Vintage Lawsuit Howard Roberts  16” Guitar w case

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Vintage Ibanez lawsuit guitar as played by the famous Gibson Howard Roberts. One pickup, three control knobs, trapeze tailpiece, block inlays, 24 3/4″ scale length, oval sound-hole noted for it chunky jazz tone, This Wine guitar has a classy Florentine cutaway, a 16” lower bout and a trapeze Brass tailpiece.   It’s loaded with a single low-output floating full size  humbucker that’s controlled by a master volume with separate bass and treble controls. Other tasteful appointments include the colorful vine headstock inlay, slotted inlays, and a tortoise pickguard. It features a two-piece book matched ‘flamed’ maple top with a rare oval sound-hole decorated with six black & white rings. One-piece stained maple neck with a nice, nut width of 1 11/16 inches, a scale length of 24 3/4″ and a very comfortable medium D profile neck . Bound ebony fretboard with inlaid ‘slotted-block’ pearl position markers. Black faced, multi-bound headstock. Black over white plastic bell-shaped, truss rod cover secured by three screws. The body of the guitar has three-ply binding on the top and single-ply binding on the back. Individual Ibanez Artist’  tuners with bell-shaped metal buttons, original Ibanez bridge with inlays. It has a single Ibanez full-size floating humbucking pickup with punchy output.  All hardware gold-plated. The original tortise shell -style pickguard is in exceptional condition for its age. There is minimal playing wear  and the fret edges are bound


This guitar is in very good condition for its age, and n very clean. The knobs may have been replaced but otherwise it’s all original! Includes a non-original hardshell case. No name or serial number, but everything scream Ibanez Lawsuit. Great playability and tone!

7 lbs
Sunburst Finish
Maple Body w/Oval Soundhole
Maple Neck
Rosewood Fingerboard
Slotted Pearl Block Inlays
22 Frets
Mild C almost a D  Neck Profile -1.70″ nut 2.09″ at 9the fret- 0.84″ 3rd fret, 0.95″ at 9th fret
.890” Neck Profile at 9th Fret
Single Gibson Humbucker Pickup
Volume, Bass, Treble Controls
Gold Speed Knobs


GUITARS 'N JAZZ carries a large selection of luthier carved archtops including over 200 PEERLESS Archtops, Semi Hollows, and Flattops and over 200 Eastmans (it’s hard to believe that anyone stocks more archtops than GuitarsnJazz)

so that you can come in and pick out the one that is exactly right for you. 


GnJ can also select archtops to your phone descriptions, to help get you that perfect archtop, if you cannot come to the shop. All purchases are on approval and fully returnable and come with a G'nJ warranty in addition to the manufacturer's warranty. Your full satisfaction is our goal! 


Call LOU 

to make an appointment to visit our new Showroom in Summit, NJ. We are only 30 minutes from Manhattan by car; 2 blocks from the Summit train station - 35 minutes from NYC on the midtown direct!


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All archtops are professionally set up before shipping. The truss rod is adjusted, bridge and nut slots properly guaged, intonation set, and all electronics checked. 


Our tolerances are 3/64" at the 12th fret on the high E string and 4/64" on the low E string at the 12th fret.


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Consignment is the way to get the highest return on your instrument. Ask about our "Buyout Guarantee" in the rare event that we are not able to sell your guitar. Guitars 'n Jazz has one of the lowest consignment fees in the industry. Consignment sellers receive up to a full 85% of net consignment proceeds. ($400 G'nJ minimum fee.) We will attempt to get you the full asking price and more if at all possible. click here to fill out form with a description of your guitar, or and we will promptly give you an asking and realistic selling price.

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INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS 

Fedex Priority shipping costs between $150- $250 for most countries 

please call for shipping 

No returns on International sales


 PLEASE ASK FOR SHIPPING QUOTES PRIOR TO BIDDING. DO NOT USE EBAY CALCULATED INTERNATIONAL RATES WHICH ARE ALWAYS INCORRECT!!!!

simply contact me first before bidding to make sure that we can ship to your country and shipping costs and Insurance limits. Thanks, Lou


G'n J also carries the FULL LINE of most popular Jazz Amplifiers which are also on display in our Showroom

G n J also has a huge inventory of Used Guitars by all the famous manufacturers
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