The Ibanez JEM/Strat Hybrid Prototype Serial is an Ibanez electric guitar. It pairs well with the Blackstar St. James 100 and the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (Multi-watt).
Ibanez JEM/Strat Hybrid Prototype Serial
Ibanez · electric guitar
This entry documents a hybrid guitar combining Ibanez JEM design elements, the pointed body horns and monkey-grip handle Steve Vai's signature line is known for, with Stratocaster-derived features, believed to be an early prototype stage in the development of Vai's now-iconic JEM series. Vai worked closely with Ibanez through the mid-1980s to design a signature guitar that could handle his extreme technical range, from delicate whammy-bar dive bombs to blistering legato runs, and prototypes blending established Fender-style design language with Ibanez's own innovations were a natural step in that iterative process before the JEM's final, now-famous form was locked in. As a prototype rather than a production guitar, its exact specs and history are less thoroughly documented than the finished JEM models that followed.
- stage
- hybrid
- platform
- production
- natural
- mid
- delicate
- whammy
Genres the Ibanez JEM/Strat Hybrid Prototype Serial is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- Experimental
Amps that pair well with the Ibanez JEM/Strat Hybrid Prototype Serial
Blackstar St. James 100
Blackstar
17% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar St. James 100 gives it high gain to fill it with
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (Multi-watt)
Mesa Boogie
17% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (Multi-watt) gives it high gain to fill it with
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchSynergy SL2 Module's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman BE-Mini Head's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchHughes & Kettner Warp 7's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchCeriatone 2202H's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Hiwatt Hi-Gain 100W Head
Hiwatt
tonal matchRun Hiwatt Hi-Gain 100W Head into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Friedman Jose LTD
Friedman
tonal matchRun Friedman Jose LTD into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Pedals that stack with the Ibanez JEM/Strat Hybrid Prototype Serial
Greer Black Mountain
Greer
18% matchRun Greer Black Mountain into that transparent platform and it finally gets some fuzzy
ThorpyFX The Dane
ThorpyFX
18% matchThorpyFX The Dane's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchRun Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some fuzzy
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
tonal matchIbanez JEM/Strat Hybrid Prototype Serial leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz wants
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchElectro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Ibanez JEM/Strat Hybrid Prototype Serial delivers it
MXR M249 Super Badass Dynamic O.D.
MXR
tonal matchMXR M249 Super Badass Dynamic O.D.'s own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Ibanez JEM/Strat Hybrid Prototype Serial delivers it
Catalinbread MontaVillian
Catalinbread
tonal matchIbanez JEM/Strat Hybrid Prototype Serial leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Catalinbread MontaVillian wants — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Warm Audio Jet Phaser
Warm Audio
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Warm Audio Jet Phaser gives it high gain to fill it with
Questions people ask
What pairs well with the Ibanez JEM/Strat Hybrid Prototype Serial?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Blackstar St. James 100, Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (Multi-watt), Synergy SL2 Module — The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar St. James 100 gives it high gain to fill it with.