a new Maxxas joins the family

[diablomozart]

Re: Maxxas ->Testament \"Practice What You Preach\" vid

nah alex's was a regular maxxas...has the maxxas headstock and all...i saw the video not too long ago...somewhere i have a hard and heavy vhs tape that shows him using that guitar to cut a solo in the studio too...d.m.

[BallsOnParade]

Re: Maxxas ->Testament \"Practice What You Preach\" vid

he was one of the first to use one, though...

[diablomozart]

Re: Maxxas ->Testament \"Practice What You Preach\" vid

actually vai's endorsement with ibanez came from them sending him a maxxas first...they sent it to him as a christmas present...it piques his interest enough that they started working on the jem design...what i always found interesting was the maxxas had a couple of features found on them that eventually made their way into the other ibanez lines...the ibanez backstop for the floyd and the all access neck joint were first seen on the maxxas...d.m.

'We'd read up on what his tastes in guitars were' says Bill Cummiskey, Dept Coordinator of Hoshino US. 'We built him one of our Maxxas guitars with the pickup configuration he uses, a palm rest for the tremolo and wild red and grey snakeskin finish. Then we sent it, all wrapped up, to his parents' house for Christmas [1986]'

Hoshino spent two weeks anxious for Vai's response - when it came, his reaction was so positive that within three months he and the Hoshino team had completed a new model, designed from the ground up.

Five months after Hoshino sent Vai a 'Christmas' guitar, the company had completed the first production samples of the new model in Japan. The JEM guitar, and the RG range - a lower priced derivative - were launched at the NAMM industry trade show in June [1987] to instant acclaim. (The Electric Guitar An Illustrated History - by Paul Trynka)

[pebber]

DWNLDMaxxas -Testament \"Practice What You Preach\"

ok guys.. I've found the VID, here's the link for you to download:

http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3...01GTCBCH0HK5OY

[BallsOnParade]

Re: Maxxas ->Testament \"Practice What You Preach\" vid

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he was one of the first to use one, though...

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[diablomozart]

Re: Maxxas ->Testament \"Practice What You Preach\" vid

one of the first famous ones yeah...i'd still love to lay my hands on a pre-ibanez maxxas...i've heard they do exist...but never even seen a pic of one...d.m.