Description

Ibanez JS2K PLT Crystal Planet is a signature guitar for 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. Click here to read more about Joe Satriani.

The Ibanez JS2K PLT, also known as the Y2K, celebrates the year 2000, with only 200 models produced. The very daring transparent finish is a reference to the album from the time, Crystal Planet and even the pickup bobbins and wire insulation were see-through.

The body is made of transparent acrylic and is luminescent and the pickup selector, the pickups, the head and the silver dots inlaid on the JS neck rosewood fretboard glow under UV lights and are reflective inside the body. A special black hardshell with purple plush lining and a certificate of authenticity engraved on a metal plate are supplied with the JS2k, as well as a chromed Planet Waves strap, a flexible pick guard and some documents and goodies.

The two undressed pickups are a DiMarzio FRED for the neck and a PAF Pro for the bridge, featuring the usual hi-pass filter that can be activated on the volume pot and a coil-tap on the tone pot. The knobs are barrel-shaped and graduated and that is a pretty rare feature for a JS guitar. It’s weight is a bit heavier that the average JS series at 4.8 kg (10.5 lbs), and it features a Lo Pro Edge for the bridge.

Like its sister, the atypical JS2PRM would be launched five years later. The manufacturing quality was the cream of the crop of what Ibanez can produce, however this collection guitar has to be carefully used so as to not scratch the body surface.

The PLT model exclusive illuminant parts:
– Pickup mounting rings
– Control cavity plate (Body back)
– Tremolo cavity plate (Body back)
– Headstock plate

The PLT model exclusive crystal clear parts:
– Special clear bobbin DiMarzio PAF-Pro/Fred pickups
– Clear control knobs
– Clear connecting leads on electric parts

Luminous green side neck dot inlay and at 12th fret on the fingerboard.
Neo Chrome finish hardware

This signature model is produced in Japan.

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”.

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