#TGU18

Nita Strauss shows her new Ibanez signature Guitar at #TGU18 the Thomann Gearhead University.
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Interesting bits and pieces:
00:25 What Nita is up to right now
00:30 Talking about the Ibanez JIVA 10
01:28 About the fretboard design and concept
03:38 DiMarzio Pandemonium Signature Pickups
05:47 The un-girly concept of the guitar
06:46 Purpleheart back of the neck and thin profile
07:27 Only the second version of the guitar
07:55 A/B-Testing the prototype on tour
09:20 DiMarzio True Velvet Single Coil Pickup
11:44 Ibanez JIVA 10 through Marshall JVM | Playing
15:18 Signal Chain
16:00 D'Addario NYXL Strings Demonstration
17:03 Designing this guitar since the 4th grade
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[@jeffhebert9643]

Man oh man , sustain for days...Nita rocks.

[@PaniGranadaCiudad]

She's so cool and that guitar looks gorgeous!! And of course her playing is stunning.

[@alejandroangeles8587]

As a hardcore fender man... this guitar is beautiful...

[@tritontransport]

I’m a Dean guy but I’ve been really contemplating ordering one of these 🥴🤔

[@cubano100pct]

Awesome playing and love the guitar you designed Nita and it sounds great.

[@dingao000]

This heartbeat marking on the freatboard is one of the coolest. Nita has very good taste.

[@jakholly2]

This is the best video I've seen to portray the guitar. It's absolutely STUNNING. The only thing I don't really care for is that the low end notes seem to kind of blend together. Like it kind of fuzzes out. But I can't get over the gorgeous design of it and some people say it sounds better in person so.... I can't wait to try it out!

[@davidbloom2373]

Beautiful guitar I love it playing

[@garythomas4431]

Congrats Nita. Cannot wait to try one of these out.

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Great guitar!

[@197669666]

Beautiful guitar & she rips, very cool!

[@blankpallet2435]

im getting that guitar but in the future would like maybe a sustainer (not really important) a Db booster and a noisgate system

[@michalmikolajmaslowski3994]

The fret inlays are an insanely cool idea. Great job!

[@ayeapprove]

But it's not her idea and not new for Ibanez: freemarket.kiev.ua/images_message/2509/191990/900771/1659710.jpg

[@RedbackRecordz]

Awesome guitar! Love Ibanez guitars, have a few myself, and that one looks amazing 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@OzziePete1]

In regards the heartbeat fret markers, maybe they could have a major adrenal spike at the 12th fret (*octave)?

[@JoneHoftun]

The Nita Strauss signature Ibanez Boobholder :> It`s cool though, Might consider buying that

[@davidbloom2373]

All the time!

[@daleweber2579]

I thought she would add a Sustainiac humbucker in the neck sunburst is a cool finish but I prefer the Rg body.

[@daniellisy7161]

Question: how is the changer of tuning working, any issues because of the of the floating bridge, is it a pain or quite straight forward?

[@Michael-ei5jd]

I love Nita !

[@oliverjames7315]

And yeah the true velvet is amazing. Compliments any other dimarzio pickups

[@Sven.Jeschke]

Wow, this is one of the most beautiful guitars I have ever seen. Not a fan of FR bridges but apart from that... perfect!

[@Claysers]

Nita Strauss is a good speaker and she so smart

[@bailey12444]

I’m getting one of those thanks great video, Nita you Rule

[@firkinfright5168]

She's the first I see (or notice it from) that holds a pick like that.

[@frankvanrijn964]

I got the hearbeat speeding up before she explained it... awesome!

[@vidmohit4684]

How does one achieve such sustain? Is it due to the pickups and amp combo or volume levels?

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Vid Mohit good question...

[@dainiusvysniauskas2049]

Actually, people did think about inlays like that - there are stickers available (not as nice looking as real inlays) :)

[@jayd417]

EKG lines was used way back in the 80's on Steve Lynch's of Autograph fame Charvel/Jackson guitars. So he claimed it first as his signature graphic.

[@davidbloom2373]

Very happy with t ibanez jva10

[@fredrikjohnsson8509]

Nita dat was a awesome guitar solo. You rock girl😎🤘🤘🤘

[@cpamiseso]

IMO, this would go like EBMM St Vincent. Designed for women, bought and played mostly by men.

[@Jakob_W3Ch4rg3_]

Cahyo Amiseso St. Vincent that she did intent for it to be built specifically for women.

[@ToxicScorpion1989]

Does the Guitar have Stainless Steel Frets?

[@1Mrsensitive]

This guitar is great

[@HaraldEngels]

Great feedback :-)

[@BrotherBoresIsBest]

I wish Nita would use Pledgemusic.

[@12x]

love the burst colour, blonde is really cool, just a shame they cheaped out on the pickups and didnt put tone zone or air norton. also, made in indonesia for the price is all wrong. should be 300 cheaper or 400. if it was 3-400 cheaper i'd buy it. it'll be cheaper eventually. also, why doesn't nita have lessons? surely she can afford them.

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Hey Lucas, I see what you are saying about the build location and the choice of pickups but I have played the guitar with Nita and it rocks. Total machine of versatility. //Andy

[@cpamiseso]

Guitar playing starts at 11:45 by the way...

[@janminor1172]

Do those even technically still count as trousers???

[@darrenjay3231]

Yes

[@HeadbangoO]

My grandma said the same thing in the 90's...

[@SteelSkin667]

People have worn ripped jeans for nearly 30 years now?

[@AR-mq5oz]

The placement of the output jack looks so weird to me

[@george.kollaros]

Sounds like the amp goes through a speaker simulator. It would sound way better in person through a real 4x12 Marshall cab (or Orange or Engl)!!!

[@chrisking6695]

It is 100% the guitar. It sounds so shitty in every review. Like it's played through a tin can plug in. Lol

[@george.kollaros]

@@chrisking6695 It's not the guitar, at all. Listen to her playing live with Alice Cooper, the sound is great! Even in the Rig Rundown from Premier Guitar where she plays through a Boss GT-1000 direct out sounds great.

[@purplerocket666]

awesome

[@robinkonig459]

Mega!!

[@overlycreative1]

Nita, the only redeeming grace of you playing a pink guitar bit.ly/2QiZs6s is that it is an Ibanez, you're perfect in every way and such a great inspiration for one of my granddaughters. Like many, I grew up on Alice Cooper and for many more, you keep it relevant to a younger set of fans and musicians. I have one of your signature guitars on order as a gift. Smiles to you.

[@cesarfigueroah]

Hi 👋 Nita, I love ❤️ you so much and I would like to know where I can buy these Ibanez guitar 🎸? It’s beautiful 😍 like you always and I want to have your signature guitar.

[@blankpallet2435]

finally a full review of The Nita Strauss guitar i can sleep ive been on the computer for months staring at the monitor i havent eaten or moved in fear of missing it lol

[@hayabusariders]

İnlay's is beautyful but nita is more.... :)

[@HTNT9]

I want that guitar badly! Looks sexy and sounds amazing. Yes indeed, that guitar is full of life.

[@aarongibson585]

its a really nice guitar but i wonder why she went with the instrument jack in the front and not the side

[@Oilid]

What is a star? Some one who shines. And bros, This Nita really have an aura.

[@MHM1975]

#RJU18 Relic’d Jeans University 2018

[@JohnnyRaven69]

She's awesome, but that tone sounds very bad. Scooped and muddy.

[@phenixreturns]

yes the sound is horrible : try a ht metal :) for pure metal tone :)))

[@prettynoose8497]

Hard to watch! This guy is so tongue tied and lovestruck here, he can barely talk right

[@primeDecomposition]

Dude’s beta af 🤦‍♂️

[@ewusspur-nmoba4715]

Nitaaaaaa...

[@Colin.W]

Nita is awesome! Sleek looking guitar, cool sound

[@MrJudahdan]

Totally stole my fret board idea that I stole from the band UFO's font....small world...truly is nothing new under the sun. I actually love that guitar but I'm pissed my idea wasn't first. Lol

[@BruceBurger]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔

[@shred5]

I love Nita as a player, but her signature Pandemonium pickups are garbage. I've never heard anything that sounds decent from them. The guitar itself looks promising though as it has a thicker neck than most Ibanez's which is basically a requirement of mine, but I'd be gutting the electronics and dropping in a set of BKP Ragnaroks for better tone.

[@brianchapman2708]

Why on Guitar Centers website does it say made in Indonesia, same for the kiko guitar, I want this made in Japan makes me not want it so bad.......

[@jayz6008]

It has that typical Ibanez S Series sound .. not my favorite kinda tone

[@phenixreturns]

she is really fantastically beautiful and sweet smile ! with a singer who likes blood lol

[@ThePedroDB]

...and the award for the most sychophantic 'spare part' interviewer ever goes to... Lovely guitar but an Edge Zero, rather than the Zero 2 would have been nice. EZ2 cheapens the whole deal for me..

[@JavierHaedo-ecoprofe]

Nita have a better taste to design her guitar than hetfield and mustaine...

[@endezeichengrimm]

It sustains like that because of the feedback......

[@fedplaysguitar]

what about making signature to people that can actually play? Just my 2 cents...

[@5urg3x]

Luminlay does not look like cheap plastic to me 🤷‍♂️

[@alexandre5882]

Wow she gets really nervous in every interview hehe Relax Nita you are Awesome! Hehe

[@jasonbone5121]

Didn't notice. She seemed comfy to me.

[@MajorDook1]

Yeah, she seemed totally fine to me.

[@WhippJunior]

Dude looked more nervous than she did.

[@alexandre5882]

Both were

[@doomguy1430]

Dude needs vagene

[@kellybrincks]

I would buy this in a NT version.

[@vincentdoyle6987]

If Nita came up with the Vai hand (purse) grip this would have sold millions. Or is that a sexist thing to say. I just don't know anymore.

[@georgel2519]

Vincent Doyle SJWs triggered 😂😂😂

[@blankpallet2435]

would make sense to put all that money she is making lol

[@HeadbangoO]

Dunno, I won't buy a jem because of the fanboy look this grip gives, I'd say she did well.

[@vincentdoyle6987]

Either way, awsome side boob at 15:17. Poor interviewer cant help but look.

[@rago795]

It´s the hurricane , not the gear ;) , amazing guitar and features. congrats!

[@phenixreturns]

it does not sound good at all :((( like digital simulations

[@oliverjames7315]

Talented, humble, driven. Name a guitarist cooler than Nita.....

[@satchboogie2058]

Joe Satriani, Shawn Lane.... you get the gist....

[@oliverjames7315]

Andrew Levister Vai maybe. The others no.

[@oliverjames7315]

Satch Boogie Satch? No way 😂

[@oliverjames7315]

Andrew Levister oh yeah dude I loved the Red MTM. Such a great guitar. They were Korean made weren't they?

[@oliverjames7315]

Andrew Levister I don't remember Japanese MTMs to honest

[@endtyme1345]

Nita is beautiful and talented and that guy its pretty damn HOT lol xD

[@booshting3520]

Say "sick" more

[@walkman1984]

Sounds like garbage tho.

[@edrage8679]

yup

[@allankvist6741]

Yeah, but I think its the amp, and I feel i can sense that the guitar itself sounds really good and ballanced even through the garbage

[@xthexadvantagex]

She looks like she could kick his butt

[@josua1]

😱😆😃

[@donvanco3078]

JFC - when is Ibanez going to stop using those shitty, dime-store looking plastic switches. It's utterly laughable.

[@oliverjames7315]

Don Vanco do you mean the pickup selector?

[@tonyr669]

Don Vanco thats your take from this video?

[@donvanco3078]

Yes - my take from this video intended to sell me this guitar is that this guitar has some shitty components. Is there a problem with my opinion??? If so - ask for a refund on your way out.....

[@Ron_Padgett]

You're clueless. It's not a plastic switch. The S guitars just have that plastic piece to raise the switch a bit so it fits in the cavity since the bodies are so thin. Nothing wrong with it. You're the one making yourself look laughable.

[@darrenjay3231]

I don't hate it completely, but it could be improved. It's the one thing I'm not crazy about on my own Ibanez.

[@1972Georges]

Horrible Sound...

[@edrage8679]

agree

[@phenixreturns]

agree guys it sucks

[@glenpedersen2337]

And your last recording or tour was ??????? Wanker

[@meridianskye9518]

she does a lot of legato runs....... still makes me look like chopped liver..... lol

[@russellward4624]

Does Nita own a pair of unripped pants?

[@steveredenbaugh9058]

Downs

[@endezeichengrimm]

The ECG inlays are really not that great as she brags.

[@Iggytommy]

sh'es had a nose job

[@jmartin567]

allot of noise

[@MisterNiles]

Holy shi. That looks just like an Ibanez! And yeah. This guy needs a girlfriend. The Longfield interview is even worse. He can barely speak. Someone get this guy a date... with someone.

[@Josbornevonosborne]

Marry me Nita...

[@Ron_Padgett]

What are you 12 years old? lol

[@phenixreturns]

ask her as a facebook friend lol

[@edrage8679]

a mess

[@El-Yordi]

Plays like a rookie student!!! another that owes more to his ass and to his look of babrbie guitarist than to his touch

[@darrenc8776]

Yeah it a girl not a man.