I've been had!!!

[DonP]

Sort of....


Don't know the first thing about these, so any info is great.

In case you can't make out the headstock, it says Ibanez USA.

And yes, as soon as I got home I played Hallowed Be Thy Name on it

Thanks.

[Metal Spawn]

Purdy! Congrats...

[RacerX]

I had one of those - briefly. Rarely-seen-these-days-JCFer-heartfielder got mine - he will know all about this one.

[diablomozart]

graphic is called chop shop...ibanez usa custom...fairly rare piece...and looks to be in excellent condition...the usa customs are extremely nice...you scored...d.m.

[diablomozart]

oh and the pickups are not original...all usa customs came with dimarzios...d.m.

[Carbuff]

Wow, thats a graphic? I thought it was just reflections in the black.

[emperor_black]

How's the neck? Is it close to the wizard II neck? I love the neck profile of the wizard II's. Congrats!

[DonP]

Wow, thats a graphic? I thought it was just reflections in the black.

I did some research and found out the artist is a woman. She done quite a lot. Here's a link to the website:

http://www.pamelina.com/

[DonP]

How's the neck? Is it close to the wizard II neck? I love the neck profile of the wizard II's. Congrats!

Yep, nice thin neck. I'm not sure how to tell Wizard I from II. I only have a 1990 RG550 and the profile on this is very similar. Both are thinner than most of my J/C guitars.

[MetalHeadMat]

Ya man you totally got had, you got an awesome MIA Ibanez.

[Axewielder]

Chop Shop is badass, I'll take that over those happy flowery IBZ designs any day. One of these slipped through my fingers several years ago.

[asix]

the usa ibanez stuff inst that only for endorsed players?

NICE guitar btw

[DonP]

the usa ibanez stuff inst that only for endorsed players?

I sort of think so. Here's some info I found on the web.

http://www.jemsite.com/articles-menu/usa-custom-shop/

[MetalHeadMat]

the usa ibanez stuff inst that only for endorsed players?

NICE guitar btw

Yes but that didn't happen until a few years ago.

[diablomozart]

you could buy the usa customs in stores...i owned a cosmic swirl 2 for awhile...and yeah the neck profiles are pretty much a dead ringer for an 88 rg 550...thin wide and flat...d.m.