Ibanez has teamed up with guitarist Andrea Cappellari (Nekomata, Violet Eternal) for a new demo of the space-age-looking Ibanez ALPHA 7-String. This one’s the Nebula Shift finish, but Ibanez also has a Iron Pewter finish available as well.
Get the Ibanez ALPHA 7-string for $1,899 at one of the links below:
Leading the spec sheet is Ibanez’s newly developed Parallel Wizard AS neck. Constructed from five pieces of Maple and Walnut, the neck maintains a consistent 21mm thickness from the first fret all the way to the 12th, while introducing an asymmetrical profile that’s slightly rounder on the bass side. Ibanez says the design promotes a more natural grip for techniques such as sweeping, string skipping and other technically demanding styles.
The neck is paired with a multiscale construction that stretches from 27.2″ on the bass side to 25.5″ on the treble strings. An Ebony fingerboard fitted with 24 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets completes the package.
An American Basswood body features a deeply contoured elbow cut designed to naturally position the picking arm, while a sweeping rear contour angles the guitar upward against the player’s body to improve fretboard visibility and reduce playing fatigue.
Ibanez has also flattened the lower body edge to create a larger contact area when seated, helping stabilize the instrument during extended practice or recording sessions. Completing the package is an innovative three-bolt neck joint.
Electronics come courtesy of a set of Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers, with an Alnico-equipped neck pickup joined by a Ceramic bridge unit.
The active pickup pairing is designed to provide the tight attack and high-output performance modern metal players demand, while an onboard Fishman Voicing switch unlocks a second personality. With the flick of a switch, players can move from Fluence’s signature high-gain active voice to a cleaner, more open sound for expanded tonal versatility.
Then there’s all the hardware. A Mono-Rail G2 bridge provides individual saddles for each string to improve note separation and minimize sympathetic vibration between strings. The bridge also supports both string-through-body and top-loading configurations.
Gotoh MG-T locking tuners ensure fast string changes and reliable tuning stability, while Luminescent side-dot markers improve visibility on dark stages. The instrument ships fitted with D’Addario EXL120 strings, including a .059 low string, and includes a gig bag.
