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The first Ibanez Universe models, the UV7 and UV77, appeared on the market in 1990, though Vai had played prototypes in live performances before that. The UV7 was available in white (UV7PWH) or black with green appointments (UV7BK). The UV77 was available in a swirled multicolor finish (UV77MC) and is now considered a collector's item. The ...
1979V2 Les Paul Custom ... First semi-hollow stratocaster with classic body shape ... UV7: 1990-1998 7-string [476] UV7 P: 1994 7-string [477] UV70P
Ibanez (アイバニーズ, Aibanīzu) is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. [1] 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 seven-string and eight-string guitars.
Bob Mothersbaugh (born 1952) played a custom Ibanez "Spud" guitar with custom electronic effects on Devo's 1980 album Freedom of Choice and the subsequent tour. The guitar was lost in the early 1990s, but recovered, restored, and used on Devo's 2009 tour, and in music videos and TV appearances to promote their 2010 album Something for Everybody
The seven-string guitar became prominent when the band Korn featured Ibanez Universe guitars on their 1994 debut album. [22] During the 1990s, manufacturers of 7-strings included Fender's subsidiary Squier and Gibson's subsidiary Epiphone. In this time many guitarists were introduced to the extended range offered by a seven-string guitar.
Steven Siro Vai [1] [better source needed] (/ ˈ v aɪ / VYE; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer.A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, [2] Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, [3] and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. [2]
Parts books were often issued as microfiche, though this has fallen out of favour. Now, many manufacturers offer this information digitally in an electronic parts catalogue. This can be locally installed software, or a centrally hosted web application. Usually, an electronic parts catalogue enables the user to virtually disassemble the product ...
The Ibanez JEM is an electric guitar manufactured by Ibanez and first produced in 1987. The guitar's most notable user is its co-designer, Steve Vai . As of 2010, there have been five sub-models of the JEM: the JEM7, JEM77, JEM777, JEM555, JEM333, and JEM70V.