Ibanez Paul Gilbert FRM2 Fireman

Ibanez Paul Gilbert FRM2
Ibanez Paul Gilbert FRM2
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General
Manufacturer: 
Made in: 
Japan
Series: 
Ibanez Paul Gilbert
Signature Guitar: 
Yes
Strings: 
6
Construction: 
Set-In
Orientation: 
Right handed
Years: 
2009
Body
Body Style: 
Heavy Guitars
Body Material: 
Mahogany
Body color: 
Natural
Body finish: 
Gloss
Top: 
Yes
Top color: 
Natural
Top Material: 
Cherry
Carved top: 
Not carved
Body binding: 
No binding
Pickguard: 
No Pickguard
Electronics
Neck Pickup Brand: 
DiMarzio
Bridge Pickup Brand: 
DiMarzio
Piezo: 
No
Pickup Configuration: 
HH
Tone knob: 
1
Volume knob: 
1
3 way switch: 
1
Control color: 
White
Miscellaneous
Description: 

In 2007 the Ibanez LA Custom Shop made a guitar for Paul Gilbert. Paul Gilbert played around with some pictures of an Ibanez Iceman, one of his favorite pointy guitars, in photoshop and flipped it around, reversed the headstock and added a cutaway. He also asked DiMarzio to make him some new single coil pickups and three of those hum cancelling pickupswere placed in the guitar at an angle. The guitar was originally called Reversed Iceman but a fan came up with the name "Fireman". 

In 2009, 45 of these guitars were issued during the 20th anniversary year of the PGM series as the Ibanez PGM FRM1 Fireman. The body of the Fireman is made of Korina wood, the bridge is an Ibanez Gibraltar II bridge with a Quick Change II Tailpiece and the scale length of this guitar is 24.75 inch.  

The Ibanez PGM FRM2 Fireman differs from the Ibanez PGM FRM1 Fireman in that it has 2 DiMarzio Air Classic humbuckers instead of the three single coil pickups. It also lacks a pickguard but does have a Cherry top. The body and neck are also made of Mahogany instead of Korina.


Neck
Nut Width: 
43 mm (1-11/16 inch)
Final fret width: 
56.8 mm
Locking nut: 
No locking nut
Thickness at nut: 
22.50mm
Thickness at 12th fret: 
26.00mm
Neck Material: 
Bubinga
Mahogany
Neck pieces: 
3 Piece
Neck color: 
Natural
Neck finish: 
Gloss
Neck binding: 
No binding
Fretboard: 
Rosewood
Fretboard radius: 
305 mm (12 inch)
Scale Length: 
24.75 inch (629 mm)
Frets: 
22
Fret Size: 
Medium
Inlays: 
Dot
Inlay color: 
pearl
Scalloped Fretboard: 
Not Scalloped
Headstock
Tuning Key Arrangement: 
3+3 arrangement
Locking tuners: 
No Locking Tuners
Headstock color: 
Black
Headstock finish: 
Gloss
Headstock angle: 
angled
Matching headstock: 
Not matching headstock
Reversed: 
Not reversed
Hardware
Bridge brand: 
Ibanez
Bridge type: 
Tune o matic
Hardware color: 
Chrome