LET’S FACE IT, THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANYTHING IS ALWAYS A GREAT CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION — WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY IBANEZ HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO COMMEMORATE AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR HOSHINO USA’S FIVE DECADES IN THE GUITAR BUSINESS.
Fifty exclusive handcrafted electric and bass guitars have been produced, with the L.A. and Aichi Custom Shops joining forces to create some truly head-turning one-off instruments. If you’re interested in exotic aesthetics, intricate designs, expansive electronics and highly unusual concepts, look no further.
“This was an idea that was formulated by our president Shogo Hayashi,” says Ibanez Communications Specialist Scott Miller. “This company was launched back in 1972 to give Ibanez guitars a physical presence in the U.S. Obviously they’d been doing business here before that, but this is what allowed the company to take off and develop into what it is today. We wanted to commemorate that with something really special, something everyone would see and think, ‘Wow, this is a big deal!’”
Though historically the two Custom Shops have worked independently from one another, the idea of partnering up for something extra special felt like a great way of dreaming up the impossible.
