Taking adaptability to new extremes, the AZ series has established itself and carved out a place that spans everything from the warmest blues licks, to the most intense, shred-heavy metal riffs. Carrying this ethos forward, the AZ line embodies time-tested Ibanez innovation and player-focused features like a smooth, oval neck grip, a well-balanced asymmetrical body shape, and the neck heel allowing for unrivaled playability. ‘Designed to Inspire’, this Ibanez Premium series model is manufactured with select tone woods, high-profile electronics, hardware and dedicated skills of craftsmanship and care in details for your musical journey. The richness of sound, stunning appearance and unrivalled playability of the Ibanez Premium series will open the gate of your reservoir of inspiration. Oval C Roasted Maple Neck The Roasted Maple neck is heat-treated to increase stability, durability, moisture resistance and tolerance of temperature changes. The Graphite reinforcement rods provides massive sustain and excellent stability. Roasted Maple Fretboard Heat-treatment provides a well-balanced attack and tone and a rich sustain. In order to achieve supreme neck grip comfort, the fretboard edge is finished with a smooth curve. Jumbo Stainless Steel Frets Stainless steel frets boast excellent corrosion resistance. The wide and tall fret-type offers a quick response and effortless articulation when playing chords and clear tone when playing single notes. Quilted Maple Top and American Basswood Body The Quilted Maple top sonically enriches the response for picking and the American Basswood body delivers a natural and flat tone. Seymour Duncan Hyperion S-S-H Pickups Seymour Duncan Hyperion Pickups feature a moderate output through Alnico-5 magnets to keep the clarity of the fundamental tone when using distortion and to deliver a clear pick attack. From treble to bass, the overall tonal balance is evenly adjusted and works well with various effect pedals. Gotoh MG-T Locking Machine Heads The Gotoh MG-T locking machine heads achieve incredible tuning stability, cutting down string-changing time. Gotoh T1502 Tremolo 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. dyna-MIX10 switching system with Alter Switch The dyna-MIX 10 offers ten sound variations and can easily switch from humbucker and single coil modes with the mini switch. The power Tap mode provides a realistic single coil sound despite its two humbucker pickup layout. Luminescent Side Dots The luminescent side dot position marks make it easy for players to see fretboard position marks when performing on dark stages. Gig Bag Included It comes with Ibanez gig bag which is designed specifically to fit and protect this instrument. Super All Access Neck Joint The Super All Access Neck Joint increases playability and allows for easy access to the higher frets.