Player's Perspective

Now here's a truly special guitar for you - the dark horse of Ibanez's venerable AZ series, the AZ47P1QM. This AZ is extremely unique because, while it takes the AZ formula of the thicker roasted maple neck and the non-locking 2-point Gotoh 510-based tremolo, it incorporates elements of the iconic RG series and an overall more shredder-friendly feature set with an ebony fretboard, a Black Ice Burst quilted maple top, striking gold hardware reminiscent of Steve Vai's JEM guitars, and a basswood body as well as the typical "RG Prestige" pickup set and JEM/RG-style 5-way switching.

At the heart of the guitar is the tried-and-true Air Norton, True Velvet, and Tone Zone DiMarzio set of pickups that Ibanez tends to use on their RGs and S series models ranging from Premium to J. Custom, and for good reason - the combination of warmth and clarity in the Air Norton neck, the spankiness of the True Velvet, and the power and punch of the Tone Zone can cover any genre from jazz to death metal.

If you're a fan of the AZ and its more vintage-style specs, feel and ease of use, but wanted a guitar with the shred-friendly tonewoods and tonal options of the RG, or vice versa - the AZ47P1QM would be the AZ for you. 

Item Specifics

The DiMarzio® Air Norton™, True Velvet™ and Tone Zone® pickups offer depth, warmth and rich dynamics when combined with the 5-way pickup switch. Ebony produces tight lows and mid range with a strong attack in the high end and features a quick response and rich sustain. The Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads achieve incredible tuning stability, cutting down string-changing time. Heat-treatment increases the wood's stability, durability, water resistance and tolerance of temperature changes. The T1502 tremolo bridge features steel saddles and a die-cast zinc tremolo block for a quick response and improved articulation. The 10.5mm string spacing allows for easy picking across strings and its snap-in construction makes it easy to load a tremolo arm.

Specifications

Body

• top/back/body: Quilted Maple top + American Basswood body

Neck

• neck type: AZ Oval C Roasted Maple neck
• fretboard: Ebony fretboard +Mother of Pearl dot inlay
• fret: Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
• number of frets: 24
• Scale : 648mm/25.5"
• a : Width 42mm at NUT
• b : Width 57mm at 24F
• c : Thickness 20.5mm at 1F
• d : Thickness 22.5mm at 12F
• Radius : 305mmR
• nut: Graph Tech® nut

Hardware

• bridge: Gotoh® T1502 bridge
• string space: 10.5mm
• hardware color: Gold
• Tuners: Gotoh MG-T Locking

Electronics

• neck pickup: DiMarzio® Air Norton™ (H) neck pickup (Passive/Alnico)
• middle pickup: DiMarzio® True Velvet™ (S) middle pickup (Passive/Alnico)
• bridge pickup: DiMarzio® The Tone Zone® (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Alnico)

Misc.

• strings: D'Addario® EXL110
• string gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
• Case: Gig Bag

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Ibanez. This AZ47P1QM is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty.

note: The photos above may not be of the exact guitar you'll receive. The serial number may differ but specs will all be the same. Please feel free to get in touch with us for an in-hand description.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.