Passion and Warfare
We first caught a glimpse of these swirled stunners at Ibanez's spangly NAMM stand, and now Steve Vai's trio of special 7-string guitars are hitting stores.
Celebrating 25 years of Vai's pivotal Passion And Warfare, the three guitars - Passion, Warfare and Silver - are based on the Universe guitars Steve used on the album, and each come with a certificate of authenticity.
The UV77PSN Passion and UV77WFR Warfare draw on the much-coveted swirled patterns found on original Universes, while the UV77SVR Silver reflects the album's silver anniversary and recalls Steve’s custom seven-string used when touring with Whitesnake back in the day.
Head on through the gallery for a closer look, but before you do, we should warn you that these made-in-Japan beauties all retail for around $9,300 ($6,999 street), and we can't even guess what UK RRPs will be just yet.
For now, just stare into those lovely finishes and forget all about the outlay…
Ibanez UV77PSN Passion
- Neck type: UV 1pc maple neck
- Body: American basswood body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/ Disappearing Pyramid inlay
- Frets: Jumbo frets w/ Prestige fret edge treatment
- Bridge: Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Blaze (H) neck pickup
- Middle pickup: DiMarzio Blaze (S) middle pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Blaze (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware colour: Chrome
Ibanez UV77WFR Warfare
- Neck type: UV 1pc maple neck
- Body: American basswood body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/ Disappearing Pyramid inlay
- Frets: Jumbo frets w/ Prestige fret edge treatment
- Bridge: Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Blaze (H) neck pickup
- Middle pickup: DiMarzio Blaze (S) middle pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Blaze (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware colour: Black
Ibanez UV77SVR Silver
- Neck type: UV 1pc maple neck
- Body: American basswood body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/ Disappearing Pyramid inlay
- Frets: Jumbo frets w/ Prestige fret edge treatment
- Bridge: Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Blaze (H) neck pickup
- Middle pickup: DiMarzio Blaze (S) middle pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Blaze (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware colour: Chrome
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