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For other 540S models, see 540S (disambiguation).
1988 540S-SH LR
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The 540S-SH is an S series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1988. It was made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the Roadstar Pro series.

The 540S-SH features a sculpted mahogany body bolted to a maple Wizard neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include DiMarzio-made IBZ/USA pickups with an F2 humbucker at the bridge and a C2 noiseless, stacked single-coil at the neck, an Edge double locking tremolo bridge with a Back Stop stabilizer and Gotoh tuning machines.

Each pickup is controlled by a separate toggle; the one for the bridge has a additional coil split position.

The 540S-SH was discontinued after just a single year in production.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 540S-SH
Model name: 540S-SH
Year(s) offered: 1988
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Atlantic Blue (AB) / Black Cherry (BC) / Lipstick Red (LR)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany
Neck joint:
Bolt-on
Bridge:
Edge tremolo w/ Back Stop stabilizer (10.8mm string spacing)
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Wizard
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Dot
Frets:
22 / jumbo
Nut:
Top-Lok III
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HS
Bridge pickup:
IBZ/USA F2 (H)
Neck pickup:
IBZ/USA C2 (S)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / on/off toggle (neck pickup) / on/off/on toggle (bridge pickup: humbucking/ off/ coil-split)
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount)
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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Sources[]

1988 540S dealer sheet (page 2)

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