More options or models

[The Eristic]

I love Ibanez guitars as they are, but I (and many I know) feel that they need more options. So many of your instruments have floyds, rosewood fingerboards, and ceramic pickups. The SC-1620 had every feature I would like to see on a number of guitars, but alas, it has been discontinued, and is very, very hard to find. I would like to see an SC, an RGT, and an AR with those features. (I know the SC and AR have two of those features, but I'd really love to see them with ebony.)

Also, is Ibanez interested in new designs from players? I have one that has been thought to be good, by those that have seen it.

[Jeff]

You got a pic or something of your design? I would really like to see it!

[The Eristic]

Not yet. I haven't got a scanner.
It's the basic shape of an Iceman, but with the horn replaced with an almost-flat florentine cutaway, a chambered mahogany body, a carved flame maple top, a 24&3/4" scale maple, set-in neck, an ebony fretboard with a compound radius, and satin or oil finish. It has a smaller headstock (with tilt), locking tuners, a t-o-m bridge, two Dimarzios or SDs (not sure what models), three-way toggle, two volume, two tones, and a splitter on each knob to allow for any coil combination. This would be the top-line model. I have also designed two more affordable versions (a neck-through/mahogany and a bolt-on/basswood), which are flattop solids (no chambering), and an archtop version.
I'll post when I get a scanner hooked up.

[Jeff]

I would make the mohog a bolt on too, too keep the tradionalists of Ibanez happy

But then again, isn't Ibanez "anything but traditional"?

[CanadianMetal]

Truth be told, I'm an Ibanez addict, Honestly I'd like to see classic versions of guitars like the JEM and some of the crazyassed designs I've seen on the Japanese web pages available accross the board! as far as options....how about some variations on the pick-ups, maybe Seymour Duncan or EMG?

[Ki swordsman]

I'd love to see a new series which is just all crazyassed shapes
each different model could be a different shape

[yurich]

Originally Posted by the third eye

I'd love to see a new series which is just all crazyassed shapes
each different model could be a different shape

I can already picture BC Rich doing that :P

[CanadianMetal]

Too bad they couldn't put out a version of the RG that had like 8 or more color options! or for that matter any axe with that many color options.