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pure
10-15-2006, 11:28 AM
what's it made of?

http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Jun-22-Fri-2001/photos/satriani.jpg
pure
10-22-2006, 05:38 PM
nobody knows?
silentmusic
10-22-2006, 06:03 PM
The body is dipped chrome.. :cool:
alucard0941
10-22-2006, 07:56 PM
yea, its just normal wood behind the chrome. Just think of it as a paintjob
SprayTech
10-22-2006, 10:31 PM
most likely this stuff :)
http://www.alsacorp.com/generic/chrome/chrome.html
silentmusic
10-23-2006, 05:36 AM
most likely this stuff :)
http://www.alsacorp.com/generic/chrome/chrome.html
As far as I can remember he actualy had it dipped in chrome and not spray painted. His first attempt did not work properly, Its on one of his interviews somewhere..
ren
10-23-2006, 06:08 AM
yep - normal basswood body dipped in chrome. Not as nice as the Y2K crystal one IMO.... :D
aschleman
10-23-2006, 01:22 PM
Yeah... it's a process where the wood is coated with a metallica aerosol then the whole thing is dipped in chrome... Joe normally plays one of the early prototypes that wasn't successful... it's the one that looks like the chrome is all dark and worn... The process is just like chroming normal metal.
da_ardvark
10-25-2006, 08:06 PM
Hummm, are you guys sure about the wood thing?? I really thought I'd read that it was a lucite (basically a form of hard plastic) that was chrome plated.

I've been wrong before so.......... :rolleyes:

Ok I was wrong.............the body is made of Luthite (synthetic, I assume some kind of plastic)


Here is a link

http://www.ibanez-guitar-players.net/ibanez-js.htm
HDJ
10-26-2006, 12:13 PM
Nah, it's wood dipped in chrome. They did have problems with the chrome not sticking to the wood and it started to flake off. That's Joe's main guitar, and on close up shots, you can see the clear tape he put over the spots where it's flaking off to prevent it from flaking anymore.
HDJ
10-26-2006, 12:14 PM
Hummm, are you guys sure about the wood thing?? I really thought I'd read that it was a lucite (basically a form of hard plastic) that was chrome plated.

I've been wrong before so.......... :rolleyes:

Ok I was wrong.............the body is made of Luthite (synthetic, I assume some kind of plastic)


Here is a link

http://www.ibanez-guitar-players.net/ibanez-js.htm

They may have changed to Luthite after they were unsuccesful with getting the chrome to stick to wood, but the original (3 I think), were wood...
Superhuman
10-26-2006, 06:01 PM
....must... log off... losing... control.... GAS taking hold!

Seriously though, that does look like one beautiful guitar.... mmmmmm (reaches for credit card)
Superhuman
10-26-2006, 06:31 PM
Just out of interest I checked out the prices of these.... well in excess of £3000 with some on E-Bay having asked as much as $6000.... guess I won't be getting one these!
ren
10-27-2006, 04:25 AM
Just out of interest I checked out the prices of these.... well in excess of £3000 with some on E-Bay having asked as much as $6000.... guess I won't be getting one these!

There's a guy that plates them in the UK.... buy a JS100 and send it to him! :D

I'll see if I can find his details....
pure
10-28-2006, 03:44 PM
ok thanks guys!
Rsam16
10-28-2006, 10:38 PM
what's it made of?

http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Jun-22-Fri-2001/photos/satriani.jpg

Woah!!!!!!!
EL34XYZ
10-31-2006, 09:00 PM
I have a Ibanez JS1200CA and it plays awesome.
Better pickups and bridge, IMO that the older satch Ibanez guitars.

Consider one of those instead of the chrome collectors pieces.
Andrew Sa
11-04-2006, 08:09 AM
I'm pretty sure it is a bass wood body hey
although Ibanez do make the Ergodyne series, or did make...which did have a Luthite body.
I owned one of these and found it ok, but not great