Ibanez JS Guitar Specifications

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Listed here are specifications for Ibanez JS Guitars.

Model Year Color Codes	Color
Currently Available 2005 Models in North America	» JS2PRM » JS1200CA » JS1000BP » JS100BK » JS100TR » JS100WH
Currently Available 2004 Models in North America	» JS2PRM » JS1000BP » JS2000CG » JS100BK » JS100TR » JS100WH
Currently Available 2003 Models in North America	» JS1000BP » JS2000CG » JS100BK » JS100TR » JS100WH
Currently Available in Japan	» JS1200CA » JS1000BTB » JS1000BK
Out of Production	2002 - earlier

JS 1-5

	JS1BK	JS1WH	JS1IR	JS2CH	JS3	JS4	JS5
*Pictures*
*Color*	Black	White	Inferno Red	Chrome	"Donnie" Custom Graphic	"Electric Rainbow" Custom Graphic	"Rainforest" Custom Graphic
*Body*	Basswood
*Pickup Color*	Black
*Knobs*	Chrome Barrel
*High-Pass Filter*	Yes
*Coil Tap*	Yes
*Inlays*	Pearl Dot 90' and 91', Abalone dot 92' and 93'
*Neck*	1 pc. Maple w/skunk stripe '90 & '91. Slight profile change '92 & '93 w/o skunk stripe.
*Fretboard*	Rosewood
*Fretwire*	6105
*Hardware*	Chrome
*Pickups*	Dimarzio PAF Pro (neck), Dimarzio HS2 (single middle) ('92 and '93 only), Dimarzio Fred (bridge)			Dimarzio Paf Pro (neck), Dimarzio Fred (bridge)
*Switch*	3-way switch on '90/'91, 5-way switch on '92/'93			3-way switch
*Tremelo*	Edge (to '91) Lo-Pro ('92-'93)			Edge	Edge (to '91) Lo-Pro ('92-'93)
*Years*	'90 to '93		'91 & '92	'90	'90 to '93	'92 & '93
*Quantity*	1872			12 MIJ (8 protos, 4 production). USA attempted JS2s not counted here.	80-100	Unknown
*Manufacture*	Made in Japan
*Notes*	Predecessor to the JS1000, matching headstocks/bodies in '92 & '93			Cancelled due to chrome problems.	Custom graphics created by Donnie Hunt (R.I.P), Joan Satriani, and Carol Satriani, respectively. Only available through special order.

JS 6/600/700/2000 (Hardtails)

	JS6	JS600BK	JS600WH	JS6000OL	JS6000TR	JS700TR	JS2000CG
*Pictures*							web
*Color*	Oil	Black	White	Oil	Transparent Red	Transparent Red	Champagne Gold
*Body*	Mahogany	Basswood		Mahogany			Basswood
*Pickup Color*	Black
*Knobs*	Black Plastic	Black Barrel		Cosmo Barrel		Black Flat Barrel	CK
*High-Pass Filter*	Yes	No		Yes		No	Yes
*Coil Tap*	Yes	Yes		Yes		No	Yes
*Inlays*	Abalone Dot	Pearl Dot w/ "Joe Satriani" inlay		Abalone Dot w/ "JS Custom" inlay		Pearl Dot w/ "Joe Satriani" inlay [MIK], "JS Custom" inlay [MIJ]	Abalone Dot
*Neck*	1 pc. Maple					Mahogany	1 pc. Maple
*Fretboard*	Rosewood
*Fretwire*	6105	Ibanez Medium		6105		Ibanez Medium	6105
*Hardware*	Chrome	Chrome		Cosmo		Chrome	Chrome
*Hardware*	Chrome
*Pickups*	Dimarzio PAF Pro (neck) & Fred (bridge)	Ibanez AH1 (neck) & Ibanez AH2 (bridge)		Dimarzio PAF Pro (neck) & Fred (bridge)		S90BN(neck) & S90BB(bridge)	Dimarzio PAF Pro (neck) & Fred (bridge)
*Tremelo*	Gotoh Fixed	TZ80 Fixed		Gotoh Fixed		Short Stop II	FX Edge bridge (fixed)
*Years*	'92 & '93	'94		'94 & '95	'94	'96 to '98	2002-2004
*Quantity*	345	Unknown		Unknown		Unknown	Unknown
*Manufacture*	Japan	Korea		Japan		Korea	Japan
*Notes*	Matching headstock/body			Matching headstocks/bodies		Notice soapbar pickups and mahogany neck.

JS 1200 / 1000 / 900

	JS1200BP	JS1000BP	JS1000WH	JS1000TB	JS1000BTB	JS900BP
*Pictures*		web			web	web
*Color*	Candy Apple	Black Pearl	White Pearl	Transparent Blue	Burnt Transparent Blue	Black Pearl
*Body*	Basswood
*Pickup Color*	Black
*Knobs*	Cosmo Barrel
*High-Pass Filter*	Yes					No
*Coil Tap*	Yes					No
*Inlays*	Abalone dot	Abalone dot (w/ "JS Custom" inlay '94 to '96)			Abalone dot	Abalone dot
*Fretboard*	Rosewood (multi-radiused rear-neck '98 to present)
*Fretwire*	6105
*Hardware*	Chrome	Cosmo				Chrome
*Pickups*	Paf Joe (neck)	Dimarzio Paf Pro (neck), Dimarzio Fred (bridge)
*Tremelo*	LoPro Edge ('94 to '02), Edge-Pro ('04)
*Years*	2004-05	'94 to '96, '98 to '05	'98 to '02	'94	? to '05	? to '03
*Manufacture*		Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan
*Quantity*	Unknown
*Notes*	Notice change from chrome to cosmo hardware, multi-radiused fretboard.				Sold in Japan (overseas) only

JS 100 (MADE in Korea)

	JS100BK	JS100WH	JS100TR	JS100AB
*Pictures*
*Color*	Black	White	Transparent Red	Blue
*Body*	Basswood
*Pickup Color*	Black
*Knobs*	Chrome Barrel (Black in '94)	Chrome Barrel	Chrome Barrel (Black in '94)	Chrome Barrel
*High-Pass Filter*	No
*Coil Tap*	Yes ('96 to present)
*Inlays*	Pearl Dot w/ "Joe Satriani" inlay
*Fretboard*	Rosewood
*Fretwire*	Medium
*Hardware*	Chrome (CH)
*Pickups*	Ibanez AH1 (neck) & Ibanez AH2 (bridge)
*Tremelo*	Lo-TRS II until '02), Edge-Pro II ('03)			Lo-TRS II
*Years*	'94 to '05	'95, '03-'05	'94 to '05	'96
*Manufacture*	Korea	Korea	Korea	'Korea
*Quantity*	Unknown
*Notes*	Cheap guitars...avoid them!

JS Anniversary/Collector Models

	JS10	JS90HAM	JS2KCP	JS2PRM
*Pictures*
*Color*	Chrome	Blue/Purple/Green	Clear	Chrome Aluminum
*Body*	Luthite	Basswood	Acrylic	Basswood w/ thin Aluminum coat
*Pickup Color*	Black	Chrome	Clear	Chrome
*Knobs*	Chrome Barrel		Clear flat barrel	Chrome Barrel
*High-Pass Filter*	Yes
*Coil Tap*	Yes			Yes & Phase switch
*Inlays*	Pearl Dot	12th fret offset abalone dot & 90th inlay	Silver foil dot w/ CP inlay at 12th	Abalone Dot
*Fretboard*	Multi-Radiused Rosewood	Multi-Radiused Ebony	Multi-Radiused Rosewood	Multi-Radiused Rosewood
*Fretwire*	N/A
*Hardware*	Chrome		Violet chrome	Chrome
*Pickups*	Dimarzio PAF Pro (neck) Dimarzio Fred (bridge)			Dimarzio PAF Joe (neck) Dimarzio Fred (bridge)
*Tremelo*	Edge	Edge or LoPro	Lo-Pro	Edge (original)
*Years*	'98		2000	2005
*Quantity*	504+	352	200	60
*Manufacture*	Made in Japan
*Notes*	Satch's 10th year of working with Ibanez	Color changing finish	Clear Acrylic body	$5329.99

JS Series Notes

Country of Manufacture: All models made in Japan except all JS100 and some JS700s which were made in Korea. The Korean made JS700s have the "Joe Satriani" inlay, instead of the Made in Japan "JS Custom" inlay. It is strongly believed the 600 is Korean made, as it has the "Joe Satriani" inlay featured in the Korean models and and was introduced at the same time as the JS100.

JS Neck Measurements:

Thickness
20.0mm at fret-1
22.3mm at fret-12

Width
42mm nut
56mm at fret-22

Radius: 240mm fretboard radius (about 9.5")

Two-piece body (except luthite JS10 and JS2KCP)

One piece maple neck (no scarf joint) and old-style Fender neck joint heel (not AANJ)

Multi Radius Neck explained from Hoshino USA (12/2003)

The multi radius neck refers to the BACK of the neck, not the fingerboard. Typically, a "compound" radius (as I know it) means you have a small radius at the nut and a large radius at the end of the fingerboard, this makes gripping chords in the low register more comfortable and eliminates "choking" in the high register while still allowing low action.

Apparently, our [JS] "multi radius" definition means that the bass and treble side of the back of the neck are not identical, the neck shape is intentionally "lop-sided" in order to replicate the feel of Joe's favorite neck. The radius is actually a fairly consistent 10 inches all the way up.

Pickups:

DiMarzio Fred - used in the bridge position
DiMarzio PAF Pro - used in the neck position
DiMarzio HS2 - single coil middle position on some JS1 models only

Ibanez Brand
    Ibanez AH1 - neck humbucker (JS100)
    Ibanez AH2 - bridge humbucker (JS100)
    S90BN - neck humbucker (JS700)
    S90BB - bridge humbucker (JS700)

Information obtained and confirmed from these sources: Hoshino USA, ibanez.com, Ibanez Guitar Catalogs. Special thanks to Jeff for originally compiling the spec sheet for use on jemsite and corrections/additions by Rich Harris. :-)

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