Ibanez PIA3761-XB Steve Vai PIA Electric Guitar, Onyx Black

With the Ibanez Steve Vai PIA, seen here in a sleek Onyx Black finish, you get the kind of high-performance electric guitar that you'd expect if you saw Vai's name on it, combined with a modern elegance and style that's tough to beat.

Premium-Grade Signature Guitar For The Legendary Steve Vai

Ibanez and Steve Vai have been working closely together for more than three decades - with the first JEM guitar being introduced to the world in 1987 - and the PIA (Paradise In Art) lineup represents their latest collaboration, and is arguably their best yet.

Ibanez PIA3761-XB Steve Vai PIA Electric Guitar, Onyx Black Highlights

• Made in Japan
• Comfortably-shaped Alder body, with a new Petal Grip cutaway and a slick Onyx Black finish
• Fast-playing Maple/Walnut neck capped with a Rosewood fingerboard with PIA Bloosom inlay, and Prestige Fret Edge treatment
• Scalloped fingerboard on frets 21-24
• Luminlay side dots
• Signature DiMarzio UtoPIA pickups in a versatile HSH configuration
• Edge tremolo bridge, and corresponding locking nut
• Includes Ibanez hardshell case

All-New Design Features

Unlike his JEM signature guitar's, Steve Vai's PIA features a whole host of new design features to make it stand apart.

To begin with, there's a newly designed PIA Blossom fretboard inlay - a stunning, prominent feature that perfectly evokes the style and artistic vision of Vai.

In addition to this, the infamous "Monkey Grip" is gone, and has been replaced with an exclusively-designed Petal Grip.

This new grip offers a balanced, contemporary design aesthetic, and symbolises a combination of unity, companionship, and interpersonal bonds (apparently).

Not only that, but the tremolo cavity plate on the rear of the guitar is now held in place magnetically, which allows for faster string changes and tremolo system adjustments.

Premium-Grade Construction

For the body, Ibanez have opted to use Alder, carved in that instantly-familiar 80's-style "Super-Strat" dual-cutaway shape.

Bolted on to the body is a 5-piece Maple and Walnut neck, carved to meet the demands of Vai's fluid playing technique.

In addition to this, the Rosewood fingerboard features scalloped frets from 21 to 24, along with Prestige Fret Edge treatment for a super-smooth playing experience

Signature DiMarzio Pickups

Based upon Vai's own tonal preferences, the DiMarzio UtoPIA pickups have been designed to offer smoother highs, more scooped mids, and a pronounced low-end.

These pickups bring together this incredible range of tones with beautiful aesthetics and design elements, making them the perfect fit for the PIA's cosmetic features.

Edge Tremolo Bridge

Ever since the creation of the first JEM in 1987, Steve Vai guitars have featured the innovative Edge tremolo bridge.

This bridge and its groundbreaking Lion's Claw tremolo cavity allows you to rapidly increase and lower your guitar's pitch without affecting your tuning stability.

Ibanez PIA3761-XB Steve Vai PIA Electric Guitar, Onyx Black Specs

• Neck Type: PIA, 5pc Maple/Walnut
• Body Material: Alder body
• Fretboard: Rosewood fingerboard, PIA Blossom inlay
• Fretboard Radius: 400mm
• Fret: Jumbo Stainless Steel frets, Prestige fret edge treatment
• Number Of Frets: 24
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Nut Width: 43mm
• Nut: Locking nut
• Bridge: Edge tremolo bridge
• String Space: 10.8mm
• Neck Pickup: DiMarzio UtoPIA (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
• Middle Pickup: DiMarzio UtoPIA (S) middle pickup (Passive/Alnico)
• Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio UtoPIA (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
• Factory Tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
• Strings: D'Addario EXL120
• String Gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
• Hardware Color: Gold