Ibanez PIA3761-XB Onyx Black Steve Vai Signature Electric Guitar

General

It's really been more than 35 years since Ibanez and Steve Vai first started working together, and following up the legend that is the JEM, comes the fresh-faced PIA. Wise beyond its years and affectionately named after Vai's wife, this model boasts lush aesthetic detailing, from the ergonomic Petal-Grips that punctuate the sides of the solid-body (a softened echo of the Monkey-Grip of the JEM) to the detailed PIA Blossom inlay that delicately creeps up the fretboard, and the magnetic tremolo cover plate.

The PIA3761: Harmonic Elegance

Even the shaping of the alder body commands more elegance and has an incredibly snug feel as a result, while the extreme cutaways, coupled with the specially-shaped backside, give you all the space you need to grab chords and notes anywhere up to the 24th fret. Just like the JEM, the Steve Vai Signature PIA has a rosewood fretboard that's comfortably scalloped from fret 21 to 24, a set of jumbo stainless-steel frets, and to ease navigation in the dark, the side of the neck has been finished with Luminlay side-dots.

High Pass Volume, Edge Tremolo-Bridge and DiMarzio UtoPIA Pickups

The three HSH configured DiMarzio UtoPIA have been specially developed for the PIA, and deliver immense tonal variation framed by a sweeter-than-average high-end that pulls back a little on the mid-range when compared to the Vai Evolution pickups. The gain has also been pushed a little further, and the low-end has been tightened up, and by popping out the stylishly finished volume pot, the high-pass filter is activated, giving precise transparency without getting too treble-heavy at lower volumes. To finish, an Edge-Tremolo bridge has been mounted for unleashing classic horse-whinny-style vibrato tricks using the highly comfortable Ultralite tremolo arm.