This includes Alnico magnet versions of the Nailbomb humbucker pickups on the new Ibanez Prestige Uppercut ARZ6UCS-BKF and the Uppercut FR6UCS-BKF. One very noticeable feature this year is the inclusion of UK hand-made BareKnuckle pickups being used on their premium ‘metal’ guitars. I love Ibanez guitars, but I have always hated this ridiculously cryptic naming system! Unfortunately, they still choose to stick to this archaic system and so we we will have to put up with it for the foreseeable future…īelow I have picked out a few instruments I feel are more interesting, where they seem to be pushing forwards, listening to the players and genuinely innovating. My major gripe with Ibanez guitars has always been their ridiculous naming system, which is essentially a lot of abbreviations in a code-like format. I’m not going to regurgitate a huge list of instruments, as you can see them all listed on many Ibanez guitar dealers web pages already and as exciting as specifications are, I’m not going to re-hash a list of already published data. However, once you reach the top tier then they really start using premium hardware and electronics. You generally feel with Ibanez that they try and use the best hardware possible at all price points. One of the company’s strengths for many years has been maintaining a solid build quality across their ranges, from premium models through to their budget ranges. It is noticeable that as yet there are no signature model instruments in this list, which makes me think that this is only the beginning of the launch. Winter NAMM is a huge deal for the Japanese guitar company and they are leading with 55 new models across their ranges (yes, 55 new models!), most of which are revisions of previous models.
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