Europe got nothing, again. Thanks, Ibanez!

[Schaug]

NAMM 2015: Ibanez announces 2015 guitar line-up | MusicRadar

Well, it seems like Europe is left with scraps again. No new Prestige 7s. They seem to be forcing the Premium line for the former price point of a Prestige. So yeah... Schecter killed them last year, and it appears it will continue to do so again. Once again, great business policy, Ibanez.

 

[_MonSTeR_]

It's not Ibanez you need to complain about, it's your local distributer. They're the ones that choose which guitàrs to bring into the different European countries, not ibanez/Hoshino in Japan.

 

[aneurysm]

No Problem at all, there´s nothing i really want !

 

[cardinal]

Exotic premium 927 with a wedge/bubinga neck. Nice.

But really bummed to see no Titan 7 and no more moves back to the Lo Pro (like for the RGD). Oh well.

 

[MoshJosh]

Just saying I'm loving those roadcores

 

[The Griffinator]

A PAUL STANLEY ICEMAN!!!! That's pretty freaking sweet. Also digging the Roadcore premium and the FR365.

 

[vilk]

jesus christ's sake why do they put that headstock on a roadcore?

 

[BrailleDecibel]

jesus christ's sake why do they put that headstock on a roadcore?

That looks like Daemoness-esque beauty compared to that panther pickguard.

 

[Zalbu]

That red quilt Premium looks sweet though, I'm just happy as long as they put out more guitars that aren't just solid black. Every guitar I've owned thus far are flat black superstrats

 

[stuglue]

Only one lefty model and at £30 more than the righty version. Cheers Ibanez

 

[beyondcosmos]

Is this all for the European market?

 

[Santuzzo]

That white premium Universe

 

[guitaardvark]

I had no idea Paul Stanley was still relevant

The Wenge/Bubinga neck on the natty premium is pretty sweet

And the 8 string LP style is uh..... interesting.

 

[ZeroS1gnol]

It's not Ibanez you need to complain about, it's your local distributer. They're the ones that choose which guitàrs to bring into the different European countries, not ibanez/Hoshino in Japan.

I highly doubt this, because there is not one single distributor for all of Europe, yet all of Europe gets the same crap line up year after every goddamn year. Im quite pissed about it really. It kind of makes me wonder if the market is really that much bigger in the US. I'd suspect the opposite really.

 

[Zado]

I didn't need em anyway.No RG 565 on the horizon

 

[Adamewf]

The prestige line got some what of a push last year. Not a real fan of next years offerings

 

[pushpull7]

It's the same for the US market, right?

I have no gas

 

[Stooge1996]

Will be interesting to see if there is a difference in the US and JP markets. Pretty bummed overall but the roadcores and UV makes up for it.

 

[AdenM]

The Ziricote Premium is kind of cool but if it's 1.2k - I'd rather have a Schecter Banshee or used Prestige 7.

 

[Spacestationfive]

That roadcore premium with the painted headstock is actually kind of exciting.