The Ibanez PIA77BON2 is a Steve Vai signature electric guitar built around expressive control, detailed fretwork, and a flexible HSH pickup layout. Its alder body is paired with a 5pc Maple and Walnut neck and rosewood fretboard. The PIA Blossom inlay, Petal Grip, gold hardware, and hand-painted patterns with gold leaf give the instrument a distinct visual identity without taking attention away from its performance-focused design.

UtoPIA HSH Pickup System

Three passive DiMarzio UtoPIA pickups shape the core voice. The neck and bridge humbuckers use ceramic magnets, while the middle single coil uses Alnico. They are voiced for smoother highs, scooped mids, and a more pronounced low end. The 5-way selector provides the neck humbucker, a neck and middle combination, the middle pickup, a middle and bridge combination, or the bridge humbucker. A push-pull high-pass filter on the volume control helps retain high frequencies when the volume is reduced.

Fast Fretwork and Tremolo Control

The 25.5-inch scale rosewood fretboard carries 24 jumbo stainless steel frets with Prestige fret edge treatment. Frets 21 through 24 are scalloped to make high note bending and tapping easier. The Lo-Pro Edge bridge uses a streamlined profile, recessed fine tuners, and locking studs for playing comfort and tuning stability. A locking nut and Gotoh machine heads complete the tuning hardware, while Luminlay side dots help with fret position visibility on darker stages.

Practical details support maintenance and transport. The magnetic tremolo cavity plate can be removed quickly for string changes or tremolo adjustments. The PIA77BON2 comes with a hardshell case and Ultralite Tremolo Arm, giving players the core accessories needed to protect the instrument and use its tremolo system.