Ibanez Roadstar II - RB650 1985 left handed

paulo · **Posted:** January 4th, 2023, 6:58 pm

https://reverb.com/item/64555771-left-h ... 1985-black

superheavydeathmetal · **Posted:** January 4th, 2023, 9:33 pm

Does this fall into the prime Roadstar years. Paulo?

paulo · **Posted:** January 5th, 2023, 7:42 pm

superheavydeathmetal wrote:

Does this fall into the prime Roadstar years. Paulo?

For sure!

paulo · **Posted:** January 20th, 2023, 12:02 pm

It's on FB too:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3395233 ... 5305473919

pjmuck · **Posted:** January 20th, 2023, 6:17 pm

Local pickup only Astoria, Queens/NY it says on the Reverb listing. If anyone is interested, I'm not far from Astoria and could pick it up for you. We can figure out the shipping later.

superheavydeathmetal · **Posted:** January 21st, 2023, 6:59 am

pjmuck wrote:

Local pickup only Astoria, Queens/NY it says on the Reverb listing. If anyone is interested, I'm not far from Astoria and could pick it up for you. We can figure out the shipping later.

Astoria/Ditmars/Steinway is a really nice part of town. I don’t know a lot about New York City, but that would be one of the finalists for areas of New York City I would live in if I were to move there.

Carmine · **Joined:** October 5th, 2008, 9:45 am **Posts:** 791

paulo wrote:

superheavydeathmetal wrote:

Does this fall into the prime Roadstar years. Paulo?

For sure!

The 1983-1985 (maple fretboard version) RB650 still remains my all time favorite passive vintage P/J- style bass. $750 is probably a bit too rich for the market, but I say this whenever these come up: Imho if these basses weren’t “Ibanez” they would easily command that price relative to their actual quality as 35+ year old vintage instruments. Apparently I’ve been raving about these basses on LB since 2009 (I’m getting old, lol)…

pjmuck · **Posted:** January 22nd, 2023, 11:05 am

Great basses indeed. I don't own one, but I have two '86 Roadstars with the active low B soap bars (one black, which I'll be selling, and one I just bought off Paulo in white) and I love those basses. But the bassist in a cover band I play with regularly has the PJ model in question that he uses all the time, and it's killer. The whole Roadster/Roadstar line of basses were great, IMO.

Edit: Mine are actually RB850s

Carmine · **Joined:** October 5th, 2008, 9:45 am **Posts:** 791

Spot on , PJ!

Here’s my extensive coverage/ rant in a “BC Rich” thread from 2015:

http://www.leftybassist.com/viewtopic.p ... &view=next

pjmuck · **Posted:** January 22nd, 2023, 11:15 am

Carmine wrote:

Spot on , PJ!

Here’s my extensive coverage/ rant in a “BC Rich” thread from 2015:

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=6364&view=next

Yes, I remember your "rant". :lol:

great wealth of info, as always. And that Aztec gold refinish! Killer choice. I'm still holding out for a white RB650. I got my white RB850, but I can afford to wait longer.

superheavydeathmetal · **Posted:** January 23rd, 2023, 6:57 am

pjmuck wrote:

Yes, I remember your "rant". :lol:

As do I! That is why I asked if this bass falls within the "prime" Roadstar years. I thought it was Paulo who had said that. (I think because you two had similar avatars at the time. I would get you two mixed up all the time back then. :lol: