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2025 FLATV2 MSN
FLATV2 Mint Sand (more images) Red copyright sprite

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.

Specifications[]

Specifications for FLATV2
Model name: FLATV2
Year(s) offered: 2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Mint Sand (MSN)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Ash
Neck joint:
Bolt-on w/ metal neck plate
Bridge:
Gotoh F1803 fixed w/ In-Tune saddles (10.5mm string spacing)
Pickguard:
White
Knob style:
Knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
FLATV
Neck material:
One-piece S-Tech roasted maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
S-TECH roasted maple
Fingerboard inlays:
Ivory dot /
Luminlay side dots
Frets:
21 / medium nickel silver (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Bone (42mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SD90 vintage style
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HS
Bridge pickup:
Seymour Duncan FLATV5 bridge (S) passive/ alnico
Neck pickup:
Seymour Duncan FLATV5 neck (H) passive/ alnico
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 3-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted w/ oval plate)
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 (D'Addario EXL110)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Gallery
FLATV2 MSN front
Front of body
FLATV2 MSN rear
Rear of body
FLATV2 machinehead
Machine heads
FLATV2 pu
Pickups
Controls VT3 FLATV
Controls layout
SWITCHING DIAGRAM 053
Pickup switching

Video[]

Josh Smith's ( Demos his New Signature model FLATV2-MSN )


Sources[]

  • FLATV2 artist signature page, Ibanez Europe, archived June 2025
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