Presenting the all new Steve Vai Signature model PIA3761, this one in the Stallion White finish.

Steve Vai’s first collaboration with Ibanez, the , debuted in 1987. In the more than three decades since, the revolutionary electric guitar has become firmly established as one of the most popular, celebrated and instantly recognizable designs in modern guitar.

Steve has spent the last few years developing and designing a brand-new guitar with the company that made its debut at the 2020 Winter NAMM Show, the new Ibanez PIA. For the design, Vai says, “I wanted something simple, and something that for me also had personal meaning.” Those ideals are reflected in the guitar’s moniker - the PIA. “It stands for Paradise in Art,” Vai says. There’s a second personal meaning as well. “It’s also my wife’s name,” he adds.

The PIA features a redesigned body, inspired by the original JEM, but with new lines and a redesigned handle.

Steve collaborated with DiMarzio on a new pickup design for the PIA, the UtoPIA, that, he says, “is sort of based on my Evolution pickups, but with less mids, a tighter bottom and a little lower output.” These new pickups come complete with stamped covers designed by Michael Mesker - Vai’s art director for the past 13 years - that reflect the PIA Blossom fretboard inlay and petal grip.

Made in Japan Neck type: PIA5pc Maple/Walnut Body: Alder body Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard with PIA Blossom inlay Frets: Jumbo Stainless Steel frets with Prestige fret edge treatment Number of frets: 24 Bridge: Edge tremolo bridge String spacing: 10.8mm Neck pickup: DiMarzio® UtoPIA™ (H) neck pickup Passive/Ceramic Middle pickup: DiMarzio® UtoPIA™ (S) middle pickup Passive/Alnico Bridge pickup: DiMarzio® UtoPIA™ (H) bridge pickup Passive/Ceramic Factory tuning : E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E Strings: D'Addario® EXL120 String gauges: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042 Nut: Locking nut Hardware color: Gold Case: Deluxe Ibanez Molded Hardshell Scale Length: 648mm/25.5" Nut Width: 43mm Neck Width at 24th Fret: 58mm at 24F Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: 18mm Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: 20mm Fretboard Radius: 430mm