Steve Vai introduces the Ibanez PIA signature model

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ม.ค. 2020
  • “Hey folks, Steve Vai here. Since 1987, the Ibanez JEM has enjoyed surprising success. It was designed around my idiosyncrasies as a player and my desire to have a guitar that checked off all the boxes for me. Little did we realize how many other people would find their note on this instrument. And now, after almost 35 years of the JEM, although the JEM is still in production and will perhaps be for many years to come, we felt it was time to introduce a new signature guitar that is somewhat of an evolution of the JEM, The PIA. . Ibanez and Myself could not be more pleased with the way this fine instrument has turned out.”
    Learn More: www.ibanez.com
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  • @JTCGuitar
    @JTCGuitar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    "Long after I've whammied my last bar" - please never stop whammying

    • @dxntblxnk4984
      @dxntblxnk4984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That legit made me feel a bit sad, steve vai is such a great guy. One of my favorite guitarists🤧

    • @Xiphos1349
      @Xiphos1349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's gonna stop whammying cause at some point he's gonna die

    • @PhilosophyofGuitar
      @PhilosophyofGuitar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Xiphos1349 We know, genius. Don't remind us. We lost too many rockstars and guitar heroes in 2020. To top this, we're still in the middle of the biggest worldwide pandemic in 100 years and if we're among the lucky ones so that we and our loved ones are not directly affected by the disease, we're virtually all suffering from its lockdown effects in at least some substantial capacity - every single one of us. I don't think we need any more reminders that people get sick and die, even larger-than-life rockstars and guitar gods. We know. Thank you.
      Steve Vai appears to be healthy and in great spirits, and off the powder and the bottle: the hex of musicians, especially rockstars. So let's celebrate that Steve is well and the fact that there's most likely plenty more awesome music in his brilliant mind which he craves to share with the world, including his superb brand new single "Knappsack".... And let's celebrate that there's plenty of whammying left for him to bar.

    • @Xiphos1349
      @Xiphos1349 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PhilosophyofGuitar calm down lol

    • @PhilosophyofGuitar
      @PhilosophyofGuitar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Xiphos1349 I am calm dude. And nothing against you personally. But I genuinely believe your initial comment is a truism which we don't need to be reminded of in such a light right now. I'm sure you didn't mean wrong... Seeing that you posted this a year ago, the world was a different place then... But it doesn't help in the current climate. Hence why I felt that what I said needed to be expressed.
      I clicked on your profile and I see that you have a channel where you play guitar. I'll check it out. Music and art are a powerful medium to inspire people. So keep up the music and the metal!

  • @montlejohnbojangles8937
    @montlejohnbojangles8937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Seriously those pickups are just art. Great to see Steve still experimenting after all these years.

    • @thisandthat1233
      @thisandthat1233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      By far the standout feature in this guitar. amazing design

    • @phenixreturns
      @phenixreturns 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thisandthat1233 totally different from the horrible js art

  • @markokraljevic5743
    @markokraljevic5743 4 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    His wife is named as Pia, and he named his signature model as "Pia". Besides being an amazing artist he's an amazing person as well.

    • @commie.franky
      @commie.franky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Let's hope he stays with Pia till his last Whammy'd Bar :)

    • @ThumpingThromnambular
      @ThumpingThromnambular 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Wow, he named a guitar.
      What an amazing person.

    • @kelleyhargis9025
      @kelleyhargis9025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wrong! If you actually watched the video, there is a part in the beginning that states PIA = Paradise In Art. 00:06

    • @otakurocklee
      @otakurocklee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@kelleyhargis9025 Pia is his wife's name. Obviously they came up with "paradise in art" to fit with Pia's name.

    • @zenon652
      @zenon652 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can't wait to get my hands on Pia.

  • @jasonvoorheeskill
    @jasonvoorheeskill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Only Steve Vai can sell me a guitar convincingly without even playing it.

    • @jackmeoff2376
      @jackmeoff2376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You’re right...
      I bought a sun dew gold one.🙂

    • @notkwcly1368
      @notkwcly1368 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jackmeoff2376 How is it?

    • @warnerlohse
      @warnerlohse 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m dropping 5 k on a used one. CAD.

  • @affanahmmed3081
    @affanahmmed3081 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Whammied my last bar.
    Like wow

  • @vladzubac5360
    @vladzubac5360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    This guitar shows the musical maturity of Steve Vai in its edges, the newly design reminescent Monkey Grip, everything...it's like a fine whisky aging and tasting smoother! God Bless you Steve Vai!

    • @dankhill6851
      @dankhill6851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its more like a fine spirit quest, so beautiful you could cry

  • @marcoabyss
    @marcoabyss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    a guitar named after my ex. just like her, this guitar will cost me an arm and a leg

    • @TakeTheBluePill
      @TakeTheBluePill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The guitar is named in honor of Steve Vai's wife...did Steve get your sloppy seconds?

    • @brogoram
      @brogoram 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmao

    • @kellylee5842
      @kellylee5842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why would you ever pay that much for a j e m wannabe

    • @Abzshred
      @Abzshred 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice lol

    • @TheDyingScotsman
      @TheDyingScotsman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not his ex. He is still married to Pia

  • @TrevorShredder
    @TrevorShredder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Anything by Steve Vai & Ibanez is beautiful.

    • @eeshsinger
      @eeshsinger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True

    • @7James77
      @7James77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not only beautiful, but plays amazingly well. I've never played a guitar as good as the JEM.

  • @ryanbailey4273
    @ryanbailey4273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think we can all agree that both Ibanez and Vai have created an evolution of the Jem that genuinely feels like a progression. Absolutely beautiful guitar!
    Congratulations, I can’t wait to get my hands on one

  • @awogbob
    @awogbob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Steve Vai isnt my favorite guitarist in terms of style (I just prefer other genres) But dammit if he isn't one of the most innovative, respectable guitar players thats still invested in pushing the genre of electric guitar music. He has such a good legacy and does so many cool things! Love this man.

  • @sebastianbustios2461
    @sebastianbustios2461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Steve Vai is a human being full of light and this guitar is simply beautiful. Period.

    • @stevesalt9005
      @stevesalt9005 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      If the guitar was a religion Steve Vai would be Jesus.

  • @jeffgoldblum474
    @jeffgoldblum474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Such a beautiful instrument, this is the only blinged out guitar I'd be proud to own

  • @music-collective
    @music-collective 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guitar looks so wonderful. Steve, "you did it again..."

  • @lefinlan
    @lefinlan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It really does look special. Clearly a masterpiece thought about for years in its design...

  • @allanwhittick2930
    @allanwhittick2930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Man I wish I could afford this guitar. Oh well, another vai signature I will always lust after.

  • @arseniitrifonov9015
    @arseniitrifonov9015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This video feels kind of sad and happy at the same time... I mean, the part of it where Steve talks about "whammying his last bar" and all, it just goes to show that at the end of the day he's human just like the rest of us, not some timeless ageless guitar god. Then there's the thing about his speaking mannerisms - they've all softened out, and even his signature "Hey folks!" sounds fatherly rather than jovial. However, Steve is doing what makes him happy, and that is what matters at the end of the day.
    Oh, and PIA is eye-catching too.

  • @kronosecw
    @kronosecw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    He should release a version with all his extra mods. The trem setter, sustainer, whatever other circuitry he does. Sure it will cost a lot, but there's a niche market for limited releases

  • @gitarmats
    @gitarmats ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These guitars look amazing!

  • @juninhorocha1936
    @juninhorocha1936 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    essa guitar é um sonho!!!

  • @givemeajackson
    @givemeajackson 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    gorgeous, and i just love listening to vai play and talk. such a great guy

  • @mogui8938
    @mogui8938 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Steve Vai, The Legend. Great job for Ibanez.

  • @senorpotato8657
    @senorpotato8657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Long after I whammied my last bar" god I hope that he lives eternally !

  • @hunterzx77
    @hunterzx77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:41 never hyped so much for something that simple

  • @ThunnusAlbacares
    @ThunnusAlbacares 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a magnificent looking guitar, well done to everyone involved. Maybe one day i'll see one in the flesh. Bravo

  • @sachannel6036
    @sachannel6036 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful PIA guitar! I love it Steve!!

  • @vince8081
    @vince8081 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    More Vaiest than ever. I Love it.

  • @Yanthungbemo
    @Yanthungbemo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those pickup covers look gorgeous!

  • @craigfarleymusician8481
    @craigfarleymusician8481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this guitar. I think I’ll be purchasing one soon !

  • @1Fatih4Sultan5Mehmet3
    @1Fatih4Sultan5Mehmet3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *A Dream Guitar* ❤🎸🔥

  • @al3xj
    @al3xj ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ,,, "That's the abyss for a screw .... " 😹😹😹 this genius thank you Steve for all that you do 🙏📿

  • @Maxx61
    @Maxx61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    A new "on the wall" option for 80's metalheads who are now successful lawyers and doctors. Sure is purty though.

    • @V1z10n
      @V1z10n 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can't wait for the design choice to come down the rg line, like what they did to the Evo.

    • @dspencer1201
      @dspencer1201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nothin' wrong with that!

  • @kevin7rxxx346
    @kevin7rxxx346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well aesthetically it is very pleasing...way to go Stevie

  • @FLOODtoFIRE
    @FLOODtoFIRE 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Simply beautiful

  • @otavio048
    @otavio048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its crazy how much he experiments with his sound and guitar since 1987

  • @jacks8nx2
    @jacks8nx2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just amazing, Ibanez happy 2020, great way to start the year. Thanks

  • @dogdaysunrise1970
    @dogdaysunrise1970 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gorgeous!

  • @dioimamgames
    @dioimamgames 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    great job Steve and Ibanez, very modern design and very steve vai look. i like it 👍

  • @koczo5857
    @koczo5857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like pickups in this pia this combination is looking tasty

  • @chordify4016
    @chordify4016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Everything about this guy is beautiful a true artist

  • @WizardOfArc
    @WizardOfArc 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pia is gorgeous!!

  • @user-jb2lv6dm5i
    @user-jb2lv6dm5i 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    beautiful guitar

  • @juliandelrio
    @juliandelrio 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice guitar! Some mods really cool! I'd like to see the guitar in the stores 😊

  • @hibernative
    @hibernative 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Woaw, the shot where he is standing on a pyramid was trippy. Was/is he into esoteric teachings or was that just an awesome vibe at the time?

  • @KOISANX
    @KOISANX 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Attention to details 💯👌

  • @nw379
    @nw379 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful guitar

  • @philbobaggins336
    @philbobaggins336 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perfect ..incredible ..stunning ..graceful ...just a few words that come to mind ...I want one ..bad .

  • @Gaia_17
    @Gaia_17 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The design is beautiful and i love the sound. 🩷🌸😍

  • @MrBICKUS9
    @MrBICKUS9 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is a thing of beauty

  • @Viskovitz
    @Viskovitz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    so beautiful ...

  • @veteranviper564
    @veteranviper564 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I at 50 just started learning guitar and I want one of these so bad. Steve is in town tomorrow. Maybe he can drop me one off?

  • @axe2rock
    @axe2rock 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice! Always love ibanez, Would love to try one of these

  • @systemgtr
    @systemgtr 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    amazing! the ibanez pia model is beatiful fantastic!

  • @luizlima6706
    @luizlima6706 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved Ibanez , steve vai in new model of guitar ...expiration of world planet guitar...

  • @ulisrockstudios5418
    @ulisrockstudios5418 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that guitar 😍

  • @artwarren126
    @artwarren126 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magnetic back plate. Brilliant!
    This should be standard equipment on all trem equipped Ibanez guitars.

  • @sangeetsing128
    @sangeetsing128 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Steve Vai makes everything incredible

  • @thedanksavatron7782
    @thedanksavatron7782 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Work of art!!! Just wish I could afford one! Maybe a Pia Jr. In the future???

  • @davidschonberger4752
    @davidschonberger4752 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Just wow!

  • @omarmorones9823
    @omarmorones9823 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful instrument

  • @imnaakumtongpok437
    @imnaakumtongpok437 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing Guitar!!!

  • @jestemkwita5629
    @jestemkwita5629 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible look!!

  • @DanAloysius
    @DanAloysius 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i was wondering when Mr. Vai would invoke the magic again. I'm happy he did with this!

  • @andreacaloiaro6038
    @andreacaloiaro6038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That's Vai - the staying power, but never standing still.

  • @basdewaardsh
    @basdewaardsh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very cool guitar... Would very much like to have one one day! Btw: the magnet back cover is very cool, but he says it is very handy when you need to change strings. Given it has a floyd rose, you do not even need to remove that back cover as you put the strings in the bridge from the top :) Maybe it is a long time ago since he changed strings himself :)

  • @SandraupaTomealaArief
    @SandraupaTomealaArief 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    IBANEZ MAKE SO MANY MEMORIES? JEM ALWAYS IN MY SOUL 1987 - 2020

  • @fredericadda
    @fredericadda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The guitar looks like it’s imbued with magic ... very elegant, as is Steve Vai himself

  • @sauicaen
    @sauicaen 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    god what a beautiful guitar

  • @icu469
    @icu469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All great new features in the new Pia guitar. I especially like the inlay on the fretboard and the pickup covers. I don't really get the new yin yang cutouts. They look ok but don't really serve a purpose other than some weight relief I suppose.
    I'd love to try one out. I've played a Jem and really liked it.

  • @888Marco
    @888Marco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing!

  • @WildWildWeasel
    @WildWildWeasel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn, that background music is beautiful.

  • @rocknrollresignation93
    @rocknrollresignation93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That magnetic back plate is a game changer

  • @BijoyKeisham
    @BijoyKeisham 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the most beautiful Jem yet

  • @rauferv
    @rauferv 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Still waiting for the Ibanez Pia Jr. / Miss 😊

  • @saecculum4795
    @saecculum4795 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats to mr via. This is truly an evolution to the jem

  • @pao2725
    @pao2725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That magnet thing is innovative af, i wish they do it for pickguards and pickups so u can switch pickups too

    • @7James77
      @7James77 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      would have a negative impact on the pickups if done with the pickguard

  • @00TheAnswer00
    @00TheAnswer00 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That magnet is a genius idea!!

  • @metalcharisma
    @metalcharisma 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    passion of love..

  • @fernandopazzetti7403
    @fernandopazzetti7403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I will miss the “Jem series” but this is truly a piece of art!

    • @AFN2750
      @AFN2750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fernando Pazzetti they are continuing the jem though...

    • @ATX0705
      @ATX0705 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@AFN2750 Not the Japanese made one unfortunately. Only the Indonesian one, unfortunately.

  • @TaylorWheeler
    @TaylorWheeler 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful , i really dig it

  • @HyperspeedMedia
    @HyperspeedMedia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful guitar... Ibanez are killing it within the last few years..

  • @AxelPizzi
    @AxelPizzi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Ibanez and love Steve, wonderful instrument....guys is there any chance in the future to get new Xiphos models? Got 2 of them but it's never enough Xiphos!!

  • @jordanj9069
    @jordanj9069 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whatever the second song playing in the background is, is the best composition I’ve ever heard from him aside from perhaps Lotus Feet

  • @adamchaifetz5876
    @adamchaifetz5876 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude rocks in every way...

  • @jayparpz5237
    @jayparpz5237 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beauty 😍

  • @billmcelgunn7819
    @billmcelgunn7819 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Steve is a great guy

  • @rioguitarsstudio7886
    @rioguitarsstudio7886 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Paradise In Art ( PIA )

  • @alen7367
    @alen7367 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Grandissimo!

  • @GreenMeanie101
    @GreenMeanie101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    When he plays it more than EVO then I know it is special LOL. I love the Panther Pink.

  • @kevin7rxxx346
    @kevin7rxxx346 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gold for me!!!

  • @z3pp9
    @z3pp9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beautiful!!! Magnetic cover is good idea.

    • @GreenMeanie101
      @GreenMeanie101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't understand why he says you need to remove the back to change a string? It is double locking at the bridge and neck no need to remove the back plate unless changing string gauge sizes. Sounds like a sales pitch to me lol.

    • @z3pp9
      @z3pp9 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GreenMeanie101 Yes, you are right, it is not necessary to remove the back cover when replacing strings. But sometimes it is necessary to adjust the spring tension after changing the strings.

  • @rjc7289
    @rjc7289 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd like to see some of these design features incorporated into the standard JEM line instead of them being exclusive to the PIA model. Come to think of it, things like the magnetic back plate, coil split, body contours, etc. -- that would really give a lot of Ibanez guitars a serious kick in the ass!

  • @gorisnelson3068
    @gorisnelson3068 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Woouuuu a new steve vai guitar cool

  • @wolfgang4136
    @wolfgang4136 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really pretty instrument

  • @kidwave1
    @kidwave1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have #141 of the original Jem 777's! I would kill for a PIA in Sun Dew Gold!

  • @Tomislav_B.
    @Tomislav_B. 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool trem cover, changing strings can be such a PIA

  • @Beyondthestars205
    @Beyondthestars205 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jem querida nunca dejaré de amarte.

  • @manuelrivelabiondi720
    @manuelrivelabiondi720 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very beatifulllll, really nice

  • @JosePineda-jn8jk
    @JosePineda-jn8jk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seems to be happiest about the back plate lol

  • @TheUniversalEyes
    @TheUniversalEyes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'll take two, one for playing and one for safe keeping.

  • @chuwy2k
    @chuwy2k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    OK, I'm in love with this guitar, it's about the design and the philosophy of natural harmony that converts it into a piece of art. Now, I need to get 4K US$ ❤️🤑💵💸👋🙂🇺🇾