Ibanez, Pia 3761. Vai Masterpiece in Black Onyx.

Demo of my Ibanez Steve Vai signature "Pia" in Onyx Black.
Tones generated by the Archetype Petrucci plugin by Neural DSP.

[@vividvulpe9842]

Beautiful axe. Seeing the name Pia reminded me that my mom was good friends with Vai’s girlfriend, Pia, at the time she was attending School of Visual Arts in the late 80’s in NYC. Love your reviews, and always terrific showcasing of your talented playing.

[@ohplezz]

The black with the gold hardware really looks great!

[@audiofan8632]

Beautiful guitar, great sound. Greets from Poland.

[@stewartperry7797]

Love that midrange tones. What a guitar.

[@-Wreckanize-]

Great demo with all the channels.

[@twowaymuir]

Great to see you back. Nice guitar.

[@jonnychrist69]

I've been waiting for this one! The Jem is one of the greatest guitars of all time and THE best selling signature of all time. The Pia is just the latest and greatest iteration!

[@mickenilsson]

Subbed! You've got that "I know what I'm doing" feel and sound. Love it ❤️

[@ChrisTompkins-Music-And-Gear]

Awesome! Thank you for the kind words!

[@mrc2662]

Damn that “Fade…” was so tasty! Great guitar and awesome guitar chops my dude. I need this guitar. I have the rock mirror Jem and am feeling this is a worthy successor.

[@mylogify]

Hahahah just noticed the cat tunnel, we got one of them as well :D. Nice playing! Nice guitar!

[@Spaceman-jo5mz]

For sure the pull up volume is a nice treble bleed to keep the highs when turning volume down....that being said the warm sound when lowering the volume is also nice too and may be preferred in some situations. Nice to have options! Great video Chris

[@gregwasilchen8655]

Bro you are an amazing guitar player!

[@ChrisTompkins-Music-And-Gear]

Thanks a lot!

[@standingbearwhisky]

I'm waiting for mine right now. Today is supposed to be the day it comes in

[@pavanpatel4150]

I saw Steve Vai live earlier this week and he played a black PIA3761 (along with Evo and couple of others) and it looked really cool. I'm just not a fan of the matte finishes that Ibanez has been moving towards in recent years

[@mikecooper8465]

Yes.would love to see the RG550. I really like the RG565 better...

[@Spaceman-jo5mz]

Yes, Do a video on the Ibanez RG 550. Would like to hear your opinion and thoughts on it - I'm looking to invest in either a Jackson Dinky w FR or an Ibanez w FR

[@bergakungensstudio174]

I will wait to buy until the seven-string variant of PIA comes out on the market here in Sweden

[@Nick-ox6gz]

nice tone 😍 what strings gauge is that..? 😊

[@Nick-ox6gz]

12th fret action height less than 1mm..?

[@shelbyrockstar]

Vai usually replaces the neck pickup with a sustainer. So I'm not sure why they come stock with something else. If it's truly supposed to be his signature rig. Especially at that price point. What do you think about replacing with a neck sustainer?

[@ChrisTompkins-Music-And-Gear]

Ooof... Thats a big job. Gotta make room for the electronics and switches. I wouldn't do it, personally.

[@t.a6937]

Hey Chris. I had a question about the pya we just bought one. Truly amazing guitar. What we wonder though is the whammybar is so tight to get into the bridge. How did you get it done? Hope to hear from you soon as we can't wait to get this thing Goin!

[@smeagol37]

Mine was also very very tight. It was hard to get it in but after it ones fits it’s getting better and better.

[@chocolatecookie8571]

I’ve watched now about 10 video’s of you where you review guitars. All of them you seem to like very much. It is too good to be true. They cannot all be great guitars as if they have no flaws of any kind. For realistic reviews I prefer watch other channel

[@ChrisTompkins-Music-And-Gear]

It's all good. Thanks for watching. I will say that if there are things about an instrument that I do not like, I will call it out in the video. But, if there's nothing wrong with a guitar, I'm certainly not going to make it up. I only buy guitars that might appeal to me personally. 9 times out of 10, they do. There are a few video's on my channel that are bad reviews. However, they are only a few. There have been a few duds that I've purchased and returned, without ever making a video about it. I tend to try and show the things that I enjoy and can be positive about, rather than spreading negativity. There's too much of that in the world already. Peace.