Description
Taking adaptability to new extremes, the AZ series has established itself and carved out a place that spans everything from the warmest blues licks, to the most intense, shred-heavy metal riffs. Carrying this ethos forward, the AZ line embodies time-tested Ibanez innovation and player-focused features like a smooth, oval neck grip, a well-balanced asymmetrical body shape, and the neck heel allowing for unrivaled playability.
“Designed to Inspire”, all Ibanez Premium series are manufactured with select tone woods, high-profile electronics, hardware and dedicated skills of craftsmanship and care in details for your musical journey. The richness of sound, stunning appearance and unrivalled playability of the Ibanez Premium series will open the gate of your reservoir of inspiration.
Key Features
- Oval C Roasted Maple neck – The Roasted Maple neck is heat-treated to increase stability, durability, moisture resistance and tolerance of temperature changes.
- Ebony fretboard – Ebony produces tight lows and mid range with a strong attack in the high end and features a quick response and rich sustain.
- Jumbo Stainless Steel frets – Stainless steel frets boast excellent corrosion resistance. The wide and tall fret-type offers a quick response and effortless articulation when playing chords and clear tone when playing single notes.
- American Basswood body – The American Basswood body delivers a natural and flat tone.
Seymour Duncan® Hyperion™ S-S-H pickups
Seymour Duncan® Hyperion™ Pickups feature a moderate output through Alnico-5 magnets to keep the clarity of the fundamental tone when using distortion and to deliver a clear pick attack. From treble to bass, the overall tonal balance is evenly adjusted and works well with various effect pedals.
Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads
The Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads achieve incredible tuning stability, cutting down string-changing time.
Gotoh® T1502 tremolo
The T1502 tremolo bridge features steel saddles and a die-cast zinc tremolo block for a quick response and improved articulation. The 10.5mm string spacing allows for easy picking across strings and its snap-in construction makes it easy to load a tremolo arm.
dyna-MIX9 switching system with Alter Switch
The dyna-MIX 9 offers nine sound variations and can switch between humbucker and single coil modes with just a flick of the mini switch. One mode even simulates a humbucking sound from the combination of two single coil pickups.
Luminescent side dots
The luminescent side dot position marks make it easy for players to see fretboard position marks when performing on dark stages.
Gig bag included
It comes with Ibanez gig bag which is designed specifically to fit and protect this instrument.
Super All Access Neck Joint
The Super All Access Neck Joint increases playability and allows for easy access to the higher frets.
Ergonomic rear body contour
A shallow body back contour and a big forearm contour make the guitar body fit the player naturally, thus increasing playing comfort. The AZ body has a deep waist and different radii on each body edge curve, making it easier to play in both standing or sitting positions.
Specifications
Body
- Body Material (For Solid): American Basswood
- Body finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Total length (mm): 978
- Body thickness (mm): 44
- Body length (mm): 452
- Body Width (mm): 309
- String spacing (mm): 10.5
Neck
- Neck Type: AZ Oval C
- Neck Joint: Bolt-on
- Neck Material: Roasted Maple
- Neck finish: Satin Polyurethane
- Neck thickness (1st fret, mm): 20.5
- Neck thickness (12th fret, mm): 22.5
- Scale (inch): 25.5
- Scale (mm): 648
- Number of fret: 22
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Fretboard Radius (inch): 12
- Fretboard Radius (mm): 305
- Fret Type: Jumbo Stainless Steel
- Inlay: Mother of Pearl dot
- Nut: Graph Tech®
- Side Dot Inlay: Luminescent side dot inlay
Electronics
- Active or Passive: Passive
- Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan® Hyperion™ (S)
- Middle Pickup: Seymour Duncan® Hyperion™ (S)
- Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® Hyperion™ (H)
- Controls, Pickup selector: 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 5-way lever switch
- Other Switches: dyna-MIX9 switching system w/Alter Switch
Hardware
- Bridge: Gotoh® T1502
- Tuners: Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads
- Hardware Colour: Gold
Miscellaneous
- String Gauges (from top to bottom): .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
- Special Strings: D’Addario® EXL110
- Included case/bag: Gig bag included
- Other item(s) included: Tremolo arm, Multi tool
