"I am very happy to be a part of the Ibanez family! There is a mix of many different musical influences in my playing style, so I need my guitars from Ibanez to be well-rounded in order to cover everything I want to do on the guitar. Ibanez and I worked for a long time on these models, going over many different neck shapes and body shapes before deciding on what works best for me as a player, and I feel that we have nailed it with the KIKO models. I'm really happy and excited about my new signature Ibanez KIKO models, and I hope that you are excited too!"
– Kiko Loureiro –
Maple neck
The Maple neck provides stability and bright tonal character.
Jatoba fretboard
Jatoba has a reddish brown color and produces a rich mid range with a crisp high end.
Flamed Maple Art Grain top / Poplar body
The Flamed Maple Art Grain top displays a gorgeous wood grain. The Poplar body delivers a well-balanced tone with incredible thickness.
Infinity R / Infinity RS H-S-H pickups
Ibanez Infinity pickups deliver an accurate and tight sound with excellent dynamics. Even under heavy settings, they do not lose tonal clarity.
Double Locking tremolo
The Double Locking system holds your guitar in tune even under aggressive on-stage abuse.
Special Wiring switch on volume control (push/pull)
The Special Wiring switch offers more versatility to your sound.
Switching System
Coil tap is activated by pulling up on the volume knob. When the coil tap is off and the pickup selector switch is in neck position, the neck pickup is selected. When the switch is in between neck and center position, the neck side of the neck pickup and the center pickup are selected. When the switch is in center position, the center pickup is selected. When the switch is in between center and bridge position, the center pickup and the neck side of the bridge pickup are selected. When the switch is in bridge position, the bridge pickup is selected. When coil tap is on and the pickup selector switch is in neck position, the neck side of the neck pickup is selected. When the switch is in between neck and center position, the neck side of the neck pickup and the center pickup are selected. When the switch is in center position, the center pickup is selected. When the switch is in between center and bridge pickup, the center pickup and bridge side of the bridge pickup are selected. When the switch is in bridge position, the bridge side of the bridge pickup is selected.
Controls
With the guitar held in the playing position, there is a five-way pickup selector switch near the knee cutout on the lower part of the body. The knob closest to the bridge is the tone knob. The knob closer to the neck is the volume knob with a push/pull function.
Neck Dimensions
Scale : 648mm/25.5"
a : Width : 43mm at NUT
b : Width : 58 at 24F
c : Thickness : 19,5mm at 1F
d : Thickness : 21,5mm at 12F
Radius : 430mmR
Guitar Neck Diagram a: Width of the neck at the nut b: Width of the neck at the first fret c? Thickness of the neck at the first fret d: Thickness of the neck at the twelfth fret Radius: Radius of the fingerboard
Specifications :
neck type : KIKOSP3 / Maple neck
top/back/body : Flamed Maple Art Grain top / Poplar body
fretboard : Jatoba fretboard / Off-set White dot inlay
fret : Medium frets
number of frets : 24
bridge : Double Locking bridge
string space : 10.5mm
neck pickup : Infinity R (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
middle pickup : Infinity RS (S) middle pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
bridge pickup : Infinity R (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)