Ibanez Destroyer
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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.
This is a timeline of the first appearance of each verifiable model in an Ibanez catalog.
1976: Model #2459, Model #2459B
1980: DT-50, DT-400 (first incarnation)
1982: DT-300
1983: DT-100, DT-150, DT-200 (first incarnation), DT-500, DT-600
1984: DT-250, DT-350, DT-355, DT-450, DT-555, DT-670, DT-870, DB-700
1985: DT-330, DT-380
1986: DG-350, DG-555, DT-4550, DT-6750, DB-800
1996: DT-400 (second incarnation)
2001: DTX-120
2004: DT-200 (second incarnation)
2009: DTT-700
Ibanez
is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass produce...
brand electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
model (originally) manufactured at the FujiGen-Gakki
FujiGen
FujiGen Gakki フジゲン 楽器 is a musical instrument manufacturer based at Matsumoto in Japan and is named after the famous Mount Fuji. Gen means stringed instruments and Gakki means musical instrument - the name being literally translated as "Fuji Stringed Musical Instruments"...
musical instrument factory for the Hoshino-Gakki
Hoshino Gakki
is the owner of the Ibanez guitar and Tama drums brand names.-History:The Hoshino company was founded in 1908 by Matsujiro Hoshino originally as the Hoshino Shoten bookstore which mostly sold books and sheet music and then gradually over the years also began to import musical instruments into...
Company. The Destroyer model was first introduced by Hoshino-Gakki
Hoshino Gakki
is the owner of the Ibanez guitar and Tama drums brand names.-History:The Hoshino company was founded in 1908 by Matsujiro Hoshino originally as the Hoshino Shoten bookstore which mostly sold books and sheet music and then gradually over the years also began to import musical instruments into...
in 1975 and was based on the Gibson
Gibson Guitar Corporation
The Gibson Guitar Corporation, formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan and currently of Nashville, Tennessee, manufactures guitars and other instruments which sell under a variety of brand names...
Musical Instruments' Explorer
Gibson Explorer
The Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar that made its debut in 1958. The Explorer offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its sibling, the Flying V. The Explorer was the final development of a prototype design which years later Gibson marketed under the name Futura.The...
design. The Destroyer has since undergone several design and line changes and has been available in both 6-string
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
versions.
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, Model #2459B
1980: DT-50, DT-400 (first incarnation)
1982: DT-300
1983: DT-100, DT-150, DT-200 (first incarnation), DT-500, DT-600
1984: DT-250, DT-350, DT-355, DT-450, DT-555, DT-670, DT-870, DB-700
1985: DT-330, DT-380
1986: DG-350, DG-555, DT-4550, DT-6750, DB-800
1996: DT-400 (second incarnation)
2001: DTX-120
2004: DT-200 (second incarnation)
2009: DTT-700
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 | N/A | Super-70 / x / Super-70 | |
| DG-350 | X-Series | V-5 / x / V-5 | Star shaped |
| DG-555 | Destroyer-II | V-2 / V-2 / V-2 | |
| DT-50 | Destroyer-II | Super-70 / x / V-2 | |
| DT-100 | Destroyer-II | x / x / V-2 | |
| DT-150 | X-Series | x / x / V-2 | |
| DT-200 | Destroyer-II | unknown / x / V-2 | First incarnation |
| DT-200 | PowerSound1 / x / PowerSound2 Infinity3 / x / Infinity4 |
Second incarnation | |
| DT-250 | X-Series | V-5 / x / V-5 | Star shaped |
| DT-300 | Destroyer-II | ||
| DT-330 | Destroyer-II | V-5 / x / V-5 | |
| DT-350 | X-Series | V-5 / x / V-5 | Star shaped |
| DT-355 | Destroyer-II | V-5 / x / V-5 | Star shaped |
| DT-380 | X-Series | V-5 / x / V-5 | |
| DT-400 | Destroyer-II | Super-58 / x / V-2 Super-70 / x / V-2 |
First incarnation |
| DT-400 | Quantum1 / x / Quantum2 | Second incarnation | |
| DT-450 | Destroyer-II | V-5 / x / V-5 | |
| DT-4550 | Destroyer-II | V-5 / x / V-5 | Ibanez Art Graphic Series Fire Engine or Spider graphic |
| DT-500 | X-Series | Super-58 / x / V-2 | |
| DT-555 | Destroyer-II | V-2 / V-2 / V-2 | |
| DTT-700 | DiMarzio D Activator X / x / DiMarzio D Activator X | ||
| DTX-120 | Axis Humbucker 3-1 / x / Axis Humbucker 4-1 |
Bass models
| Bass Models |
Line | Pickup Type by Position (N / M / B) |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2459B | N/A | unknown / x / unknown | |
| DB-700 | X-Series | x / Super-J6 / Super-J5S | Star shaped |
| DB-800 | X-Series | x / LO-B / LO-BS | Active 2 band EQ System Star shaped |
| DT-600 | X-Series | x / Super-P4 / x | |
| DT-670 | Destroyer-II | x / Super-J6 / Super-J6 | |
| DT-6750 | Destroyer-II | x / Super-J6 / Super-J6 | Ibanez Art Graphic Series Fire Engine graphic |
| DT-870 | Destroyer-II | Super-P5S / Super-J5S / Super-J6 |