Ibanez Destroyer Information Exchange by TheDestroyerGuy

Ibanez Destroyer Model: DT-500

1984 DT-500 CS

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Status:

Known

Model:

DT-500

Line:

X-Series

Serial Number Format:

myypppp^[1]

Machine Heads:

Smooth Tuner II

Neck Composition:

Maple 3-ply

Neck Type:

Set

Fingerboard Composition:

Rosewood

Fret Count:

Scale (inches):

24.75"

Body Composition:

Flame Maple top on Basswood

Binding (H / N / B):

? / ? / ?

Number of Pick-Ups:

Pick-Ups by Position (N / M / B):

Super-58 / x / V-2

Bridge:

Short Stop

Tail:

Short Stop

Controls:

(2) Volume
(1) Master Tone
(1) 3-way Toggle

Control Knobs:

Sure Grip II

Hardware Color:

Gold

Finish(es):

Cherry Sunburst (CS

Market:

West^[2]

Year of First Catalog Appearance:

1983

Catalog Appearances:

1983 Ibanez X-Series

Comments:

none

Footnotes:

[1]	the Serial Number Format for this model is myypppp where: m = month of manufacture (e.g.: A = Jan, B = Feb, ... , K = Nov, L = Dec) yy = last two digits of the year of manufacture (e.g.: 84 = 1984) pppp = the sequential production number for this individual guitar out of all Ibanez electric guitars manufactured during the specified month/year at a given factory Note: pppp is not the total number of guitars manufactured of this model.

[2]	the targeted Market values are assumptions based upon the geographic region or the language of the catalog(s) in which a given model appears. If a model appears in a Japanese language catalog, the Market is assumed to be East. If a model appears in an English language catalog, the Market is assumed to be West. Otherwise, geographic area such as North America or Asia determines the market designation of East or West.

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