Paul Waggoner of Between the Buried and Me is one of the premier representatives of the new prog metal shred scene. His style is best described as a fusion between John Petrucci, Steve Vai, Alan Holdsworth and Pat Metheny. His first signature Ibanez, PWM100, kicks off this October and looks like a strong candidate for the signature guitar of the year. PWM100 is basically a beefed up S series six-stringer with a 44mm thick body (RG series` standard thickness) made of super lightweight ash. This type of construction yields a bright and powerful tone, dominant but not overbearing. It is set in the perfect contrast to Dustie Waring`s all-mahogany PRS signature. Neck on this model is the custom PW version of the lightning-fast Wizard contour found on the standard S and RG Ibanez models. It is bolted to the body and topped with a 24-fret roewood fingerboard. Offset dot inlays, 43mm wide locking nut (standard three-screw locking nut) and 16.9" radius complete one of the most comfortable and fastest fingerboards around. Electronics section is outfitted with a pair of humbucking pickups made by Mojotone. Both are Paul`s signatures and their official name is PW Hornets. They`re passive/ceramic (bridge) and passive/alnico (neck) and give a mighty, well rounded tone. Controls unit is a super simple one, considering the fact that this guitar is made for a lead player in a prog metal band. It consists of a master volume knob, coil-splitting mini-switch and a three-position blade switch taken from the standard S series. Among other major features, Edge locking tremolo bridge, die-cast tuning machines and the standard 25-1/2" scale are found. With the amazing looks and mind blowing tone, this killer six-string is bound to leave a permanent mark on history of metal music. Its only downside might perhaps be its price tag. PWM100 clocks in at around $2,700 which is pretty high and leaves a lot of potential players out of the picture.

PWM100 Full Specs

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Body Shape Soloist
Body Type Solid Body
Body Construction Double cutaway
Body Wood Ash
Neck Wood Maple
Neck Wood Bubinga
Neck Shape Custom
Neck Joint Bolt-on
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Number of Frets 24
Fret Size Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Offset Dots
String Nut Locking
Nut Width 1.68"
Fingerboard Radius 16.90"
Number of Pickups 2
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Volume
Controls Mini Switch
Coil Splitting Yes
Pickup Switch Type 3-Position Blade
Bridge Edge Locking Tremolo
Hardware Cosmo Black
Number of Strings 6
Tuners Die-cast
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Finish Satin
Custom Features: Bridge Pickup: Mojotone PW Hornet humbucker (Passive/Ceramic). Neck Pickup: Mojotone PW Hornet humbucker (Passive/Alnico).

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Body Shape
Soloist
Soloist
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Construction
Double cutaway
Double cutaway
Body Wood
Ash
Ash
Neck Wood
Bubinga/Maple
Bubinga
Neck Shape
Custom
Wizard III
Neck Joint
Bolt-on
Bolt-on
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Number of Frets
24
24
Fret Size
Jumbo
Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Offset Dots
Side dot
String Nut
Locking
Locking
Nut Width
1.68"
1.69''
Fingerboard Radius
16.90"
15.75"
Number of Pickups
2
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Controls
Mini Switch/Volume
Mini Switch
Coil Splitting
Yes
No
Pickup Switch Type
3-Position Blade
3-way Pickup Selector
Bridge
Edge Locking Tremolo
Edge Locking Tremolo
Hardware
Cosmo Black
Black
Number of Strings
6
6
Tuners
Die-cast
Die-cast
Scale Length
25-1/2"
25-1/2"
Finish
Satin
Matte
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