Today, present day versions such as these models still considered the standard in hard rock and instrumental rock guitars.Īs well known for its jazz guitars as it is for rock, Ibanez has an impressive line of jazz boxes including the aforementioned George Benson models, two Pat Metheny models, and most recently, the new John Scofield signature semi-acoustic. But by that time it didn´t matter–Ibanez had already left the copies behind and was fast becoming an innovative guitar company in its own right.īy the mid-80´s with the interest in instrumental rock guitar on the rise, Ibanez collaborated with players such as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Paul Gilbert and brought out the JEM, JS, RG and S models. Many of these "first" Ibanez guitars continue to increase in value and a good number are now highly prized collector´s items.īy 1976, the Ibanez copy era officially came to an end when one of the major American guitar manufacturers-no longer amused by the copiers–successfully sued the highest profile copier, Ibanez. At that time many American instruments were going through an unfortunate period of increasing prices with decreasing quality, and these copies hit a ready market.īut the people with Ibanez weren´t content with just copying and Ibanez began making their own designs: the solid body Artists (played by Bob Weir of the Dead) the Iceman (first made famous by Paul Stanley of KISS and the George Benson guitars, the first jazz boxes designed for higher volume stage playing. Most of those guitars were Ibanez´ famous high quality (but very inexpensive) copies of just about everything–you name it, we probably made a version of it. Or perhaps you´d simply go to the Mid 60´s when Hoshino, who by that time had purchased the rights to the Ibanez name, began shipping incredibly funky looking guitars to the United States, many of which were actually sold in department stores.īut for most of us, Ibanez pretty much begins almost 30 years ago, when Hoshino opened an office near Philadelphia, PA for more efficiently distributing Ibanez guitars to the United States.
If you wanted a little less completeness than that you´d go back about forty-five when Hoshino began distributing a Spanish guitar named Ibanez.
If you wanted a total history of Ibanez you´d have go back to 1908 when a company named Hoshino began as a sheet music store and later music products distributor in Nagoya Japan. In order for us to be able to work closely with our artists, endorsement agreements are of necessity very limited and we cannot guarantee a personal response to every application.Ī Short History Of A Company With A Long History Many factors are considered in musical instrument endorsements including, but not limited to your musical talents, your current visibility as a player and band member and your ability to effect other players positively–and as with anything in this business we call music, sometimes it´s simply being in the right place with the right style or chops at the right time. Please do not send any one-of-a-kind materials as all Ibanez endorsement as application packages cannot be returned. Hollywood, CA.Īn application package for Ibanez endorsement must contain the following to be considered:
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