“Engineered from the ground up”: Ibanez issues its answer to Ernie Ball and Abasi Concepts with the Alpha Series – its most progressive guitar design to date

Ibanez Alpha Series.

Ibanez has debuted an all-new electric guitar lineup that’s been officially badged the Alpha Series – and it could be a landmark launch for the storied metal guitar brand.

Available in seven- and eight-string iterations, the Alpha instruments are arguably Ibanez’s most ‘prog rock’ guitars to date, bringing a distinct contemporary flair to a lineup that’s otherwise rooted in traditional shred and metal.