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The PS120 is a solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2015. It is a signature model of guitarist Paul Stanley of the American hard rock band KISS. It is produced in China.

The introduction of the PS120 marked Stanley's return to Ibanez. Stanley had previously been an Ibanez endorser since the 1970's and is closely associated with the Iceman body style.

The PS120 features a maple top with abalone purfling and white binding on a mahogany body mated to a set-in mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard with white binding and acrylic and abalone split block position markers. Components include a Full Tune III Tune-o-matic style bridge with a Quik Change Classic tailpiece with a special serrated arrowhead shaped chrome ornament, a bone nut, dual Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups with individual volume controls and Sure Grip III knobs.

For 2019 the mahogany body and neck were replaced with okoume. For 2020 the bridge was changed to the new Gibraltar Performer.

The PS120L is a left-handed version. The PS40 which was introduced concurrently is a mass-market version of this model. The PS10 is an upscale Japanese-made version.

Specifications[]

Specifications for PS120
Model name: PS120
Year(s) offered: 2015–2024
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: China
Price: MSRP: US$1,199.99 (2015[1]–2021[2]) • SMAP: US$899.99 (2020[3]–2021[2]) / US$999.99 (2023[4]–2024[5])
Finish(es): Black (BK)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
2015–2018: Mahogany w/ maple top w/ abalone purfling & white binding
2019–2024: Okoume w/ maple top w/ abalone purfling & white binding
Neck joint:
Set-in w/ smooth heel
Bridge:
2015–2019: Full Tune III fixed
2020–2024: Gibraltar Performer fixed (10.5mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
Quik Change III
Pickguard:
Chrome
Knob style:
Sure Grip III (black)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
PS Standard
Neck material:
2015–2018: 3-piece mahogany
2019–2024: 3-piece okoume
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ white binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic & abalone split block
Frets:
22 / medium nickel silver
Nut:
Bone
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
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted w/ oval plate)
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 (D'Addario EXL110)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
2021 PS120 BK 4L 02 back
Rear of body
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls PS
Controls layout

Sources[]

  1. 2015 USA new product book (p. 2)
  2. 2.0 2.1 PS120 product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived October 2021
  3. PS120 product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived November 2020
  4. PS120 product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived October 2023
  5. PS120 product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived February 2024
  • Paul Stanley artist signature page, Ibanez Europe, archived November 2017
  • PS120 product page, Ibanez USA, archived February 2015
  • PS120 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived from November 2017
  • 2017 Europe catalog (p. 10)
  • PS120 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2019
  • PS120 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • PS120 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • PS120 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived May 2022
  • PS120 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2023
  • PS120 product page, Ibanez USA, archived February 2024
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