NAMM 2016: Ibanez unleashes 2016 guitar range
New signature, RG and Talman electric guitars, plus mini effects pedals and more
Introduction
NAMM 2016: Ibanez continues to go from strength to strength this year, with additions to just about every range – including the triumphant return of affordable Talman electrics – new signature models for everyone from Jake Bowen to Noodles and Paul Waggoner, plus a trio of adorable new mini pedals, following in the footsteps of last year's Tube Screamer Mini.
As you browse through this year's models, you may notice a number of trends, most notably Gotoh locking machineheads across the bulk of the Prestige guitars, plus the addition of several new hardtail models, a stunning finish or two (such as the above RGDIX7MPB-SBB's Surreal Blue Burst), plus a wealth of high-end pickup options – rest assured, from jazz to metal, Ibanez has you covered this year…
Ibanez RGDIX7MPB-SBB
- Neck type: Nitro Wizard-7 3pc Maple/Bubinga neck
- 673.5mm/26.5” scale length
- Body: Poplar Burl top/Layered Ash body
- Fretboard: Birdseye Maple fretboard
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-7 bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) bridge pickup
- Gotoh Locking machineheads
- Hardware color: Black
- Finish: Surreal Blue Burst
- Factory tuning: 1D, 2A, 3F, 4C, 5G, 6D, 7A
Ibanez Talman TM302
- Neck type: Talman Classic-Plus Maple neck with Fast Access neck
- joint
- Body: Alder body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
- Fret: Medium frets
- Bridge: IFX-10 bridge
- Neck pickup: Custom Vintage Single (S) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: Custom Vintage Single (S) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Nickel
- Finishes: Tri Fade Burst, Ivory
Ibanez Talman TM1702M-TFB
- Neck type: Talman Classic-Plus Maple neck with Fast Access neck joint
- Body: Alder body
- Fretboard: Maple fretboard w/Black dot inlay
- Fret: Medium frets
- Bridge: IFX-PRO bridge
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (S) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (S) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Chrome
- Gotoh MG-T Locking Machineheads
- Finish: Tri Fade Burst
- Case: Hardshell case included
Ibanez JBM20 Jake Bowen (Periphery)
- Neck type: Wizard III 3pc Maple neck
- Body: Maple top/Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Edge-Zero II tremolo bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Titan (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Titan (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Black (Gold machineheads)
- Gotoh MG-T Locking machineheads
- JBM special inlay
- Finish: Matt black
Ibanez JBM27 Jake Bowen (Periphery)
- Neck type: Wizard II-7 3pc Maple neck
- Body: Maple top/Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Edge-Zero II-7 tremolo bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Titan (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Titan (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Black (Gold machineheads)
- Gotoh MG-T Locking machineheads
- JBM special inlay
- Finish: Matt black
Ibanez NDM4-SB Noodles (The Offspring)
- Neck type: NDM 3pc Maple neck
- Body: Basswood body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
- Fret: Medium frets
- Bridge: Fixed bridge
- Neck pickup: Ibanez Super 9 (S) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: Ibanez Super 9 (S) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Chrome
- Finish: Sunburst
Ibanez PWM10 Paul Waggoner (Between The Buried And Me)
- Neck type: Wizard III 3pc Maple/Bubinga neck
- Body: PWM Ash body (44m thickness)
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/ Off-set white dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Edge-Zero II tremolo bridge
- Neck pickup: Mojotone PW Hornet (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: Mojotone PW Hornet (H) bridge pickup
- Coil-tap switch
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
Ibanez CMM2-BKF Chris Miller (You Me At Six)
- Neck type: CMM 1pc Maple neck
- Body: Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Maple fretboard w/Black dot inlay
- Fret: Medium frets
- Bridge: Tight-Tune bridge
- Neck pickup: Std. SS-1 (S) soapbar-type neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: Std. H (H) bridge pickup
- Coil-tap switch on tone control (push/pull)
- Hardware color: Chrome
- Finish: Black Flat
Ibanez Analog Delay Mini
- Repeat, Delay time and Blend controls
- True Bypass
- Delay Time: 20ms - 600ms
- Power Supply: External AC adapter AC509 (sold separately)
Ibanez Chorus Mini
- Depth, Speed and Level controls
- True Bypass
- Power Supply: External AC adapter AC509 (sold separately)
Ibanez Super Metal Mini
- Edge, Punch, Drive, Attack and Level controls
- True Bypass
- Power Supply: External AC adapter AC509 (sold separately)
Ibanez RC2720PR-DCR
- Neck type: RC Maple neck
- Body: Alder body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/Acrylic block inlay
- Fret: Medium frets w/Prestige fret edge treatment
- Bridge: Tight-Tune bridge
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SHRP-1 P-Rails (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan SHRP-1 P-Rails (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Cosmo Black
- Finish: Dark Cherry
- Case/bag: Hardshell case included
Ibanez RG652AHMFX-NGB
- Neck type: Super Wizard HP 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
- Body: Ash body
- Fretboard: Bound Birdseye Maple fretboard w/Black dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets w/Prestige fret edge treatment
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Air Norton (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio The Tone Zone (H) bridge pickup
- Machineheads: Gotoh MG-T Locking machineheads
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
- Finish: Nebula Green Burst
- Case/bag: Hardshell case included
Ibanez RG652FX-GK
- Neck type: Super Wizard HP 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
- Body: Basswood body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets w/Prestige fret edge treatment
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Air Norton (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio The Tone Zone (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
- Finish: Galaxy black
- Machineheads: Gotoh MG-T locking machineheads
- Case/bag: Hardshell case included
Ibanez RG7421-WNF
- Neck type: Wizard II-7 3pc Maple neck
- Body: Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Fixed bridge
- Neck pickup: Quantum (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Black
- Finish: Walnut Flat
Ibanez RG752FX-GK
- Neck type: Wizard-7 5pc Maple/Wenge neck
- 648mm/25.5” scale length
- Body: Basswood body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets w/Prestige fret edge treatment
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-7 bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio PAF 7 (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio PAF 7 (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
- Machineheads: Gotoh MG-T locking machineheads
- Finish: Galaxy Black
- Case/bag: Hardshell case included
Ibanez AGS73FM-TKS
- Neck type: Artcore Mahogany set-in neck
- Body: Flamed Maple top/back/sides
- Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Acrylic block inlay
- Fret: Medium frets
- Bridge: ART-1 bridge, Quik Change III tailpiece
- Neck pickup: Classic Elite (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: Classic Elite (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Chrome
- Finish: Transparent Black Sunburst
Ibanez RG852-GK
- Neck type: Ultra-8 5pc Maple/Wenge neck
- 685.8mm/27” scale length
- Body: Basswood body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets w/Prestige fret edge treatment
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-8 bridge
- Neck pickup: EMG 808 (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: EMG 808 (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
- Finish: Galaxy Black
- Machineheads: Gotoh MG-T locking machineheads
- String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065
- Factory tuning: 1D#, 2A#, 3F#, 4C#, 5G#, 6D#, 7A#, 8F
- Case/bag: Hardshell case included
Ibanez RG927WFXZC-NTF
- Neck type: Wizard-7 5pc Wenge/Bubinga neck
- Body: Ziricote top/American Basswood body
- Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Mother of Pearl off-set dotinlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets w/Premium fret edge treatment
- Bridge: Tight-End R bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio IBZ-7 (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio IBZ-7 (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
- Finish: Natural Flat
- Case/bag: Soft case included
Ibanez GB10SE-BS George Benson
- Neck type: GB 3pc Maple set-in Neck
- Body: Spruce top/Maple back & sides
- Fretboard: Bound Ebony fretboard w/Acrylic & Abalone brock inlay
- Fret: Medium frets
- Bridge: Ebony bridge
- Tailpiece: GB10 tailpiece
- Neck pickup: GB special (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: GB special (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Gold
- Half-bone/half-brass nut
- Sure Grip III control knobs
- Finish: Brown Sunburst
- Case/bag: Hardshell case included
Ibanez RG9QM-BI
- Neck type: Wizard-9 5pc Maple/Bubinga neck
- 712mm/28” scale length
- Body: Quilted Maple top/Basswood body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-9 bridge
- Neck pickup: Quantum (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
- Graph Tech nut
- Finish: Black Ice
- String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.075/.090
- Factory tuning 1E/2B/3G/4D/5A/6E/7B/8F#/9C#
- Case/bag: Hardshell case included
Ibanez RGAIX6FM-TGF
- Neck type: Nitro Wizard 3pc Maple/Bubinga neck
- Body: Flamed Maple top/Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Bound Ebony fretboard
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) bridge pickup
- Coil-tap switch
- Gotoh MG-T Locking machineheads
- Hardware color: Black
- Finish: Transparent Gray Flat
Ibanez RGAIX7FM-TGF
- Neck type: Nitro Wizard-7 3pcs Maple/Bubinga neck
- 648mm/25.5” scale length
- Body: Flamed Maple top/Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Bound Ebony fretboard
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-7 bridge
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) bridge pickup
- Coil-tap switch
- Gotoh MG-T Locking machineheads
- Hardware color: Black
- Finish: Transparent Gray Flat
Ibanez S770PB-CNF
- Neck type: Wizard III Maple neck
- Body: Poplar Burl top/Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Off-set white dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Edge Zero II tremolo bridge
- Neck pickup: Quantum (H) neck pickup
- Middle pickup: Quantum (S) middle pickup
- Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Cosmo Black
- Finish: Charcoal Brown Flat
Ibanez S771PB-NTF
- Neck type: Wizard III Maple neck
- Body: Poplar Burl top/Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Off-set white dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Fixed bridge
- Neck pickup: Quantum (H) neck pickup
- Middle pickup: Quantum (S) middle pickup
- Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
- Finish: Natural Flat
Ibanez SA1060WZC-NTF
- Neck type: 5pc SA Premium Wenge/Bubinga neck
- Body: Ziricote top/Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Mother of Pearl off-set dot inlay
- Fret: Medium frets w/Premium fret edge treatment
- Bridge: SynchroniZR tremolo bridge w/ZPS-FX
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat (S) neck pickup
- Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat (S) middle pickup
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB Model (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Chrome
- Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL nut
- Finish: Natural Flat
- Case/bag: Soft case included
Ibanez STM3-MGS Sam Totman (DragonForce)
- Neck type: Wizard III Maple neck
- Body: Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard w/Acrylic angled block inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Edge-Zero II tremolo bridge
- Neck pickup: Quantum (H) neck pickup
- Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) bridge pickup
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
- Finish: Metallica Gray Sunburst
- Case/Bag: Hardshell case included
Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.
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