Ibanez JS2480 Joe Satriani Prestige, Muscle Car Red

Full Description

A Combination of Modern and Classic Playing Features

The JS2480 is a modern guitar that provides the versatile and futuristic sounds of Joe Satriani. Alongside the incredibly dexterous instrumental rock style, Joe also has a strong blues influence behind his pioneering instrumental sound and his solo music has a delicate nuance at times with subtle 'bluesy' phrasing. Joe's work with Chickenfoot also reveals his blues/rock inspiration, featuring simple grooves combined with an incredible soloing prowess.

As such, Joe requires a guitar with a modern yet nuanced tonality, alongside a smooth playing-feel with a slightly more vintage-vibe. The JS2480 provides the ideal balance between modern 'shred' guitars and a vintage-inspired playing feel. The JS2480's Sustainiac neck-pickup adds the ability to explore the sound of infinite sustain, greatly expanding the potential of this guitar.

Playing Feel

To create a smooth and effortless playing feel, the JS2480 has 24 frets with the Ibanez Prestige Fret-Edge Treatment for an incredibly smooth response. The all-access joint and deep cutaway of the body allows unlimited access to the top-frets and ensures you can perform the most complex of techniques with as few barriers as possible.

To create a more classic feel with these specifications, the frets are medium sized - unlike the classic super-jumbo sizes of shred/metal guitars. The fingerboard has a 250mm radius creating a relatively flat surface which enables comfortable soloing and chordal work. This radius isn't as flat as other shred guitars and still creates a subtle rounded surface for a more "classic" guitar feel.

The neck, whilst slim, still has a comfortable profile and takes up more room in the hand than Ibanez's Wizard necks; this provides a more confident hold and enhanced sustain.

Balanced and Stable Tonewoods

The Basswood body creates a lightweight instrument that is comfortable for use over long periods. Basswood is also tonally versatile, with a bright and resonant edge that helps you cut through the mix. The neck is crafted from maple and bubinga in 3 pieces, giving enhanced strength and resonance. A rosewood fingerboard enhances low-end articulation and ensures your playing will have a fast pick-attack.

Versatile DiMarzio and Sustainiac Pickups

The DiMarzio Satchur8 bridge humbucker is Joe's go-to pickup and offers a hot output with great clarity and dynamics. It allows harmonics to jump out with ease and creates strong string-separation with great articulation.

The Sustainiac neck pickup operates like a classic neck-position coil, giving a warm and mellow sound for smooth leads and chords. When you engage the Sustainiac preamp, the neck pickup creates infinite sustain and opens the door to a world of sonic potential. The pickup can operate in three different modes, letting you achieve standard sustain effects and octave harmonic effects.

The pickups are wired with a high-pass filter, activated by the push-pull volume control. This filter gives your riffs and solos an extra edge to stand out in the mix. The tone control acts as a push-pull Sustainiac on/off switch so you can access the infinite sustain effect at the push of a button.

Quality Hardware

The JS2480 is loaded with a time-proven Edge tremolo double locking tremolo system. Joe Satriani is known for his bombastic use of the whammy bar, and he needs the ultimate system to give a smooth action and to guarantee accurate tuning. This system is equipped with a light weight tremolo arm for an enhanced feel.

Features

• Basswood body with deep cutaways for ultimate top-fret access
• 3 pc Maple/Bubinga neck gives excellent stability
• 24 medium frets with prestige Fret-Edge Treatment
• DiMarzio Satchur8 bridge humbucker
• Sustainiac neck pickup with 3 modes (normal, mix, harmonic)
• Volume with push-pull high-pass filter
• 250mm radius rosewood fingerboard
• Edge tremolo bridge with Ultra-Lite Tremolo arm
• Hardshell case included

Specifications

Body

• Body Material: Basswood
• Series: Signature
• Finish: Muscle Car Red
• Construction: Bolt-On

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: Maple/Bubinga 3pc
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Frets: 24 Medium with Prestige Fret-Edge Treatment
• Scale Length: 648mm / 25.5''
• Nut Width: 42.8mm
• Neck Thickness: 20mm at 1st fret, 22.3mm at 12th fret
• Radius: 250mm

Hardware & Electronics

• Hardware: Chrome
• Bridge: JS/Edge Tremolo Bridge
• Nut: Edge Locking Nut
• Neck Pickup: SUSTAINIAC® Driver (S) neck pickup
• Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio® Satchur8™ (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Alnico)
• Controls: Volume with Hi-Pass Filter push-pull, Tone with Sustainiac on/off pull-push, 3-way Sustainiac selector (Harmonic, Mix, Normal)
• Electronics: SUSTAINIAC® Stealth PRO preamp

Extras

• Case: Hardshell Case Included
• Tremolo Arm: Ultralite tremolo arm included