Description
The JS1200 was introduced in 2004. It is very similar to the JS1000 but has some differences with it. Joe has been working for many years with Larry DiMarzio for an evolution of the PAF Pro pickup. Then comes the PAF Joe with more treble and a little bit less bass frequencies, along with the FRED that features on JS guitars since the very first JS1. Of course the other feature is the red color! Satch came up with this tasteful and flashy CA Candy Apple.
The original bridge was the Edge Pro but in 2010 Satch decided to put an original Edge on it, because it turned out to be his favourite tremolo system. Joe has been using this guitar for about six years on tour and in studio, with sometimes some experimental features like for the Wormhole Tour in 2010 where ha added a Sustainiac humucker pickup istead of the PAF Joe as we can see in the Satchurated CD/DVD.
Like his chrome guitars, the Ibanez JS1200 became a very specific and emblematic guitar from the period between its release to the introduction of the 24 frets guitars like the JS2400 and the JS24P, the JS1200 is now an important chapter of the Joe Satriani history
JOE SATRIANI
Joseph Satriani is an American instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Early in his career, Satriani worked as a guitar instructor. Many of his former students achieving fame, such as Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan, and Alex Skolnick. He is a 15-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold over 10 million albums, making him the biggest-selling instrumental rock guitarist of all time. In 1988, Satriani was recruited by Mick Jagger as lead guitarist for his first solo tour. Satriani founded the multi-guitarist traveling experience called G3, which has seen him share stages with Vai, Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Robert Fripp, among others. Starting in 2009, Satriani traversed the globe again as a member of Chickenfoot. The all-star band (which also includes singer Sammy Hagar, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith) has issued two albums, their debut and 2011’s follow-up, “Chickenfoot III”. Click here for more Joe Satriani guitars.
ABOUT IBANEZ:
Ibanez is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass-produce the seven-string guitar and eight-string guitar. Ibanez manufactures effects, accessories, amps, and instruments in Japan, China, Indonesia and in the USA (at a Los Angeles-based custom shop). www.ibanez.com
