Ibanez Destroyer

Model of electric guitar
1975 pre-serial number Model 2459 (Korina Destroyer)
1975 pre-serial number Model 2459 (Korina Destroyer)

The Destroyer is an Ibanez brand electric guitar model (originally) manufactured at the FujiGen 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 Explorer design. The Destroyer has since undergone several design and line changes and has been available in both 6-string and bass versions.

The star-shape variant was one of the first eccentrically-shaped guitars at the time with a floating tremolo system, making it a popular choice for the heavy metal and shred musicians of the 1980s.

Timeline

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-351,[15] DG-555,[16] DT-4550,[17] DT-6750,[17] DB-800[14]
1996
DT-400[18] (second incarnation)
2001
DTX-120[19]
2004
DT-200[20] (second incarnation)
2009
DTT-700[21]

Models appearing in catalogs

6-String models

6-String
Models 		Line Pickup Type by
Position (N / M / B) 		Note
2459[1] N/A Super-70 / x / Super-70
DG-350[14] X-Series V-5 / x / V-5 Star shaped
DG-351[15] X-Series V-5 / x / V-5 Star shaped
DG-555[16] Destroyer-II V-2 / V-2 / V-2
DT-50[3][22][23][24] Destroyer-II Super-70 / x / V-2
DT-100[25] Destroyer-II x / x / V-2
DT-150[26][7] X-Series x / x / V-2
DT-200[8] Destroyer-II unknown / x / V-2 First incarnation
DT-200[20] PowerSound1 / x / PowerSound2

Infinity3 / x / Infinity4

Second incarnation
DT-250[9][27] 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][27] 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][22][23][24] Destroyer-II Super-58 / x / V-2

Super-70 / x / V-2

First incarnation
DT-400[18] Quantum1 / x / Quantum2 Second incarnation
DT-450[10] Destroyer-II V-5 / x / V-5
DT-4550[17] 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][28] Destroyer-II V-2 / V-2 / V-2
DTT-700[21] DiMarzio D Activator X / x / DiMarzio D Activator X
DTX-120[19][29][30] Axis Humbucker 3-1 / x / Axis Humbucker 4-1

Bass models

Bass
Models 		Line Pickup Type by
Position (N / M / B) 		Note
2459B[2] N/A unknown / x / unknown
DB-700[9][27] 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[26][7] X-Series x / Super-P4 / x
DT-670[10] Destroyer-II x / Super-J6 / Super-J6
DT-6750[17] 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

Notable Ibanez Destroyer players

  • Eddie Van Halen (1955–2020) guitarist and founder of the American hard rock band Van Halen, used a Model 2549 Korina Destroyer for the recording of its first album Van Halen, which is also featured (in heavily modified "Shark guitar" form) on the cover of their third album, Women and Children First.[31]
  • Adrian Smith (born 1957) guitarist of Iron Maiden played a Japanese version of the DT300 during the Number of the Beast tour in the early '80s and still owns it.[citation needed]
  • Paul Stanley played a black DT300 and used it as his primary guitar during the Unmasked Tour in 1980. Before that Ace Frehley played a tan model whilst making the Destroyer album (of no connection in title) in 1976.
  • Phil Collen (born 1957) lead guitarist of Def Leppard played a DT555 as his main guitar from 1981 until the end of the Pyromania World Tour in 1984. He still has three more copies of this guitar.[citation needed]
  • Dave Mustaine (born 1961) (Megadeth) played a Destroyer in his Metallica years (1981–1983)[citation needed]
  • Jay Jay French (born 1952) and Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda of the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister both played modified mid-70's Korina Destroyers.[32]
  • Conrad Lant (born 1963) also known by the stage name of Cronos, bass player of Venom played a Destroyer bass guitar.[citation needed]
  • Tom Angelripper (born 1963) bassist for Sodom used an Ibanez Destroyer Bass[33]
  • Quorthon (1966–2004) Swedish metal musician and founder of black/viking metal band Bathory. He used Destroyer model D-10 guitars on every Bathory album until 1995's album Octagon.
  • Kid Congo Powers (born 1961) used a Destroyer in his tenure with The Cramps (1980–1983)

References

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  13. ^ a b "Ibanez String Instruments". 1985. p. 10. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
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  31. ^ "Guitar Stories: Eddie Van Halen's Destroyer". Thalia Capos (blog). September 6, 2019. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  32. ^ Meeker, Ward (October 2015). "Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda: The Un-twisted Tale of Stay Hungry". Vintage Guitar. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  33. ^ "SODOM WEB SQUAD (german)".

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