Ibanez Ibanez Steve Vai Signature PIA3761 in Stallion White

Presenting the all new Steve Vai Signature model PIA3761, this one in the Stallion White finish. Steve Vai’s first collaboration with Ibanez, the JEM, 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 JapanNeck type: PIA5pc Maple/WalnutBody: Alder bodyFretboard: Rosewood fretboard with PIA Blossom inlayFrets: Jumbo Stainless Steel frets with Prestige fret edge treatmentNumber of frets: 24Bridge: Edge tremolo bridgeString spacing: 10.8mmNeck pickup: DiMarzio® UtoPIA™ (H) neck pickup Passive/CeramicMiddle pickup: DiMarzio® UtoPIA™ (S) middle pickup Passive/AlnicoBridge pickup: DiMarzio® UtoPIA™ (H) bridge pickup Passive/CeramicFactory tuning : E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6EStrings: D'Addario® EXL120String gauges: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042Nut: Locking nutHardware color: GoldCase: Deluxe Ibanez Molded HardshellScale Length: 648mm/25.5"Nut Width: 43mmNeck Width at 24th Fret: 58mm at 24FNeck Thickness at 1st Fret: 18mmNeck Thickness at 12th Fret: 20mmFretboard Radius: 430mm