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APEX2 Green Shadow Flat

The APEX2 is a seven string solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2007. It is a signature guitar created for James "Munky" Shaffer, guitarist for the American band Korn and is part of Shaffer's APEX series. The APEX2 is produced in Indonesia.

The APEX2 features an RG-style mahogany body bolted to a maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with binding and no inlays except an APEX script on the 12th fret. Components include dual DiMarzio PAF 7 humbucking pickups and a Tone Pros 7 fixed bridge with through-body string routing.

The APEX2 was discontinued after 2013.

Specifications

Related content: APEX series | Signature series |

Specifications for APEX2

Year(s) offered: 2007–2013

Sold in: Worldwide (except Japan)

Made in: Indonesia

Finish(es): Green Shadow Flat (GSF)

Body

Body type:
Solid body

Body material:
Mahogany

Neck joint:
AANJ

Bridge:
TonePros 7 fixed

Hardware color:
Powder cosmo

Neck

Neck type:
2007–2008: Wizard II-7
2009–2013: APEX2

Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut

Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"

Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ binding

Fingerboard inlays:
APEX on 12th

Frets:
24 / jumbo

Electronics/ Strings

Pickup configuration:
HH

Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio PAF 7 (H)

Neck pickup:
DiMarzio PAF 7 (H)

Controls:
Master volume / 3-way lever pickup selector

String gauge (factory):
.010–.054

Factory tuning:
1D 2A 3F 4C 5D 6G 7A

About this table

Images

Additional details

Pickup switching

Controls layout

Wiring diagram

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-The Ibanez '''APEX2''' is an [[APEX series]] electric guitar model and signature model of American guitarist [[James Shaffer|James 'Munky' Shaffer]], known for his work with the nu metal band Korn. Munky first shared the [[K7]] Korn signature model with his former bandmate Brian "Head" Welch, but was discontinued in 2006 in favor of the APEX models.
+The '''APEX2''' is a seven string solid body electric guitar model introduced by [[Ibanez]] in 2007. It is a [[Signature series|signature]] guitar created for James "Munky" Shaffer, guitarist for the American band [[Wikipedia:Korn|Korn]] and is part of Shaffer's [[APEX series]]. The APEX2 is produced in Indonesia.
+The APEX2 features an RG-style mahogany body bolted to a maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with binding and no inlays except an APEX script on the 12th fret. Components include dual DiMarzio PAF 7 [[humbucking pickup]]s and a Tone Pros 7 fixed bridge with through-body string routing.
-The APEX2 is based on the [[RG]] model, but has a mahogany body, [[DiMarzio PAF 7]] pickups and a Tone Pros 7 bridge.
-{{clr}}
+The APEX2 was discontinued after 2013.
-==Specifications==
-{{speclist
+{{Clr}}
-|name    =APEX2
+== Specifications ==
-|series  =APEX series
+{{Speclist
-|year    =2007-2011
+ | name       =
-|area    =Worldwide (except Japan)
+ | series     = Signature series
-|made    =Indonesia
+ | subseries  = APEX series
-|colors  =GSF (Green Shadow Flat)
+ | year       = 2007–2013
-|matbody =Mahogany
+ | area       = Worldwide (except Japan)
-|matneck =5-Piece Maple/Walnut
+ | made       = Indonesia
-|matfb   =Bound Rosewood
+ | colors     = Green Shadow Flat (GSF)
-|nj      =[[AANJ]]
+ | bodytype   = Solid body
-|neck    =[[APEX2 (neck type)|APEX2]]
+ | matbody    = Mahogany
-|frets   =24 / Jumbo
+ | matneck    = {{5pmw}}
-|bridge  =[[Tone Pros 7]]
-|hw      =Powder Cosmo
+ | matfb      = Rosewood w/ binding
-|pucon   =HH
+ | nj         = [[AANJ]]
+ | neck       = ''2007–2008'': [[Wizard II-7]]<br/>''2009–2013'': [[APEX2 (neck type)|APEX2]]
-|puneck  =[[DiMarzio PAF 7]]
-|pumid   =
+ | scale      = {{25.5}}
+ | frets      = 24 / jumbo
-|pubridge=[[DiMarzio PAF 7]]
+ | bridge     = [[TonePros 7]] fixed
-|control =1 Volume / 3-Way Lever
+ | hw         = Powder cosmo
-|inlay   =APEX on 12th
-|pg      =
+ | pucon      = HH
+ | puneck     = [[DiMarzio PAF 7]] {{H}}
+ | pubridge   = [[DiMarzio PAF 7]] {{H}}
+ | control    = {{V3L}}
+ | inlay      = APEX on 12th
+ | tuning     = 1D 2A 3F 4C 5D 6G 7A
+ | strings    = .010–.054
 }}
+== Images ==
+{{Imagegallery
+ | models
+ | title    = Additional details
+ | HH 3-way toggle.png | Pickup switching
+ | Controls V3L Apex.png | Controls layout
+ | Wiring diagram APEX2.png | Wiring diagram
+}}
+== Sources ==
+<references/>
+* [[2007 World catalog|2007 Asia & S. America catalog]] ([http://www.ibanez.com/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=279&now=12 page 25])
+* [[2010 Europe catalog]] ([[:File:2010 EU elec guitar catalog p38-39.jpg|page 39]])
+* [[2013 USA catalog]] ([[:File:2013 USA catalog p6-7.jpg|page 7]])
 [[Category:Guitar models]]
+[[Category:7-string guitar models]]
+[[Category:HH pickup configuration]]
 [[Category:APEX models]]
+[[Category:RG models]]
 [[Category:New in 2007]]
 [[Category:2007 models]]
 [[Category:2008 models]]
+[[Category:Updated in 2009]]
 [[Category:2009 models]]
 [[Category:2010 models]]
 [[Category:2011 models]]
-[[Category:7-string guitar models]]
+[[Category:2012 models]]
+[[Category:2013 models]]
+[[Category:Discontinued guitar models]]