Ibanez launches trio of Steve Vai swirled seven-string guitars to mark 25th anniversary of 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…

• 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

• 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

• 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