IBANEZ CONCORD 1975 SUNBURST 698-E J-200 JUMBO LAWSUIT PLAYER!

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Here we have a 1975 Ibanez 698-E Concord Jumbo J-200 style lawsuit acoustic electric. Only made from 1971-76 this 51 year old guitar has been down the player highway. It came in from Detroit's own bluesman story teller 'Robert Jones'. GOOGLE him as I will be here all day with his story. This guitar is just a small part of his performing arsenal which he is downsizing. All of Robert's guitars are players as he performs pretty much full time all over the world.

This fine playing acoustic is original except for some upgraded Grover Deluxe machine heads. I gave it some fresh Ernie Ball .12-.54 acoustic bronze strings after cleaning and seasoning the fretboard. The guitar tuned right up and there it stayed where it played magically and bold full TONE reeked right on out of it. The frets are all there with just the start of slight wear in the first few.

Cosmetically the instrument has it's share of bumps, bruises, and wear and tear. There is some binding touch up at the bottom back of the body but structurally very solid like the rest of the guitar. Someone lowered the bridge in a way I have never seen by taking some wood from the top of it where the strings come through to the saddle. They did great job, just not the usual repair.

This is a great sounding player's guitar with some Motor City 'VIBE'

I think the pictures tell the story quite well.

Comes with the pictured molded hard shell case in excellent condition fitting like a glove.

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SPECS:

From the 698E model found in the Ibanez Wiki and vintage Hoshino Gakki Catalogs:

Body Shape Jumbo style (inspired by the Gibson SJ-200 shape)

Top Material Fine-grained spruce with black and white multi-binding

Back & Sides Selected Mahogany (Standard 698E with gloss finish

Neck Mahogany

Fingerboard 20-fret rosewood featuring fancy pearloid position markers & white binding

Bridge Adjustable rosewood bridge with decorative pearloid inlays

Electronics Factory-installed "King's Tone" pickup with master volume and tone controls

Hardware Chrome-plated "Star" Smooth Tuner machine heads, white bridge pins, and a bone nut

Tuners replaced with Grover Deluxe.

Pickguard Fancy, ornate J-200 style pickguard.

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Guitar weighs 5 lbs. 3 oz.

Ships fast and insured.

Shipping box Dimensions
50"X20"X8"

Shipping weight 20 lbs.

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NOTE: Too cool. We shipped late last summer a 1967 MapleGlo Rickenbacker 6-12 Converter 'comb' guitar to Billy Corigan of Smashing Pumpkins! We also then shipped a vintage 50 watt Marshall head to L.A. studio-touring guitarist extraodinaire, Michael Landau, and 2 vintage guitars to Jack White's organization down in Nashville just a few days before his 50th. birthday! mmm? Add 'The Kentucky Head Hunters' to the list, just sold Greg a cool little 50's Valco tube combo amp!

Gordy's Music has become a Detroit institution! Our shop was used as a filming location for a few films like "Miracle in Motor City" a Christmas movie on Lifetime (featuring Smoky Robinson). We've supplied gear for movies including "Bill & Ted Face The Music" with Keanu Reeves. We've got decades of celebrity customers, including recent visits from Beck, Eric Johnson, and we recently sold Billy Joel's bassist a cool Gibson SG he is in love with. One day a while back Andre 3000 and his group stopped in to browse as they were playing Masonic Temple that night and right after that we sold an old oil can Morley Wah Vibrato pedal to Credence Clearwater Revival's thee John Fogerty!

We are having and have had a lot of fun here at Gordy's Music! I was just remembering about 35 years ago a tour bus pulled up to our little shop, and who rolls right in and hangs out for an hour? Lenny Kravitz and his entire group, right about the same time I was selling many guitars to and chauffeuring around Dee Dee Ramone who had an apartment a block down from my house.