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The PM200 is a hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2013. It is a signature model for American jazz guitarist and composer Pat Metheny. It is made in Japan by FujiGen and replaced the PM120 as the Metheny's flagship model.

The PM200 features a full-sized, single cutaway, full hollow body design constructed of a laminated maple top with ƒ holes and multi-layer binding on laminated maple sides and back. The set-in mahogany neck has a 22-fret ebony fingerboard with binding and pearl/acrylic and abalone split block position markers. Components include a single Ibanez Silent 58 humbucking pickup with gold cover mounted at the neck, a Gotoh Tune-o-matic style bridge floating on a wood base with a custom tailpiece, a bone nut, Sure Grip knobs, a stereo output jack and Gotoh tuning machines.

For 2015 the pearl and abalone inlays were replaced with acrylic and abalone. For 2018 the wood species used for the neck was clarified as African mahogany.

The PM2 is a more affordable Chinese-made version.

Specifications[]

Related content: Pat Metheny series | Signature series | Models-icon
Specifications for PM200
Model name: PM200
Year(s) offered: 2013–2024
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: JP¥ 440,000 (2024)[1]
Finish(es): Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 508mm / 20"
  Width: 419mm / 16½"
  Depth: 108mm / 4¼"
Top:
  Material: Maple (laminated)
  Binding: Multi-layer cream/black
Back/sides:
  Material: Maple (laminated)
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Gotoh GE103B w/ wood base (10.4mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
PM200
Knob style:
Sure Grip III
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
PM Prestige
Neck material:
2013–2017: 1-piece mahogany
2018–2024: 1-piece African mahogany
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
2013–2014: Pearl and abalone split block
2015–2024: Acrylic and abalone split block
Frets:
22 / medium nickel silver (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Bone (43mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SGL510
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
H
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Silent 58 neck (H) passive/alnico
Controls:
Master volume / master tone
Output jack:
¼" stereo box (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.011/.015/.022w/.030/.040/.050 flatwound
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
2021 PM200 NT 00 01 front
Front of body
2021 PM200 NT 00 01 back
Rear of body
Controls VT
Controls layout

Sources[]

  1. PM200 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2024
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