Ibanez Concord Acoustic

12 string, (i think 75' or 76' model) made in Japan, solid spruce top, rosewood neck, sides and back, natural high gloss finish, oversized adjustable bridge, with pearl inlays of a dove on teh sides of the bridge and 8 sets of 2 inlays down the fretboard in diamond rectangle shape, and a crown pearl inlay on the head. fairly standard tuning heys i think, as the other reviews have said- grover style. White, ivory style binding on beody and neck.

sound is amazing, my favourite thing about the guitar, has loads of even strong mid, smooth bass and nice treble, is such a rich sound and the suits my folk loving style, can suit many diff, styles of music, ive only tried mediums on it so far, but will play around a little with setup, and believe it can handle anything, such a beautiful rich sound, after playing it i cant handle hearing my tin-like 6 string rattle away.

the action after 30 years is still amazing, no fret buzz all the way down the neck, has a tiny amount of warp on the body just behind the bridge, but can be fixed and is not noticeable,gloss still is so shiuny after this much time.
i must just say i have found the most mint condition one out there i think, the fretboard has absolutely no wear, there are 4 marks on the entire body, 2 of which could be polished out, no rust on tuners, still has original frets and only slight wear on 1st and second. when i bought it 5 strings were missing and 3 of those tuners on which had missing strings were missing the bushes, all of which cost 45 to fix and get polished, looks beautiful.
after 30 years if it can still be in such condition, ibanez can be aplauded for their making of guitars in the 70's.

have had it for around a month now, and i assume i am playing it more than the original user, i think it will definatly handle live playing, ive played it hard, soft and comes up trumps, would not take a back up, (unless was a big gig), the finish is a thick gloss coat and looks to be set and not keen to move! tuners might need to be replaced in the future as they are quite stiff at the moment and dont turn smoothly and easily, but the guitar on its own will (with care) stand the test of time as it already has.

they have been following me up incessantly with their insistance on satisfaction, haha.
nothing-the bastards dont want to know me!

i have been playing on and off for 10 years, but the last 5 years seriously, i own a nylon string acoustic, oakridge 6 string cutaway semi acoustic, fender strat copy w/dimaggio bridge and nice pickups, sammick flying v. if it were stolen i would definatly buy it again, love it to peices, i love its sound, look, ease to play, character it has, i hate the fact it cannot fit in my 6 string case, long head! the guy in the pawn shop didnt know guitars at all so i walked in, told him it was an old guitar so it was not sought after and had missing strings, then said id give him 300 instead of 430 and he graciously accepted... kniving bugger i am.
my favourite feature on the thing i would say is the dove on the pickguard, very classic. worst feature probably the tuners. i do wish it had a cutaway, that may have detracted from the sound though, so im happy with the 15 odd frets of playing.
i was looking to buy a 12 string, love the sound of them (inspired by john butler) and was looking at lashing out for a takamine or maton (aussie brand), but when i found this thing and gave it a strum with its old rusty half stringed neck it came alive and was so warm and full i wouldnt have gone back to the 2500 other options i was looking and willing to buy- very very nice sound and easy to play!! buy if you find one.

My Ibanez Concord model 683 was made in 1975 in Japan.It is made of solid spruce (top) of good grade and mahogany back and side. The neck is slim wich perfectly fit my short hands. It is a copy of the famous gibson hummingbird in red to yellow burst finish. It features pearl block inlays (splitted)on the fretboard and a crown pearl on the headsock.

The aged mahogany give this small guitar a terrific sound, well balanced, great clear trebble, a lot of mid, and some very smooth bass.The overall sound is very bell-like. I love it. Beats most martin i've tried and is very alike the real thing (gibson) at a fraction of the price. I've tried the epiphone hummingbird, and i dont like it at all compared to the ibanez.

The setup was perfect, neck super straight, action medium-low, no buzz, right intonation, i mean a 30 years guitar with a neck that straight, low action, no buzz, must have been successfuly crafted.
The finish as cracked at some point, but nothing serious and does not affect the sound unless positively...

I would not take this baby on the road because i want to keep this guitar minty. The only major cons on this guitar is the tuner that are really el-cheapo but ill replace them with grover locking tuners... other than that, the guitar can last another 30 years.

didnt have to deal with them.

This guitar is worth every dollar ive put on it. Its my favorite guitar and the small finish crack and little dings here and there makes it only more beautiful. When you see a guitar in this great condition after 30 years, you can only imagine how good it sound...
if i could put my hand on another one like this one that sound this good, ill buy it any time.

Dreadnought acoustic with bound top and back, black scratchplate, 20-fret neck with block inlays, mother-of-pearl logo on headstock, and the fanciest back I've ever seen on ANY guitar. Bookmatched, highly figured, with 2 inlay strips.
Made in Japan, around 1973.

Rich and full, this is as good as it gets. It's pretty loud too being a dreadnought.

This guitar's slim neck feels as good as most electrics. I've got the action set really low, with a set of 9's.

I've had this guitar for 30 years, and everything is still perfect. There's no rusty chrome, twisted neck or warped soundboard. The only clue to its age is that the binding has yellowed, but that adds character.

I've never had to contact them

When I bought this I thought "wow this is the best in the shop", and payed nearly a full term's grant for it. 30 years on I still think its as good as it gets, in both sound and playability.
The only reservation I have is the lack of a cutaway. If ever I had to replace it I'd like a bit more upper fret access for slide playing.

Dont know the year, but for sure it's mids of '70. Made in Japan, 20 frets, big jumbo sized case, two colors (yellow-red) sunburst, spruce top, rosewood bridge with beautifull pearl inlays on it and beautifull mother of pearl inlays on the pickguard, mahogany back and probably mahogany sides, rosewood fretboard. I would give it a 10 if it had binding on head also.

I bought it in 1991 in Italy. Back then I didn't really appreciate this guitar as I do now. In 1995 I gave it to my friend. After years of using it he doesn't need it anymore and gave it back to me a couple of days before. After all these years I was stunned. The sound coming out of this babe is beautifull. It's rich, full and noble with good dose of clarity. One thing is true, it sounds better now, than back then before I had given it to may friend, as he has thrown away from the bridge the metal bar for adjusting of the height of the strings. He put instead a standard plastic bridge which rests now directly on the top board. Now the sound has more low end and is deeper to my suprize. I give it a 9, as I know, that there are still better sounding guitars as Martin or Guild (I suppose so). But don't be misunderstood. I'm fully satisfied.

Action is just heaven. Low and no buzz (though the frets are pretty worn out). Recently I tried a new mid class Washburn acoustic guitar - and boy, the difference between mine Concord and that new Washburn is like driving a new Lexus compared to crappy Yugo. The neck of Concord is incredibly easy to play. It' also slim and very comfortable (ease of playing an electric guitar). Finish - just beautifull. Very impresively looking guitar. I thing, that if you want to buy a new, similar finished guitar, you'll pay maybe 10 times as much.

It is almost 30 years old guitar, used rather without particular care and it's still great, without problems. What else can I say?

Have no idea

I've been playing for 20 years now. I've had tonns of electric guitars, accustics and basses. I'm very happy now, that it came back to me. I will never let it go from my hands. I've got another two vintage Ibanez guitars (a 12 strings western guitar and Ibanez Performer mod PF 400). I really see, that Ibanez instruments made in '70 are top quality. If you don't want to spend much money and have top quality instrument look for that old babes.

Mine is a Hummingbird copy in high gloss black and looks fantastic despite showing its age with a number of minor dings around the body binding and some quite deep scratches to the rear of the sound hole. It has the looks of the orignal Hummingbird in virtually every respect apart from the word Ibanez on the headstock - and even that it is in the vintage style script of a certain US manufacturer. I don't know its year of manufacture, but it's serial number is 684BK so I guess it is pretty early. It has a solid spuce top and rosewood fingerboard. It has an ebony bridge and adjustable saddle, which I find useful. It is fitted with a feeble underbridge piezo pick-up, which looks original to me. I fitted reproduction Kalamzoo machine heads in place of the badly worn originals - because I like the look of them.

I had been looking for a reasonably priced (upto $300) accoustic guitar for a while and had tried the usual Fender and Yanmaha offerings but found them jangly and hard to play compared to an electric guitar. The Ibanez however has lovely mellow tone and a reasonable amount of bass (a little more would be good). It has good dynamics and responds particularly well to being played hard producing considerable amounts of volume. I have played it through an amp but it really needs a pre-amp for the piezo pick up.

As other reviewers have commented, the Ibanez Concord has a slim neck and low (for an accoustic) frets giving it excellent playability. It was a secondhand buy but it still plays like a good un after 30 odd years.

I bought my Ibanez secondhand in 1994 as it looked interesting even though it was incredibly filthy. I stripped off the strings and spent several evenings with car polish to take of years of grime including a lot of residue from scotch tape on the body which suggests it had play lists stuck to it and the scratches at the rear of the sound hole could have been caused by a clip-on magnetic pick-up, which all suggests it has been played live, although somewhere pretty seedy! Under the grime was a beautiful shiny guitar.

Not tried.

I have been playing for 30 years and have owned a number of vintage guitars including Hofner, John Birch, Fender. I love the Ibanez for its black colour and vintage looks and that its feel and action is pretty close to an electric guitar. The proof is that its the guitar I play every day. At #45 it was fantastc value.

1975 model, made in Japan. Ibanez Concord in Gibson Dove copy. Solid spruce top, with Rosewood back and sides. White binding on body and neck. Oversized bridge with inlay doves on both sides of bridge. Dove Pickguard. Crown inlay on headstock with chrome, grover style tuners. Adjustable bridge and 20-fret neck. Natural, high-gloss finish. Very spectacular looking acoustic. The only difference between this guitar and the Gibson Dove is the logo on the headstock says "Ibanez" and the inside sticker says the same. It would be difficult to tell the difference any other way.

Very nice, full sound that is bright. The enlarged bridge seems to bring out the tonal qualities through the solid spruce top very well. It can play fingerstyle, folk, and 60's rock along with blues (if set up correctly and with the right strings.) Very versatile in sounds and styles.

It was used, but had been set up by the guitar store (The Trading Musician -- Seattle) and was very well-done. The action was super low and no fret buzz at all, even on the heavy bass strings (.056) that were on it. The finish needed a little cleaning and polishing, but it was used. The gloss is very good and still shines after 27 years of use. The frets (medium) had been leveled and polished and were very smooth.

Seems to be a very strong guitar and has withstood 27 years already. Should go a long time with a little care.

Never dealt with Ibanez. Local shop does all the work and they are excellent.

I've been playing about 30 years and have several guitars. Ibanez Concord Hummingbird copy, Conn 12-string, Gibson Les Paul, and a Hamer Echotone (es-335 copy). The guitar is so pretty and plays so well, I never get to play it much as everyone else wants to play it when its there. In my opinion it is on a very equal par with the Gibson Dove, but at a price the rest of us can afford.

I received this guitar for graduation in 1978. It was my first. It's all blonde; front, sides, back and neck and has gold hardware with a black pickguard. This one was made in Japan.

It didn't come with any electronics. The bridge and nut were hard white plastic.

It sounds very bright being all maple. I generally have to select strings that are not so brassy sounding since it seems to transmit high frequencies very well. Because of its solid natural finish it really makes a statement.

The quitar was either set up in the factory or in the showroom. The hardware seemed to have good attention to detail. All seems fit very well. Beautiful finish.

I usually play it regularly but recently I had an accident. I missfired a colt 45 pistol. The bullit went down the hallway in my appartment, into the floor, back out and bounced of the saddle, cracking it almost it's entire length. Cosequently it has a little buzz these days but it's repairable. It did play for a while after the accident but overstressed the bridge during the last string change.

Never used it

I don't play professionally but I think this would be a good performing guitar not only because of it's looks but also it's bright tone. It's easy to play but you have to be careful with string buzz due to the tendency for this quitar to amplify high frequencies.

It's a great guitar and I'd like to find a blonde concord 12 string to match it.

Made in Japan, i have no idea what year (it's pretty old - i got it from my mom...) 20 frets, feels medium to me. I use a Dean Markley Pro Mag pickup in the soundhole. Back, sides, and neck made of mahogany, top made of spruce, i think. Really beautiful natural slightly quilted finish. Standard size dreadnaught body. Ebony bridge with adjustable action. Nothing special about the tuners that i know of. The neck is a really nice size, pretty thin and fast for an acoustic. Inlays are really impressive pearl hexagons. The rosetta around the soundhole is pearl too. Black pickguard. A very beautiful and good-sounding guitar.

It suits my music style really well. I play...well...pretty much anything but boy and girl band crap. Mostly modern rock , rap-metal, and classic rock, as well as some acoustic stuff, blues, you get the idea. Totally acoustic, the guitar makes bright highs, deep lows, strong mids. The tone is just plain beautiful. The best acoustic i have played to date. For electric, i use a Dean Markley Pro Mag through an Ibanez 10-watt amplifier. The clean sound on that is awesome, and even though it is a single coil, it gets surprisingly powerful distortion, and booming low end. The amp is really quiet, but it's for the better (i live in an apartment). It beats the pants off of all the strats i have played in guitar shops. I don't use any effects right now. I can get just about any sound i want by fiddling with the amp controls, and changing the position of the pickup in the soundhole. It can sound like just about anything you want it to.

I have no idea how it was set up at the factory because i am not the original owner. The action is set at the lowest setting right now (i like it that way). The finish is about perfect except for a few scratches, pickguard wear, fingerboard wear, etc. that are from use, not from being manhandled in the factory

I don't gig right now because me and my friend's band is drummerless and singerless
The hardware is lasting (it already has for quite some time)
the whole thing is rock solid, i am sure it could withstand live playing. The strap button (only one...it goes with the whole lame acoustic shoe-string deal) is on the small side (the thing has already excaped its strap before and fallen with no lasting effects on the sound)

I take care of it so i think this thing could outlive me excluding strange circumstances (accidental explosions in the room caused by chemical experimentation of a teenage nature).

If i gigged and i had more than 1 guitar, i would never play without a backup, not becasuse of the guitar but i don't wanna get into the business of tempting God...

never dealt with them

I have been playing for about 6 months. I have been "playing around" for an electric as well as trying out my friend's Fender acoustic and Ibanez RG electric. I have played a bunch of strats, a couple Gibons, A jackson 7-string just about everything i could get my hands on. If someone stole it, i would go through 7 days of mourning and then buy a Squier strat, track down the thief, break it into pieces over his head, make him eat it, and take my guitar back. I would buy the same thing again without a second thought if possible. It doesn't look like Ibanez makes many acoustics this nice anymore, though. I just love the tone.