Command the Stage with Supreme Confidence
Fusing high-performance playability with Axstar-esque visuals, the Ibanez Xiphos XPT420DX boasts a radically angular, X-shape okoume body, which is bolstered by robust neck-through construction, putting rock-solid stability and truckloads of natural sustain right at your fingertips. Furthermore, the 5-piece maple/walnut neck showcases the sleek Wizard III profile, reinforced by a flat-radius rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo-sized frets, giving you ample room for rapid-fire finger maneuvers. Plugging in the XPT420DX unleashes a captivating continuum of tones, courtesy of a twin complement of Ibanez’s Quantum humbuckers. Additionally, the Edge-Zero II double-locking tremolo places an entire arsenal of pitch-abusing pyrotechnics at your disposal with steadfast reliability — even under extremely primal playing conditions. Finally, reverse Shark Tooth fingerboard inlays and a spotlight-ready finish put the perfect final touches on this eminently head-turning solidbody electric guitar. Step onto the stage and command attention — with the Xiphos XPT420DX in your hands, every eye will be locked on you.
Incredibly fast Wizard III neck
One of Ibanez’s fastest necks to date, the maple/walnut Wizard III neck on the XPT420DX provides players with a wide platform for all varieties of fleet-fingered fretboard action. This slim and super-comfortable neck lets you easily pull off lightning-fast runs, arpeggios, and hammer-ons while giving you the substance needed for fretting chords. Capping the neck is a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard loaded with jumbo-size frets, perfect for big note bends. You'll also appreciate this guitar's neck-through construction, which gives you a super-unobtrusive heel shape and unrestrained vibrational transfer. From the first time you put your hands on the XPT420DX’s Wizard III neck, you’ll know you’ve got a guitar built with performance in mind.
Multidimensional Quantum pickups
The Ibanez XPT420DX delivers maximum impact and power, thanks to a duo of Quantum pickups. The ceramic-fueled humbuckers are brilliant for leads: vibrant yet snarling with an enhanced midrange output when you push them. Moreover, their defined sound helps individual notes cut through — even through an aggressive band churning out high-volume metallurgic music. A 3-way toggle pickup selector switch, along with Master Volume and Tone controls, puts you in complete command of your sound. If you’re after maximum tonal tenacity, then the XPT420DX will give your amplifier or modeler what it needs.
Dive deep with the Edge-Zero II tremolo
When the longing for extreme whammy abuse strikes, the XPT420DX’s Edge-Zero II double-locking tremolo is ready and willing to oblige, delivering subtle warbles, screaming harmonic squealies, and subterranean dive-bombs with equal aplomb. Moreover, the extreme stability of this knife-edge-style trem’s stud lock function is one of the many reasons it’s a favorite among many of today’s top players. We’ve been using — and abusing — Ibanez’s Edge-Zero and its variants around Sweetwater since the original's 2010 unveiling, and we can proclaim with the utmost confidence that the Edge-Zero II 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 it up with a jazz chord, and it’ll be perfectly in tune.
Ibanez Xiphos XPT420DX Features:
- A solidbody electric guitar with a radical X-shape okoume body
- 5-piece maple/walnut Wizard III neck provides a just-right feel
- 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with jumbo stainless steel frets for effortless note bends
- Neck-through construction provides a super-unobtrusive heel and unrestrained vibrational transfer
- Quantum humbuckers yield a massive range of snarling tones
- Play expressively while maintaining your tuning stability with the Edge-Zero II tremolo
- Rock-solid Ibanez tuning machine heads
- Reverse Shark Tooth fingerboard inlays and a spotlight-ready finish
