Changes: JSA5

Revision as of 16:29, 29 January 2019

JSA5 Vintage Burst High Gloss (2019) (more images)

The JSA5 is a JSA series acoustic/electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2010. It is an acoustic signature model for American guitarist Joe Satriani.

The JSA5 features a classic, thin-waisted body with a Florentine cutaway with a solid Englemann spruce top with abalone purfling and white binding and mahogany back and sides with a gloss finish. The soundhole is round with an abalone rosette. It has a satin-finished mahogany neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot position markers. The headstock features a reproduction of Satriani's signature; it appeared on the front of the headstock through 2014 and was then moved to be rear of the headstock. Components include an Ivorex II saddle in an rosewood bridge with Ibanez Advantage pins, an Ivorex II nut and chrome Grover tuning machines. Electronics consist of a Fishman Sonicore pickup connected to a Fishman Presys preamp with onboard tuner, a 9V battery and ¼" endpin output.

For 2013 significant changes were made in conjunction with the retirement of the flagship JSA10 model and it's replacement with the JSA20. These included a new finish, slight changes in the body size and neck dimensions, along with some other small component changes. For 2017 the rosewood fretboard and bridge were replaced with cultured maple. For 2019 the mahogany neck was replaced with nyatoh and the mahogany back and sides were replaced with okoume.

Specifications

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Specifications for JSA5

Year(s) offered: 2010–2019

Sold in: Worldwide

Made in: China

Finishes: Black (BK) 2010–2012 / Vintage Burst (VB) 2013–2019

Body

Body type:
Acoustic

Body shape:
JSA body w/ Florentine cutaway

Dimensions:
  Length: 508mm/ 20"
  Width: 2010–2012: 413mm/ 16¼"
2013–2019: 410mm/ 16"
  Depth: 2010–2012: 108mm/ 4¼"
2013–2019: 114mm/ 4½"

Top:
  Material: Solid Engelmann spruce
  Bracing: X Bracing
  Finish: High Gloss
  Binding: Abalone purfling w/ white binding

Back/sides:
Material: 2013–2018: Mahogany
2019: Okoume
Finish: Gloss

Soundhole shape:
Round

Soundhole rosette:
Abalone

Neck

Neck profile:
JSA

Neck material:
2013–2018: Mahogany
2019: Nyatoh

Neck finish:
Satin

Scale length:
2010–2012: 641mm/ 25¼"
2013–2019: 651mm/ 25⅝"

Fingerboard:
2013–2017: Rosewood w/ white binding
2018–2019: Cultured maple

Inlays:
Abalone dot

Frets:
20

Nut:
2010–2012: Ivorex II
2013–2019: Ivory plastic

Machine heads:
Grover

Electronics/ Components

Pickup:
Fishman Sonicore

Preamp:
Fishman Presys w/ onboard tuner

Output jack(s):
1/4" endpin

Battery:
9V

Bridge:
2013–2017: Rosewood
2018–2019: Cultured maple

Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage

Saddle:
2010–2012: Ivorex II
2013–2019: Ivory plastic

Hardware color:
Chrome

Strings (factory):
.012–.053 D'Addario EXP16

Images

Additional images/ details

JSA5 (2011)

JSA5 (2018)

JSA5 (2011) headstock with Satriani signature and Grover tuners

JSA5 (2018) headstock rear with Satriani signature and Grover tuners

JSA5 (2018) rear

Preamp diagram

Sources

Joe Satriani (artist page), Ibanez USA, archived from the original January 2019
JSA5 product page, Ibanez USA, archived August 2011
2010 USA new product catalog (page 33)
2013 Europe catalog (page 60)
JSA5 product page, Ibanez USA, archived May 2013
2016 Asia catalog (page 72)
2018 USA catalog (page 102)
2019 German catalog (page 109)
JSA5 product page (2018), Ibanez USA, archived from the original January 2019
JSA5 product page (2019), Ibanez anada, archived from the original January 2019

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