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JS2480 Muscle Car Red (more images)

The JS2480 is a JS series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 20217. It is a signature model of American guitarist Joe Satriani which is produced in Japan by FujiGen.

The JS2480 features a basswood body bolted to a maple and bubinga neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl dot position markers. Components include an Edge double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut and an Ultralite tremolo arm, a DiMarzio Satchur8 humbucking pickup in the bridge position and Gotoh tuning machines.

The defining feature of this model is the Sustainiac driver neck pickup. This is the first Ibanez production model to incorporate this technology. The Sustainiac feature is controlled by a push-pull on/off switch on the tone control as well as a 3-way toggle with three settings: harmonic, normal or mixed. Additionally the volume control has a push-pull switch which activates a high-pass filter.

It was initially offered only in Muscle Car Red, but a new White finish was introduced in mid-2025.

The JS1CR30 is a similar model with a chrome finish which commemorated the 30th anniversary of the JS series in 2018. The JS1CR is another similar chrome guitar introduced in 2019.

Specifications[]

Specifications for JS2480
Model name: JS2480
Year(s) offered: 2017–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA & Canada
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: ¥ 350,000 (2017)[1] / US$3,733.32 (2018)[2] / 2,749 (2018)[3] / US$3,999.99 (2022)[4] / ¥ 365,000 pre-tax (2022)[5] / 2,899 (2022–2024)[6][7] / ¥ 390,000 pre-tax (2024–2025)[8][9] / 2,999 (2025)[10] / ¥ 450,000 pre-tax (2025)[11] • SMAP: US$2,999.99 (2022–2024)[4][12] / US$3,199.99 (2025)[13]
Finish(es): Muscle Car Red (MCR) / White (WH) 2025
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
Tilt Joint
Bridge:
Edge tremolo w/ Ultralite tremolo arm (10.8mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Gotoh VK1-19 knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
JS Prestige
Neck material:
3-piece maple/ bubinga
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Mother of pearl dot
Frets:
24 / medium (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Top-Lok III (42.8mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042 (D'Addario EXL120)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
Electronics/ case
Pickup configuration:
HS
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Satchur8 (H) passive/ alnico
Neck pickup:
Sustaniac driver (S)
Controls:
Master volume (w/ high pass filter tone push-pull) / master tone (w/ push-pull Sustainiac activation) / 3-way toggle pickup selector / 3-way toggle Sustainiac control
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled side mount)
Included hard shell case:
yes

Images[]

Other available finish
White
Additional details
Front of body
Rear of body
Pickup switching
Controls layout

Sources[]

  1. 2017 Japan catalog (p. 8)
  2. 2018 USA catalog (p. 6)
  3. 2018 Europe catalog (p. 5)
  4. 4.0 4.1 2022 USA catalog (p. 7)
  5. JS2480 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived May 2022
  6. 2022 Europe price list (p. 2)
  7. 2024 Europe dealer catalog (p. 9)
  8. JS2480 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2024
  9. JS2480 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2025
  10. 2025 Europe dealer catalog (p. 9)
  11. JS2480 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived March 2025
  12. JS2480-MCR product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived January 2024
  13. JS2480-MCR product listing, American Musical Supply (US retailer), archived March 2025
  • Joe Satriani artist signature page, Ibanez Europe, archived November 2017
  • JS2480 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived November 2017
  • JS2480 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2019
  • JS2480 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • JS2480 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • JS2480 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2023
  • JS2480 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2024
  • JS2480 product page, Ibanez USA, archived March 2025
  • JS2480-WH product page, Ibanez Europe, archived July 2025