Ibanez Destroyer

The Destroyer is an Ibanez brand electric guitar model (originally) manufactured at the FujiGen-Gakki musical instrument factory for the Hoshino-Gakki Company. The Destroyer model was first introduced by Hoshino-Gakki in 1975 and was based on the Gibson Musical Instruments' Explorer design. The Destroyer has since undergone several design and line changes and has been available in both 6-string and bass versions.

Contents 1 Timeline 2 Models appearing in catalogs 2.1 6-String models 2.2 Bass models 3 References 4 External links

Timeline

Per Wikipedia policy, this timeline has been updated to contain only those models and attributes whose existence can be independently verified via pre-published, authoritative works. Other known models whose existence and attributes cannot be independently verified via pre-published, authoritative works are no longer included here.

This is a timeline of the first appearance of each verifiable model in an Ibanez catalog.

1976: Model #2459,^[1] Model #2459B^[2]
1980: DT-50,^[3] DT-400^[3] (first incarnation)
1982: DT-300^[4]
1983: DT-100,^[5] DT-150,^[6][7] DT-200^[8] (first incarnation), DT-500,^[7] DT-600^[7]
1984: DT-250,^[9] DT-350,^[9] DT-355,^[10] DT-450,^[10] DT-555,^[11] DT-670,^[10] DT-870,^[10] DB-700^[9]
1985: DT-330,^[12] DT-380^[13]
1986: DG-350,^[14] DG-555,^[15] DT-4550,^[16] DT-6750,^[16] DB-800^[14]
1996: DT-400^[17] (second incarnation)
2001: DTX-120^[18]
2004: DT-200^[19] (second incarnation)
2009: DTT-700^[20]

Models appearing in catalogs

Per Wikipedia policy, these tables have been updated to contain only those models and attributes whose existence can be independently verified via pre-published, authoritative works. Other known models whose existence and attributes cannot be independently verified via pre-published, authoritative works are no longer included here.

6-String models

6-String Models	Line	Pickup Type by Position (N / M / B)	Comments
2459[1]	N/A	Super-70 / x / Super-70
DG-350[14]	X-Series	V-5 / x / V-5	Star shaped
DG-555[15]	Destroyer-II	V-2 / V-2 / V-2
DT-50[3][21][22][23]	Destroyer-II	Super-70 / x / V-2
DT-100[5]	Destroyer-II	x / x / V-2
DT-150[6][7]	X-Series	x / x / V-2
DT-200[8]	Destroyer-II	unknown / x / V-2	First incarnation
DT-200[19]		PowerSound1 / x / PowerSound2 Infinity3 / x / Infinity4	Second incarnation
DT-250[9][24]	X-Series	V-5 / x / V-5	Star shaped
DT-300[4]	Destroyer-II
DT-330[12]	Destroyer-II	V-5 / x / V-5
DT-350[9][24]	X-Series	V-5 / x / V-5	Star shaped
DT-355[10]	Destroyer-II	V-5 / x / V-5	Star shaped
DT-380[13]	X-Series	V-5 / x / V-5
DT-400[3][4][21][22][23]	Destroyer-II	Super-58 / x / V-2 Super-70 / x / V-2	First incarnation
DT-400[17]		Quantum1 / x / Quantum2	Second incarnation
DT-450[10]	Destroyer-II	V-5 / x / V-5
DT-4550[16]	Destroyer-II	V-5 / x / V-5	Ibanez Art Graphic Series Fire Engine or Spider graphic
DT-500[7]	X-Series	Super-58 / x / V-2
DT-555[11][25]	Destroyer-II	V-2 / V-2 / V-2
DTT-700[20]		DiMarzio D Activator X / x / DiMarzio D Activator X
DTX-120[18][26][27]		Axis Humbucker 3-1 / x / Axis Humbucker 4-1

Bass models

Bass Models	Line	Pickup Type by Position (N / M / B)	Comments
2459B[2]	N/A	unknown / x / unknown
DB-700[9][24]	X-Series	x / Super-J6 / Super-J5S	Star shaped
DB-800[14]	X-Series	x / LO-B / LO-BS	Active 2 band EQ System Star shaped
DT-600[6][7]	X-Series	x / Super-P4 / x
DT-670[10]	Destroyer-II	x / Super-J6 / Super-J6
DT-6750[16]	Destroyer-II	x / Super-J6 / Super-J6	Ibanez Art Graphic Series Fire Engine graphic
DT-870[10]	Destroyer-II	Super-P5S / Super-J5S / Super-J6

References

External links

• www.TheDestroyerGuy.com
• www.TheDestroyerGuy.info
• Ibanez Wiki web site, Destroyer space
• Ibanez Catalogs - Export
• Ibanez Catalogs - Domestic
• Ibanez Collector's World Forums
• Hoshino-Gakki Parts Web Catalog
• Ibanez Destroyer History