Product Description

As a founding member, songwriter, and lead guitarist of Between the Buried and Me, Paul Waggoner’s unique style is an integral part of the band’s progressive sound. Paul brings that creative spirit and innovative drive to everything he’s involved with, and his new Ibanez Signature model is no exception.

Waggoner’s input begins at the instrument’s very core with a thicker, beefed-up version of the Ibanez S body style. Made of select ash, the added girth of this altered shape improves sustain and resonates with a fatter, warmer tone, yet retains excellent articulation.

Complementing this body, Paul chose a 3-piece maple/bubinga Wizard III neck and rosewood fretboard with jumbo frets—each, highly detailed for an extraordinarily smooth, comfortable feel and maximized playing speed. Hardware includes the Ibanez Edge Zero II bridge for fluid, unobtrusive performance and superior tuning stability.

At the heart of the PWM10 is Paul’s signature “PW Hornet” pickups, designed in collaboration with Mojotone—a North Carolina, custom pickup builder known for their responsive, hand-made pickups. Waggoner’s goal was to achieve a heavy, balanced sound that could cut through any mix. In his words: “Something that’s nice and full, but also has that sparkle, is the kind of thing I’ve always loved.”

The result is the pairing of a bridge pickup that is aggressive, yet articulate, with a neck pickup that’s diametrically opposed in sound character: less abrasive, and “friendlier” sounding for clean rhythms and leads. Together, they produce a tone capable of dominating the sonic landscape, but are still able to “sing” without sounding abrasive.

The PWM10 ships tuned to C# and includes a hardshell case.

Body Body shape: Double cutaway Body type: Solid body Body material: Solid wood Top wood: Not applicable Body wood: Ash Body finish: Satin Orientation: Right handed Neck Neck shape: Wizard III Neck wood: Maple/bubinga 3-piece Joint: Bolt-on Scale length: 25.5" Truss rod: Standard Neck finish: Satin Fretboard Material: Rosewood Radius: 16" Fret size: Jumbo Number of frets: 24 Inlays: Dot Nut width: 1.69" (43mm) Pickups Configuration: HH Neck: PW Hornet Middle: Not applicable Bridge: PW Hornet Brand: Mojotone Active or passive pickups: Passive Series or parallel: Series Piezo: No Active EQ: No Special electronics: None Controls Control layout: Master volume Pickup switch: 3-way Coil tap or split: Coil tap Kill switch: No Hardware Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato Bridge design: Edge-Zero Tailpiece: Not applicable Tuning machines: Die-cast Color: Black Other Number of strings: 6-string Special features: Versatile electronics Case: Hardshell case Accessories: Info not available Country of origin: Indonesia

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