Ibanez Roadstar 2

Dunno when or where it was made, 22 fret, solid-top, Volume, tone, 5 way selector, and coil tap for bottom humbucker. S/S/H. All stock Ibanez pickups. Passive, Basswood body, Maple neck, Rosewood fretboard. Black finish w/ red outline(quite badass). Floyd rose bridge.

Althought it has a humbucker, the output sort of sucks compared to the stuff Ibanez makes now. I play mostly metal/rock, and it just puts out a really weak tone. I am playing through one of Iggy Pop's old concert cabs, powered through a SUNN concert lead head. I am using a Ibanez Tubescreamer, BOSS super chorus, Ibanez TS-7 tubescreamer, BOSS delay/echo, and a vintage MXR phaser.

I got it at a pawn shop, so everything was REALLY screwed up. the Floyd Rose wasn't even connected to the guitar on one side!

This guitar is INDESTRUCTABLE!!! In my room, we were hanging guitars from the wall as part of the remodeling into a studio, and the hook that this thing was on wasn't at a proper angle to hold it, and it fell about 4-5 feet, and bounced up another 2 wen it landed. To my suprise, there was absolutery no harm done to the guitar done whatsoever! The Truss rod is my only "durability" complaint, because it is completely maxed out, and the neck still bows if I put a set of 10's or 11's on there.

All in all, the low-output humbucker and truss rod are my only real complaints. Perhaps I will replace the neck, and switch out the S/S/H setup for two high output EMG Humbuckers.

i have a 1985 Roadstar made in Japan,it has 24 frets custom midnight blue top,kind of like PRS 10 top.it has volume,2 tone nobs,5-way selector and a toggle switch for pickups.My guitar is loaded with 2 EMG-81's,which are also in Kirk Hammets ESP.I have active electronics,
equiped with Floyd Rose, locking tuners,the neck on this guitar is my favorite.

It fits my music too well.............SOUNDS GREAT at everything~!

the action was decent,eventhough it was the best Roadstar they made
i had to make it even better.

The guitar has been excellent on stage,hardware is great,I would depend on this guitar with my LIFE!.....

i've been playing for years,i own 100,000's of equipment from tele's to my Gretsh coutry "gent" If my Ibanez EVER got stolen,I would kick the living shit out of the person who took it!.............

My Roadie is from Japan and was built in 1985. It has 22 frets, rosewood fretboard with a basswood body, two sweet humbuckers one ibanez one EMG and a floyd rose locking trem. Ive had this guitar about two years and every one who has played and seen it thinks its great.

This guitar is perfect for my playing style, it has this great energetic sound that screams at you. With the humbuckers on the bridge setting you get a nice fat tone, but on the neck you get a great, bright Dinosaur Jr or Sonic Youth sound. I run it through a Marshall valvestate amp and i can pretty much get it to have any sound i want, both the distorsion and clean channels are equal.

The action on this guitar is the best, a nice snug fit. Becuz the guitar is pretty old,some of the frets (mainly the 15th and 16th) are startinto come away, this doesn't affect the playability much. The finish is a aged white with black and red stripes running around the edge.

This guitar has had the crap beaten out of it, i'm astounded at its durability. its got all its original hardware. VERY RELIABLE!!!

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I couldnt ever get rid of this guitar, its brilliant. It suits any style i want to play and it never quits. If it was stolen i would track down the person who took it and torture them.

Made in Japan in 1985. This guitar is awesome. It a flamed maple top I think but I'm not too sure to be honest. The controls are great. 1 Master tone and a volume knob for each pickup. It has 2 Humbuckers which I think are the original Ibanez fitted ones. It has a 3 way selector switch and the volume knobs are push downs which activate a coil tapping effect on the pickups. Not sure what the neck is made form as it's painted black, but it does have a rosewood fret board. It comes with an Ibanez type of Floyd Rose bridge, which is similar but actually unlike the modern licensed floyd rose's being put onto today's Ibanez guitars. Black finish, with two thin parallel red lines following the shape of the front of the guitar. Also painted black are the neck and headstock, with silver Ibanez logo painted on. 24 frets. Ibanez smooth tuners, locking nut also included. It's shaped kind of like a strat, too.

I play rock and this guitar is awesome. I was planning to change the pickups once I bought it but now I'm not so sure. Sounds great with my Boss Digital Metalizer, and sounds even more awesome than anything I've ever heard on clean! The tone is so warm, and the sustain is second to none. This guitar could be used to play Rock, Punk, Indie, Jazz, Blues. You name it. No faults there.

Well I couldn't comment on factory settings with it being used and 15 years old. But right now the action is good, the bridge is in great condition. Does have a slightly loose machine head. The back of the guitar is scratched a fair bit too but it didn't put me off buying it.

These things seem to be the immortals of the guitar world! The finish seems to be as thick and great looking in the unknocked spots as it was the day it arrived in the store from the factory. I believe I could gig with this guitar without a backup.

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I've been playing a few years and the first somewhat decent guitar I had was my trusty Mexican Strat. I never thought that would be pushed into second place without me speind at least #500 on a guitar but I was very wrong! If it were stolen or lost I would go insane. I would travel to the ends of the earth and back to get back my baby.

Maple neck; rosewood fingerboard; Ibenez tuning gears(decent) "off yellow" finish. Someone in a fit of genius put a Floyd Rose tremelo on it, I can't stand those bloody things! Standard pick-ups except that I had a Seymour Duncan pick-up put on the bridge position for some more punch.

Sound is really good when guitar is behaveing. Played it through a Crate 120 that I used to have and it sounded great. Presently i play it through an old Peavey Backstage 30 that I bought in 1977(!) Has a worm tone at 4 or 5 and can get mean and dirty at 10. Cannot stand the Floyd Rose.

Boought the guitar on consignment so it had loose everything. After some tightning all around I wanted the Floyd Rose removed but no one would touch it. Has good action and playability.

Decent all around in this case, but no, I would want a back-up.

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25 years.
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If it were stolen or lost, I really don't know. I love that it can take a beating. I hate the Floyd Rose, because I have opted to play the guitar "open" and it is difficult to keep in tune.

Made in Japan,dunno the year though its looks quite old due to the rust here and there.It has a 22 fret maple neck and a kind of reddish sunburst/quilted finish(full of holes n'dents)with an off white binding round the body.The body is basicaly a modified strat shape but there's something telecastorish about it but i think thats just the headstock.It has a trapeeze bridge with "Rock hard Japan" engraved on it.It has 1 fat pickup mounted on it and i think that its a Dimarzio super distortion pickup,1 volume(duu)and 1 tone.

I've found the guitar to be extremly versitile.I play seriously heavy stuff with the bands i'm in my last band played in B and I used a couple of Jacksons which i'm really used to playing but in terms of fat richness and overall clarity through a simple Boss stompbox and a clean set marshall stack every string is heard(something im not used to)at gig levels.

Its older than me so?????

Its atough cookie and seems to have put up with some neglect from some undeserving dude.
My Guitars scarred but its a veteran no joke

If stolen I would SHOW NO MERCY.
KILL AND KILL AGAIN
GO CRIMINALY INSANE.

I recently got this back after having "loaned" it for about 14 years.
I played and I remembered why I bought it new in the first place.
THe main feature is that it two pickups that are changed from single
coil sound to humbucker by the push of a button. The sound is really
there. It can go from blues to classic rock to metal.
When I had this originally I played it through a Fender Concert amp
Which between the two gave incredable range of tone.
The fingerboard was rosewood up to 22 frets.
The Floyd rose bar worked great but as I only use it subtlely, I
took the locking nuts off just for ease of playing and hassle, as I
didn't need them due to the tuners being solid.
The finnish is what I would describe as metalic royal blue.(very nice)

The quality of sound is very good,but what impressed me was the variety of due to the single coil / humbucker combo.
Sweet blues to GRONCK.
The single coil setting were noticable only by the extra noise.
This was the one feature that p&$%ed me off about this guitar. you
didn't have that visual aid to tell you how you were setup before
playing.

When I bough it new the finish on the neck was intolerable. It was
like glue. It caused friction burns and slowed down the playing.
It took a good six month of playing to improve to that worn in
feeling. Now that its an old guitar, its much better.
I dont like the tone control. It doesn't do much and now is a little
bit loose. I think I might change it

This guitar has improved with age. It's now almost 20 years old
and in the best form of its life. There are a couple of dings and
a very small chip out of the headstock finish, but its better than
new considering it was in the possension of a practicing alcoholic
for 14 years before he sobered up. I have AA to thank for my returned
guitar as this guy had to make amends. Which is OK by me as I had
written the guitar off long ago.

dunno !

If stolen (it wont be lent again) I would take the insurance money
and buy a Fender Strat because that is where I'm at now. But this
is a very good guitar. If I was playing where a lot of style changes
were needed I would use this guitar even if only for its pickup
configuation.
My pedals are an original tube screamer TS9, Boss TW1 (touch wah)
and an analog delay. I use the analog DM2 delay because the digitals are too clean and soulless for my tastes. I guess I'm just an old
fart, but I'm an old fart thats happy where he is.
Good guitar! I'm happy I have it back.

22 FRET NECK, 2 STOCK IBANEZ HUMBUCKERS, 3-WAY SWITCH, 1 VOLUME, NO TONE. GOOD IBANEZ TUNERS, SMOOTH NECK, FLOYD ROSE-TYPE TREMOLO. MADE IN 1985, IN JAPAN. FRIGGIN BEAT TO HELL, THIS FINISH IS. I THINK IT WAS BURNT ONCE.....

GOOD FOR 80S ROCK/METAL. GOOD FOR CLASSIC ROCK. REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING, EXCEPT JAZZ, AND WHO LIKES JAZZ?? SOUNDS GOOD THROUGH A RAT AND INTO A MARSHALL HALF STACK, WIT A 70S PLEXI HEAD... GOOD GOOD
REALLY FULL SOUND, REALLY CRUNCHY AND FAT, CAN WHIP SOME STRATS AND LES PAULS OUT THERE IN MY OPINION...

THE INTONATION WAS NEAR PERFECT, AND IT PLAYS PRETTY FRIGGIN GOOD. BEAT TO ALL HELL, BUT IT CUTS. ITS LIKE AN OLD STRAT, U CANT KILL IT..

BEEN DROPPED A FEW TIMES, STILL ALIVE. HARDWARE WILL LAST PROBABLY LONGER THAN ME.. THE FINISH IS A SEAFOAM GREEN, WITH VARIOUS INSCRIPTIONS IN IT.. INCLUDING BEEF... BURNT WITH A LIGHTER, LIT ON FIRE, I DONT THINK IT WILL EVER FRIGGIN DIE, MAN!

I DONT KNOW, REALLY DONT CARE
FIX IT MYSELF.. IF I EVER HAVE TO

BEEN PLAYING FOR A WHILE, BUT IVE NEVER SEEN A GUITAR AS PUNCHY AS THIS. ITS GOT GREAT TONE, IT REALLY CUTS. I LIKE THE COLORS... I WISH IT HAD A KILL SWITCH, THOUGH. SOME ACE CRAP.
IF U CAN GET ONE FOR UNDER $200, GO FOR IT. ITS WORTH THE MONEY.
IBANEZ NEEDS TO START MAKIN THEIR GUITARS LIKE THEY USED TO!! MAN!!

THIS IS A LATE 80'S OR EARLY 90'S IBANEZ ROADSTAR SERIES II BASS. THE
NECK IS ONE PIECE, BOLT-ON WITH 21 FRETS. THIS IS A SOLID BODIED 4 STRINGER WITH ONE IBANEZ "P" STYLE PICKUP ACCOMPANIED BY PASSIVE ELECTRONICS AND ONE VOLUME+ ONE TONE CONTROL. THIS BASS IS PEARL WHITE WITH A PLAIN BLACK PICKGUARD AND MATCHING HEADSTOCK WITH ALL 4 IBANEZ ENCLOSED TUNERS ON THE TOP. IT HAS A PRECISION STYLE ALDER (??) BODY AND A STANDARD DIE-CAST TOPLOAD BRIDGE.

THIS BASS IS VERY GOOD FOR MANY MUSICAL STYLES. YOU CAN PLAY BLUES/COUNTRY, JAZZ, HEAVY METAL OR JUST PLAIN ROCK N ROLL. RIGHT NOW I AM PLAYING THROUGH A YORKVILLE Y200 AMP OR A PEAVEY MICRO BASS (ROOM) WITH A BOSS SUPER PHASER AND AN IBANEZ SONIC DISTORTION PEDAL. THROUGH THE MICROBASS WITH THE TREBLE ALL THE WAY UP THERE IS SLIGHT BUZZ (IT COULD BE THE AMP!!) BUT OTHERWISE NOISELESS. WITH THE TREBLE AT MAX IT IS VERY BRIGHT AND PUNCHY, THE EXACT OPPOSITE WITH BASS BOOSTED. THIS BASS IS SUITED FOR LIVE SHOWS, RECORDING AND GENERAL JAMMING IN THE BASEMENT.

THIS BASS IS ABOUT 9-10 YEARS OLD, THE ACTION IS STILL VERY LOW AND VERY EASY TO PLAY. THE NECK IS STRAIGHT AND TRUE AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN ADJUSTED!!!!! I MEAN NEVER!!!!!! THE NECK IS AMAZING!!!!! THE PICKUPS FIT INTO PLACE WITH NO SPACING BETWEEN THEM AND THE PICKGUARD. THE ONLY FLAWS ON THIS BASS ARE THE ONES IT HAS ENDURED WHILE IN MY HANDS (DENTS AND DINGS) AND AFTER ALL THIS TIME SOME SLIGHT RUST IS STARTING TO SHOW ON BRIDGE. IT IS A SOLID BASS!!!

THIS BASS IS FOR SURE ONE TOUGH MOTHER. IT HAS WITHSTOOD EVERYTHING FROM PLAYING IN CLUBS, PLAYING IN GYMS, PLAYING OUTSIDE ON THE STREET AND JAMMING. EVERYTHING IS VERY SOLID A RELIABLE. AT THIS TIME THIS IS MY ONLY BASS SO IT IS MY MAIN AXE AND I WOULD NEVER TRADE IT IN FOR ANYTHING AND AFTER I UPGRADE IT WILL STILL BE MY FAVORITE. THE STRAP BUTTONS ARE A UNIQUE UPSIDE-DOWN FLATTENED V SHAPE (HARD TO PICTURE?) AND MY STRAP HAS NEVER FALLEN OFF, MUCH SAFER THAN NORMAL STRAP BUTTONS AND AS I SAID BEFORE, IT HAS NEVER HAD TO HAVE THE TRUSS ROD ADJUSTED AND THE NECK IS AS STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW!!!!.

I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS AND ALSO OWN A SAMICK "P" BASS (OLDIE), USED TO OWN A FENDER JAZZ (SOLD), YAMAHA RBX 4 STRING AND AM SOON TO BE GETTING AN IBANEZ SR3005SOL. THERE IS NOTHING I REGRET ABOUT BUYING THIS BASS AND IF IT WERE STOLEN I WOULD HUNT IT DOWN TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!!! I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, FROM IT'S CLASSIC LOOK AND TONE TO IT'S STABILITY AND RELIABILITY. AS I SAID I BOUGHT IS USED FROM A FRIEND OVER ANYTHING IN STORES AND BELIEVE ME, WHEN I GO SHOPPING FOR GUITARS I BRING COFFEE!!!

made somewhere in the 80s hase 2 active soapbar pickups that are incredible sounding for metal. the bass is very solid plays very well and seems almost indestructibl except for the fact that you neeed to change the baterie like once a month the rosewood fretboard is inlaid very nice and the frets are very level i currently have the truss rod tightend all the way and the bridge saddles down as far as they will go without the strings laying against the frets and it wont rattle the ibanez tuners are really nice they stay in tune well and look really nice all the hardware is like bronze but really grungy due to age the bridge is cool because theres only 1 screw to set the hight

this bass sounds really really good for my playing (all metal) its got a sort of a mid-dip kind of sound with a very rich bottom and crisp top with dropped out mids fits my style very well

when i got it it was set almost perfect little tweaking could be done without ruining it the finish was a litle grungy with some chips and stuff and bad discoloration on the binding but the white really gave me a distinct look(cause everybody hase a black bass)but for its age very nice

this bass is a tank ive only adjusted the neck 1 time which was when i got it the bridge needs minor adjustment every once in a while or every time sombody but me plays it (it only likes me and gets mad when other people play it so i dont let people play it) i have and will gig with out back up the strap buttons are like little boomerangs and holds the strap really well (its really really hard to get the strap on and off)

dont know

i love this bass if it were stolen first id find the theif and shove my ruger up his ass and pull the trigger till it goes click(30 round mag) then id crawl into a hole and search for months to find one just like it and if it wasent id make it like it(take battery cover screw off and use tape instead)

it was made in japan, not sure what year tho.. 22 frets.. well any way i love it and i would take a bullet for it..

its suits my style very very well, it sounds great with distorsion. I play punk and metal. very clean sound. I love it.

its great, the backs were missing, the guy i bought it from said that it never came with any..

Yeah it would last live playing, and its lasted this long.. yes i can depend on it. I never bring a back up guitar but i do bring strings and tuff like that.

didnt deal with them

Ive been playing 6 years and this is my first electric guitar. I also use an ibanez bass and i use a jackson.. i use a line 6 spider amp and a 150 watt bass amp. If it was stolen id prolly cry..

This roadstar II has been manufactured in Japan in 1984. It is made of a maple (go through) neck with mahogany body with two humbuckers.The fingerboard is from Rosewood with dot inlays. All hardware is goldplated. I changed the bridge for a Schaller one, because the original Ibanez one had a strange resonance. The finish is grey and after 16 years of use a little cracked. To prevent from damage during live gigs the guitar is equipped with schaller strap-locks

Sound is quite good, especcially the bridge element. Elements are switchable (single coil-humbucking) and still original. In order to create a rock-sound I use it live with an old London City 100Watt tube amp with 2x12" celestions. I don't use effects (only a digital delay pedal of boss). In the studio I use an effect processor of Yahama (no amp).

Factory adjustment I do not recall. The guitar please fine with a low action. The only problem is the pick-up selector switch which is in an unconfortable position benaeth the bridge, so you are able to switch it by accident

These guitar will last forever. Also because of the go through nech design it is very rigid.

Never tried

I like the guitar very much but it's not sounding like a Les Paul. Until today I never so one like this. Not for sale!!!!

I have an 1983 Roadstar. It has 22 frets, and has a kind of swamp wood-maple finish goin on. The controls that are given are a 5way seymore duncan selector, one volume, and one tone. It also has a phase selector that works with the emg s/s/s pick-up selection nicely,...um i guess that it looks alot like a stat.. I give the features a 8, because the 5 way selector screwed up a couple of times

This guitar suits my style because it is able to make almost any sound that you could want... i can play heavy sort of gun's and roses if i wanted too(phhhhhhsssssshhh) and i can also play nice light music that has no effects nicely, like jazz, and such

um..... the guitar looks nice... i think that it should last me for a long time. everything is matched, and the finish is excellent

i play it live!!!!,but the finish is too soft, it dents if you are not careful i don't own a back-up I DEPEND ON THIS GUITAR!!!!

i got a one year warrent they fixed my selector for free, and then gave me a t-shirt

i have been playing for 4 years and this guitar has seen me through it all, way to go ibanez, I LOVE YOU GUYS
if you want too talk guitars, and have an early 80's roadstar II, give me a mail

this an 85 model made in japan basswood body/alder top. it has a 5 way switch a seymour duncan hotrail in the neck pos an ibanez single coil in the middle and a seymour duncan classic humbucker in the bridge pos 1 tone and 1 vol coiltapping for the 2 humbuckers. its a strat style body and has an edge tremelo and ibanez smooth tuners jumbo frets the neck is maple with rosewood finger board it also has strap locks and locking nut

this gtr is used for all types of music it has both strat and les paul capabilities the middle pickup is a little noisey but not too bad overall its a very versatile sounding instrument, a little more mellow than a strat but a little brighter than a paul

i bought it used so i cant say about factory setup however ihave nothing bad to say about the overall quality it is a well made guitar the tremelo is as good as anything i have ever played and the intonation at various points on the neck is great

so far i have had only one prob with it, the 5 way switch went bad .i use it without a backup on ocassion but tremelo equipped gtrs scare me. the finnish is great ,candy apple red with a hint of metalflake

no warranty bought used

well ive been playing for bout 27 yrs and grew up on gibsons and fenders, and ibanez was a 4 letter word to me, however i am a beleiver now.i bassicaly like a late 60s SG neck and this puppy has one almost identical to my old SG i also like both strat and les paul tones and this gtr can do that pretty well. i wish it had a little deeper mid tone but that might be the pickups .i am currently looking for another like it, so yes i would buy another . also vintage magizine states that theese gtrs will be collectors in the future due to the poor quality of american gtrs of the 80s

I don't which year it was made because i bought it 2nd hand from a working-collegue of my father. Although it's an japan made 22 fret strat-type solid body guitar with rosewood fingerboard. It has got one tone and one volume control and a 5 way selector for the s/s/s pu's. the pu's are standard. The tuners are locking with a floyd-rose tremolo.

the guy i bought it from was playing big-band music and that's also the type of music it's best suited for. Blues ,grunge or punk also sound ok. For metal the pu configuration is too weak.

The guy i bought it from had it properly set-up so there was no problem apart from a loose contact on the cable socket and a noisy volume pot.

I've dropped this guitar a few times and there has been no major damage. The finish is good enough to withstand rough use. Only the rear strap button was a bit weared and had to be replaced.

never dealt with them so i don't know

I've been playing five years now and this was the first electric guitar i got. I'm still happy with it although it doesn't fit my musical style. In the beginning i was a bit fed up with the floyd-rose tremolo when changing strings, but i got used to it, although it takes a really long time until you have got them in tune!! The best thing about this guitar is that it is so easy to play. The neck fits your hand nicely, because of the bigger radius of the neck ( Bends are real easy ,although i play 10s as strings)

SSH pick-up format, coil tap on volume, locking nut,tremolo licensed by Floyd Rose w/fine tuners, Maple body, Do not know year made, one tone pot, 5 way switch, and so on.

It was ok, a little generic, lacked the all inspiring oomph. It has its copy of the tones, but it did not sound like you were there.
I play classic rock, pop, blues, metal, altenative, modern/current rock ,and R&B.
If you are looking for a beginner guitar or one to modify the hell out, this is the X-men of guitars. Mutate away!!!!

Honestly, I had absolutely no problems with this quitar. One of the reasons I bought it was because it was well made and looked sexy.

Just try and kill it. Mine took a few beats (bad ones, like handing it to my girlfriend and having her drop it, did I forget to mention the this is no lightweight, definite 10 rounder)

This one is not on warranty; in my case, my Frankenstein job would have voided it, anyway.

Yes, I would buy it again. However,it is not the same machine. I put a Lace-Sensor Blue in the neck, gold in the middle, a TB-1 in the bridge (try it you will love it). The neck is now a Signature replacement. Has also Mid-Cut-Boost/Tone and Volume/Coil cut pots, and the knobs are now the black/clear numbered Les Paul knobs. This guitar now has Killer tones and plays easier than nymph on a hot summer night.
Buy it and experiment with it. Learn about the workings of your guitar at a laughable price.

I'm am 16and i've benn playing the guitar for about 2 years. My candy apple red roadstar 2 is wonderful. It has many features I like. The pickups are made by Di Marzo. It has Floyd Rose bridge.

Sound is wonderful. I'm not afraid to play to hard on it. The guitar has a button on the volume switch which turnes on the overdrive.

The only thing that is bad about the guitar is that it is hard to find parts for a roadstar. I think the discontunied making the rs seris.

The guitar could with stand playing from Jimmy Hindricks.

never had many problems other that i lost the screrw for the top tremeol lock and couldn't find a dealer in my area.

I just couldn't think of anyone stealing my guitar. My fav. feature is the overdrive buttton for when I'm playing some hard rock .

1984, bolt neck, don't know the body or neck woods (feels heavy)Pickups: SSH, Floyd Rose type tremelo, Locking headstock (just above the nut), 1 vol. 1 tone control, coil tap tone control for bridge humbucker, the most beautiful candy apple red finish I ever say, good tuners.

Sounds great. These pickups are more pleasant sounding to me that many of the stock fenders, and Seymour Duncans I've owned. Great for clean single coil tones or overdriven humbucker tones. I plug into a Tube Works Tube Driver pedal than into a Fender Blues Deluxe or Peavey Classic 30. Sounds great in both, but really makes the Blues Deluxe come alive. NO noise. Very versitile. I can easily see this as a "one size fits all" guitar for me. Likes, everything, dislikes, nothing.

Bought the guitar used, so can't comment on factory setup. Best fit and finish I've seen on a guitar in this price catagory. Again, the candy apple red finish is gorgous.

All looks great for it's age (16 years old). gig w/o backup, yes.

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I came to buy this guitar because I had some stomp boxes and a pedal board that I couldn't sell, so I went to Music Go Round to trade them in on anything I might have a better use for. I found this Ibanez on the rack, played it, and fell in love. I'm 50 years old, been playing since High School, and have gone through a lot of gear. this one could be a keeper. It's the most fun guitar I've had in a long time.

Light blue finish on a solid, heavy strat style body. Made in Japan, bolt on neck with 22 frets. It has a floating bridge, two single coil and one humbucker, S/S/H. 1 volume and 1 tone control, a 5-way selector. I got it with a hard case, cable, allen keys, and a cheap 10 watt amp which I still have since i can't find any here in karachi.

It sounds real good on setting 2; 1,3,and 4 make a little noise on overdrive. the humbucker sounds ok on its own, if i fiddle around with the selector a bit, otherwise i buzzes and you can't hear a thing. since i only have my guitar and cheap amp, i don't know what it sounds like with any other effects, but i can do quite alot with it. can sound like a strat, and i get it to scream with the humbucker on overdrive.

The guitar is well made and there's nothing loose. no flaws that i can see or feel. very nice finish. I had to reset the action, but otherwise everything was great.

This is an extremely well made, solid guitar that would easily manage live playing, without a backup. the strap buttons are v-shaped and once you get the strap on, they can't come off. the previous owner i don't think was very nice to it, because one strap button had been screwed in again next to the original hole, but it's been holding up so far.

never had it repaired.

I've only been playing for 6 months, and i didn't have much money, so i needed a cheap good quality guitar since i live in pakistan, and this one seemed good, partly because i got a hardcase and amp with it. if i lost it, i would want something similar. the only major complaint i have is the buzzing sound on some pickups. i love the colour, it looks green from some angles and blue from others, and glitters. i noticed after i bought it that it only had 4 instead of 5 springs at the back to hold the bridge, but i don't think it makes a difference.

Black finish, 22 frets, Two controls, (Volume and tone) all EMG pick-ups configures S-S-H. Passive electronics. solid maple body and bolt on neck. Floating bridge.

Having the humbucking pick-ups at the bridge instead of the neck, doesn't really give it "thick" tones. However the single coil pick-ups are really smooth, clean tones. It is a used guitar, and sometimes you get a pick-up selector switch the crackles when setting, this one did not. The sound is very crisp and clear. All of the strings can be heard.

Because of the floating bridge, the action is a tad high to compensate for the buzzing off the frets. So heavy metal is out of the question. But for good grunge, rock and roll, or just strumming, it is absolutly perfect. I have never played an electric that you can strum and sound and feel as good as this one does.

Now this guitar is heavy. After about three hours you are going to notice it. But if I drop it (I hope I never do) I could probably play it and it would still be in tune.

Never needed it, don't think I will.

The Ibenez Roadster II will probably out live me. It is very sturdy with it's solid maple body, The neck is just the right size where you don't get cramps when playing a boat load of bar chords, and a crystal sound plays nice through a Fender Half-stack. Don't let a cheap price tell you it's a crappy guitar.

21 frets. One tone and one volume knob. 2 single coil pickups. sunburst finish.

I play alot of metal. I usually run the thing through a dod deathmetal pedal and a Crate amp. Sometimes I use the overdrive on my amp to get a Sabbath sound.

It has a really nice action. I didn't care for the original pickups though. I replaced them with a couple of humbuckers. The finish was excellent. It survives most of the beatings I give it.

This guitar would definitly handle giging. You can't beat the V-shaped strap buttons. They will hold your strap no matter how much you move around. It stays in tune real well. I could definitly use this in a gig without a backup.

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I've been playing for a few years and this has been the best guitar I've owned. I haven't seen a better finish. With the humbuckers it gives you a really good metal sound. If it were lost or stolen I would definitly buy another. I like Ibanez guitars alot.

The features are really simple. Volume and Tone is all. It works for me. The less complicated the better.

It is a great guitar! The sound is great, but it doesn't suite my style of playing. I am into Metal and stuff like Slayer and Pantera. This is a really good blues/jazz guitar. It gets a nice clean sound out of it.

This thing is the hardest thing in the world. The beating that it's gotten from me with definitely withstand anyone else. It doesn't have anything wrong with it.

I haven't dealt with them.

I've been playing since, well, Christmas so obviously I don't know as much as a lot of other people but i'm learning this stuff. I think that I, personally would not buy this guitar again because it isn't my type of guitar, but I think that anyone else definitely would. It is really a great guitar, reliable enough to gig with, won't break down on you.

The Roadstars a lot like the blazer, based on the strat , except it wasn't reissued. This ones an original from Japan. My particular model is black with a solid maple 22-fret neck . I don't know what wood the body is , but it's pretty heavy. It has 3 single-coil pickups a 5 way selector and 1 volume and 1 tone control. A really nifty feature is a phase switch that reverses the phase of the middle pickup so the 2 and forth switch positions can sound really wiry, or full depending on what you want . Comes with a vintage strat type tremolo bridge. Oh , the case came included .I've had it for 8 years.

Overall the sounds are pretty usable and pleasant. I've had it for almost 7 years now and the sound has never let me down. It doesn't sound exactly like a strat, but then if thats what you want thats what you would buy.
I'm currently using it through a Fender deluxe 85 tranny , with Boss wah, phaser and Metal zone (no really , I am!) and I get some pretty cool sounds out of it .
I get some hartwarming clean tones out of it in positions 2 and 4 and the bridge position really stings , which is good in my book. the Roadstar does well when it comes to the overdrive stakes as well. It handles texas blues with style and can even handle the aggresion of AC/DC(not the sound , but the feel) It sounds a bit stupid frying it straight through the metal zone , but with a bit of amp overdrive thrown in it kicks ass so hard Marilyn Manson'll go running to his mommy .
My only complaint is that the neck pickup can sound to woolly or hollow at times , but I don't use it that much anyway .
I've used this guitar to record an album and I'm more than happy with the results . That should say a lot.

This is a difficult bit. The construction of the guitar is excellent. For an old Japanese manufactured guitar the fit and finish is really good ,it's as good as good modern Japanese guitars, all the components feel like quality parts, and everything is aligned well. The action was setup before I got it so I can't complain.
However there is a bit of a problem . . . I find the neck on the guitar a tad thin for me , but I've got big hands, and play mainly rhythm type stuff. It's about the width and depth of a Jaguar neck , but a slightly longer scale . This would be fine for smaller players and women , BUT the body is actually slightly bigger than a strat and quite a bit heavier which leaves me wondering about the wisdom of the designer .

This guitar has played live and I've used to without a backup , alas to my own downfall ( It was my first gig OK !) For a tremolo bridge it stays amazingly in tune. It was pretty resistant to temperature changes and can take a walloping on stage and stay in tune. My only complaint from a live point of view , is that it's pretty difficult to remove broken strings from the bridge , but my guess is that all these tremolos are like that.
The only thing I've ever needed to replace was the 5 way switch.
The strap buttons are excellent , they're a wide V shape . It's a bit of a struggle to pull a strap hole over them , but once on , there's no way your straps coming off.

It's never given me any hassles I couldn't fix myself.

I like this guitar , it does all the single coil stuff a guy could want, so I don't want to sell it. My next guitar would probably be something like as Gibson SG, so they'd compliment each other. Would I buy it again ? I probably would considering that , for the price It's a really well made guitar and the range of lefties at this price is pretty lame . I'd only consider selling it if I was to buy something like a G&L Legacy .