{"product_id":"851181","title":"Ibanez FLATV2-MSN (Mint Sand) [Josh Smith Model]","description":"FLATV2 Josh Smith Signature Model\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Josh Smith's second signature model, FLATV2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Josh Smith is a blues guitarist from Florida.\u003cbr\u003e Josh, who started playing guitar at the age of six, was hailed as a blues prodigy by the age of twelve, and he remains a highly skilled guitarist who continues to hone his guitar playing skills throughout his career.\u003cbr\u003e Beyond 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆Slab body\u003cbr\u003e Following the tradition of single-cutaway guitars, it features a slab body shape without body contouring.\u003cbr\u003e Compared to models with contours, you can feel the body's resonance more strongly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆Seymour Duncan FLAT5 pickups\u003cbr\u003e It features Seymour Duncan FLAT5 pickups developed specifically for the FLATV. It combines a vintage-voiced humbucker mounted with a hot-rod-style escutcheon with a single-coil pickup that delivers a bright, thick, twangy sound thanks to the combination of multiple Alnico magnets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆Steel pickup mounting plate\u003cbr\u003e The single-coil pickups are mounted using a plate-mount system (steel, Ibanez original), which is essential for a clear, fat, and twangy tone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆Specially designed Control plate\u003cbr\u003e The hardtail models in the FLATV and AZS series feature a curved, original-design control plate to improve accessibility to all knobs and switches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆Ibanez F1803 bridge\u003cbr\u003e This hardtail bridge, specifically designed for the FLATV and AZS series, features Gotoh \u0026amp; Ibanez In-Tune custom saddles. It makes direct contact with the body and, combined with the titanium saddles, provides excellent resonance and long sustain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆Gotoh\/Ibanez co-designed In-Tune saddles\u003cbr\u003e 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 into the saddle surface, improving intonation accuracy. These grooves also have the added benefit of preventing string slippage, a common issue with classic-style saddles.\u003cbr\u003e Inheriting that design philosophy, the Gotoh \u0026amp; Ibanez In-Tune saddle was specially developed for this purpose.\u003cbr\u003e First, taking into account the preferences of modern guitarists who favor skipping and hybrid picking, we set the string spacing to 10.5mm (commercially available In-Tune models are 10.8mm).\u003cbr\u003e To ensure consistent string spacing, it is preferable for each saddle to have a small incline. To achieve this, Gotoh \u0026amp; Ibanez In-Tune saddles have slightly deeper string grooves for the 1st and 6th strings than the other strings, preventing each saddle from becoming excessively low on the outside.\u003cbr\u003e Furthermore, by designing the sides of the saddle with a gentle rounded shape, the friction between the saddle edges against each other minimizes the disruption of the string spacing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆Special Control knobs for FLATV\u003cbr\u003e The control knobs, newly designed specifically for FLATV, showcase Josh's meticulous attention to detail, from their height and diameter to the size of the knurling (indentations).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆FLATVfree heel\u003cbr\u003e It features a traditional four-point steel plate joint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆S-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple neck\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆FLATV Neck Shape\u003cbr\u003e Neck width: 42mm (at nut) \/ 56mm (at last fret)\u003cbr\u003e Neck thickness: 22mm (1st fret) \/ 24.5mm (12th fret)\u003cbr\u003e Fingerboard R: 250mm\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆Bone nut\u003cbr\u003e We used oil-impregnated cow bone nuts.\u003cbr\u003e This design significantly contributes to tuning stability by improving the smoothness of the strings and nut, as well as enhancing resonance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ◆Gotoh machine heads\u003cbr\u003e It features Gotoh Kluson-type machine heads, known for their excellent tuning stability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e *The image is a sample. Due to the nature of the product, the wood grain and color will vary from one item to another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDifferent\u003cbr\u003e Neck type FLATV S-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple neck\u003cbr\u003e Body Alder body\u003cbr\u003e Fretboard Rosewood fretboard w\/ Ivory dot inlay \u0026amp; Luminlay side dot\u003cbr\u003e Fret Medium frets w\/Prestige fret edge treatment\u003cbr\u003e Nut Bone nut\u003cbr\u003e Machine head Gotoh machine heads\u003cbr\u003e Bridge Gotoh F1803 bridge (String Space : 10.5mm)\u003cbr\u003e Neck pickup Seymour Duncan FLAT5 (H) neck pickup\u003cbr\u003e Bridge pickup Seymour Duncan FLAT5 (S) bridge pickup\u003cbr\u003e Controls, PU selector 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3-way lever switch\u003cbr\u003e Hardware color Chrome\u003cbr\u003e String gauge .010\/.013\/.017\/.026\/.036\/.046 (D'Addario EXL110)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Neck Dimensions\u003cbr\u003e Scale 648mm\/25.5\u003cbr\u003e Width at Nut: 42mm\u003cbr\u003e Width at Last Fret: 56mm\u003cbr\u003e Thickness at 1st 22mm\u003cbr\u003e Thickness at 12th inch, 24.5mm\u003cbr\u003e Radius 250mmR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Includes dedicated hard shell case (M20AZS)","brand":"Ibanez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44319690260593,"sku":"851181","price":2102.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/4173\/0673\/files\/851181_01.jpg?v=1787641740","url":"https:\/\/global.ikebe-gakki.com\/zh-hans\/products\/851181","provider":"Ikebe Musical Instruments Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}