NAMM 2016: Ibanez unleashes 2016 guitar range

Introduction

NAMM 2016: Ibanez continues to go from strength to strength this year, with additions to just about every range – including the triumphant return of affordable Talman electrics – new signature models for everyone from Jake Bowen to Noodles and Paul Waggoner, plus a trio of adorable new mini pedals, following in the footsteps of last year's Tube Screamer Mini.

As you browse through this year's models, you may notice a number of trends, most notably Gotoh locking machineheads across the bulk of the Prestige guitars, plus the addition of several new hardtail models, a stunning finish or two (such as the above RGDIX7MPB-SBB's Surreal Blue Burst), plus a wealth of high-end pickup options – rest assured, from jazz to metal, Ibanez has you covered this year…

Ibanez RGDIX7MPB-SBB

Neck type: Nitro Wizard-7 3pc Maple/Bubinga neck
673.5mm/26.5” scale length
Body: Poplar Burl top/Layered Ash body
Fretboard: Birdseye Maple fretboard
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-7 bridge
Neck pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) bridge pickup
Gotoh Locking machineheads
Hardware color: Black
Finish: Surreal Blue Burst
Factory tuning: 1D, 2A, 3F, 4C, 5G, 6D, 7A

Ibanez Talman TM302

Neck type: Talman Classic-Plus Maple neck with Fast Access neck
joint
Body: Alder body
Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
Fret: Medium frets
Bridge: IFX-10 bridge
Neck pickup: Custom Vintage Single (S) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: Custom Vintage Single (S) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Nickel
Finishes: Tri Fade Burst, Ivory

Ibanez Talman TM1702M-TFB

Neck type: Talman Classic-Plus Maple neck with Fast Access neck joint
Body: Alder body
Fretboard: Maple fretboard w/Black dot inlay
Fret: Medium frets
Bridge: IFX-PRO bridge
Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (S) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (S) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Chrome
Gotoh MG-T Locking Machineheads
Finish: Tri Fade Burst
Case: Hardshell case included

Ibanez JBM20 Jake Bowen (Periphery)

Neck type: Wizard III 3pc Maple neck
Body: Maple top/Mahogany body
Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Edge-Zero II tremolo bridge
Neck pickup: DiMarzio Titan (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Titan (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Black (Gold machineheads)
Gotoh MG-T Locking machineheads
JBM special inlay
Finish: Matt black

Ibanez JBM27 Jake Bowen (Periphery)

Neck type: Wizard II-7 3pc Maple neck
Body: Maple top/Mahogany body
Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Edge-Zero II-7 tremolo bridge
Neck pickup: DiMarzio Titan (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Titan (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Black (Gold machineheads)
Gotoh MG-T Locking machineheads
JBM special inlay
Finish: Matt black

Ibanez NDM4-SB Noodles (The Offspring)

Neck type: NDM 3pc Maple neck
Body: Basswood body
Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
Fret: Medium frets
Bridge: Fixed bridge
Neck pickup: Ibanez Super 9 (S) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: Ibanez Super 9 (S) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Chrome
Finish: Sunburst

Ibanez PWM10 Paul Waggoner (Between The Buried And Me)

Neck type: Wizard III 3pc Maple/Bubinga neck
Body: PWM Ash body (44m thickness)
Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/ Off-set white dot inlay
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Edge-Zero II tremolo bridge
Neck pickup: Mojotone PW Hornet (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: Mojotone PW Hornet (H) bridge pickup
Coil-tap switch
Hardware color: Cosmo black

Ibanez CMM2-BKF Chris Miller (You Me At Six)

Neck type: CMM 1pc Maple neck
Body: Mahogany body
Fretboard: Maple fretboard w/Black dot inlay
Fret: Medium frets
Bridge: Tight-Tune bridge
Neck pickup: Std. SS-1 (S) soapbar-type neck pickup
Bridge pickup: Std. H (H) bridge pickup
Coil-tap switch on tone control (push/pull)
Hardware color: Chrome
Finish: Black Flat

Ibanez Analog Delay Mini

Repeat, Delay time and Blend controls
True Bypass
Delay Time: 20ms - 600ms
Power Supply: External AC adapter AC509 (sold separately)

Ibanez Chorus Mini

Depth, Speed and Level controls
True Bypass
Power Supply: External AC adapter AC509 (sold separately)

Ibanez Super Metal Mini

Edge, Punch, Drive, Attack and Level controls
True Bypass
Power Supply: External AC adapter AC509 (sold separately)

Ibanez RC2720PR-DCR

Neck type: RC Maple neck
Body: Alder body
Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/Acrylic block inlay
Fret: Medium frets w/Prestige fret edge treatment
Bridge: Tight-Tune bridge
Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SHRP-1 P-Rails (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan SHRP-1 P-Rails (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Cosmo Black
Finish: Dark Cherry
Case/bag: Hardshell case included

Ibanez RG652AHMFX-NGB

Neck type: Super Wizard HP 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
Body: Ash body
Fretboard: Bound Birdseye Maple fretboard w/Black dot inlay
Fret: Jumbo frets w/Prestige fret edge treatment
Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II bridge
Neck pickup: DiMarzio Air Norton (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio The Tone Zone (H) bridge pickup
Machineheads: Gotoh MG-T Locking machineheads
Hardware color: Cosmo black
Finish: Nebula Green Burst
Case/bag: Hardshell case included

Ibanez RG652FX-GK

Neck type: Super Wizard HP 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
Body: Basswood body
Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
Fret: Jumbo frets w/Prestige fret edge treatment
Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II bridge
Neck pickup: DiMarzio Air Norton (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio The Tone Zone (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Cosmo black
Finish: Galaxy black
Machineheads: Gotoh MG-T locking machineheads
Case/bag: Hardshell case included

Ibanez RG7421-WNF

Neck type: Wizard II-7 3pc Maple neck
Body: Mahogany body
Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Fixed bridge
Neck pickup: Quantum (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Black
Finish: Walnut Flat

Ibanez RG752FX-GK

Neck type: Wizard-7 5pc Maple/Wenge neck
648mm/25.5” scale length
Body: Basswood body
Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
Fret: Jumbo frets w/Prestige fret edge treatment
Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-7 bridge
Neck pickup: DiMarzio PAF 7 (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio PAF 7 (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Cosmo black
Machineheads: Gotoh MG-T locking machineheads
Finish: Galaxy Black
Case/bag: Hardshell case included

Ibanez AGS73FM-TKS

Neck type: Artcore Mahogany set-in neck
Body: Flamed Maple top/back/sides
Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Acrylic block inlay
Fret: Medium frets
Bridge: ART-1 bridge, Quik Change III tailpiece
Neck pickup: Classic Elite (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: Classic Elite (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Chrome
Finish: Transparent Black Sunburst

Ibanez RG852-GK

Neck type: Ultra-8 5pc Maple/Wenge neck
685.8mm/27” scale length
Body: Basswood body
Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
Fret: Jumbo frets w/Prestige fret edge treatment
Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-8 bridge
Neck pickup: EMG 808 (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: EMG 808 (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Cosmo black
Finish: Galaxy Black
Machineheads: Gotoh MG-T locking machineheads
String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065
Factory tuning: 1D#, 2A#, 3F#, 4C#, 5G#, 6D#, 7A#, 8F
Case/bag: Hardshell case included

Ibanez RG927WFXZC-NTF

Neck type: Wizard-7 5pc Wenge/Bubinga neck
Body: Ziricote top/American Basswood body
Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Mother of Pearl off-set dotinlay
Fret: Jumbo frets w/Premium fret edge treatment
Bridge: Tight-End R bridge
Neck pickup: DiMarzio IBZ-7 (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio IBZ-7 (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Cosmo black
Finish: Natural Flat
Case/bag: Soft case included

Ibanez GB10SE-BS George Benson

Neck type: GB 3pc Maple set-in Neck
Body: Spruce top/Maple back & sides
Fretboard: Bound Ebony fretboard w/Acrylic & Abalone brock inlay
Fret: Medium frets
Bridge: Ebony bridge
Tailpiece: GB10 tailpiece
Neck pickup: GB special (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: GB special (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Gold
Half-bone/half-brass nut
Sure Grip III control knobs
Finish: Brown Sunburst
Case/bag: Hardshell case included

Ibanez RG9QM-BI

Neck type: Wizard-9 5pc Maple/Bubinga neck
712mm/28” scale length
Body: Quilted Maple top/Basswood body
Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-9 bridge
Neck pickup: Quantum (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Cosmo black
Graph Tech nut
Finish: Black Ice
String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.075/.090
Factory tuning 1E/2B/3G/4D/5A/6E/7B/8F#/9C#
Case/bag: Hardshell case included

Ibanez RGAIX6FM-TGF

Neck type: Nitro Wizard 3pc Maple/Bubinga neck
Body: Flamed Maple top/Mahogany body
Fretboard: Bound Ebony fretboard
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II bridge
Neck pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) bridge pickup
Coil-tap switch
Gotoh MG-T Locking machineheads
Hardware color: Black
Finish: Transparent Gray Flat

Ibanez RGAIX7FM-TGF

Neck type: Nitro Wizard-7 3pcs Maple/Bubinga neck
648mm/25.5” scale length
Body: Flamed Maple top/Mahogany body
Fretboard: Bound Ebony fretboard
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-7 bridge
Neck pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) bridge pickup
Coil-tap switch
Gotoh MG-T Locking machineheads
Hardware color: Black
Finish: Transparent Gray Flat

Ibanez S770PB-CNF

Neck type: Wizard III Maple neck
Body: Poplar Burl top/Mahogany body
Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Off-set white dot inlay
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Edge Zero II tremolo bridge
Neck pickup: Quantum (H) neck pickup
Middle pickup: Quantum (S) middle pickup
Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Cosmo Black
Finish: Charcoal Brown Flat

Ibanez S771PB-NTF

Neck type: Wizard III Maple neck
Body: Poplar Burl top/Mahogany body
Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Off-set white dot inlay
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Fixed bridge
Neck pickup: Quantum (H) neck pickup
Middle pickup: Quantum (S) middle pickup
Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Cosmo black
Finish: Natural Flat

Ibanez SA1060WZC-NTF

Neck type: 5pc SA Premium Wenge/Bubinga neck
Body: Ziricote top/Mahogany body
Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Mother of Pearl off-set dot inlay
Fret: Medium frets w/Premium fret edge treatment
Bridge: SynchroniZR tremolo bridge w/ZPS-FX
Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat (S) neck pickup
Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat (S) middle pickup
Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB Model (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Chrome
Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL nut
Finish: Natural Flat
Case/bag: Soft case included

Ibanez STM3-MGS Sam Totman (DragonForce)

Neck type: Wizard III Maple neck
Body: Mahogany body
Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Acrylic angled block inlay
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Edge-Zero II tremolo bridge
Neck pickup: Quantum (H) neck pickup
Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) bridge pickup
Hardware color: Cosmo black
Finish: Metallica Gray Sunburst
Case/Bag: Hardshell case included

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