Ibanez introduces latest in the Pat Metheny Singnature Series Guitars
For almost 20 years now Pat Metheny has enjoyed a great relationship with Ibanez. Since the introduction of the Metheny series, Pat has played production models of his PM-100 and PM-120 models in concerts and recordings around the world and has continued to use his trusty PM-20 again after giving it a brief hiatus for a few years. ("Nothing like a neck that has been broken in with time" says Metheny. "This guitar is like a old baseball glove for me, I have been playing it regularly since it took center stage on the "Question and Answer" record of 1989"). In the same general zone as the PM-20 comes the new PM-35, a single cutaway, single pickup jazz guitar - but at an intermediate price point. Pat says "Guitarists from all over the world have been using and enjoying the high end models. I have been amazed at the way low end and mid level guitars have wildly improved over the past years and I wanted to have a model that would be affordable for younger players who maybe were just getting started in jazz. And so many people have commented on my recent use of the old PM-20 prototype that I approached Ibanez about the possibility of having something more along those lines available again as a quality "first jazz guitar" level axe. After a few meetings and back and forth design changes, I am really proud to have this instrument out there and available for everyone".
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