The FLATV2 is a solid body electric guitar introduced by Ibanez for 2025. It is a Signature guitar of American blues rock virtuoso, Josh Smith. It is produced in Japan by FujiGen.
The FLATV2 will debut at the Namm show in the summer of 2025.
The FLATV2 features an ash body bolted to an S-Tech roasted maple neck with a 21-fret S-Tech roasted maple fingerboard with ivory dot position markers and Luminlay side dots. Components include a Gotoh F1803 fixed bridge with In-Tune saddles, a pair of Seymour Duncan custom single coil pickups, a white pickguard, a bone nut, and vintage-style Gotoh tuning machines.
The FLATV2 leans into the "traditional" design with a slab body devoid of any comfort cuts and a flat neck joint with a metal plate.
The FLATV1 is a similar model with SS pickup configuration.