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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

1870.0. "Ibanez Iceman anyone ?" by TENERE::LADRET () Mon Jun 18 1990 09:14

Hi everybody,

I've bought a second-hand Ibanez Iceman and I'd like to know more about this 
guitar : value, age, history, ...

If I remember well the only persons I saw with it are Paul Stanley (Kiss) and 
a recent funky group I saw in a clip. From hard-rock to funky, this leads me to
an other question. I play a kind of rythm'n'blues stuff. Although quite heavy- 
metal-shaped, I appreciate this guitar (especially its neck but I'm not a
connoisseur so any comments welcome) but its mikes are KO. Is it really worth
to put Seymourd Duncan ones on such a guitar ? Or would you have other advices 
of good blues/R'n'B sounding mikes ?


Thanks,


Didier
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1870.1THE ICEMAN COMETH!HAMER::KRONI'm the Amoral Minority!Mon Jun 18 1990 12:044
     That's a nice guitar!!!!   Try the duncans though .....they'll
    probably really improve the sound; those guitars used to come with
    Dimarzio super II pickups and they're really shrill and brittle
    sounding. Good luck with it - it will probably serve you well
1870.2MRVAX::ALECLAIREIt's not my faultMon Jun 18 1990 13:183
    There are an awaful lot of SD available. 
    1st you have to know if you want distortion or clean sound.
    IMO get the cleanest and distort elsewhere
1870.3Never Caught OnAQUA::ROSTI'll do anything for moneyMon Jun 18 1990 14:068
    
    The Iceman came out in the late seventies.  A special Paul Stanley
    model, with fancy cosmetics was also made.  In the early eighties, an
    Iceman II was introduced.  Neither model was especially popular, I
    would think the value in the US for one in mint shape would be $300 or
    so.  A good buy for someone who wants a Les Paul/SG sound for cheap.
    
    						Brian
1870.4Icemans making a comebackICS::BUCKLEYOh Canada!Mon Jun 18 1990 14:2010
    re: -1 & Value
    
    Oh contraire...there has been a recent surge in the marketplace for
    people looking to buy used Icemans!  I would bet the guitar would
    see in the $500+ range due to its increased popularity amoung the 90s
    rockers!
    
    B.
    
    PS - The Paul Stanley model is esp. rare and worthy
1870.5What a bargain !TENERE::LADRETMon Jun 18 1990 14:308
re : value.

What a bargain, except for the mikes the state is almost mint and I bought it
for 140 $ with its case.

Didier,

P.S. thanks for the answers
1870.6smoKEd iTGLOWS::COCCOLIThis is your brain on SushiWed Jun 20 1990 03:2510
    
    
      I bought one used about 9 years ago.
     
       Hated it and burned it at a gig in the middle of a Hendrix set.
    
         Something about the shape just made me twitch..
    
    
    Twitchinrich
1870.7Twitch this!!!!HAMER::KRONI'm the Amoral Minority!Wed Jun 20 1990 18:406
     Gee Rich,maybe if it had a MIDI controller...........
    You should have used it for your CURE set!!!!!!!!!
    =8vP
    
    -Bill
1870.8LUDWIG::BOUCHARDThu Jun 21 1990 15:2910
      I have a friend that plays for Tony Childs, and he swears by his.
    On the side he plays everything from RUSH to Stevie Ray to Dregs
    through a Lab Series.
      His was one of the prototypes, #4.  The tobacco sunburst finish, takes
    away some of that heavy metal look.
    
                                                 just my two cents,
    
                                                                   db3