Tosin Abasi fans, this is the more affordable make of the 8-string model. It costs significantly lesser than the Prestige version (a good USD2,700 difference!). Summary of the differences:
- Neck is maple/walnut as opposed to the wenge/bubinga of the Prestige. To put it nicely- it's a regular neck, nothing special.
- Rosewood fretboard (Prestige version sports a wenge fretboard)
- Non-locking bridge & nut. Black finish as well, no gold flash here
- Basswood body, no maple cap
- Coil tap switch is under the pickguard unlike the Prestige version which is embedded in the body. Implication- it's a standard basswood body meant for the standard RG, no extra cavities in the body equals less production costs
- Fretboard markers- side dots
Periphery's Jack Bowen gets his signature model based on the RGA with a Lo-Pro Edge bridge (yeah!). Pickups are Bowen's signature Titan humbuckers. Together with the ebony fretboard, it should be a sleek player- available in Summer 2014.
Mick Thompson's MTM100 is still in tact with a preserved Glaive-type body shape but his budget alternative reverts to the RG-type outline as seen here. So the MTM20 is new despite reverting to its initial body design.
Korn's Munky is still with Ibanez this 2014 & he gets a new signature; wondering if his band's current status makes this a worthy inclusion but personal sentiments aside, the APEX200/ 20 are there for the taking. The APEX 20 has a blank fretboard & it should be neutral enough to attract non-Korn fans.
And if that's not Korn-y enough (no pun intended), Brian Welch gets a new signature as well (it's called the Komrad) & hopefully that's not due to his return to Korn per se. I've talked to people about this, the guitar is Ibanez's appreciation of his brand commitment because during his non-Korn days, Mr. Welch stayed true to Ibanez. Despite its RGD looks, the guitar sports a standard 25.5" scale length but it's factory strung with a set of .011s. Debut: Summer 2014.
Saving the best for last- Ibanez's Paul Gilbert Fireman FRM250M, celebrating his 25 years with the brand name. What's new?
- Humbuckers for neck & bridge
- Flamed maple top
- Bound neck
6 comments:
That Jack Bowen's signature guitar looks yummy. If only it comes without a whammy.
it looks very much like Chris Broderick's guitar... what a waste :-/
The TAM10 has a custom body thickness. 40mm. Thinner than the generic rg.
Still think it's too much money for a compromised model
That has always been the case with IBZ. On a diff note. The 2014 schecter slook pretty gd. And priced adequately
Jack Bowen sig has killer looks, thanks to its black and gold combo.
Youtube vid of namm 2014 reveals that it has black painted satin neck.
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