Sunday, October 08, 2006

#91 - IBANEZ LA Custom Shop Iceman

#91 - IBANEZ LA Custom Shop Iceman





Here's a cool and very rare Ibanez Iceman made in the USA (just about all Ibanez guitars are made in Korea/China and a few are still made in Japan) at the Los Angeles (LA) , CA, Custom Shop. This one was built by Matty Baratto. He started working at the Ibanez Custom Shop in late 1994 to late 1999. He made prototypes, and all the endorsee's guitars for Ibanez as well as repair, R&D, paint, inlay, you name it! Matty worked with some of the most respected guitarists in the world. He built over 200 guitars for them and now has his own shop in California. See http://www.barattoguitars.com/index.htm for more info on Matty. He's a great guy and I was able to talk with him personally about this guitar about 2 years ago when I 1st purchased it. The kicker... I paid $250 for it in a pawn shop.

Super bright white finish, 2 humbuckers and Sperzel locking tuners. Bound fretboard. I picked this up 2nd hand for a very reasonable price. STAY TUNED!

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