{"product_id":"rebel-2006-ibanez-sas36fm-korean-upgraded-rail-humbuckers","title":"Rebel! – 2006 Ibanez SAS36FM – Korean – Upgraded Rail Humbuckers","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe already introduced you to Rogue, who was hardly the sensible sibling. Unfortunately, she appears to have a sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd somehow, Rebel is the badly behaved one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilt in Korea in 2006, Rebel is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIbanez SAS36FM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a discontinued member of the SA family that combined Ibanez’s slim, sculpted design with considerably more elaborate construction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer mahogany body carries a beautifully figured flame-maple top surrounded by cream binding and shimmering abalone purfling. Rather than the bolt-on construction found on many SA models, Rebel has a slim \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3-piece maple set-in neck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, paired with a bound rosewood fingerboard, 22 medium frets and a 25.5-inch scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen somebody got to the pickups.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe SAS36FM originally left Ibanez with single coils in its neck and middle positions alongside the unusual True Duo bridge humbucker. Rebel’s first two pickups have since been replaced with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esingle-coil-sized rail humbuckers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, adding considerably more output and thickness without requiring the body to be routed for full-size humbuckers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIbanez True Duo bridge pickup\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains in place, leaving Rebel with what is effectively an HHH configuration hiding inside the original HSS layout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChrome hardware and an Ibanez SAT Pro tremolo complete a guitar that can move from relatively civilised sounds to considerably less responsible ones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRebel has received the full Stray Chord workshop treatment. Her frets have been levelled, individually recrowned and polished, her rosewood fingerboard thoroughly cleaned and conditioned, her electronics inspected and pickup heights adjusted. Neck relief, action and intonation have then been set before final play-testing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite approaching twenty years old, she presents beautifully, with only light evidence of her previous life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is an increasingly uncommon Korean Ibanez with striking looks, set-neck construction, genuinely useful pickup upgrades and considerably more attitude than the factory supplied.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRogue behaved herself eventually.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’re making no promises about her sister.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRebel is ready for adoption.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Stray Chord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRescue • Restore • Rehome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Stray Chord","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58822359056648,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/2829\/4664\/files\/C338BC90-662E-487A-A949-D0C4B86D31B8.jpg?v=1790010377","url":"https:\/\/thestraychord.com\/products\/rebel-2006-ibanez-sas36fm-korean-upgraded-rail-humbuckers","provider":"The Stray Chord","version":"1.0","type":"link"}