Ibanez 2018 models announced(teased) :O

[Nitrobattery]

Really excited about these. If they price them in the $1,800-$2,200 range, they'll be a home run.

 

[TheUnvanquished]

These are hideous.

 

[Leviathus]

wake me up when the new Vai models are here....

 

[KnightBrolaire]

I have to admit... the headstock grew on me.

you should get that checked out.

 

[kylendm]

Hate the headstock shape. That guitar just screams...meh.

 

[BusinessMan]

What was wrong with the regular headstock shape? That lumpy mess is a travesty!

Hey it's 2016, THE current year. that headstock is thick, how dare you?!!

 

[skewkus13]

Definitely got that suhr feel to it eh. i like it. especially the headstock. hope its priced well.
I dont see how this would cost anymore to produce than a RG. Hopefully pricing is similar.

 

[Shoeless_jose]

Not my bag at all, although also not a big Suhr fan either.

 

[lewis]

Not my bag at all, although also not a big Suhr fan either.

in terms of style I much prefer the new Misha custom shop jackson strat.

 

[khm]

Underwhelming meh

 

[Metropolis]

All we need is Prestige RGA with hardtail bridge

 

[Shoeless_jose]

in terms of style I much prefer the new Misha custom shop jackson strat.

yeah that was pretty dope, I had been thinking of something similar, tracking down an old Tom Delong strat on Reverb and then putting a 28" conversion neck on it and swapping the invader for a C-Pig.

 

[lewis]

yeah that was pretty dope, I had been thinking of something similar, tracking down an old Tom Delong strat on Reverb and then putting a 28" conversion neck on it and swapping the invader for a C-Pig.

omg can you imagine it?!?!

please do and document the process from start to finish, then I will read that thread, get inspired and basically do the same thing myself haha

28'baritone strat!!.
I might keep the single coils in mine if I do this....Imagine the snarl?

 

[Shoeless_jose]

haha yeah, I want the Delonge cause its single hum and volume knob, and hardtail, and comes in sea foam green or daphne blue.

But yeah singles would be cool too.

 

[Masoo2]

What I just don't understand is why more brands haven't taken the Suhr/Tom Anderson style and made similar models but MII/MIJ/MIK. At least Ibanez is trying, even if the headstock could use some work.

Schecter Japan has some, ESP Edwards I think has like one or two (E-SN-125?), Suhr had the failed Rasmus line, but is anything else out there?

 

[AxeHappy]

I like the neck heel...

That's about it.

 

[Hollowway]

Yeah, these don’t do anything for me. But is it too early to start talking about the Tosin sig vaporware? My grand children are hoping it comes out before they are too old to play.

 

[hatena6]

It seems some new model name be listed.
http://attrade.ru/catalog/1082/153801/153802/vendor1/sort3/
I don't know if it is true.

 

[Zado]

Looks like something I d love to see made by other brands.

 

[couverdure]

I really still can't comprehend why people are so let down by this even if this was already announced months ago and is not even out yet. Seeing all these negative posts getting lots of likes is making me feel depressed. I get it, you want them to bring back Prestige RGAs and they already did, too bad they have a trem (at least it's a Lo-Pro), only six strings, and are only available in Japan, and most of you can't even afford it (which I find laughable because they already own a bunch of expensive guitars and are very OCD about the quality control, which they're mostly skeptical about Ibanez's), and even if they're widely available there's still gonna be a way for them to bitch about it.

Personally, I love the aesthetics of the AZ and the slightly offset headstock, it gives it a more unique trait compared to the ones found on almost every solid-bodied model. I bet if it was reversed, they'll go nuts about it.

Speaking of Ibanez headstocks, how come I never hear anyone talk about the Roadcore series, let alone complain about not having the traditional sharp headstock?

Back to the AZ, the only thing I really don't like about it is the bulging backplate, hopefully this could be fixed when it's out. I have really good expectations for the series when it comes out and no doubts that there will be a good amount of NGD threads that will be posted here.