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For a list of Josh Smith models, see Portal:Josh Smith series.

The Josh Smith series is a Signature line of solid body electric guitar models offered by Ibanez. It is the signature guitar series of American blues rock virtuoso Josh Smith.

Smith's initials preclude the use of Ibanez's usual naming convention for artist guitars due to the prior use of the "JS" designation for the Joe Satriani series as well as the "JSM" designation for the John Scofield series, so the guitar is named after Smith's recording studio Flat V.[2]

History[]

Smith's initial signature model, the FLATV1 debuted for 2021 as part of the launch of a new AZS series. The AZS series is a melding of a traditional T-style guitar with Ibanez's popular AZ series. Its almost single-cutaway shaped T-style slab body is mated to a roasted maple AZ neck..

Sources[]

  1. Image from 2021 Europe catalog
  2. Flat V Studio, JoshSmithGuitar.com (artist website), archived from the original February 2021
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