Continuing our Ibanez saga, where Ibanez had landed themselves into a little bit of trouble with the law. Well everything blew over pretty quickly, luckily enough for them because that’s about them time that they introduced their Iceman and Roadstar (which was their verison of the popular Fender strat). These two models single handedly blew up the Ibanez name in the international instrument crafting community. Overnight (well, not really but it seemed like it), Ibanez became a household name for quality instruments that played well and looked nice whether just i nthe living room or on stage at Madison Square Garden.
Steve Vai was the next big thing to come into the Ibanez picture, endorsing the company and creating his own signature models called the JEM and the Universe. This of course only fueled Ibanez’s popularity, really makign the name explode by this time. Following the introduction of the Steve Vai guitars, Ibanez went full on balls to the wall with their guitars, introducing what would becoem some of their most popular models, including the RG (updated version of the Roadstar which was originally Ibanez’s superstrat), the S Series (one of the most lightweight and slim guitars on the market), and the high end Prestige guitars that grace so many of the stages in large music venues today.
Take a little time out now and check out this sweet Protest the Hero video. We’ll be back with more Ibanez info soon. Shred on!
