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Ibanez Premium AZ42P1 Electric Guitar - Black

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Basswood Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Black
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A Versatile AZ Series Axe

From its classic aesthetics to its excellent playability and deluxe appointments, the Ibanez AZ42P1 is a sophisticated entry into the Ibanez AZ lineup. It features a comfortable roasted maple neck and fingerboard for a hearty tone with plenty of snap, along with a sonically balanced basswood body. Two Seymour Duncan pickups in an HH configuration have a vintage vibe with modern clarity, perfect for chunky power chords, slow-hand-inspired leads, or virtuosic soloing. Guitarists at Sweetwater enjoy the AZ42P1 for its versatility — it's a true Swiss Army knife guitar that excels in any genre or playing style. Once you pick up this guitar, you'll never want to set it down!

Roasted maple neck offers stability and durability

The AZ42P1’s boasts a roasted maple neck, which increases its stability, durability, water resistance, and tolerance to temperature changes. And it’s supremely comfortable — its fingerboard edge was finished with a smooth curve that extends through the border between the fingerboard and the neck to the fingerboard itself. Beyond that, this guitar’s AZ oval "C"-shaped neck fills your hand nicely at the lower frets while providing a more modern feel when playing up high.

Gotoh T1502 tremolo provides excellent tuning stability

Developed in collaboration with Gotoh, the AZ42P1’s T1502 allows for effortless string skipping and hybrid picking thanks to narrow string spacing. Loading the guitar’s tremolo arm is a breeze by virtue of the T1502’s snap-and-hold socket, and its arm torque adjuster allows for fine adjustments without any tools. The T1502’s stud lock screws lock the stud bolts in place, enhancing the instrument’s resonance and providing excellent tuning stability. Beyond that, the T1502’s 2-point floating tremolo system achieves an astoundingly smooth tremolo motion in either direction.

Seymour Duncan Hyperion pickups yield an endless array of tones

The Ibanez AZ42P1’s Seymour Duncan Hyperion pickups are among the most balanced-sounding we’ve heard here at Sweetwater. Laid out in an HH configuration, these pickups yield a moderate output and sport Alnico V magnets, which preserve the clarity of your fundamental tone in high-gain situations. You’ll also benefit from a dynamic and clear pick attack. Beyond that, Ibanez’s dyna-MIX10 switching system provides nine different pickup combinations via a mini-toggle and 5-way blade switch. Whatever tone you’re hearing in your head, the AZ42P1 can achieve it.

Ibanez Premium AZ42P1 Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • Roasted maple neck and fingerboard offer stability and durability
  • AZ oval “C” neck profile fills your hand nicely down low while providing a more modern feel up high
  • 24 jumbo stainless steel frets for extra durability
  • Seymour Duncan Hyperion humbuckers excel at creamy clean tones and crunchy overdrive
  • dyna-MIX10 switching system provides10 different pickup combinations
  • Gotoh T1502 tremolo provides excellent tuning stability

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape AZ Premium
  • Body Material American Basswood
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color Black
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Roasted Maple
  • Neck Shape AZ Oval C
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 12"
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay Mother-of-Pearl Dots
  • Number of Frets 24, Jumbo Stainless Steel
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.653"
  • Nut Material Graph Tech NuBone
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Gotoh T1502 Tremolo
  • Tuners Gotoh MG-T Locking
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Seymour Duncan Hyperion Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Seymour Duncan Hyperion Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 2-way mini toggle alter switch, 5-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Gig Bag
  • Manufacturer Part Number: AZ42P1BK

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 4/5

Great Playability...Questionable electronics

I recently got ahold of one of these AZ's. I have tried the prestige version of the AZ and this is, from a playability and feel standpoint, right on par with it! The fretwork is fantastic, the tremolo is smooth, and the tuning stability is excellent!

However, the electronics have some issues. The pickups have a great feel and tone...BUT they are microphonic and very noisy. When I engage the switch to go to single coil tones, the buzz is off the charts. I know that it more than likely a grounding issue somewhere in the electronics, but at this price point I would rather not have to trouble shoot issues like this.

Never the less...the bang for your buck is outstanding from a build quality standpoint as long as you are willing to put up with some light tech work on the electronics.
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