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| 01-23-2021 02:28 PM | |
| kingrichards3000 | On reverb site there's like tons for sale? Unless those are the early adopters and then reselling them? However the price of then are MSRP most of them? |
| 01-09-2021 09:23 AM | |
| darrenw5094 | I'm hoping for the sparkle blue like the old Jem |
| 01-09-2021 07:15 AM | |
| sebastian |
Re: Have the Various Colours on the Pia been discontinued? Does anyone know how many Green, Pink and Gold PIAs are suppose to be made? It's a, "Limited" edition color run, right? Hopefully 2022 will bring a new color to the PIA besides white. I'd like to see the inlays match the body color better than pastel Pink and Green. |
| 01-08-2021 02:33 AM | |
| Formerly Given To Fly |
Re: Have the Various Colours on the Pia been discontinued? Perhaps new colors will be announced on the 21st? I actually think the PIA has stainless steel frets because of fan expectations. Just a hunch. |
| 01-05-2021 11:43 AM | |
| jono |
Re: Have the Various Colours on the Pia been discontinued? Both are working because the numbers say they’re working  Ibanez as a Japanese brand have a lot of loyalty to the guys who put them where are but at the same time Japanese companies tend to be sensible, they might have a glory project every so often, but for the most part, it’s doing good business that keeps them in business. |
| 01-05-2021 06:46 AM | |
| peromucho7 |
Re: Have the Various Colours on the Pia been discontinued? Interestingly, there are two completely opposite situations. One with VAi and more or less the same guitar for a long time and another with Satriani with the same guitar in different colors and both situations are working. |
| 01-05-2021 05:50 AM | |
| jono |
Re: Have the Various Colours on the Pia been discontinued? The trouble is that listening to claims of ‘what the fans want’ from Internet forums is like listening to politicians on Twitter, you get a very skewed understanding of the situation. The white JEM sold as a Japanese model, largely unchanged for over 25 years, if it didn’t shift enough units to make production worthwhile they’d have canned it sooner. The PIA is available in white because a) Steve likes it and b) Ibanez think it will sell in large enough numbers to make it worthwhile, based on the concrete information they have on what sells where and how many over the last however many years. Whilst the Green PIA is arguably the best looking. There’s also 35 years of nostalgia for Vai playing a green guitar with a black scratch plate. Limiting the numbers just makes sure that they will sell every single one of the guitars they make. If the white one doesn’t sell, they’ll change it, but the change will be based on numbers not hearsay. |
| 01-04-2021 09:30 PM | |
| The TPS Report |
Re: Have the Various Colours on the Pia been discontinued? ^^^^^Have to say, our resident troll is correct on this one. Steve’s choice of colors and patterns on recent JEMs and the PIA have left a lot to be desired. He’s great at helping Ibanez design awesome player guitars. But he’s gone south on the art part the past number of years. |
| 01-04-2021 08:45 PM | |
| Fowleri |
Re: Have the Various Colours on the Pia been discontinued? Quote:
Originally Posted by jono
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Ibanez, like all the other major brands have people whose job it is to work out what sells. If Steve Vai and the commercial guys at Ibanez think white as the only colour option this year is the way to go, then they’re probably right.
lol. Most people who bought these new PIAs, bought the non white colors. Steve himself mostly plays the green or pink one in videos lol They always do this, discontinued the fun and colors that most people and leave the boring white one |
| 01-03-2021 09:10 AM | |
| jono |
Re: Have the Various Colours on the Pia been discontinued? Quote:
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They pull the same tactic
So now the only color will be white like the white jem lol lol. |
| 01-03-2021 12:01 AM | |
| Fowleri |
They pull the same tactic So now the only color will be white like the white jem lol |
| 01-02-2021 04:43 PM | |
| Rich |
Re: Have the Various Colours on the Pia been discontinued? Quote:
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I know that most of them, if all are gone. but I make quick check on thomann page before post and they still claiming stock in 1-2 week. But I have no doubt that Rich has more acurate info then Thomann.
https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_pia3761_evg.htm |
| 01-02-2021 02:51 PM | |
| darrenw5094 |
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Since you are in Ireland, if you hurry maybe you can still order it from Thomann.
But everyone here know if you want best guitar with THE best setup you have to click on multicolor banner on the right |
| 01-02-2021 02:46 PM | |
| peromucho7 |
Re: Have the Various Colours on the Pia been discontinued? Quote:
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Everything is gone but some pinks that came off allocation and I picked up.
https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_pia3761_evg.htm |
| 01-02-2021 02:25 PM | |
| Rich |
Re: Have the Various Colours on the Pia been discontinued? Quote:
Originally Posted by peromucho7
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Since you are in Ireland, if you hurry maybe you can still order it from Thomann.
But everyone here know if you want best guitar with THE best setup you have to click on multicolor banner on the right |
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