Ibanez 950 Vintage

I bought the Ibanez Model 950 acoustic guitar when I was still in highschool in or about 1980. I paid $150 (american) for it and a cheap chipboard case.

I learned the basics on this guitar and only in the past ten years have I really begun to enjoy it. I am a horn player mostly, but started on guitar and now play solely for enjoyment - mine maybe not others. I have the means to buy an expensive guitar, but everytime I try one, I keep thinking that the sound from my old Ibanez is pretty good and to spend $2000 on a Gibson seems a bit much. I've tried Martins and Taylors. The Ibanez does not sound as good as those guitars, but it does sound good. Many of the cheap guitars today just sound 'off' to me. Maybe it is the fact that my guitar has been played for almost 30 years.

Another writer spoke of the durability of the woods and finish. I must agree that after almost 30 years the guitar looks real good with barely a ding or scratch.
I have never had a problem with the tuners. The strings are very close to the fretboard and it seems that there is a narrower neck than Gibsons. I grew up playing this guitar and I have grown to like these attributes.

I agree that if you were able to find a Model 950 in decent shape, buy it for about $300 - 400. Although I would not sell mine for $1000.
Mostly I play classic country by strumming the same 3 chords. I tend to transpose all of the songs into one or two keys that I am comfortable playing. And then maybe add a capo to bring it into the limited range of my voice

This is an acoustic guitar made in about 1980(ish). It was the first "quality" guitar that I ever owned. Made in Japan it has 20 fret but the last five are difficult to reach because of the body shape.

Body and neck woods? (Maple, Mahogany, Alder, Ash, Basswood, Koa, Plywood, etc...)
Finish (Satin, transparent, quilted top, flamed top, etc...)
Body style (strat, tele, dreadnought, cutaway, thinline, etc...)
Bridge style (Tune-O-Matic, Floyd Rose, Wilkinson, Tele-style, String-thru body,
stop tailpiece, etc...)
Tuners (Locking? Non-locking? brand of tuners - Sperzel, Gotoh, Grover, Schaller, etc...)
Neck/Scale (Fat, Thin, Jumbo Frets, Rosewood, Maple, etc...)

Suits blues, country and folk - not too hot for rock. Has a very bright sound when finger picking but also a good smooth sound when strummed.

Production quality was very good. Bought in perfect condition.

Very solid guitar,

Never needed any

This guitar has been played on and off for 22 years, I've bought and sold lots of other gear in that time (curently I don't own anything else but one day I may buy another electric)! The weird thing is: I still love playing it, I wouldn't swap it for anything less than a very large sum of money (everyone has their price).

This guitar was made in 1980 & was made in Japan. I would tell you All of the electronics, but it's an acoustic guitar. It has a vintage finish with a pickguard stuck on to it (as in most acoustics). There are 20 frets, and they are maked with dots on the front and the side.

This guitar sounds great! It is very loud for how hard you pluck, but that is great for me since I prefer not to use a pick. The harmonics are incredable. It has a very vintage sound to it (hence it's name "Vintage"). It is very blusey, (My style)

Everything about the guitar was great except the tuner for the G string slips alot. The action is kind of low, but I learned how to play on it so i'm used to the height of it.

This guitar would need to be hit with a sledge hammer to break it. Like I've said I learned to play on it, so it got smacked around alot (I was 9 when I started to play, you do the math). IT's also 19 years old and people still want to know if I bought it new. It has benn banged into other guitars, dropped, and had a belt buckle bihind it for quite some time and it still had barley scrached, let alone chiped!

I have never needed to use it.

Ive been playing for over 6 years and It is still the best acoustic I've seen (I'm not just saying this because I own it!). The only reason my mom gave it to me was because she needed to be able to plaug into an amp, and she didn't like the "Dean Markely" pickup getting in the way of the hole, so she got an acoustic/electric and I begged it off of her. If it were stolen, I would hurt the person who took it. If it were lost I would spend the rest of my life (at least a month) looking for it. I love the finish (I'm buying a Les Paul electric soon andd I'm planing on getting the same type of finish). Overall If you are thinking about getting an acoustic, and you can find some poor fellow who desperatly needs the money (they don't make them any more) I would recomend buying it in a heartbeat.