The documentation that comes with this guitar states that it was consigned to Real Guitars in San Francisco by Satriani himself, although according to the seller Satriani could not remember if the guitar was used on any of his recordings. Modifications to the instrument, including the addition of two Seymour Duncan Seth Lover pickups were also done at Real Guitars.
Produced for a short time between 1982 and 1983, the Rocket Roll II came a couple of years after the Destroyer II, Ibanez's variation on the Gibson Explorer. Together with the Ibanez Iceman, the Rocket Roll II and Destroyer II were Ibanez's early forays into the hard rock and heavy metal markets and precursors to the shred axes that Ibanez has become so well known for.
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The guitar we're taking a look at here is one I've had for a few years now and which I thought it'd be nice to record a few details about for posterity before...thanks
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