All user reviews for the Ibanez JS1000 Joe Satriani Signature

manufacturing japan
vibrato edge pro
js maple neck rosewood fingerboard
22 frets
splittable volume Tone 3 position selector

USE

pleasant and super super fast neck
Legre scratches and super comfortable in any position
access to the treble is excelent, it's like a strat May and better.
the sound is killer, you branch you jous and rings. in its saturated is excelente, crunch it is beautiful and clean it sounds wonderful.

SONORITS

it suited my style has died. I mainly heavy, thrash, death ...
I know enough to say spcifique adjustment crunch but with the neck pickup sounds great his splitter.
I love the clear sound and its saturs are beautiful. with a tube amp is class. but with a good transistor is also of the ball. with good metalzone it really is the bomb.

NOTICE GLOBAL

his fai pa longtemp I have his fai 2 months. and I tried to row, s prestige, esp ltd gibson ...
but I have to say the best part is it my beautiful js that I love is the most versatile guitars I tried ais.
what I like least is the vribrato psk rod there already has some paint that bar to frotements. what I like most is the sound, aesthetics and comfort of the game.
I would do probably this choice even if I craqu for Standard sv esp.
the price is elitist anyway but when you love it does not tale.

A high-flying violin (model 2003)
- Maple neck with a glass of Quarter (an impressive punch)
- Basswood body into two parts centered
- Special mention to varnish the handle is super sweet
- The hardware Gotoh / ibanez is good (vibrato Edge Pro in my case)
- Electronics are also of good quality and very complètre Volume / tone / split / Trebble bleed

UTILIZATION

Wholesale level is a strat neck, so if you want a slim highway go your way. However personally I think it is a model of comfort.
The Basswood body is quite small and very light.
Access to acute is easy and the junction body / run was modified to be more ergonomic
For me the JS are part of what is best in terms of comfort

SOUNDS

For once I recovered with Seymour that I quickly replaced by a set Mo Joe / PAF Joe.
This set is the miracle in the JS
- The PAF Joe is not overloaded as some low round pickups. So in the neck position it worked wonders, it is round but still accurate. Rated output level is still moderate. Really a good neck pickup (in JS anyway)
- The Mo Joe is the sound satch, basically it is PAF vitamins, round and accurate. All with a beautiful grain. (For his satch lower the tone of your overdrive )

OVERALL OPINION

In addition to the sounds satch is an impressive versatility: clean, blues, rock, heavy, old school metal.
It is super comfortable.
It is a modern guitar with a strat neck typed, as for those who do not like this is super fine round top.
In occas it is found of a very competitive price.
The only downside for me is the Floyd, as I know not handle this kind of bug ...

Satriani, Vai and this other Frippin old guy toured where I live. Of course I was a little impressed. It seemed to me that every time I looked at Vai on stage it was the perfect photo op. Satch... what can I say that hasn't already been said. I loved the tones that he accomplished with such irritating ease, so I surfed for the guitar. I live in RIP OFF England so I was pleasantly surprised when I found the JS1000 for... wait for it, £1089 from imuso.co.uk. Thats £300 cheaper than the stores and loads more than you lucky Americans have to pay.

A beautifully appointed guitar. Stunning good looks, nicely thought out electrics (coil tapped humbuckers, 3 way toggle switch and a high pass filter on the volume pot) and of course soaring, singing, whistling and purring tones (like the master himself... well almost). I love the sound of the Dimarzio Fred and Paf, bridge and neck pickups. I didn't think that I would as I have Seymore Duncans fitted to both of my American custom Jacksons and, well they are scary. I also wasn't sure about the woods used and the neck, which is thinner than the Jackson's. I was wrong to be unsure. The basswood body, maple neck and rosewood finger board combine to create a wonderfuly balanced warm and silky tone with a vintage feel that is very endearing. Don't misunderstand me though, this lady can be a first class B***. The frets are unforgiving to sloppy playing styles (you have to be accurate) this really helps to develope the player and it can really kick some serious butt if you want to push the gain on your amp. I use a Mesa 3 channel dual rectifier and the sound is as sweet as a nut. Buy one.

The cost here in England is stupid. You lucky guys on the other side of the pond pay the equivalent of around £650, I paid through the nose.
The factory set up is strange. Satriani has a really low action set and yet the JS1000 when it arrived had an action like a long bow (you know... Robin Hood Style) A little bit of time consuming set up time is required by the serious musician before you can sample the sound... not really plug in and play straight from the box.
You don't get a hard case as standard (very odd for any musical instrument of this quality), but if you push the retailer he WILL sort you out. Oh and the tremelo arm (whammy bar) bumps the top of the volume pot when the filter is engaged, how odd!!

Ooops! I have already described the construction except for the bolt on neck, I was unsure again, silly really. As for the quality well it's SUPERB.

Buy one and see, especially if you are American... lucky b*******. Lovely guitar in all the important areas. Get a Fat Finger sustain clamp... Satch uses one so it can't be a bad idea.

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I bought it from http://www.chrisbsmusic.com

online.


$699

Nice weight, nice look, awesome pickups.
Love the sound of this thing!

not much, overall this is a great guitar for the money.


Basswood Body



Lo Pro Edge Tremolo


Rosewood Fingerboard

Designed and played by the Master of Tone, Joe Satriani, this piece, simply put, is an ultra-modern guitar with a vintage feel.

If you know how exacting Joe is in gettin the best tones in the business, then by definition his signature model has to be a great guitar. Once you've experienced this guitar, you will realize that it was designed to be like Joe himself-capable of out-of-this-world sonic speed, extraordinary musicality, and tone, tone, and more tone



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It was an 18th birthday present and when i saw i for the first time i was gob smacked. Paid £1299.00

Perfectomundo. Come on Its Joe Satrianis signature guitar. So light and easy to play. Not chunky like a les Paul.

Nothing

The shape and tone are first class. its simple but amazing at the same time. Fragile, nothing like a les paul. this is a real soloist guitar, a les paul is chunky rough and solo. the js is light soft and smooth.

Twice the guitar of a les paul anyday. Joe fucking rules.

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I bought this guitar from a fellow jemsite.com member who lives in new jersey. I bought one because i wanted one BAD and he gave me a good price for a mint guitar. i ended up paying about 900 including shipping.

i like EVERYTHING about this guitar. the nexk is the most comefortable ive ever played, the body is the most comefortable to hold. the pickups sound INCREDIABLE and you cant get a better bridge pu' than the FRED.

i dont NOT like anything, the coil taps dount sound 100% like a single coil but they sound just as good as any other coil taps out there.

GOOD GOOD GOOD..... its a Prestige Ibanez, it SHOULD be built good.

I would recoomend this guitar to any lead or rhythem guitar player looking for a guitar that can really do ANYTHING and do it like it was meant for whatever your doing with it.

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I bought my Ibanez JS1000, about five years ago, for £1300 at a Dutch music store.

It's perfect, everything you need on a guitar, nice design, excelent neck, great sound, I won't ever use another guitar besides the JS1000.

It's perfect, there is nothing bad about it, best guitar ever made, Joe Satriani and his engineers are geniuses.

It's a really light weight guitar, so it wont fuck up your back, really easy to play neck as it is really thin, the slim shape of the guitar, makes it really easy to play as it adapts easily to your body.

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JS Prestige neck
Maple Neck Material
Basswood Body
22/6105 frets
Rosewood Finger Board
Edge Pro bridge
DiMarzio PAF Pro (H) Neck PU
DiMarzio Fred (H) Bridge PU
Pearl Dot Inlay
CK : Hardware Color
Color : Black Pearl



UTILIZATION

I'm actually not a huge Satch fan, but was given this guitar as a gift and decided to try it out as I normally like just about everything Ibanez puts out. The body shape is interesting. Kind of reminds me of a Strat meets RG body, which is fine. Neck feels like a normal Wizard. There are minor variations between the numerous Wizard models out there. I think this one has a dynamic radius so it feels more Fendery for chording. It feels comfortable to me. Apparently some of these come with Edge Pro's and other come with the edge lo-pro. Mine came with the lopro which is too bad because I like the regular pro a bit better. It's a feel thing and for my money the lopro is still every bit as good a trem. Stays in turn great. The finish is very cool. Kind of jumps out at you in certain lighting. I'm not sure if these are Japan made but I don't think they are. The price kind of reflects that too. Playability is great though and this is a well crafted guitar.

SOUNDS

I've been really feeling this guitar through my VHT Deliverance. Seems to like that amp a lot. I'm pretty familiar to Dimarzio pickups so the Fred and PAF pro are not new to me. I really the like the Fred in the bridge. Definitely sounds unique and isn't for the faint of heart PAF guys. I have never been a Big fan of the PAF Pro but it sounds good in this guitar. Kind of lower output than I would like but it's passable. The JS1000 is geared sound wise for Satch music and not too much else. You can do the hair metal thing and hard rock stuff with it but it won't really do laid back rock as well. It's not a jazzy relaxed tone.

OVERALL OPINION

I really like the simplicity and playability, which is something I didn't really expect from Joe Satch artist guitar. It's a really well made axe too despite the fact that I don't think it's a Prestige model. If you want that lead tone he gets this is ticket. The price is appropriate considering the hardware onboard.

See ibanez catalog for details.

UTILIZATION

The handle of the JS1000 is unusually effective. Everything was thought of for playing comfort and unparalleled in the extreme Veloci solo. Its weight is negligible and will allow you to play many hours without fatigu.Les pickups (alnico type) are of exceptional quality (thank you Satch) and you will need an amp worthy of the name for the shooting tote Quintessa unique sound of this guitar.
Also my game has gained enormously in precision Veloci and since I have this guitar. The profile of the handle has a lot to I think.

SOUNDS

This is the guitar of Joe Satriani and we understand very quickly why we find it difficult to reproduce the sound of that
guitar (especially in tapping) as it is exeptional in every respect. The lyric takeoffs are beautiful, the treble of a purity and a height unheard (adios the strato). Coupled to a quality amp and pedals worthy of the name, you can touch the myth Satriani for your little game is the height of the master.
In distortion, it is a demonic power and are identified on the distortion of Satch so special.
This guitar sound gnre a true identity.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two years (finishing BTD model) and I must say that people often have wide-eyed when I start playing Always with me. At first I was surprised by its price and performance (the pickups are superb in terms of some much more expensive guitar but anonymous.
Only drawback of this skyscraper is the myth of the CRE and the one that makes you challenge yourself on stage under penalty of lynch you.

This guitar Japonnaise dveloppe for and by Joe Satriani (HIM self) so no less.
It is lime and possde 2 Di-Marzio pickups and the famous vibrato Edge Pro.

UTILIZATION

Dvelopp handle the large Satch is a quick dconcertante (I understand why we speak of Highway notes) and an incredible precision.
The guitar is ergonomically trslgre and trs is the original profile of the body.
Ct vibrato, I finally got the pleasure of "type" in dsacorder never will without my guitar.

SOUNDS

Ct sound, I plugged into a Marsall TSL100 effects loop with in a Tonelab SE and I can assure you that it is only happiness. I only wrote his lines on the instrumental (I eat too much Satch, 3 pills morning, noon and night ...) and I must say that the versatility and powerful sound of this guitar are impressive.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since December 2003 and do not see what guitar would get me more pleasure now. I butcher's hands, yet despite the finesse of its handle, it is among all the guitars I tried possde or (Les Paul, Start, ....... ) The most enjoyable play.
Scne on, she's beautiful and it's not months but the public says.
The only default that I could find him is his precision and power of sound that does not forgive any mistakes as any bread means (at least, apply a force and amliorer his game).

This is pretty much the regular model that everybody thinks of when they think of Joe Satriani today. It's his standard production model, and aside from the color, it's very similar to the actual one that he plays. I should note that his actual model has a compound fretboard where as this is just a standard 12'' radius. The guitar features a basswood body, a maple bolt-on neck with a rosewood fretboard, 22 frets, dot inlays, Edge Pro tremolo, two humbuckers, one volume, one tone with a coil split and a three way switch.

UTILIZATION

The guitar was nice and lightweight. The body was super thin, and it was crazy easy to play standing up. The finish on this was one of my favorite finishes from Ibanez. It's very laid back and elegant looking compared to some of the other finishes out there. The neck on this is pretty nice, but I don't like the fretboard radius as much. It has a classic fretboard radius. What I mean by classic is that it has a Les Paul style radius on it. I tend to prefer flatter radii, so I always tended to gravitate towards the regular S series or even the RG series. This is kind of like a fusion between a Strat and a Les Paul at points.

SOUNDS

This guitar had the older pickups before Satriani switched to his new ones. It has a DiMarzio FRED in the bridge and a PAF Pro in the neck. The FRED in the bridge is a pretty unique pickup. It has these odd harmonics that can really add something to the lead lines. Combine this with the basswood body, and you got yourself a really cool lead guitar. The PAF Pro in the neck is great for that open and vintage style PAF lead sound. It can get some really cool character going on, especially on the wound strings. The guitar also has a coil split switch so you can get those kind of single coil tones going on. To be honest, it doesn't work that great with these pickups, but if you are on the clean channel, it's pretty nice.

OVERALL OPINION

This is a very cool guitar, but I generally prefer the regular S series for whatever reason. I like the necks on the standard S series vs this neck, and I like the mahogany body instead of the basswood body. This is great for leads, but I find the regular ones to be a bit more versatile than this. If you can find a good deal on this used, and don't mind playing sig gear, then I recommend picking one up. Most people should really dig this guitar.

Japanese guitar
22cases
PAF Pro and FRED for micro
For my good old 1999 version pink floyd lo pro edge
(Edge modern version for 2004)
Push-pull volume (no filter top)
push-pull tone (split coil)
SELECTOR 3POS
Develop the Master Channel, combining ease and hit vintage
(Multi-radius)
good times even when it lacks so 2cases 9 / 10

UTILIZATION

Comfort to top
facil precise natural
featherweight
its Unplugged bluffing

In a word:
PERFECT

SOUNDS

Since 7 years I use this scratching sound that gradually changes and improves the
Linseed oil, careful cleaning of the handle, check SETTING be regularly changing rope minimum every month ...
compared to a 2005 JS1000 sound has really developed and the character is
The sound is transparent and transmits the desired ideal guitarist
I have owned numerous guitar and try and value of different categories and none gives me so much feeling that JS
I often reproached the absence of the 23rd and 24th box and a lack of violence in power (I only have to remove the jack and the cum in my custom RG2550)
Note that this guitar has the look of a wise transistor combo shows the teeth on the body double
the result is the same on the JSX or WARP7/Trilogy/Ultra Gain
Great versatility, and incomparable pleasure intoxicating clear

OVERALL OPINION

7 years since I played it 4 at 10 am
I like the versatility thanks to electronics complex
(A repair knob quickly become complicated)
At the time I wanted to take the JS100 TR 6500fr
is that said a great guitar
But my passion is paid more than expected

Value for money?
RG prestige = 1000 euros and it takes reffaire changes to be a beast
JEM7 = 2500 euros /
S = 1500 euros prestige and not very versatile

JS1000 = 1500 euros and it is perfect!

So YES I remade this choice (I buy a JS1200 tate for that matter)

Nothing to say about what was said before but a little careful about the knob filter / bcp volume dealer does not know yet.
Decrease the volume and mount the knob, vs see the difference especially in arpeggio.
The sound does not lose clarity.

UTILIZATION

For sound there is nothing to say, it's pro.
We can get anything you want as long as the setting of the master mix volume / tone.
She does not forgive mistakes.

SOUNDS

My preference in saturation: volume 3 / 4 tone and 1 / 4 to 1 / 2.
I feel that with this setting, I have a pedal WahWah blocked at mid race: very good to have a sound type Money For Nothing by Dire Straits.

OVERALL OPINION

This is my second after a break JS1000 guitar.
I've owned several, it vs say this is one of the best of its kind.
But hey, a question that is often how it would sound with a more noble wood?

Look at the catalog. I have an old Floyd lo pro edge since the guitar was bought t in 2002.

UTILIZATION

The handle ... well, what can we say? I am small and I have small fingers, the better, as Satch and he advelopp the machine. Flat, fast, extremely comfortable, and relatively Aesthetics (I have beautiful pearl, but I think it's because I had the pot). It is a standard change if you have not yet been used to playing on instruments that range before. It really is THE FIRST thing you notice when we took over. It is lgrement inclined to allow a better view of his game when playing standing. The only BMOL (apart from those you play) is the lack of two boxes, but I guess you could do without.
The shape is not my prfre, but you get used quickly to round edges, and more lgret guitar, brings a lot in terms of playing comfort . Ms with a little hand, CHAC slecteur the three positions is easy with a finger, so it is relatively easy to change the open-mic Thurs
For his ... I tested for the first time on an old 15 watt carne at Dean Markley, I put in a position to play a small neck blues scale ... and I really found something of his Satch. Truly amazing. You learn quickly to use the tips mentioned below, namely trying deffrentes positions for the volume and tone, the sound is adjustable rev. I am far from being an expert, but I have 5 years, and I do not feel like any feat of bte away from l. The sound is really rvl on an amp while lamps, trs prcis. It amliore trs quickly as his game (as has repeatedly said t) it does not really forgive. The slightest blunder means. The sound is clear trs good, saturated possde an impressive characters.

SOUNDS

I play a lot of styles, I'm going from blues to prog metal, and I rarely galre to find the right sound. In gnral good disto, a trslger chorus, a small delay and it's just a pure pleasure for the solos.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 5 years. You really know that it's high-end, not a good exprience s'apprcie after the guitar, but once you familiaris is truly a tr s good instrument, which offers exceptional playing comfort, and really going a level in terms of equipment (microphones spend a Dimarzio humbucker fender mexico of me was a shock plutt) . I would do all this choice if I had known.

Made in Japan (by the team of luthiers Satriani), 22 frets, Floyd Rose licensed tremolo (Pro-Edge), a volume knob, a knob of Tone and split them both, a selector 3 positions, and bah ... the rest will see the reviews prcedents

UTILIZATION

To begin with, the handle, a "note highway", super fast, nothing wrong, no need to have huge fingers to be a comfortable top and saw the man on which the makers were inspired we can understand why
Access to acute is perfect (the table is Legrant widen the rear of the guitar which added dose of comfort and more.
Before playing on fender strato I t dconcert at the beginning by the size (smaller than a strato) and rounded edges that are a joy when you play standing (a not break your ratings when you play several hours in a row).
The skyscraper is also trslgre, no more pain shoulders!
At obtaining sound is a little scrap at the beginning when we see that there is only one volume knob, but what a knob! Playing with the split pickups and Tone sound has its own, no-brainer!

SOUNDS

I was looking for a versatile guitar, and I had some doubts about the clean sounds (I played on a team of Texas strato special) but miracle! You can really do everything with, from jazz grooosse the distortion through the blues ect rock (and yes I had to go to Providence, that there's no Fender in life
I use a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and fall to the ground is clean, with lots of super prcis slamming the tone bottom, and super deep, round and sweet tone with 0. Namely, the transition from Tone is extremely rich, so you turn the tone of a little thing, the sound changes a little something too short, super easy to find your sound.
The volume knob is not n'altre same quality and the gain when you drop, super prcis too. The bridge in position grossee disto has something for all shredders rafters)

OVERALL OPINION

I do not use it since trs long (two months) but you just have to give three shots mediator to be aware of the quality of the guitar.
BMOL only, not the color tip-top for me, but achte a scratch for the first .
Nine in its price will put off some (and yes it even when not given), that is why I chose mine to OCCAZ (960 t and has jou e trs that rarely, there was still protective films derrire!).
With experience, I hsiter remake that choice without a second, but the fact remains that if my finances had taken, I though t MODELS tent by the Fender Custom Shop lol. Let's play!

Satriani is a guy who sticks to what he likes. He has been playing Ibanez guitars for years and his model has barely changed. Joe Satriani is one of Steve Vais peers. He is a modern guitar player and uses a lot of modern equipment. He does a ton of session work for people and has won Grammys. He also leads the G3 tour which takes him and 2 other great guitar players around the world. The Satch sig is a pretty cool design. It is kind of based off an S series Ibanez. The guitar features a basswood body in the super smooth JS body shape. The neck is 22 frets with a rosewood fretboard and his own neck profile. Early models had the original Edge tremolo but this was changed later as Ibanez advanced in their tremolo designs. This guitar has two humbuckers and a master volume and tone knob with a 3 way for switching. It has a PAF pro in the neck and a FRED in the bridge. The FRED is one of Satrianis signature pickups.

UTILIZATION

Being based off an an S series Ibanez the guitar retains a lot of the comfort that was built into that original design. The shape of the guitar is designed to fit comfortably against your body. It gets very thin up at the top so its fits well against your body and arm. The smooth contours along the cutaways help with upper fret access because you do not have any hard edges around anywhere. A lot of RG's have hard edges in the cutaway that can make the guitar pretty uncomfortable to play on the high frets. This model being so old has the old style Ibanez neck join which is similar to what you would find on a Fender guitar. While the body is thin at the top it gets nice and thick towards the bottom so the guitar has a thick tone and nice weight to it. It does not feel flimsy like some Ibanez guitars tend to feel. Satriani prefers a more traditional feel to his guitars so the frets are not as big and the radius is that that flat but it still retains all the great Ibanez playability.

SOUNDS

The sound of this guitar is pretty love hate. Satrianis style requires pickups that get a ton of harmonics and this is what you get on this guitar. If you do not play like Satriani this could be a problem for you. With the Satriani designed FRED in the bridge this guitar has a crazy sound that only Satriani can really take advantage of. I am not a huge fan of the Fred pickup. The FRED works well for him though. You can really get crazy harmonics from it and it is super clear. It is kinda like Steve Vais EVO pickups cousin or something. The PAF pro in the neck is a classic tone. With this guitar only having 22 frets you get a classic neck position tone. Satriani only gave this guitar 22 frets for that reason. With the neck pickup that much farther out you get even fatter tones from the position. The further away a pickup is from the bridge the more beefy it sounds and this is as far as you can get it. This beefy sound with the basswood really give the PAF pro a nice even tone that you want for smooth leads in the neck position. The neck pickup tones are classic but its the bridge tones that I dislike, and since the bridge is what you use the most I find myself not liking the overall tone of the guitar. I should probably be happy that this guitar comes with something other than stock Ibanez pickups.

OVERALL OPINION

This is pretty much a classic guitar now. If you can find a good deal on one of these they are great guitars if you are Satriani fans. The models have not changed much so I would not pay more for an older one. If you get a new one you are pretty much getting the same thing.

- Guitar made in Japan.
- Basswood body.
- Manche "1pc JS neck", 22 frets, maple with rosewood fingerboard, multi-radius.
- W/6105 frets.
- Floyd "Pro Edge."
- Mirco handle: DiMarzio ® PafPro ®.
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio ® Fred ®.
- 1 + volume control push-pull high-pass filter.
- + 1 tone control push-pull split the humbuckers.
- Accatillage black.
- Finish "Black Pearl", Black Metallic.
- Supplied in case.
For me this guitar is perfect, I put 9 / 10 (the 24 boxes may be missing for some).

UTILIZATION

The handle is thick enough, but it is paradoxically much more comfortable than my very flat RG. This is especially true for the rhythm, the hand hold very naturally.
The button has a radius that changes quite pronounced on the handle.
Overall it was quickly at ease, you feel just the frets (very fine) and touch the wood is very nice.
For me, the best round I've played so far!

SOUNDS

First grip vacuum: even if not connected, the JS sounds well and strong which is good sign for the future.
After changing the strings and adjusted the floyd, it's time to plug the beast ... For my part I use a JCM900 combo changed (Vintage preamp + HP 30) and some analog-style pedals DS-1, Cry Baby, CH-1, etc..
And there, slap!
The sound is beautiful, lots of bass, very powerful, very pure. Playing with volume, tone, the high-pass filter, etc., we get a very wide range of different sounds. And above we obtain easily the sound of the master. Using the DS-1 we obtain the aggressive sound of the old albums, and using the distortion of the amp was the sound of the album Super Colossal.
Despite what is being said, I think this guitar has a strong personality. Good job Mr. Satriani Ibanez and team!

OVERALL OPINION

I bought my 1000 used JS (model 2001) on eBay U.S.. Pleasant surprise, it happened to me almost new, not a single scratch, no frets wear. So only 1100 USD including shipping, we can say it's a deal!
As big fan of Satch, my opinion is certainly not objective. I am amazed at all events by the ease of play (long live the legato) and the beauty and sound power.
For me this guitar is the guitar of my dreams, I can not wait to play live!

This guitar is probably Satch's most famous model as it's his longest running one, I believe? It's been around since the early to mid 90s and is still made to this day. It's one of those "can't improve on perfection" guitars, if you ask me. While there are actually some slight differences between the years, these are the specs of the guitar I'm reviewing -- The guitar has a basswood body with a maple neck and a rosewood fretboard, 22 frets with dot inlays, a LoPro Edge bridge, two DiMarzio humbuckers, one volume, one tone and a three way toggle switch.

UTILIZATION

This guitar was absolutely amazing in terms of build quality. The frets themselves felt fantastic. There were no sharp edges, and the frets were perfectly crowned. With the higher end Ibanez guitars, this is fairly normal. The frets were nice and level, so I was able to get some low action without much of an issue. The overall build quality was great, and there were no real big neck joint gaps. The guitar came equipped with what's probably my favorite tremolo out there -- the Ibanez LoPro Edge. It feels amazing, sounds great and lasts forever.

SOUNDS

The guitar is pretty versatile with its coil tap. The bridge pickup is a DiMarzio FRED and the neck is a DiMarzio PAF Pro. The FRED is interesting in that it's like a bizarre PAF. There are all kinds of unique harmonics coming out of this that other pickups don't seem to have. It's not for everyone, but I really like it for lead tones. The PAF Pro in the neck is a proven combination that's been around since the days of rack effects units. It's a fairly warm tone, but it has a nice treble bite to it so you can really be heard. It helps balance the frequencies with the bridge pickup. There's also a push/pull on the tone that allows you to coil split these for that almost single coil tone.

OVERALL OPINION

If you're looking for a Satch guitar, check out this one. These come equipped with everything you need, meaning you don't need to replace the pickups like in so many other Ibanez guitars out there. The floyd is great, the construction rules and it just feels right.

See review previous ones.

UTILIZATION

Compare my RG Prestige 2620, I find it much easier and enjoyable to play.
Satriani has really succeded CRER a modern guitar (weight trslger, CASC to acute versatility microphones, etc..) Vintage gaming sensations (the neck radius, fret size, etc.. ).

For me, this guitar is near perfection!

SOUNDS

Tests mainly non branch, but with the guitar vibrates well cons of belly fat.

OVERALL OPINION

This is the guitar of a friend in which I played yesterday, the play itself for quite some years (8 years?) And I t tonn fawn by which it improves with time: the handle has a little pad guitar vibrates too much, the frets are in a state almost flawless ...

I have not had the opportunity to properly test DIFFERENT sound, I give an opinion on the jouabilit and feel of the game that I really bluffing when compared with both my Start, my RG Prestige, and scrape all the good that I could play.

Well, I'm dgot because it is not me, and this is by far the best!