20th anniversay Ibanez Universe multicolour reissue

BMU · 2010-01-16T16:59:01+00:00

Ok, I know this will burn the retinas of the traditionalists and call my aesthetic sensibilities into question. But. This thing is GORGEOUS. My heart is beating a little faster and I'm going to start drooling any moment now: It's the 20th anniversary reissue of the original UV77MC (mc=multicolour). You know, the Steve Vai Passion & Warfare album cover guitar. (Or is it UV777MC...never did bother counting the 7's on the different models.) However, all is not well in nostalgialand. It's a direct reissue of the original, meaning it doesn't have all the design improvements they've undergone in 20 years. It feels like a step back. I know: I played one of these exact ones, but black and green not "swirl" until it got stolen last year. In fact that was an original 1990 model so nevermind reissue, it would've been 20 years old this year. So while I'm now very sad that it's gone, I can honestly say I like my new one more. Better trem design, better looking neck, better neck joint. So EVEN if the price was a "reasonable" $2500-3000 I wouldn't have bitten. And I should probably mention they're flogging these for $6000...? Arguably justifiable since there'll only be 100 made, i.e. strictly a collector's thing. Ah well. Now I'm dreaming of a modern-spec, multicolour swirl UV for the normal price. Damn you Ibanez.

ZarK

BMU wrote @ZarK: on the AANJ topic, having played both an old UV and a new one extensively - yeah it makes a big difference. I wouldn't say it's a deal-killer but I wouldn't exactly choose to go back to the old style.

AANJ = all access neck joint... for anyone who doesn't speak Ibanez.

Imagine Ibanez brought out a range of new Jem’s and Universe’s with modern specs but in the original Multi-colour swirl and the green MC swirl… I think they’d sell like crazy! They are in such high demand abroad (especially the US), that it’s insane! I’d go into debt for those… A man can dream?? :'(

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