AZ42P1

AZ42P1 Black (more images)

The AZ42P1 is an AZ series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2022. It is made in Indonesia as part of the mid-tier Premium line.

The AZ42P1 features an American basswood body bolted to an S-Tech roasted maple Oval C shaped neck with a compound radius rosewood fingerboard with 24 stainless steel frets, mother of pearl dot position markers and luminescent side dots. Components include a pair of Seymour Duncan Hyperion humbucking pickups, a T1502 tremolo bridge made by Gotoh, a Graph Tech TUSQ nut, an angled output jack, and Gotoh MG-T locking tuning machines.

Specifications

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Specifications for AZ42P1

Model name: AZ42P1 Year(s) offered: 2022–2025 Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA & Canada Made in: Indonesia Price: MSRP: US$1,733.32 (2022–2023) / €1,399 (2024–2025) / US$1,866.65 (2025) • SMAP: US$1,299.99 (2022–2023) / US$1,399.99 (2025) / ¥ 195,800 incl. tax (2025) Finish(es): Black (BK) 2022–2024 / Prussian Blue Metallic (PBE) 2024–2025
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: American basswood Neck joint: AANJ Bridge: Gotoh T1502 tremolo (10.5mm string spacing) Knob style: Sure Grip (black) Hardware color: Chrome	Neck Neck type: AZ Oval C Premium (24 fret) Neck material: One-piece S-Tech roasted maple Scale length: 648mm/ 25½" Fingerboard material: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: Mother of pearl dots luminescent side dots Frets: 24 / jumbo stainless steel (Prestige edge treatment) Nut: Graph Tech White TUSQ (42mm) Machine heads: Gotoh SG381 MG-T locking	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: HH Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Hyperion bridge (H) passive/ alnico Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Hyperion neck (H) passive/ alnico Controls: Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector dyna-MIX10 switching system w/Alter Switch Output jack: ¼" stereo barrel (angled side mount) String gauge (factory): .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 (D'Addario EXL110) Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

About this table

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Available finishes

Prussian Blue Metallic

2022 Ibanez AZ42P1 rear

Additional details

Gotoh T1502 bridge

Controls layout

Pickup switching

Video

Ibanez AZ42P1 demo featuring Lee Wrathe

Sources

• AZ42P1 product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2022
• AZ42P1 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2023
• AZ42P1 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2024
• AZ42P1 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived March 2025