August Musical Instrument

Ibanez PIA3761 – Steve Vai Signature

Model Name: Ibanez PIA3761
Artist: Steve Vai
Finish (Color): Blue Powder (the one in your photo)

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Body
• Type: Solidbody Electric Guitar
• Wood: Alder
• Pickguard: Pearloid

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Neck
• Construction: 5-piece Maple/Walnut neck
• Profile: PIA Neck Profile (thin & fast)
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Inlays: PIA Blossom (floral vine-style inlay)
• Frets: 24 Jumbo

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Hardware
• Bridge: Ibanez Edge Tremolo (floating bridge system)
• Tuners: Gotoh Machine Heads

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Electronics
• Pickups: DiMarzio UtoPIA (Steve Vai signature set)
• Neck: UtoPIA Humbucker
• Middle: UtoPIA Single-coil
• Bridge: UtoPIA Humbucker
• Controls:
• 5-way pickup selector
• Master Volume / Master Tone
• Coil-tap option for tonal variety

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Special Features
• “Petal Grip” Handle: A modern redesign of the classic JEM Monkey Grip, shaped like flower petals.
• PIA Blossom Inlay: Decorative floral inlays along the fretboard.
• Custom Case: Comes with Ibanez hard shell case with red plush interior and accessories.

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Price Range (2025)
• $3,500 – $4,000 USD
(around 12–14 million MMK depending on market and taxes)

🎸 Ibanez AAM370E – Advanced Auditorium Acoustic-Electric
• Launch Year: 2024 (part of the Ibanez Advanced Acoustic series)
• Made in: China
• Price Range: MSRP ~$1,049.99, usually sold around $699–749 depending on store

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🪵 Body & Tonewoods
• Body Shape: Advanced Auditorium – designed for a balance between comfort and projection
• Top: Solid Sitka Spruce – rich, full tone with brightness and good projection
• Back & Sides: Flamed Maple (laminated) – adds clarity and a shimmering look

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🎶 Bracing & Sound
• X-M Scalloped Bracing – enhances resonance, projection, and sustain
• A.I.R. Port (Acoustic Information Response) – a specially placed sound port that lets the player hear themselves more clearly and adds depth to the sound

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🎹 Neck & Playability
• Neck Profile: Low Oval Grip – slim and comfortable to hold
• Neck Material: Maple
• Fingerboard: Maple (radius ~15.75” / 400mm) – smooth for both strumming and fingerstyle
• Frets: 20
• Nut Width: 43mm – standard acoustic feel

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🔊 Electronics & Hardware
• Pickup: Ibanez T-bar Undersaddle Piezo – accurate acoustic tone reproduction
• Preamp: Ibanez Custom Electronics (volume & tone controls)
• Bridge: Maple Scalloped Bridge with Advantage™ pins – easier string changes & stable tuning
• Nut & Saddle: Bone (with compensated saddle) – improves intonation and tone
• Tuning Machines: Chrome die-cast, 18:1 ratio – stable tuning
• Output: Standard ¼” endpin jack, powered by a 9V battery

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🎨 Finish & Look
• Finish: Open-Pore Antique White – natural feel, lets the wood resonate better
• Pickguard: Transparent (clear)
• Style: Modern yet elegant with flamed maple back

Source: https://www.ibanez.com/na/products/detail/aam370e_5u_02.html

Suhr Mateus Asato Signature Classic S Electric Guitar

🎸Body & Looks
• Body: Contoured alder body with gloss finish
• Pickguard: Painted Bakelite pickguard
• Neck plate: Laser-engraved with Mateus Asato’s signature
• Case: Includes a premium black tolex hardshell case.

🎸Neck & Fingerboard
• Neck wood:
• Gloss Black version → 3A roasted birdseye maple neck & fingerboard
• Shell Pink Antique → Roasted maple neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard
• Profile: Even C Medium (.840″–.920″)
• Nut width: 1.650″
• Fingerboard radius: 9″–12″ compound
• Frets: Heavy stainless steel (.051″ × .108″)

🎸 Hardware
• Tuners: Suhr locking tuners (18:1 gear ratio) – stable tuning, quick string changes
• Bridge/Tremolo: Gotoh 510 2-post tremolo with steel block – great sustain and tuning stability.

🎸 Electronics
• Configuration: HSS
• Bridge: Asatobucker humbucker – warm, fat “Classic S” tone
• Middle & Neck: V63+ single coils – tight lows, focused mids, and smooth highs
• Noise reduction: SSCII (Silent Single-Coil System II) – hum-free single-coil tones without a battery
• Controls: Master volume, tone, 5-way pickup selector.

🎸 Tone & Playability
• Tone: Warm, clear, touch-sensitive, and expressive across all pickup positions
• Playability: Smooth neck profile, rolled fingerboard edges, stainless steel frets for long life and effortless bending.

This guitar is built for players who want a blend of vintage-inspired looks, modern playability, and versatile tones that cover clean, crunch, and lead work equally well.

https://www.suhr.com/instruments/mateus-asato/

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