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For the earlier model with the same name, see PS10 (1978–1981).
PS10 BK
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The PS10 is a solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in mid-2015. It is a signature model of guitarist Paul Stanley of the American hard rock band KISS. It is produced in Japan by FujiGen. Stanley's first Ibanez signature model, which was available from 1978 through 1981 was also called the PS10.

The PS10 features the iconic Ibanez Iceman body style. It has a maple top with abalone purfling and white binding on a mahogany body mated to a set-in neck with a smooth heel and an ebony fingerboard with white binding and acrylic and abalone split block position markers. Components include dual Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups with individual volume controls, a Gibraltar bridge with a sustain block embedded in the body, a Quik Change tailpiece with a special serrated arrowhead shaped chrome ornament, a half bone/half brass nut, Sure Grip II knobs and Gotoh tuning machines with pearloid buttons.

For 2018 the body wood species is specified as African mahogany. For 2020, the Gibraltar bridge was replaced with a Gotoh GE103B-T and the Quik Change Classic tailpiece was replaced with a Gotoh GE101Z-T.

The PS120 is a similar mass market model which is made in China. The PS1CM has similar specs but adds an acrylic "cracked mirror" top and is built by Sugi.

Specifications[]

Specifications for PS10
Model name: PS10
Year(s) offered: 2015–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$3,999.99 (2015)[1] / JP¥ 420,000 (2023)[2] / JP¥ 450,000 (2023[3]–2024[4]) / US$4,133.32 (2024)[5] • SMAP: US$3,099.99 (2024)[5]
Finish(es): Black (BK)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
2015–2017: Mahogany w/ maple top w/ abalone purfling and white binding
2018–2024: African mahogany w/ maple top w/ abalone purfling and white binding
Neck joint:
Set-in w/ smooth heel
Bridge:
2015–2019: Gibraltar fixed (w/ sustain block)
2020–2024: Gotoh GE103B-T fixed (10.4mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
2015–2019: Quik Change
2020–2024: Gotoh GE101Z-T
Pickguard:
Chrome
Knob style:
Sure Grip II (black)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
PS Prestige
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ white binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic & abalone split block
Frets:
22 / medium nickel silver (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Half bone/ half brass (43mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Seymour Duncan Custom 5 bridge (H) passive/ alnico
Neck pickup:
Seymour Duncan '59 neck (H) passive/ alnico
Controls:
Two volumes / master tone / 3-way toggle pickup selector
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042 (D'Addario EXL120)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
2021 PS10 BK 00 02 back
Rear of body
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls PS
Controls layout

Video[]

2015 Ibanez PS10 ( Review / demo )


Sources[]

  1. 2015 USA new product book (p. 2)
  2. PS10 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2023
  3. PS10 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived December 2023
  4. PS10 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived February 2023
  5. 5.0 5.1 PS10 product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived February 2024
  • Paul Stanley artist signature page, Ibanez Europe, archived November 2017
  • 2017 Europe catalog (p. 9)
  • PS10 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived November 2017
  • 2018 Europe catalog (p. 7)
  • PS10 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2018
  • PS10 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2019
  • PS10 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • PS10 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • PS10 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
  • PS10 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived February 2024
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