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 Post subject: Lefty Ibanez Artist
PostPosted: March 27th, 2020, 1:26 pm 
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In the early 80s, I saved hard and bought an Ibanez Artist but had to sell it a year later.

I check reverb and ebay occasionally. Are there any shops that cater to lefties looking for instruments, I mean something better than the two I use?

I know that if I just wait patiently that one will show up at some time. I'd really love to get a guitar like that, for nostalgia. I also dig the double cutaway.

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 Post subject: Re: Lefty Ibanez Artist
PostPosted: March 28th, 2020, 4:27 am 
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Check this site:

http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/

Led me to this:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instru ... 1302681294

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 Post subject: Re: Lefty Ibanez Artist
PostPosted: March 28th, 2020, 6:00 am 
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If we're talking 6-strings here, the AR300, AR100 and even the rare and older 24-fret 2619 were available left-handed and especially the 100 pops up regularly (at least here in the Netherlands).

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 Post subject: Re: Lefty Ibanez Artist
PostPosted: March 28th, 2020, 7:19 am 
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Thanks, guys. I want one for sentimental value. It was my first lefty in 1988.

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screambasses wrote:


Thanks!

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 Post subject: Re: Lefty Ibanez Artist
PostPosted: March 28th, 2020, 7:55 am 
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screambasses wrote:
https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/rare-left-handed-1981-ibanez-artist-as200-schofield-japanese-guitar-with-hardcase/1302681294


That's not an Artist but an Artstar, and the ad is 573 days old and has long ended.

This is an Artist: https://reverb.com/item/19881562-left-h ... rtist-1981

Overpriced though. I would pay no more than 800 for an AR300.

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Almost forgot: there was a batch of lefty AR420's made in 2015. They were made in Indonesia and can be found affordably.

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