Ibanez ATZ300 Andy Timmons, 25th Anniversary Black Overview
Ibanez ATZ300
The ATZ is based on the Ibanez AZ and includes all of that model’s intrinsic benefits, as well as adding new features favored by Andy and not offered on other production AZ models, such as a unique pickup configuration featuring three mini DiMarzio® humbuckers.
Product Features
S-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple Neck:
- The S-TECH special roasted treatment increases the wood’s stability, durability, water resistance, and tolerance of temperature changes. The neck is sealed with an oil finish which helps make it feel similar to a well-played guitar neck.
Rosewood Fretboard:
- The rosewood fretboard provides a well-balanced solid tone with a focused mid-range.
Jumbo Frets with Prestige Fret Edge Treatment:
- The wide and tall fret-type offers a quick response, good articulation when playing chords, and clear tone when playing single notes. Prestige Fret Edge Treatment guarantees effortlessly fast playing.
Alder Body:
- The alder body delivers a well-balanced bright tone, enriched resonance, and sustain.
DiMarzio® The Cruiser® / AT-1™ Pickups:
- A DiMarzio® The Cruiser® in the neck position delivers single-coil tone, open vocal-sounding mids, and a bit of added strength to the bass. A DiMarzio® AT-1™ in the bridge position gives excellent warmth and clarity, which balances well with the neck pickup.
Gotoh® Magnum Lock w/H.A.P. Machine Heads:
- GOTOH® MAGNUM LOCK® machine heads have an established reputation for tuning stability. Its H.A.P® (Height Adjustable Post) system allows for the adjustment of string posts for the appropriate tension of each string.
Wilkinson®-Gotoh® VSVG Tremolo:
- The Wilkinson®-Gotoh® VSVG tremolo unit features smooth arm action and the unique design of its elongated baseplate screw holes helps promote accurate pitch return by eliminating binding. The VSVG’s locking bent-steel saddles provide a vintage tone and feel.
Luminlay Side Dots:
- The Luminlay side dot position marks make it easy for players to see fretboard position marks when performing on dark stages.
Hardshell Case Included:
- Ibanez Hardshell case gives extreme protection for your beloved instrument.
Special Features
Oil-Impregnated Bone Nut:
- The oil-impregnated bone nut provides superior tuning stability and warm, rich resonance. Stainless steel frets boast excellent corrosion resistance.
Smooth Taper Volume Filter:
- A smooth taper volume filter maintains the guitar’s high frequencies at low volumes and provides more uniform tone from 1 to 10.
- - Roasted Maple neck
- The Roasted Maple in the neck is heat-treated to increase stability, durability, moisture resistance and tolerance of temperature changes.
- - Roasted Maple fretboard
- Heat-treatment provides a well-balanced attack and tone and a rich sustain. In order to achieve supreme neck grip comfort, the fretboard edge is finished with a smooth curve.
- - 22 Jumbo frets
- Jumbo frets contribute to smooth playability, especially for single-note playing.
- - Alder body
- The Alder body delivers a well-balanced bright tone, enriched resonance and sustain.
- - DiMarzio® The Cruiser® /AT-1™ pickups
- A DiMarzio® The Cruiser® in the neck position delivers single-coil tone, open vocal-sounding mids and a bit of added strength to the bass. A DiMarzio®AT-1™ in the bridge position gives excellent warmth and clarity, which balances well with the neck pickup.
- - Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads
- The Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads achieve incredible tuning stability, cutting down string-changing time.
- - Wilkinson® WV6-SB tremolo
- By utilising the unique Wilkinson ”5+1” knife-edges, the Wilkinson® WV6-SB tremolo bridge offers unsurpassed ”tone transfer” of a 6-screw pivot system with the smooth fulcrum action of a 2 pivot set-up.
- - Coil-tap switch
- The coil tap switch adds sound and tonal variations for both pickups.
- - Luminescent side dots
- The luminescent side dot position marks make it easy for players to see fretboard position marks when performing on dark stages.
- - String Gauge 010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
- - Gig bag included
- It comes with Ibanez gig bag which is designed specifically to fit and protect this instrument.