Fire-breathing Tone Meets Iconic Form
Melding technical precision with full-throttle aggression, Alluvial’s Wes Hauch continues to push the boundaries of metal. The Ibanez Japan Custom Shop Wes Hauch Signature Iceman stands as the perfect firing table for Wes’s progressive playing approach. This potent 7-string electric guitar showcases a spotlight-grabbing flamed maple top crowning an African mahogany body carved into the iconic Iceman silhouette. The 3-piece, set-in neck, sculpted into Wes’s custom profile, offers sleek playability, reinforced by a ruler-flat-radius rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo-sized frets. Sonically, the Wes Hauch Signature Iceman is primed for pure annihilation, courtesy of a set of black-rail Seymour Duncan Jupiter Rails humbuckers, supported by a streamlined control set. Beyond that, an Ibanez Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo, bolstered by Hipshot machine heads, gives rise to a comprehensive arsenal of pitch-abusing pyrotechnics. Topped off with a durable satin polyester finish, the Wes Hauch Signature Iceman offers modern metal devotees the perfect combination of extreme playing comfort, fire-breathing tone, and stage-ready styling.
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ICWH neck offers high-speed playability
Showcasing a sublime fusion of technical proficiency and melodic mastery, Wes Hauch’s playing incorporates unorthodox rhythms and complex harmonic phrases, representing the best elements of progressive metal. Best known for his contributions to Alluvial and the Faceless, Wes delivers heavy riffs and intricate solos with equal assurance. If you’re in this camp, you’ll relish every moment with the Wes Hauch Signature Iceman’s ICWH-shaped neck. Sculpted from maple and purpleheart to meet Wes’s preferred contour, this sleek neck allows unfettered movement up and down the fretboard while ensuring enough hand-filling feel for techniques requiring more grip. Beyond that, its 3-piece, maple-meets-purpleheart construction provides stability while offering increased sustain and tonal attack. Finally, the neck is capped with a bound 24-fret rosewood fingerboard loaded with jumbo frets, perfect for big note bends.
Satisfy your deep longing for annihilation
There’s no denying the ferocious range of tones that you can get out of the Ibanez Japan Custom Shop Wes Hauch Signature’s Seymour Duncan Jupiter Rails. Voiced specifically for Wes’s piledriving playing style, each of these black-rail signature humbuckers houses dual steel rail poles, a ceramic magnet, and a fine-tuned high-output wind meticulously engineered to exhibit an aggressive, mid-forward attack, tempered by evenly balanced string response and enough articulation to ensure that every rapid-fire note you play rings through with maximum clarity. Beyond that, the Wes Hauch Signature features a streamlined control set, comprising a Master Volume knob and a 3-way pickup toggle switch, allowing you to easily access a spectrum of ear-grabbing tones.
High performance from the Lo-Pro Edge 7
Whether you palm mute with precision or have adopted something of a wild strumming style, few things are worse than getting hung up on your bridge during a furious performance. That’s one area in which the Wes Hauch Signature’s Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo really shines; it gets out of the way of your playing while still serving up maximum expression and tuning stability. You’ll barely know it’s there, thanks to its streamlined profile and recessed fine tuners. Additionally, locking studs provide extra tuning stability. As for functionality, we’ve been using and abusing Ibanez’s Lo-Pro Edge around Sweetwater since the early 1990s, and we can proclaim with the utmost confidence: the Lo-Pro Edge 7 is among the most reliable double-locking trems you’ll ever put your hands on. So, pull the bar all the way up, then slam it down to the body all you want; you can follow up with a jazz chord, and the guitar will be perfectly in tune.
Ibanez Japan Custom Shop Wes Hauch Signature Iceman Features:
- Signature 7-string electric guitar of Alluvial’s Wes Hauch, crafted in Ibanez’s Japan Custom Shop
- African mahogany Iceman body with a spotlight-grabbing flamed maple top
- 3-piece, maple-meets-purpleheart neck with Wes’s custom ICWH profile
- Bound, ruler-flat-radius rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo-sized frets and offset abalone dot inlays
- Black-rail Seymour Duncan Jupiter Rails humbuckers deliver Wes’s signature full-throttle tone
- Master Volume and a 3-way pickup toggle switch give rise to a spectrum of ear-grabbing tones with minimal fuss
- Play expressively while maintaining your tuning stability with the Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo
- Rock-solid Hipshot machine heads
- Durable satin polyester finish
