Chrome Boy
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Chrome Boy is a term most typically used in reference to the Ibanez JS2, JS10th and JS2PRM guitars.
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[edit] History
- 1987 Joe Satriani becomes an endorser of Ibanez guitars
- 1990 The innovative JS2CH "Chrome Boy" is produced
- 1998 Ibanez releases the JS10th to celebrate their decade long partnership with Joe
- 2005 JS2PRM is revealed at NAMM, just 60 were released
[edit] Guitars
[edit] JS2CH
The original Chrome Boy. The JS2CH has a basswood body. "Pearly" Joe's prized JS2CH Chrome Boy was stolen in August 2002 and has never been recovered.
[edit] JS10th
The JS10th was Ibanez second attempt at producing a chromed JS. The JS10th is a unique Ibanez with a luthite (plastic) body encased in chrome. Chrome plating such a curvy instrument is clearly a very complex and difficult process resulting in many small (and some not so small) imperfections. Ibanez produced 506 of the JS10th model.
[edit] JS2PRM
The PRM "Premium Rock Mirror" was revealed at NAMM 2005 and although it belongs to the Chrome Boy family, it is actually basswood plated with aluminium. The first run of 20 had finish issues and the remaining guitars were produced in 2006.
