Destroyer Model Index

6-String Destroyer Models


Model DT-380 (Red Sun graphic)
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The year displayed next to some of the models gives an approximate date for the first production run for that model.

I said "approximate date" because some of the years displayed are the year of that model's first catalog appearance while other years are taken from actual serial numbers.

In general, production of the actual guitar model will begin in the year prior to that model's first catalog appearance.

Unfortunately, some of these models do not appear in any known, surviving Ibanez catalogs.

Export Models (USA)

1974 - Prototype
1975 - Model 2459 (Korina Destroyer)
1980 - DT-50
1983 - DT-150
1983 - DT-500
1983 - DT-155
1984 - DT-250
1984 - DT-350
1984 - DT-380
2000 - DTX-120 (Millennium Destroyer)
2002 - DT-420 (second incarnation, 1996 DT-400 reissue)
2004 - DT-200 (second incarnation)
2009 - DTT-700

Export Models (Germany)

1992 - DT-420 (first incarnation)
1993 - MED-320

Japanese Domestic Models

1982 - DT-300
1983 - DT-100
1983 - DT-200 (first incarnation)
1984 - DT-355
1984 - DT-450
1985 - DT-330
1986 - DT-4550
1996 - DT-400 (second incarnation)
DT-388
DT-550

Released in both Japan and the USA

1980 (USA) / 1982 (Japan) - DT-400 (first incarnation)
1983 (USA) / 1984 (Japan) - DT-555
1984 (USA) / 1986 (Japan) - DG-350


6-String Models Line Market Comment Scale Neck Set / Bolt Body Hardware Machine Heads Number of Pickups Pickups
Neck /
Middle /
Bridge		 Controls
Volume
Tone
3-way		 Bridge Tailpiece
2459 N/A USA Korina Destroyer 24.75" laminated maple Set ash nichrome Smooth Tuner 2 S70/x/S70 V-V-T-3 Harmonic-O-Matic Stop
DG-350 X Series USA
Japan		 Star shaped   1-piece maple Bolt flame maple on basswood black   2 V-5/x/V-5 V-V-T-3 Edge Edge
DT-50 Destroyer II USA   24.75" birch 3-ply Bolt alder nichrome Smooth Tuner II 2 S70/x/V-2 V-V-T-3 Gibraltar Quick Change
DT-100 Destroyer II Japan   25.5" maple Bolt basswood & birch gold Smooth Tuner Mini II 1 x/x/V-2 V-T brass tremolo brass tremolo
DT-150 X Series USA   25.5" 1-piece rock maple Bolt basswood & birch chrome Smooth Tuner II 1 x/x/V-2 V-T standard tremelo system standard tremelo system
DT-155 X Series USA   25.5" 1-piece maple Bolt basswood & birch chrome Smooth Tuner II 3 S70/S70/S70 V-V-T-3 Powerocker Powerocker
DT-200 (1) Destroyer II Japan                        
DT-200 (2) DT Series USA   24.75" maple Bolt mahogany chrome L*6 2 PSND1/x/PSND2 V-V-T-3 br-eg Quik Change III
DT-250 X Series USA Star shaped 25.5" maple Bolt basswood black   2 V-5/x/V-5 V-V-T-3 Powerocker Powerocker
DT-300   Japan               2        
MED-320 EX Series Germany               2        
DT-330 Destroyer II Japan   25.5" maple   basswood     2 V-5/x/V-5 V-T-3 Pro Rock'r Pro Rock'r
DT-350 X Series USA Star shaped 25.5" maple Bolt basswood black   2 V-5/x/V-5 V-V-T-3 Pro Rock'r Pro Rock'r
DT-355 Destroyer II Japan Star shaped             2        
DT-380 X Series USA   25.5" maple Bolt basswood black   2 V-5/x/V-5 V-V-T-3 Pro Rock'r Pro Rock'r
DT-388   Japan               2        
DT-400 (first incarnation) Destroyer II USA
Japan		   24.75" maple 3-ply   maple top on mahogany gold Smooth Tuner II 2 S58/x/V-2 (1980,1982+)
S70/x/V-2 (1981 only)		 V-V-T-3 Gibraltar Quick Change
DT-420 (1) DT Series Germany     maple   flame maple on mahogany black   2 V1/x/V2 V-V-T-3 Floyd Rose Floyd Rose
DT-420 (2) DT Series USA DT-400 reissue   rock maple Bolt basswood gold Gotoh 2 QM1/x/QM2 V-V-T-3 Gibraltar II  
DT-450 Destroyer II Japan   24.75" maple 3-ply Set basswood & flame maple gold Smooth Tuner Mini II 2 V-5/x/V-5 V-V-T-3 Pro Rock'r Pro Rock'r
DT-4550 Destroyer II Japan   24.75" maple 3-ply Set basswood & flame maple gold Smooth Tuner Mini II 2 V-5/x/V-5 V-V-T-3 Pro Rock'r Pro Rock'r
DT-500 X Series USA   24.75" maple 3-ply   basswood & flame maple gold Smooth Tuner II 2 S58/x/V-2 V-V-T-3 Short Stop Short Stop
DT-550   Japan                      
DT-555 Destroyer II USA
Japan		   24.75" maple 3-ply Set basswood & birch gold Smooth Tuner II 3 V-2/V-2/V-2 V-V-T-3 Pro Rock'r Pro Rock'r
DTT-700   USA               2        
DTX-120 DT Series USA Millennium Destroyer
Short scale		   x neck Bolt basswood chrome L*6 2 AH3-1/x/AH4-1 V-T-3 Full Tune II Stop


Bass Destroyer Models


Model 2459B (Korina Destroyer Bass)
All photographic images used throughout the Destroyer content space remain the property of their respective owners and are used with their explicit permission


The year displayed next to some of the models gives an approximate date for the first production run for that model.

I said "approximate date" because some of the years displayed are the year of that model's first catalog appearance while other years are taken from actual serial numbers.

In general, production of the actual guitar model will begin in the year prior to that model's first catalog appearance.

Unfortunately, some of these models do not appear in any known, surviving Ibanez catalogs.

Export Models (USA)

1976 - Model 2459B (Korina Destroyer Bass)
1983 - DT-600
1984 - DT-650
1984 - DB-700
1986 - DB-800

Japanese Domestic Models

1984 - DT-670
1984 - DT-870
1986 - DT-6750


Bass Models Line Market Comment Scale Neck Set / Bolt Body Hardware Machine Heads Number of Pickups Pickups
Neck /
Middle /
Bridge		 Controls
Volume
Tone
Balancer
TriSound
Equalizer
3-way		 Bridge Tailpiece
2459B N/A USA Korina Destroyer Bass 33.75" laminated maple Set ash nichrome 303 Artist 2 2365-50/x/2365-60 V-V-T-3 3-pt suspension 3-pt suspension
DB-700 X Series USA Star shaped 34" 1-piece maple   basswood black Velve Tune B II 2 x/SJ6/SJ5S V-T-B AccuCast B II AccuCast B II
DB-800 X Series USA Star shaped
Active 2-band EQ		   1-piece maple   basswood black   2 x/LO-B/LO-BS V-B-E-E AccuCast B II AccuCast B II
DT-600 X Series USA   32" 1-piece maple   basswood & birch chrome Hercules B 1 x/SP4/x V-T brass B I brass B I
DT-650 X Series USA   32"           2 x/SP4/SJ4 B-V-T brass B I brass B I
DT-670   Japan   34" 1-piece maple   bassword & birch gold Velve Tune B II 2 x/SJ6/SJ6 V-T-B-TS AccuCast B II AccuCast B II
DT-6750   Japan   34" 1-piece maple   bassword & birch gold Velve Tune B II 2 x/SJ6/SJ6 V-T-B-TS AccuCast B II AccuCast B II
DT-870   Japan               3 SP5S/SJ5S/SJ6      
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Comments (2)

 

  1. Jun 01, 2009

    adrian lazlow says:

    Does anyone know what are the differences between a red DT-50 and a red DT-300 e...

    Does anyone know what are the differences between a red DT-50 and a red DT-300 except for the DT-300 being se neck. And where can I find a DT-300 these days? There's nothing on ebay

    1. Jun 10, 2009

      Destroyer POC says:

      Hi, Adrian - Unfortunately, the DT-300 is one of the few Destroyer models for w...

      Hi, Adrian -

      Unfortunately, the DT-300 is one of the few Destroyer models for which I have almost no information. The DT-50 was made for the export (USA) market and the DT-300 was made for the domestic (Japan) market.

      I have a couple of photos purportedly of a DT-300 that I have culled from the web and one advertisement in Japanese that is too small to read.

      Based on the visual evidence, they look extremely similar but I don't know what hardware is on the DT-300.

      If I were to guess, and this is strictly a guess based on no facts of any kind, I'd say there's probably different hardware on each and possibly the DT-300's hardware is gold plated instead of chrome as on the DT-50.

      I wish I could be of assistance and give you a definitive answer but I simply don't know.