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JIVAX2 GH 2022
JIVAX2 Ghost (more images) Red copyright sprite

The JIVAX2 is a solid body electric guitar introduced by Ibanez for 2022. It is a Signature guitar of American guitarist Nita Strauss. Strauss is known for her work with the all-female Iron Maiden tribute band The Iron Maidens and as a guitarist for Alice Cooper. It is produced in Japan.

The JIVAX2 is based on the S series. It features a quilted maple top on an African mahogany body bolted to a titanium reinforced maple neck with a 24-fret ebony fingerboard with binding and "Beaten Path" EKG-style position markers and Luminlay side dots. Components include an Edge Zero double locking tremolo bridge, DiMarzio pickups with a pair of custom Pandemonium humbuckers (which Strauss describes as a cross between a D-Activator and an Evolution) with special black and gray covers flanking a True Velvet single-coil and Gotoh tuning machines.

The stock string gauges were changed for 2024.

Specifications[]

Specifications for JIVAX2
Model name: JIVAX2
Year(s) offered: 2022–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$4,666.65 (2022)[1] / JP¥ 490,000 (2024)[2] • SMAP: US$3,499.99 (2022[1]–2024[3])
Finish(es): Ghost (GH)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
African mahogany w/ quilted maple top and multi-binding
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Edge Zero tremolo w/ZPS3 (10.8mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Gotoh VK1-19 knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
JIVA (Prestige)
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut w/ KTS titanium rods
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Beaten Path /
Luminlay side dots
Frets:
24 / jumbo nickel silver
Nut:
Barless Top-Lok (43mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Pandemonium bridge black/ gray (H) passive/ ceramic
Middle pickup:
DiMarzio True Velvet (S) passive/ alnico
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio Pandemonium neck black/ gray (H) passive/ ceramic
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled top mount)
String gauge (factory):
2022–2023: .009/.011/.016/.026/.036/.046 (D'Addario EXL125)
2024–2025: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042 (D'Addario EXL120)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

JIVAX2 GH rear
2022 Ibanez JIVAX2 ( Rear: African mahogany body bolted to a 5-piece maple/ walnut JIVA (Prestige) neck and Gotoh machine heads ) Red copyright sprite
Additional details
HSH 5-way both-splits
Pickup switching
Controls VT5
Controls layout

Sources[]

  • Nita Strauss artist signature page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
  • JIVAX2 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived June 2022
  • JIVAX2 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2023
  • JIVAX2 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024
  • JIVAX2 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2025
  1. 1.0 1.1 JIVAX2 product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived October 2022
  2. JIVAX2 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2024
  3. JIVAX2 product listing product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived February 2024
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