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| NAME: Cosmic Swirl | YEAR: | OWNER: Rusty Rose |
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| NAME: Cosmic Swirl | YEAR: 1991 F123085 & F129337 |
OWNER: Ron |
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| NAME: Cosmic Swirl | YEAR: 1991 F145554 | OWNER: Richard Seaton |
Details & HistoryJust to let you know I bought my cosmic swirl new in
1992 (still have it) serial number is f145554.
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| NAME: Cosmic Swirl | YEAR: 1992 | OWNER: Jason Vaughn |
Details & History1991 Ibanez USA CUSTOM GRAPHIC UCGR12 Cosmic Swirl
In 1991, this guitar listed for $1449.95 USD. It was available only for that model year and was custom airbrushed by artist Dan Lawrence for Ibanez. The number of UCGR12 guitars made is unknown but considering they were handcrafted and individually airbrushed, the number must be quite small. The guitar came with a premium Ibanez Professional Deluxe hardshell case (UM150C) that retailed for $129.95 USD. Features include RG-style basswood body, 1-piece maple bolt-on Wizard neck, maple fretboard with black dot inlays, 24 jumbo frets, Gotoh tuners, black hardware, All Access Neck joint, Original Ibanez Edge tremolo, Jem-style black plastic volume and tone knobs, 5-way pickup selector, black back and sides, deep panel output jack, and Green DiMarzio-made IBZ USA pickups (F2 humbucker at the bridge and C2 single coils at the mid and neck). All of the USA Custom Graphic series guitars had unfinished basswood bodies routed only for a bridge humbucker that were imported from Ibanez Japan. The rest of the parts were supplied by Hoshino USA and then finished, assembled, painted, airbrushed, etc. by skilled luthiers and artists at the Ibanez USA Custom Shop in California. However, the serial numbers of all the guitars in this series begins with the "F" designation, meaning Made in Japan. With the onset of grunge and alternative music, many guitarists sold off their Ibanez shredders to buy Fenders and the like. That’s how I lucked out and got my UCGR12 in early 1995. It ended up in a little music store 85 miles northeast of Nashville, Tennessee and was sold to me for much less than it was worth because the music store owner, who dealt mostly in bluegrass instruments, had no idea what he had. Imagine the Cosmic Swirl hanging next to dobros, mandolins, and banjos. Needless to say, the owner was glad to get rid of it; I think it was scaring the locals. Well anyway, since then it has been my main axe and I’ve played many a gig with it with no backup and I’ve never needed one. Despite all the use, it’s held up very well with no problems whatsoever. Overall, it’s a great axe. -Jason Vaughn
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| NAME: Cosmic Swirl | YEAR: 1992 | OWNER: |
Details & HistoryBased on the 700 series, the USA Custom series was designed to be an affordable 'custom' range. More customized then custom, you were able to select from a number of finishes, necks, inlays, headstocks, and pick up's to create a guitar for yourself. So whilst not strictly a Luthier's one off, the USA Custom's still are very sort after and collectable. Numbers are very vague and (with the exception of the early very rare pre-production runs thought to number no more then 250 pieces), extremely hard to tie down. (its up to you lot out there that have them to give us details. Please Ed!). Points to notice are the Ibanez Edge trem system, (like the early Jem's) on the Graphic series, with the option for a hard tail on the Exotic woods, and a cutaway neck joint, again like the Jem's and again the exotic woods got the AANJ as a bonus. (Why just them? Ed!). And the rather 'handily' placed volume knob right under the bridge pick up. The 'Cosmic Swirl' design is found in the 1992 catalogue and is believed to have been available only in this year, later to be superseded with the Cosmic Swirl II. If you can help with further information on the guitar, please get in touch. Compare the difference with the Cosmic Swirl II HERE. (anyone got any better pictures?) |
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