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        Best Ibanez Electric Guitars Made In Japan in 2023

        Here are the top Ibanez electric guitars made in Japan . You should expect a high-quality guitar with excellent quality control. It can be compared to guitars made in the US, which is why they're also expensive.

        Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.

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        1. Ibanez LM1

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        Ibanez LM1
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        Playability 77
        Sound 82
        Build quality 87
        Value for money 72
        Overall Score 82

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        • Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
        • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
        • Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
        • Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
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        • From Ibanez's 2022 LM series
        • Made in Japan
        • 6 strings
        • 25.5"'' scale
        • 9" to 12" Fretboard Radius
        • Alder body
        • Roasted Maple neck
        • Rosewood fretboard
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
        • 5-way Switch
        • Gotoh T1702B bridge
        • AZ Oval C Bolt-On neck
        • 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
        • Gotoh MG-T locking machine heads tuners
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        Ibanez LM1
        • Stainless Steel Frets
        • Locking Tuners
        • Made in Japan
        • Expensive Wood
        • Bone Nut
        • Top Brand Pickups
        • Coil Split Pickups
        • Tremolo
        • Luminescent Inlay
        • Compound Radius Fretboard
        • No Neck-Through Build
        • No Weight Relief
        • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
        • No Strap Lock

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        2. Ibanez TQMS1

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        Playability 77
        Sound 80
        Build quality 88
        Value for money 72
        Overall Score 82

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        • Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
        • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
        • Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
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        • From Ibanez's 2022 TQM series
        • Made in Japan
        • 6 strings
        • 25.5"'' scale
        • 9" to 12" Fretboard Radius
        • Maple(4mm) top
        • Alder body
        • 1pc Roasted Maple neck
        • Rosewood fretboard
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Custom (Single Coil/Passive)
        • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Magic Touch-mini (Humbucker/Passive)
        • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
        • 3-way Switch
        • Gotoh T1802 Tremolo bridge
        • AZ Oval C Bolt-On neck
        • 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
        • Gotoh Magnum Lock machine heads w/H.A.P. tuners
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        Ibanez TQMS1
        • Stainless Steel Frets
        • Locking Tuners
        • Made in Japan
        • Expensive Wood
        • Bone Nut
        • Top Brand Pickups
        • Parallel Split Pickups
        • Tremolo
        • Luminescent Inlay
        • Compound Radius Fretboard
        • No Neck-Through Build
        • No Weight Relief
        • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
        • No Strap Lock

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        3. Ibanez AZ2204NW Prestige

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        Playability 77
        Sound 82
        Build quality 85
        Value for money 76
        Overall Score 81

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        • Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
        • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
        • Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
        • Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
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        • From Ibanez's 2022 AZ series
        • Made in Japan
        • 6 strings
        • 25.5"'' scale
        • 9" to 12" Fretboard Radius
        • Alder body
        • Roasted Maple neck
        • Rosewood fretboard
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna Single Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
        • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna Single Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
        • 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
        • 5-way Switch
        • Gotoh T1702B bridge
        • AZ Oval C Bolt-On neck
        • 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
        • Gotoh Magnum Lock machine heads w/H.A.P. tuners
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        Ibanez AZ2204NW Prestige
        • Stainless Steel Frets
        • Locking Tuners
        • Made in Japan
        • Expensive Wood
        • Bone Nut
        • Top Brand Pickups
        • Series Split Pickups
        • Tremolo
        • Luminescent Inlay
        • Compound Radius Fretboard
        • No Neck-Through Build
        • No Weight Relief
        • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
        • No Strap Lock

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        4. Ibanez MM1

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        Playability 80
        Sound 81
        Build quality 85
        Value for money 72
        Overall Score 82

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        • Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
        • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
        • Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (4 votes)
        • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (3 votes)
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        • From Ibanez's 2018 MM series
        • Made in Japan
        • 6 strings
        • 25.5"'' scale
        • 12" Fretboard Radius
        • Flamed Maple top
        • African Mahogany body
        • Roasted Maple neck
        • Roasted Maple fretboard
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Hyperion (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Hyperion (Humbucker/Passive)
        • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
        • 5-way Switch
        • Gotoh T1802 Tremolo bridge
        • AZ Oval C Bolt-On neck
        • 24 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
        • Gotoh Magnum Lock machine heads w/H.A.P. tuners
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        Ibanez MM1
        • Stainless Steel Frets
        • Locking Tuners
        • Made in Japan
        • Expensive Wood
        • Bone Nut
        • Top Brand Pickups
        • Coil Tap Pickups
        • Tremolo
        • Luminescent Inlay
        • No Neck-Through Build
        • No Weight Relief
        • No Compound Radius Fretboard
        • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
        • No Strap Lock

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        5. Ibanez LB1

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        Playability 77
        Sound 82
        Build quality 87
        Value for money 72
        Overall Score 82

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        • Neck access to high frets: Very Easy (2 votes)
        • Fret edges: Smooth (2 votes)
        • Tuning stability: Won't get out of tune (2 votes)
        • Weight: Very lightweight (1 vote)
        • Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
        • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
        • Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
        • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
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        • From Ibanez's 2021 LB series
        • Made in Japan
        • 6 strings
        • 25.5"'' scale
        • 9" to 12" Fretboard Radius
        • Ash body
        • 1pc Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
        • Roasted Birdseye Maple fretboard
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Lari Basilio (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Lari Basilio (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan Lari Basilio (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Lari Basilio (Humbucker/Passive)
        • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
        • 5-way Switch
        • Gotoh T1702B bridge
        • AZ Oval C Bolt-On neck
        • 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
        • Gotoh Magnum Lock machine heads w/H.A.P. tuners
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        Ibanez LB1
        • Stainless Steel Frets
        • Locking Tuners
        • Made in Japan
        • Expensive Wood
        • Bone Nut
        • Top Brand Pickups
        • Series Split Pickups
        • Tremolo
        • Luminescent Inlay
        • Compound Radius Fretboard
        • No Neck-Through Build
        • No Weight Relief
        • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
        • No Strap Lock

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        6. Ibanez JCRG2103 j.custom

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        Playability 80
        Sound 83
        Build quality 80
        Value for money 66
        Overall Score 81

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        • Pickups noise: Noiseless (12 votes)
        • Pickups power: Hot (11 votes)
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        • From Ibanez's 2021 RG series
        • Made in Japan
        • 6 strings
        • 25.5"'' scale
        • 17" Fretboard Radius
        • Exotic Maple & Gold Resin top
        • African Mahogany body
        • 3pc Wenge/Purpleheart neck
        • Ebony fretboard
        • Bridge pickup: DiMarzio The Tone Zone (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Neck pickup: DiMarzio Air Norton (Humbucker/Passive)
        • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
        • 3-way Switch
        • Edge bridge
        • RG j.custom Wizard Bolt-On neck
        • 24 Jumbo Gold frets
        • Gotoh machine heads tuners
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        Ibanez JCRG2103 j.custom
        • Gold Frets
        • Made in Japan
        • Expensive Wood
        • Locking Nut
        • Top Brand Pickups
        • Coil Split Pickups
        • Tremolo
        • Luminescent Inlay
        • Strap Lock
        • No Locking Tuners
        • No Neck-Through Build
        • No Weight Relief
        • No Compound Radius Fretboard
        • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
        • No Retainer Bar

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        7. Ibanez AZ2402L Prestige

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        Playability 80
        Sound 81
        Build quality 84
        Value for money 72
        Overall Score 82

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        • Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
        • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
        • Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (4 votes)
        • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (3 votes)
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        • From Ibanez's 2020 AZ series
        • Made in Japan
        • 6 strings
        • 25.5"'' scale
        • 12" Fretboard Radius
        • Alder body
        • Roasted Maple neck
        • Roasted Maple fretboard
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Hyperion (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Hyperion (Humbucker/Passive)
        • 1 volume and 1 tone Speed knobs
        • 5-way Switch
        • Gotoh T1802 Tremolo bridge
        • AZ Oval C Bolt-On neck
        • 24 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
        • Gotoh Magnum Lock machine heads w/H.A.P. tuners
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        Ibanez AZ2402L Prestige
        • Stainless Steel Frets
        • Locking Tuners
        • Made in Japan
        • Bone Nut
        • Top Brand Pickups
        • Coil Tap Pickups
        • Tremolo
        • Luminescent Inlay
        • No Expensive Woods
        • No Neck-Through Build
        • No Weight Relief
        • No Compound Radius Fretboard
        • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
        • No Strap Lock

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        8. Ibanez AZ2204N Prestige

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        Playability 77
        Sound 82
        Build quality 85
        Value for money 76
        Overall Score 81

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        • Neck access to high frets: Easy (1 vote)
        • Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
        • Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
        • Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
        • Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
        • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
        • Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
        • Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
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        • From Ibanez's 2021 AZ series
        • Made in Japan
        • 6 strings
        • 25.5"'' scale
        • 9" to 12" Fretboard Radius
        • Alder body
        • Roasted Maple neck
        • Rosewood fretboard
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (S) (Single Coil/Passive)
        • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (S) (Single Coil/Passive)
        • 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
        • 5-way Switch
        • Gotoh T1702B bridge
        • AZ Oval C Bolt-On neck
        • 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
        • Gotoh Magnum Lock w/H.A.P. machine heads tuners
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        Ibanez AZ2204N Prestige
        • Stainless Steel Frets
        • Locking Tuners
        • Made in Japan
        • Expensive Wood
        • Bone Nut
        • Top Brand Pickups
        • Series Split Pickups
        • Tremolo
        • Luminescent Inlay
        • Compound Radius Fretboard
        • No Neck-Through Build
        • No Weight Relief
        • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
        • No Strap Lock

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        9. Ibanez AZ2203N Prestige

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        Playability 77
        Sound 82
        Build quality 85
        Value for money 76
        Overall Score 81

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        • Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
        • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
        • Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
        • Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
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        • From Ibanez's 2023 AZ series
        • Made in Japan
        • 6 strings
        • 25.5"'' scale
        • 9" to 12" Fretboard Radius
        • Alder body
        • Roasted Maple neck
        • Rosewood fretboard
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) (Humbucker/Passive)
        • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
        • 5-way Switch
        • Gotoh T1502S bridge
        • AZ Oval C Bolt-On neck
        • 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
        • Gotoh Magnum Lock machine heads w/H.A.P. tuners
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        Ibanez AZ2203N Prestige
        • Stainless Steel Frets
        • Locking Tuners
        • Made in Japan
        • Expensive Wood
        • Bone Nut
        • Top Brand Pickups
        • Coil Split Pickups
        • Tremolo
        • Luminescent Inlay
        • Compound Radius Fretboard
        • No Neck-Through Build
        • No Weight Relief
        • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
        • No Strap Lock

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        10. Ibanez AZ2407F Prestige

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        Playability 80
        Sound 79
        Build quality 83
        Value for money 71
        Overall Score 81

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        • Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
        • Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
        • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
        • Pickups noise: Noiseless (12 votes)
        • Pickups power: Hot (11 votes)
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        • From Ibanez's 2023 AZ series
        • Made in Japan
        • 6 strings
        • 25.5"'' scale
        • 12" Fretboard Radius
        • Flamed Maple (4mm) top
        • Basswood body
        • Roasted Maple neck
        • Roasted Maple fretboard
        • Bridge pickup: DiMarzio The Tone Zone (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Bridge pickup: DiMarzio The Tone Zone (Humbucker/Passive)
        • Middle pickup: DiMarzio True Velvet (Single Coil/Passive)
        • Neck pickup: DiMarzio Air Norton (Humbucker/Passive)
        • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
        • 5-way Switch
        • Gotoh T1502S bridge
        • AZ Oval C Bolt-On neck
        • 24 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
        • Gotoh MG-T locking machine heads tuners
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        Ibanez AZ2407F Prestige
        • Stainless Steel Frets
        • Locking Tuners
        • Made in Japan
        • Bone Nut
        • Top Brand Pickups
        • Tremolo
        • Luminescent Inlay
        • No Expensive Woods
        • No Neck-Through Build
        • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
        • No Weight Relief
        • No Compound Radius Fretboard
        • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
        • No Strap Lock

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