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Custom Playing Features Based on the Ibanez Universe
The Ibanez APEX200 celebrates the 20-year anniversary of the release of Korn's self-titled album. The guitar is based on James "Munky" Shaffer's original Ibanez Universe guitar, so features a raft of features aimed at effortless playability and powerful tones.
James specified a black and red colour scheme that he said was the most "metal-looking" of all finishes. The guitar also features the tilt-neck joint of the Ibanez Universe and some smooth and reliable playing features designed to withstand a professional musician's touring life.
Classic Tonewoods
In James Monkey's words, the reason he chose an alder wood guitar for his signature model is because "alder wood guitars take a little bit more of a beating…sound great, are consistent, and have a little bit more resonance, especially for those low-end notes". These qualities make the APEX200 the ideal instrument for modern metal performance - it needs to be reliable and road-worthy whilst capable of delivering a balanced frequency response across low-end riffs.
The maple neck is a 5pc design, sandwiched with wenge for stable tuning and increased resonance. The rosewood fingerboard assists with low-end articulation and helps with your pick attack during complex riffs.
Distinct Aesthetics
The APEX200 is designed to be sleek, just like a "fast race car". It has a no-nonsense black and red aesthetic with a custom-designed 12th fret inlay. The angular pick guard and headstock show this guitar's influence from the original Ibanez Universe, with a distinctly modern slant for today's players.
DiMarzio Blaze Pickups
The DiMarzio Blaze bridge humbucker provides a scooped mid sound for a strong bass response without any mid-range muddiness. This tonality enables the pickup to handle fast soloing and complex chords with great clarity. When driven hard, this creates an almost Hi-Fi tone.
The Blaze neck single coil is an exceptionally tight sounding pickup that helps amplify all 7 strings with clarity and detail. Its neck position creates a warmer sound while the single coil tonality provides a more mellow response with increased brightness.
Lo-Pro Edge 7
The Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo bridge provides a double locking action for guaranteed tuning stability during long gigs and practice sessions. This tremolo arm has a "U" bar attachment that allows you to create pitch bending effects with the base of your right-hand palm; this will allow you to use the most energetic and aggressive performance styles on stage without any worry of knocking the strings out of tune.
Fast Playability
The APEX200 has a fast-playing thin neck with a custom APEX profile and 430mm radius, ensuring an easy reach over all 7 strings. The 24 frets are jumbo size for enhanced string contact and control, while the tilt neck joint and deep body cutaway allows effortless access to the top-end of the neck. This guitar is a sleek instrument that will enable the most brutal and aggressive of playing styles with a professional level of reliability to withstand a punishing life of gigging.
Features
- DiMarzio Blaze bridge-position humbucker and neck-position single coil
- 3-way switching
- Alder body
- APEX profile 5pc maple/wenge neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with special APEX 12th fret inlay
- 24 jumbo frets with Prestige Fret-Edge Treatment
- 430mm radius fingerboard
- Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo with U-bar allowing you to use the tremolo with the palm of your hand
- Tilt-neck joint
- Hardshell case included
Specifications
Body and Bridge
- Body Material: Alder
- Construction: Bolt-on with Tilt Neck Joint
- Bridge: Lo-Pro Edge 7 Tremolo System with U-bar attachment
- Colour: Black Satin
Neck and Fingerboard
- Neck: 5pc maple/wenge
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Inlay: APEX Special 12th fret inlay
- Frets: 24 Jumbo
- Fingerboard Radius: 430mm
- Nut Width: 48mm
- Neck Width: 20.5mm at 1st fret, 21mm at 12th fret
Hardware and Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio Blaze Humbucker (Passive/Ceramic)
- Neck Pickup: DiMarzio Blaze Single Coil (Passive/Ceramic)
- Controls: Volume, 3-way pickup selector
- Hardware: Black
Extra
- Case: Hardshell case included
