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For the 24-fret version of this guitar, see 540PⅡ-HH.
540PHH MG
540PHH Magenta (more images) Red copyright sprite

The 540PHH is a Power series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1989 as part of the Roadstar Pro series.

he 540PHH body has a 'reverse RG style' body shape with a long, pointy lower horn. This shape replaced the older Power series body shape which had been introduced in 1987.

The 540PHH features a basswood body bolted to a maple Wizard neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with binding and sharktooth position markers. Components include a pair of DiMarzio-made IBZ/USA humbucking pickups and an Edge double locking tremolo bridge.

The 540PSH is a similar model with a single-coil pickup at the neck. Both of these 22-fret 540P models were offered only in the US market. The 540PⅡ-HH and 540PⅡ-SH are similar models offered in other markets with 24-fret necks and pickguards.

Although these guitars were not signature models, they were strongly associated with Alex Skolnick who is best known for is work with American thrash metal band Testament.

Alex Skolnick
Alex Skolnic from "Testament" with the Ibanez 540PHH White Red copyright sprite

The 540PHH was discontinued after 1990.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 540PHH
Model name: 540PHH
Year(s) offered: 1989–1990
Sold in: USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$999.99 (1989–1990)
Finish(es): Black (BK) / Desert Sun Yellow (DY) / Magenta (MG) / Purple Metallic (PM) / White (WH)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
Cutaway heel
Bridge:
Edge tremolo (10.8mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
540P
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Sharktooth
Frets:
22 / jumbo
Nut:
Top-Lok III
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
IBZ/USA F3 (H)
Neck pickup:
IBZ/USA F2 (H)
Controls:
Single volume / 3-way toggle pickup selector
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Other available finishes
540PHH DY
Desert Sun Yellow
540PHH PM
Purple Metallic
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