibanez very much. I recently picked up an old '85 Ibanez Roadstar II RS140 which I love to bits because of the playability and versatility. Congrats on your new edition.