The JBM27 is a seven-string solid body electric guitar introduced by Ibanez for 2016 . It is a Signature guitar of Jake Bowen of the American progressive metal band Periphery . The JBM27 is produced in Indonesia and is based on the RGA series .
It was introduced as a seven-string variant of the JBM20 , which is a mass-market version of Bowen's Prestige JBM100 .
The JBM27 features a mahogany body with a maple top bolted to a maple neck with a reversed headstock and a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with binding and a special moon inlay at the 12th fret. Components include dual DiMarzio custom humbucking pickups , an Edge Zero II double locking tremolo bridge, a locking nut and locking Gotoh tuning machines.
For 2018 the rosewood fretboard was replaced with jatoba. For 2019 the mahogany body was replaced by nyatoh. For 2021 the neck was changed to maple and bubinga and the rosewood fretboard returned. For 2026 the nyatoh body was replaced by okoume.
Specifications [ ]
Specifications for JBM27
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Price: MSRP US$ [ 1] [ 2] ¥ [ 3] ¥ [ 4] [ 5] € [ 6] [ 7] ¥ [ 8] SMAP US$ [ 1] [ 2] [ 9] [ 10]
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Body
Body type:
Body material: 2016–2018 : Mahogany w/ maple top2019–2026 : Nyatoh w/ maple top
Neck joint: AANJ
Bridge: Edge Zero II-7 tremolo (10.8mm string spacing)
Knob style: Knurled metal dome (black)
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Neck
Neck type: Wizard II-7 (JBM)
Neck material: 2016–2020 : 3-piece maple2021–2025 : 3-piece maple/ bubinga
Scale length:
Fingerboard material: 2016–2017 : Rosewood w/ binding2018–2020 : Jatoba w/ binding2021–2026 : Rosewood w/ binding
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Frets:
Nut: Barless Top-Lok (48mm)
Machine heads: Gotoh SG381 MG-T locking
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Electronics/ case
Pickup configuration:
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Titan 7 bridge (H ) passive/ ceramic
Neck pickup: DiMarzio Titan 7 neck (H ) passive/ ceramic
Controls:
Output jack:
Recommended case: MR350C
Recommended gig bag: IGB540
Images [ ] Video [ ]
Jake Bowen and his Signature Ibanez JBM27 and JBM20
Sources [ ]
↑ 1.0 1.1 JBM27 product listing , Sweetwater (US retailer), archived April 2021↑ 2.0 2.1 2022 USA catalog (p. 1 )↑ JBM27 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2021↑ JBM27 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived February 2024↑ JBM27 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2025↑ 2024 Europe dealer catalog (p. 2 )↑ 2025 Europe dealer catalog (p. 2 )↑ JBM27 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived February 2025↑ JBM27 product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived February 2024↑ JBM27 product listing, Guitar Center (US retailer), archived February 2025 Jake Bowen artist signature page, Ibanez USA, archived November 2017JBM27 product page, Ibanez USA, archived May 20162017 Europe catalog (p. 4 )JBM27 product page, Ibanez USA, archived November 2017JBM27 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2019JBM27 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020JBM27 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021JBM27 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived May 2022JBM27 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2023JBM27 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived February 2024JBM27 product page, Ibanez USA, archived February 2025JBM27 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2026 
