The parallel histories of Jazz music and hollow-body electric guitars have been manifested in the Artstar. The influences of these legendary instruments are immediately apparent with bone nut, ebony fretboard, Ibanez’s signature Super 58 custom pickups, and smokey flamed maple tops. The critical eye will appreciate the details like the smoothness of the fretboard and a skilled crimping technique generally found on instruments costing twice as much. The Artstar is a pure jazz-box that embodies the continual innovation that is Jazz. Ibanez AF155 AWB Artstar Aged Whiskey Burst ·Artstar 3pc Mahogany/Maple set-in neck ·Flamed Maple top/back/sides ·Medium frets w/Artstar fret edge treatment ·Bound ebony fretboard w/Pearl & abalone block inlay (20 frets) ·Bone nut ·ART-W bridge/VT06S tailpiece ·Gold hardware ·Super 58 custom pus ·Flatwound strings ·Max body thickness: 3 5/8”/Width at lower bout: 15 3/4” ·Hardshell case included Ibanez AF151 AWB Artstar Aged Whiskey Burst …

Meet Ibanez’s new made-for-metal guitar series, Iron Label. Built on the “chassis” of our famous RG and S-Series models, Ibanez modded and tweaked with nothing but metal in mind. Ibanez took the legendary super-thin, ultra-playable Wizard neck, and upped the ante to Nitro Wizard— fast and comfortable with added road-tested durability. Whether it’s a 6, 7 or 8-string, every Iron Label axe is matched perfectly with American-made EMG® or DiMarzio® pickups. Purposefully Spartan, you won’t find a feature here that doesn’t contribute directly to rattling bones or waking the dead. The renowned Ibanez RG and S guitars take on their most vicious metal form yet. Built on the chassis of the original RG and S bodies, Iron Label is made to drive hard all night. Fast, full throttle neck. Road tested matched DiMarzio or EMG pickups. Seasoned woods with a stark black-and-white aesthetic that eschews standard metal glitx for Metalcore swagger. You know were you're going, Iron Label gets you ther…

Almost every artist follows the same path to mastery: extended periods of concentrated effort spent honing the skillset, often followed by a long period of artistic imitation. This mimicry serves as a foundation on which the artist’s contribution of genius to his field of endeavor will be built. So it is with master instrument builders. In the 70s, Ibanez crafted copies with such intensity and diligence that they often surpassed the quality of the originals. Clearly, Ibanez anked among the world’s best. The big question: could Ibanez deliver their own original contribution to the guitar world? It didn’t happen easily. Or overnight. But in 1987, Ibanez created not one, but two guitars that would join the modern musical instrument pantheon. Developed first as the Roadstar, the fully “Ibanezed” pedalto-the-metal RG is known throughout the rock and metal world as a full-bore performer. The thin “Wizard” necks are only one of the many innovations that make the RG, the streamlined, n…

In 2009, all Ibanez Prestige guitars will be made exclusively in Japan. "The consistent precision and artistry of our Ibanez luthiers is unmatched," said Mac Mutanaka of Ibanez. Ibanez has expanded its Prestige offerings. The RG3550MZ has a five-piece, titanium-reinforced Super Wizard neck with original 1987 RG super-thin specs. It is the first RG Prestige to feature a maple fretboard. It comes with American-made DiMarzio pickups.