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The JBM9999 is a solid body electric guitar introduced by Ibanez in mid-2022. It is a Signature guitar of Jake Bowen of the American progressive metal band Periphery. The JBM9999 is made in Japan as part of the Prestige line and is based on the RGA series.

The JBM9999 features a basswood body bolted to a maple and walnut neck with a reversed headstock and a 27-fret ebony fingerboard with binding and a special triangle inlay at the 12th fret. Components include custom JBM9999 pickups with a standard humbucker at the bridge and a single coil sized humbcker mounted askew at the neck, a Gibraltar Elite fixed bridge, a Graph Tech nut and locking Gotoh tuning machines.

For 2023 the pickups were changed to DiMarzio Mirage humbuckers; it's likely the "JBM9999" custom pickups are the same, but now they've been given a name by DiMarzio.

Specifications[]

Specifications for JBM9999
Model name: JBM9999
Year(s) offered: 2022–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: JP¥ 430,000 (2024)[1] • SMAP: US$ 3,299.99 (2024)[2]
Finish(es): Azure Metallic Matte (AMM)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Gibraltar Elite fixed (10.8mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Knurled metal dome (satin chrome)
Hardware color:
Satin chrome & satin black
Neck
Neck type:
JBM
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ cream binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Special triangle inlay at 12th fret
Frets:
27 / jumbo
Nut:
Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL (43mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381 MG-T locking
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
2022: JBM9999 bridge (H)
2023–2025: DiMarzio Mirage bridge (H) passive/ ceramic
Neck pickup:
2022: JBM9999 neck (H)
2023–2025: DiMarzio Mirage neck (H) passive/ neodymium
Controls:
Master volume / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.011/.014/.019/.032/.044/.056 (D'Addario EXL117)
Factory tuning:
1D,2A,3F,4C,5G,6C (Drop C)

Images[]

Additional details
2022 JBM9999 AMM 00 01 front
Front
2022 JBM9999 AMM 00 01 rear
Rear
2022 JBM9999 AMM 00 01 body-front
Front of body
2022 JBM9999 AMM 00 01 body-rear
Rear of body
SWITCHING DIAGRAM JBM9999 HH
Pickup switching
Controls V5
Controls layout

Video[]

Jake Bowen of Periphery demos and discusses his new signature JBM9999 guitar with DiMarzio pickups


Sources[]

  1. JBM9999 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2024
  2. JBM9999 product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived February 2024
  • Jake Bowen signature page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived June 2022
  • JBM9999 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived June 2022
  • JBM9999 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2023
  • JBM9999 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024
  • JBM9999 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2025
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