The more affordable JS is now offered in this metallic light blue finish but pickups are in-house models. The JS140M is a winner visually (liking the maple fretboard), even the coil split feature is a winner here but pickups could have been more enticing.
It's a 25th Korn-iversary this year so the Apex 30 is inevitable. Do the Korn people need a commemorative model to get by? Simple answer - no. Only one of them is still under Ibanez endorsement, the other is with ESP. One of the reasons he moved on, according to a recent interview, is that ESP has Evertune bridges in their instruments to keep live situations in check. Can you now understand why there's an Evertune in this one? Why is Ibanez not as accommodating you ask? You must understand that Ibanez takes pride in detailing their instruments with their own hardware, especially the bridges. Instead of bowing down to Floyd Rose, they did their Edge thing. Instead of bowing down to Wilkinson, their did their SAT thing. We note how the exceptions come into the picture when endorsements are involved. Looks like this model is mirrored against the RGA but it's not the first, remember the Komrad? All in all, in my opinion, this isn't necessary. Ibanez is obliging because Korn brought in so much money for them in the early 7-string days. I'm seeing this as a possible second take on that boom but we know it's not gonna be that easy. Consolation - the DiMarzio Blaze pickups are good.
