Ibanez guitar history

Ibanez may be one of the guitar maker from Japan's most famous. Ibanez guitar company was founded in Nagoya, Japan in 1957 as a subsidiary of Hoshino Gakki, a Japanese importer of musical instruments guitars Ibanez started to make models and variants of its own.

At first Ibanez guitars to make a duplicate of America's design. In early models including the 2364, is a duplication of famous guitar models Ampeg And Armstrong made of clear plastic. Ibanez guitars 2347 model is a duplicate of the 2351 model which is very similar to Gibson Les Paul model, and model 2348 is an almost perfect duplicate of the model of Gibson's non-reverse Firebird. A copy of a successful variant of a model created by a very good guitar Ibanez almost be equated with the original models, and this makes the company gibson guitar for Ibanez guitars will sue the company of copyright infringement in 1977. But strangely, the claim was not addressed to the design of the guitar body similar to Ibanez gibson guitar design but intended for the design of the headstock of Ibanez guitars and later at the finish in court in 1978. This spurred the company to introduce ibanes guitar guitars Ibanez's own design.

Some of the design is "the destroyers", the design of this model is similar to the gibson guitar design with additional exlporer on Ibanez's classic shape and pointed headstock. Model "the artist" uses the more traditional form with two short cutaways of the same magnitude and changes in the headstock to avoid copyright problems. Model "the rocket roll" is a duplication of the Gibson Flying V guitar models, but Ibanez use the "pointed headstock" and without "scratchplate". While the model of "the Iceman" has a unique design model and unusual. By using the model of the Gibson Explorer with "cut-down-left-hand side, a unique notch in the bottom and a large cutaway on the right hand horn, which allow access to a higher fret. Initially the model "the destroyers" are available with two or three humbucking pickups, the model "the artist" only with two humbucking pickups, and "The Iceman" with two Ibanez humbuckers or pickup design with three coils. Model "The Iceman" and model "the artist" was still in the ranks of Ibanez guitars and even until the year 2008.

Classification of the 80s saw many improvements to the range of Ibanez guitars and then add a "status" on an Ibanez guitar. This company is a pioneer and chairman of the exponent of "the superstart", a model that is still popular until today. model "superstart" is a model of Fender Stratocasater but is specifically designed for heavy-metal guitarist. At that time, tidah only Ibanez guitars are developing this model. Several other companies such as Jackson and Chavel also contribute. In terms of visuals, "superstrat" is normally without scratchplate Stratocaster, longer, pointed horns, and Deeper cutaways. This model also has a 24-fret, Floyd Rose tremolo system and three pickups.

The main line of "superstrat" on an Ibanez guitar model "RG". This guitar was first introduced in 1985 and later joined by "The saber" with relatively the same shape but with a less pointed horns, and a slim body design that may even be a guitar thinnest ever produced. In the late 1980s, the guitar Ibanez collaborated with talented guitarist Steve Vai who had previously joined with Whitesnake, David Lee Roth's solo band, and his own Solo. Steve Vai has lost his favorite custom guitar "Chavel Guitar" which was stolen. So he needs a new guitar. Steve Vai and Ibanez successfully designing superstrat with 24 fret, the aforementioned pickup configuration and grab handles on the body is known by the Vai as mongkey grip. He and Ibanez also designed a guitar with seven strings, called "the Universe".

Other artists who have worked with Ibanez and released the historic models including Paul Gilbert signature model with PGM, Joe Satriani Signature model JS, Herman Li and Sam Totman to the E-Gen and STM models, also Munky Apex signature model.