Ibanez FLATV1 [Josh Smith Signature Model] [Special Price]

Brand new, slightly damaged, special price!!

Josh Smith Signature Model FLATV1

Josh Smith is a blues guitarist from Florida. He started playing guitar at the age of six and was hailed as a blues prodigy by the age of twelve. He has continued to hone his guitar skills throughout his career and remains a highly skilled guitarist. In addition to his own blues band activities, he is active in a wide range of fields, including participating in tours with famous artists, and he performed with Mick Jagger at the 2011 Grammy Awards.

His flexible and sophisticated guitar style, which incorporates elements of jazz, funk, and country into a bluesy sound, has earned him high praise from legends such as Michael Landau and Joe Bonamassa, making him truly one of the leading blues guitarists of our time.

■Slab body
Following the tradition of single-cutaway guitars, this model features a slab body shape without body contouring. Compared to models with contouring, you can feel more of the body's resonance.

■Seymour Duncan FLAT5 pickups
It features Seymour Duncan FLAT5 pickups developed specifically for the FLATV1. To realize Josh's meticulous attention to tone, the neck pickup has a slightly higher output, and the bridge pickup is made up of multiple Alnico magnets, resulting in a bright, thick, twangy sound.

■Steel pickup mounting plate
The single-coil pickups are mounted using a plate-mount system (steel, Ibanez original), which is essential for a clear, fat, and twangy tone.

■Specially designed Control plate
The hardtail models in the FLATV1 and AZS series feature a curved, original-design control plate to improve accessibility to all knobs and switches.

■Ibanez F1803 bridge
This hardtail bridge is specifically designed for the FLATV1 and AZS series and features Gotoh & Ibanez In-Tune custom saddles. It makes direct contact with the body and, combined with the titanium saddles, is characterized by excellent resonance and long sustain.

■Gotoh/Ibanez co-designed In-Tune saddles
While 3-way saddles are an essential element for the sound of single-cut/flat-top guitars, they have historically been problematic in terms of intonation and tuning accuracy. Gotoh's In-Tune saddle addresses this by incorporating string grooves, improving intonation accuracy. These grooves also have the advantage of preventing string slippage, a common issue with classic-style saddles. The Gotoh & Ibanez In-Tune saddle inherits this design philosophy and was specifically developed for this purpose.
First, taking into account the preferences of modern guitarists who favor skipping and hybrid picking, the string spacing was set to 10.5mm (commercially available In-Tune saddles are 10.8mm). To maintain consistent string spacing, it is preferable for each saddle to have a small incline. To achieve this, the string grooves for the 1st and 6th strings are set slightly deeper than the other strings in the Gotoh & Ibanez In-Tune saddles, preventing each saddle from becoming excessively low on the outside. In addition, the sides of the saddles are designed with a gentle rounded shape to minimize the friction between the saddle edges and the resulting deviation in string spacing.

■Special Control knobs for FLATV
The FLATV1 features newly designed control knobs that reflect Josh's meticulous attention to detail, from the height and diameter to the size of the knurling (indentations).

■FLATV joint heel
It features a traditional four-point steel plate joint.

■S-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple neck & fretboard
The neck is made of maple wood treated with S-Tech nitrogen heat treatment technology. S-Tech treated wood has characteristics such as shape stability, resistance to warping, water resistance, and resistance to temperature changes, and is a patented technology in Japan.

■FLATV Neck
Neck width: 42mm (at nut) / 56mm (at last fret)
Neck thickness: 22mm (1st fret) / 24.5mm (12th fret)
Fingerboard R: 250mm
The FLATV features a unique soft V-shaped neck profile unlike any other Ibanez guitar to date. Combined with the rigidity and smooth texture of Estech maple, this neck offers exceptional playability.

■Bone nut
We used oil-impregnated cow bone nuts.
This design significantly contributes to tuning stability by improving the smoothness of the strings and nut, as well as enhancing resonance.

■Gotoh machine heads
It features Gotoh Kluson-type machine heads, known for their excellent tuning stability.

*This product is a discounted item with scratches, tarnishing on parts, etc. Please note that other cosmetic issues are not covered under warranty.
*Due to the nature of the product, the wood grain and color will vary from piece to piece.

Neck type: FLATVS-TECH WOOD 1pc Roasted Maple neck
Body: Ash body
Fretboard: S-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple fretboardBlack dot inlay
Fret: Medium fretsPrestige fret edge treatment
Number of frets: 21
Bridge: Gotoh F1803 bridge
String spacing: 10.5mm
Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan FLAT5 (S) neck pickupPassive/Alnico
Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan FLAT5 (S) bridge pickupPassive/Alnico
Factory tuning: 1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5A, 6E
Strings: D'Addario EXL110
String gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
Nut: Bone nut
Hardware color: Chrome

NECK DIMENSIONS
Scale: 648mm/25.5
Width: 42mm at NUT
Width: 56mm at 21F
Thickness: 22mm at 1F
Thickness: 24.5mm at 12F
Radius: 250mmR

Hardshell case included

◆Color:
・BK (Black)