From Ibanez/Web
The RS335 is a solid body electric guitar model introduced by in 1983. It was made in Japan as part of the Roadstar Deluxe line.
The RS335 features a basswood slab body with creme binding bolted to a maple neck with a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a single Ibanez V2 mounted at the bridge in a plastic pickup ring, a Hard Rocker bridge, Sure Grip II control knobs, Smooth Tuner II tuning machines and strap pins.
The RS335 was produced only in 1983.
Specifications Specifications for RS335 Year(s) produced: 1983Sold in: Europe / USAMade in: Japan Black (BK) / White (WH)BodyBody type:
Solid bodyBody material:
Basswood w/ creme bindingNeck joint:
Bridge:
tremoloKnob style:
Hardware color:
ChromeNeck
Neck material:
1-piece mapleScale length:
648mm/ 25½"Fingerboard material:
RosewoodFingerboard inlays:
White dotFrets:
21Machine heads:
ElectronicsPickup configuration:
HSBridge pickup:
Ibanez ()Neck pickup:
Ibanez ()Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 3-way toggle
Now, for my thoughts on this guitar.
I have owned five Ibanez RS versions (two others I am selling here). This 335 is the more simple version of them all, though the binding is quite nice in my opinion.
The neck pickup on this guitar is as close to my favorite sounding single coil ever (the Charlie Christian). The Super 6 in this one is louder to my ears than the others I have had, not by much but noticeable. It's also fatter sounding, which reminds me of the CC. I love this pickup the best of all of them.
The bridge pickup surprised me as to how good it is. It's a fatter sounding humbucker, but I also get good chicken picken sounds from it. I think it's an underrated bridge pickup.
The middle position is also great. This guitar gets as close to a tele chim as any of the Ibanez I have owned. It's sweet, round and not brittle in any way.
The neck: What can I say. Hands down the best neck I have ever played. Same for the other RS series I am selling. I can't say enough of about how great it is. It's a thinner neck than I am used to (tele), but not too thin for my grave digger hands. If there is a better neck on a guitar, my head would explode!!
These RS335s are not easy to come by at this price.
Selling to buy another tele.
No case included with this one.
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