Ibanez - News and Rumours
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NAMM 2020: Ibanez reveals new models – and some bold finish options!
01 Jan 2020 · Ibanez has just announced some new models and finishes ahead of Winter NAMM 2020, with over 100 to browse through! But we suspect the big reveals are still to come...
Frusciante rejoins Red Hot Chili Peppers – and his favourite wah is back, too!
17 Dec 2019 · Ibanez has just released a new V3 of its classic WH10, a wah pedal favoured by Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante - who has just rejoined the band! Coincidence?
Best Electric Guitars 2019: 10 new guitars that pulled our strings this year
07 Dec 2019 · The Best Electric Guitars 2019! What a year it's been for an instrument that's often reported to be dead (or dying). Here is our roundup of the hottest and best value guitars from the past 12 months.
Can the Ibanez AZ2204-SCR Prestige capture a slice of the boutique market?
30 Jul 2019 · With the new AZ2204-SCR Prestige, Ibanez aiming to take a slice of the boutique market. Made in Japan, this sleek, modern S-type guitar certainly has some impressive specs - but can it deliver?
Watch JHS compare cheap Behringer pedals with the expensive classics they’re based on
12 Apr 2019 · In the latest video by JHS, Josh Scott compares classic, highly desirable guitar effects with some Behringer pedals they inspired. Gear snobs: turn away now. This may hurt.
Ibanez Jake Bowen JBM10FX: A budget signature guitar by the Periphery guitarist
19 Feb 2019 · This new lightweight high-performance signature guitar for Periphery's Jake Bowen certainly retains all the pro features you want, yet still manages to keep costs down.
Ibanez ‘Foxx’ Tone Machine – $20,320 dirt box anyone?
26 Jan 2019 · A 'rare' Ibanez 'Foxx' Tone Machine is up for sale and it could be yours for the bargain price of just over Twenty Thousand Dollars!
NAMM 2019: Ibanez 40th Anniversary Tube Screamer
25 Jan 2019 · The Ibanez Tube Screamer Overdrive Pro TS 808 pedal celebrates it's 40th Anniversary in 2019 and so the Japanese company has issued a ruby red limited version to celebrate.
NAMM 2019: Ibanez collaborate with Vemuram on TSV808
25 Jan 2019 · Ibanez has collaborated with another Japanese company, boutique pedal maker Vemuram, on the new TSV808. An amalgamation of TS and Jay Ray circuits
NAMM 2019: Ibanez Paul Gilbert PGM333 Signature 30th Anniversary
23 Jan 2019 · The new Ibanez Paul Gilbert PGM333 signature model guitar marks 30 years of the two working together and you can hear it in action being played by Paul here.
NAMM 2019: Ibanez cuts costs on new JEM7VP Steve Vai Premium guitar
14 Jan 2019 · A new, slightly more wallet-friendly Premium version of Steve Vai's famous JEM guitar is being premiered at Ibanez's NAMM 2019 booth - and it screams shred!
NAMM 2019: Ibanez AZ Series with new signature models
11 Jan 2019 · Ibanez has new bunch of signature models derived from its AZ Series, bearing the names of players from Polyphia and Chon; a new guitar for Andy Timmons rounds out this five-piece set.
NAMM 2019: Ibanez Axion Label and Prestige RG5000 range stand out from the crowd
07 Jan 2019 · A dizzying number of new guitars at NAMM from Ibanez, but there are two we think you should be taking a look at, with lots of attention to detail, quality hardware and stunning finishes.
Top 5 Guitars of 2018 by Fender, PRS, Ibanez, Reverend and Lucem
25 Dec 2018 · What a year it's been for guitars - so difficult to choose the 5 best! We had a go anyway: here are Jef's Top 5 guitars of 2018, chosen for their unique properties and interesting designs.
UK’s first ever FX-FEST pedal extravaganza on 2 June 2018 at Mansons Guitars
06 May 2018 · At this special UK event dedicated to pedals, guitar players will be able to try out hundreds of analogue and digital effects, from hand-built boutique FX to the big names in the pedal industry.
Ibanez Iceman PS1DM: Sparkly rock machine or Lady Gaga’s handbag?
25 Mar 2018 · This Paul Stanley signature Ibanez Iceman is fitted out with 1400 super sparkly rhinestones - to wield one of these you'd have to really love that limelight...
NAMM 2018: Ibanez Joe Satriani JS1CR30 Chrome Boy 30th Anniversary
29 Jan 2018 · If you are going to go 'Surfing With The Alien' then you may want to check out the JS1CR30 30th Anniversary Chrome Boy Joe Satriani signature guitar in 2018.
NAMM 2018: Nita Strauss – First female Ibanez Signature Artist!
26 Jan 2018 · From The Iron Maidens to holding down lead guitar for Alice Cooper, Nita Strauss is one seriously gifted guitarist and this year finally gets her own signature Ibanez!
Ibanez AZ2402 details emerge ahead of AZ ‘SuperStrat’ series launch at NAMM 2018
02 Jan 2018 · This boutique-style SuperStrat is about to be launched officially by Ibanez at the NAMM 2018 Show later this month, and wil be a flagship guitar as part of the new AZ Series.
Ibanez NuTube Screamer to be released at NAMM Show
01 Jan 2018 · A new updated version of that classic green overdrive pedal used by the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others, but now it comes with Korg's NuTube technology.
Top 5 Budget Electric Guitars: Good tones for under 500 pounds
27 Dec 2017 · What a great year 2017 was for budget guitars! This round-up includes our top 5 guitars for under 500 pounds, and each gives plenty of bang for your buck, so won't break the bank!
Ibanez RG550 is making a comeback for 2018 – 1980s shred, anyone?
07 Nov 2017 · That all-time classic Ibanez '80s shred machine is making a comeback for 2018 and they will be available in classic colour schemes of the originals at last.