I think that’s the problem that companies with a heritage face though. Gibson has to make Les Pauls, Fender has to make Strats and Ibanez has to make RGs. They have bean counters and analysts whose job it is to understand what sells and how much they are projected to make based on changes to their lines. Their projections say the same superstrat in blue will sell, so that’s what they make.
At least Ibanez are also offering the other superstrat they make in an expanded range this year...?
Ibanez hasn't put out anything of interest since the Halberd. At least it was something different.
Gibson and Fender will stumble up and do something interesting, at least one thing, every year. If nothing else their stuff will at least look good. Ibanez does the same guitar just in some weird color. They tried to make extreme shapes but that didn't work. They tried to push their AX guitar but no one wanted it. It seems they're just stuck making the same most basic guitar in existence. The only thing they kinda have going for them is the Iceman and even that's not all that exciting. Hell I can't even think of any guitar players I find all that exciting that play Ibanez. I can't even think of an Ibanez signature guitar that was anything other than the same tired shit.
