1985 DT-380 (X Series) Safari Red pattern - replacement bridge pickup
1985 DT-380 (X Series) Barbed Wire pattern
1985 DT-380 (X Series) Red Sun pattern
1984 DT-380 (X Series) Unknown pattern
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Specifications:
Model: DT-380
Line: X Series
Serial Number Format: myynnnn
where:
m = month of manufacture (A = Jan, B = Feb, ... , K = Nov, L = Dec)
yy = last two digits of the year of manufacture
nnnn = the sequential build number for this guitar out of all Ibanez electric guitars manufactured during the specified month/year at that particular factory
Note: nnnn is the sequential build number for this guitar out of all the models of Ibanez electric guitars manufactured during the specified month/year at that particular factory, not just out of the number of Destroyers manufactured during the specified month/year at that particular factory
Body: Basswood
Neck: Maple with Rosewood Fingerboard and TOP LOK locking nut system
Machine Heads: unknown
Scale: 25 1/2"
Pickup(s): dual V-5
Control(s): (1) Master Volume, (1) Master Tone, 3-way Toggle (see Comments below)
Bridge: PRO ROCK'R tremolo system
Tailpiece: PRO ROCK'R tremolo system
Control Knob(s): TEK GRIP
Hardware: Black
Finish(es): RS - Red Sun, SR - Safari Red, WI - Barbed Wire (see Comments below)
First Catalog Appearance: 1985 String Instruments
Comments: I have seen a secondary "Red Sun" finish where the globe of the sun is in the lower left corner of the body (instead of between the pickups) with the Red stripes radiating out from its position there.
I have seen other "Safari" finishes as well. There is a Safari finish that appears to be a Metallic Blue background with Chartreuse stripes. There is also a tri-color Safari pattern. The best way to describe it would be metallic blue/purple burst with a reddish center overlaid with yellow stripes. I am not certain what the official, Ibanez designation for these color patterns are. "Safari Blue" and...?
Finally, there is the black/white striped pattern as shown above. I have seen this pattern on several DT-380s - always in black and white - but have never been able to determine the name of this pattern. At this stage, we are assuming it was a spot production run.
With regard to controls, both the "Safari Blue" and the tri-color Safari patterned DT-380s seem to come with three (3) control knobs rather than the usual two (2). I am assuming they are two (2) individual pickup Volume controls and one (1) Master Tone control.
Reviews:
Catalog References:
1985 - Ibanez String Instruments - Destroyer Series
(Ibanez Catalogs)
Labels: destroyer, dt380, dt250, dt350, db700, dt, db, bass
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