"TOTALLY JAZZED"

In what may indeed be one of the most surprising instruments to come from this project, this AF model is quite unlike anything Ibanez has built before. It combines the greatest feats of classic and contemporary guitar design and offers an entirely new way of thinking about the conventional hollow body jazz guitar. The first and most noticeable difference to other Ibanez jazz guitars is the multi-scale construction. The spread on scale lengths is 24.75” on the high E and 25.5” on the low E. The benefits offered are ergonomic as well as tonal. This modern design offers the player a more predictable and responsive feel. The shorter scale length on the higher strings imparts a touch of warmth, and the longer lower strings project with a clear and articulate voice. In addition to these contemporary design choices, this guitar still provides a full and warm hollow body sound across the entire span of the fretboard, aided by single Bartolini humbucker in the neck position. With respect to tone woods, a bound Ebony fretboard rests atop an expertly hand-carved African Mahogany neck joined to a body comprised of Flamed Maple Back and sides and a carved Spruce top. This is a truly exquisite piece crafted by our master luthiers in Japan, and a guitar which contains a lifetime’s worth of music to be made.