Ibanez Destroyer 1970s Korina

by Kip
(California)

serial number is Y30...can you date it for me value range from low to high??

ANSWER

Hi, Kip--

Here is what the Blue Book says about your guitar:

Introduced a year after the Golden Oldies Series, the Korina Series models is another example of Ibanez really sticking it to Gibson. If the series name was the battle cry, then the actual models are the equivalent of the Marines landing. Ibanez introduced three models based on Gibson´s futuristic designs of 1958: The Rocket Roll Sr. was a copy of the Flying V, the Futura was the Moderne copy, and Destroyer was their take on the Explorer model. All models had an original retail list price of $395, and featured an Ibanez script logo on the headstock


While one reliable vintage source estimates that the ´Korina´ is in fact tinted Japanese ash, interest in these three models has seen a resurgence in the past couple of years. This series lasted from 1975-77.

The Korina series is again seeing a lot of attention from players and dealers, now in the Vintage Guitar market. The three models all can be found with price tags ranging from $800 to $1,000 at guitar shows; market research has indicated that they actually sell in the area between $550/$600 up to $800.


Best Wishes--

Lynne