Ibanez builds guitars for players of all levels—from beginners to the most demanding masters of the instrument. Regardless of price, Ibanez always strives to offer the absolute best sound, style, and playability in its class. The Standard series incorporates all the staples the Ibanez brand is famous for, such as fast necks, floating trems, and high-octane distortion in a package that is available and accessible to most players.
Features
Roasted Maple neck
The Roasted Maple neck is heat-treated to increase stability, durability, moisture resistance and tolerance of temperature changes.
Jatoba fretboard
Jatoba has a reddish brown color and produces a rich mid range with a crisp high end.
Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
Stainless steel frets boast excellent corrosion resistance. The wide and tall fret-type offers a quick response and effortless articulation when playing chords and clear tone when playing single notes.
Locking machine heads
Locking machine heads ensure accurate and stable tuning.
Flamed Maple top / Alder body
The Flamed Maple top displays a beautiful wood grain. The Alder body delivers a well-balanced bright tone, enriched resonance and sustain.
Ibanez Classic Custom pickups
Ibanez Classic Custom pickups offer a versatile tonal palette, combining the warm, clear sound of alnico neck and middle single-coil pickups with the powerful, dynamic output of a ceramic bridge humbucker. This unique blend delivers precise articulation and expressive tone.
T106 tremolo
The T106 tremolo bridge with 6 independent saddles makes precise height and intonation adjustment of each string easy.
dyna-MIX9 switching system with Alter Switch
The dyna-MIX 9 offers nine sound variations and can switch between humbucker and single coil modes with just a flick of the mini switch. One mode even simulates a humbucking sound from the combination of two single coil pickups.
Technical Specifications
- Neck Type: AZ
- Neck Material: Roasted Maple neck
- Body Top Material: Flamed Maple top
- Body Material: Alder body
- Fretboard: Jatoba fretboard
- Inlays: White dot inlay
- Frets: Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Fret Count: 22
- Bridge: T106 bridge
- String Spacing: 10.5mm
- Neck Pickup: Ibanez Classic Custom (S) neck pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- Middle Pickup: Ibanez Classic Custom (S) middle pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- Bridge Pickup: Ibanez Classic Custom (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Factory Tuning: 1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5A, 6E
- String Gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
- Hardware Color: Chrome
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 42mm
- Fret Width at 22nd Fret: 56.4mm
- Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: 20.5mm
- Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: 22.5mm
- Radius: 305mmR
- Other: Locking machine heads
AZ22S1F's Switching system diagram
When the alter switch is in neck position, two hum tap mode is on. When the alter switch is in bridge position, two hum tap mode is off. Two hum tap mode means the neck and middle pickups are wired in series and functioning as a humbucker. When two hum tap mode is off and the pickup selector switch is in neck position, neck pickup is selected. When the switch is in between neck and center position, neck and center pickups are selected. When the switch is in center position, center position is selected. When the switch is in between center and bridge position, center pickup and neck side of the bridge pickup are selected. When the switch is in bridge position, the bridge pickup is selected. When two hum tap mode is on and the pickup selector switch is in neck position, the neck and center pickups are selected and they are in series. When the switch is in between neck and center position the neck pickup and bridge side of the bridge pickup are selected. When the switch is in center position, neck, center, and bridge pickups are selected; the neck and center pickups are in series mode. When the switch is in between center and bridge position, the neck side of the bridge pickup is selected. When the switch is in bridge position, the bridge pickup is selected.
AZ22S1F's control diagram
With the guitar held in the playing position, there is one knob and one switch along the lower edge of the body. Closest to the knee cutout is the five-way pickup selector switch. Closest to the end of the body is the tone knob. The volume knob is located right above the five-way pickup selector switch. Between the volume and tone knobs is the alter switch.
