The FLATV1 is a solid body electric guitar introduced by Ibanez for 2021. It is a Signature guitar of American blues-rock virtuoso, Josh Smith. It is produced in Japan by FujiGen. The FLATV1 is based on the Fender Telecaster-inspired AZS series with which it debuted. The FLATV1 features an ash body bolted to an S-Tech roasted maple neck with a 21-fret S-Tech roasted maple fingerboard with black dot position markers and Luminlay side dots. Components include a Gotoh F1803 fixed bridge with In-Tune saddles, a pair of Seymour Duncan custom single-coil pickups, a white pickguard, a bone nut, and vintage-style Gotoh tuning machines. The FLATV1 leans into the "traditional" design with a slab body devoid of any comfort cuts and a flat neck joint with a metal plate.
Specifications:
- Body Shape: AZS body
- Body Material: Ash (Top), Ash (Body)
- Neck Profile: FLATV
- Fingerboard Material: S-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple
- Fretboard Radius: 250mmR
- Scale Length: 648mm/25.5"
- No. of Frets: 21 Medium Frets
- Fretboard Inlays: Black Dot
- Pickups: Seymour Duncan® FLAT5™ Passive/Alnico Single-coil (Neck), Seymour Duncan® FLAT5™ Passive/Alnico Single-coil (Bridge)
- Bridge: Gotoh® F1803 bridge
- Pickguard: White
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL110 .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 Gauges
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh® machine heads
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Case: Hardshell
