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The JSM20th is a hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2001. It is a signature model for American jazz-rock guitarist John Scofield, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the first Scofield signature model. It is made in Japan by FujiGen.

The JSM20th features a thin, double cutaway, semi-hollow body design with a maple top with ƒ holes and multi-layer binding and maple back and sides mated to a set-in African mahogany neck with a 22-fret compound radius ebony fingerboard with binding and acrylic and abalone split block position markers. Components include a pair of custom humbucking pickups with gold covers and individual volume and tone controls, a Gotoh Tune-o-matic style bridge with a Gotoh stop tailpiece, a bone and brass nut, a black pickguard, a ¼" output jack mounted on the face of the guitar, and Gotoh tuning machines.

The JSM20th is similar to the JSM100, which itself is a faithful recreation of Scofield's trusty 1981 AS200 which had long been his primary guitar. Primary differences between the JSM20th and the JSM100 are the figured wood top on the JSM100 and the custom pickups on the JSM20th.

Specifications[]

Specifications for JSM20th
Model name: JSM20th
Year(s) offered: 2021
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: € 2,799 (2022)[1]
Finish(es): Black (BK)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 464mm / 18¼"
  Width: 400mm / 15¾"
  Depth: 67mm / 2⅝"
Top:
  Material: Maple
  Binding: Multi-layer cream/black
Back/sides:
  Material: Maple
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Gotoh 510BN (10.4mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
Gotoh GE101A
Pickguard:
3-ply: black/ white/ black
Knob style:
Speed
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
JSM Prestige
Neck material:
1-piece African mahogany
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic & abalone split block
Frets:
22 / jumbo (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Half & Half nut (43.5mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SGL510
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
JSM Special bridge (H)
Neck pickup:
JSM Special neck (H)
Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo box (face mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.013/.016/.022/.032/.042/.052
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls 2V2T3
Controls layout

Sources[]

  • JSM20th product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • JSM20th product page, Ibanez USA, archived December 2021
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