Limited & missed

Aw, darn. This was a limited edition Japan only AZ2204NJA - good for 2025, strictly. I'm somehow averse to white single coil covers (remind me too much of the Strat) but these look very acceptable here. That awesome top there is ash, Ibanez refers to it as Japanese Ash.

Pic: Ibanez Japan

AZ ash

These are currently Japan-only releases; the AZ2402 sporting ash bodies. The fact that the ash grains were made visible & manifested a sand blasted look, they look darn cool. In any case, sand blasted looks were done by Schecter & Charvel among others, way before Ibanez did. By the way, the AZ2402 is just a whisker off $3K these days. By the time these are made available here, these would probably be in excess of $3K.

Pics: Ibanez Japan

Ed-lynch

Heck yes - some of the most iconic George Lynch guitars are now offered in the Edwards range. This Kamikaze 1 is an example.

E-Purple Tiger - another one of the this-is-definitely-a-George Lynch-guitar model. The thing with the ESP versions - they are largely unaffordable. The Edwards manifestation means it's maintaining its Japanese pedigree & listed for much less but these are definitely no entry-level instruments.

This E-Yellow Tiger is perhaps my favourite - single humbucker + that traditional Strat-type headstock outline. The not so good news - these instruments are strictly Japan-only releases (darn) but might be offered to the wider market in time to come. When would that be? Your guess is as good as mine.

Pics: ESP Japan