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New Double Edge Guitars from Ibanez

May 31, 2000

S2020X

Touted as the guitars that "cut both ways…with the fire of an electric or the warmth of an acoustic," Ibanez’ new Double Edge guitars debuted at the January NAMM show in Los Angeles.

"The Double Edge bridge combines the Ibanez Lo-Pro Edge double-locking tremolo with piezo technology from L. R. Baggs, explained a description from Ibanez R&D. "So instead of switching your electric guitar to an acoustic guitar, you simply flick a switch and get the best of both worlds."It took Ibanez five years to make the first bridge that combined piezo pickups with a Floyd Rose licensed locking tremolo, but Ibanez feels the end result justified the time and efforts. One of the problems they had to overcome with piezo pickups were the annoying pops and noises that occur when a player’s hand touches the bridge. Ibanez says that doesn’t happen with the Double Edge bridge: "We completely isolated the piezos so you can palm the bridge for days and all you’ll hear is the acoustic sound of the strings."

Ibanez is offering two six string and one seven-string Double Edge model guitars.

Model RG2027X 7-string RG2020X S2020X
List $1699.99 $1499.99 $1599.99
Available Finish VV Vintage Violin TB Transparent Blue AV Antique Violin
Body Material Mahogany Mahogany Mahogany
Neck Material 3 pc Maple 3 pc Maple 3 pc Maple
Neck Scale 25 1/2" 25 1/2" 25 1/2"
No. Frets/Type 24/Large 24/Jumbo 22/Jumbo
Fingerboard Rosewood Rosewood Rosewood
Inlay Abalone Offset Dot Abalone Offset Dot Abalone Offset Dot
Bridge Double Edge 7 Double Edge Double Edge
H/W Color CK CK CK
Neck Pickup V7-7H V7 Hum QM1 Hum
Middle Pickup N/A N/A N/A
Bridge Pickup V8-7H V8 Hum QM12
Case UV1000C UV1000C UV1000C
Case List $169.99 $169.99 $169.99

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.ibanez.com/.

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