Giving all of the multifaceted output and boosted playing comfort of a model twice its price, the Ibanez AZ22S1F electric guitar is capable of seamlessly flipping from warm blues all the way through to scorching metal. The solid alder body has been given a comfy asymmetrical shape, topped with a deluxe slice of flamed maple and dipped in transparent high-gloss polyurethane lacquer that shows everything off. This doesn't just result in an undeniable aesthetic treat, but a rich and resonant foundation that boasts sustain for days. Combine that with the superbly stable, resistant and comfortable roasted maple neck and the Super All Access Neck Joint, and you're rewarded with slick and nimble playability all the way up to the highest frets. The Ibanez AZ22S1F: Snug Grip, Superior Comfort & Solid Tuning The jatoba fretboard doesn't just help enhance the mids and outline the trebles with some sweet bite, but is a seamless match with the maple neck. The twenty-two stainless-steel jumbo frets, meanwhile, aren't just super-durable but fully support the fret-hand with the amount of grip needed to spin leads and grab chords with minimum effort. This level of ergonomics is followed all the way through to the hardware, including the high-grade T106 tremolo bridge, which comes loaded with six individual saddles and combines with locking machine heads to ensure solid tuning, even under the strain of more extreme tremolo-arm trickery. Insane Versatility At the core of the electronics section of the AZ22S1F lies a full set of three Ibanez Classic Custom pickups in a fat HSS configuration, so you're getting the warm Alnico-coated sound of a single-coil in the neck and middle positions, combined with the power and tightness of a ceramic humbucker at the bridge. So you can tap into the full range that this loadout has to offer, Ibanez has included their in-house developed dyna-MIX9 system and Alter Switch, granting access to nine unique voicings, including split-coil switching for full-on single-coil sound. Dynamic expression guaranteed.