One of JEM's most recognizable features: Steve Vai's signature monkey grip. Crank your amp up, grab that baby and hold on for dear life.
Jatoba Fretboard w/Tree-of-life inlay
Jatoba has a reddish brown color which produces a rich mid range with a crisp high end.
Wizard III Maple neck
Ibanez's thin, flat and fast Wizard neck is strong and sturdy and offers unlimited playability and features a two-octave 24-fret fretboard for a wide tonal range.
3pc Nyatoh/Maple neck The 3pc Nyatoh/Maple Neck provides a rich mid-low end and great resonance.
Ebony fretboard Ebony produces tight lows and mid range with a strong attack in the high end and features a quick response and rich sustain.
Medium frets with Artstar fret edge treatment Medium sized frets enhances the accuracy to your notes. The Artstar fret edge treatment with spherical surface processing offers super smooth performance.
Spruce top / Maple back and sides The Spruce top's smooth wood appearance enriches the response of your playing. The Maple back and sides provide a rich tone and bright attack with a solid sound.
PM special (S) pickup We carefully designed this pickup specially to Pat's preference. This PM Special single coil pickup, like how it looks, embraces a well-balanced classic jazz tone which is essential to Pat's music.
Gibraltar Performer bridge The Gibraltar Performer bridge provides rich sustain and tuning stability. The low-positioned saddles promise comfortable playability.
VT200 tailpiece The classic look VT200 tailpiece provides great tuning stability.
Hardshell case included Ibanez Hardshell case gives extreme protection for your beloved instrument.
A strong 3pc Maple neck provides an enriched resonance.
Ebony fretboard
Ebony produces tight lows and mid range with a strong attack in the high end and features a quick response and rich sustain.
Medium frets with Prestige fret edge treatment
Medium sized frets enhance the accuracy of your notes. Prestige Fret Edge Treatment guarantees effortlessly fast playing.
Maple top / African Mahogany body
The Maple top sonically enriches the response while picking. The African Mahogany body delivers a rich mid-low end
Seymour Duncan® '59 model™ / Custom 5™ pickups
Seymour Duncan® '59 model™ and Custom 5™ pickups provide balanced and warm tones.
Gotoh® machine heads
Gotoh® machine heads provide superior precision, a smooth feel, and excellent tuning accuracy.
Gotoh® GE103B-T bridge
The Gotoh® GE103B-T bridge improves sustain and tuning stability.
Gotoh® GE101Z-T tailpiece
The stable Gotoh® GE101Z-T tailpiece holds your strings in tune
The "Cracked Mirror"
Ibanez obtained the original guitar of Stanley's and were able to faithfully recreate the original Cracked Mirror top with acrylic pieces, reproduced by hand by Japanese craftsmen one piece at a time.
Serial Number: E231417
Weight: 8.6lbs
Specifications
Neck Type: PS / 3 pc Maple / Set-in Neck (Smooth Heel)
The power, sustain and archtop beauty of the RGA, in a new affordable model.
The Ibanez RGA42FM electric guitar features an archtop mahogany body for tonal warmth and robust sustain. It's topped with a beautiful flamed maple veneer and sports black chrome hardware. A 3-piece maple neck has the Ibanez Wizard II profile for fast and effortless shredding. The Ibanez guitar is equipped with fat and strong active Ibanez LoZ3 humbucker pickups and uses an Active EQ circuit with simple-to-operate on-off switch to provide pure tone free of noise. These active pickups have a high-output fat sound, yet are tweaked to produce a balanced clean sound. The Gibraltar Standard fixed bridge offers smooth playing comfort and maximum vibration transfer with increased stability and sustain.
For two decades, the legion of Ibanez RG warriors has grown like a virus, thrusting the RG guitar to the head of the metal pack. The Ibanez RG's fast, flat necks, rabid pickups, and double-locking tremolos deliver demonically charged sounds that go far beyond the world of mere mortals.
Serial Number: I240717935
Weight: 6.2 lbs
FEATURES
neck type Wizard III Maple neck
top/back/body Flamed Maple top Meranti body
fretboard Jatoba fretboard Off-set white dot inlay