Ibanez AZ Premium 6 String Electric Guitar, Natural Gray Burst

Elevated and expertly crafted, Ibanez has made the AZ series exceptional with the AZ Premium 6 String Electric Guitar, an all-points upgrade to the beloved model that enhances tones and playability without sacrificing the distinct charms that sets the AZ's apart.

When Ibanez says premium, they mean premium, and all that starts with the American basswood body and accompanied English walnut top. The basswood, known for being a standout tone wood, delivers a natural, full sound that is pleasing and moldable to work within any musical styling. The walnut top offers a beautiful grain that standouts against the natural gray burst gloss polyurethane finish, making this guitar not only feel premium, but look the part as well. A bolt on roasted maple neck, found in the Oval "C" profile, will feel familiar to fans of the AZ line, offering fast fingering while being stable in the face of moisture and temperature fluctuations. Doubling down on the instrument's beauty, Ibanez chose rosewood for the fingerboard, a classic option for well-balanced tones with a pronounced mid-range. The 25.5" scale length is divided by 24 Jumbo stainless steel frets, a decision made with articulation and longevity in mind. Mother of Pearl dot inlays guide the playable path, and luminescent side dots ensure players maintain their placement even on the darkest stages.

Amplifying for all tonal tastes, Ibanez has installed Seymour Duncan Hyperion humbucker pickups to cement clarity in even the most distorted of tones. Articulate and concise, these pickups are well balanced and are non-biased to any particular point on the frequency spectrum, supplying projections that are lively and fit for all genres. The fan favorite aspect of the AZ series has been carried over to the premium updo: the dyna-MIX10 system with accompanying Alter switch. Turning humbuckers into single coils and opening a ten option array of pickup possibilities, guitarists will be supplied with different avenues for each riff and lead.

These upgrades would all be for not without proper stability measures, and the Gotoh MG-T locking machine head tuners are sure to hold down any tunings and gauges tested on this AZ. On the other end of the instrument, a Gotoh T1502 tremolo system is installed to put pitch modulation in the hands of the player while maintaining optimal string spacing and piercing articulation.

A good thing made even better, there's little that tops the Ibanez AZ41P1EWNGT AZ Premium 6 String Electric Guitar, Natural Gray Burst.