Vai's new Ibanez sig, the PIA

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Vai's new Ibanez sig, the PIA

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Supposedly an evolution of the JEM, they said. And I thought the JEMs looked hideous with those monkey grips but this is just.... :oldryan:

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I'm sure it plays better than it looks but definitley meh on the looks department.
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eh this doesn't do anything for me. there are tons and tons of awesome guitars coming out these days by smaller shops and i guess this is trying to make the gem stay relevant but it's meh
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I remember trying JEMs before and I thought those are really great-playing guitars. But too many pickups, metrosexual aesthetics and a hole in the guitar is just too much. This however, looks hideous.
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I like the original jems a lot but these are horrible looking.
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well there's certainly no mistaking it's a vai model :oldryan:
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Billy Cranston wrote:
30 Jul 2020, 12:35
has anyone played this premium universe model?

https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/det ... 1p_04.html

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If i was a guitar player in morbid angel. i would play these two guitars ...

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:xx:
I have the original 1992 version of that universe. Best guitar ever.
I have not tried the premium reissue though.



Also those PIA guitars are fugly :oldryan: I do think they play great. I aboslutely love JEMs.
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i have played the mithras' green universe and it was sick
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The new onyx-black Pia is very nice, but I still think the green one is <3
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