The "Hydra"

[JMP/HBE]

 

[PS412]

Millions of peaches, peaches for me.
Millions of peaches, peaches for free.


That Hydra is whack man, whack.
Whack in the sack.

 

[Mincer]

That's gotta weigh 24 lbs. Eccentric, yes, but I wonder how many of these actually sell...4?

 

[JMP/HBE]

Hideous ... as is the Pia.

 

[nexion218]

Actually it gets a pass from me for the steampunk vibe. Can't really look at it as a guitar, but as a piece of art/engineering/craftmanship, it is pretty amazing.

 

[Chris Pile]

Ugly as home made sin.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Looks very cool, but I can't imagine playing it with those pointy things sticking into your right arm. And don't try to avoid putting your arm across the pointy things lowering the tail of the guitar or you'll get a nasty burn from those tubes on top.

 

[Securb]

It is definitely a marketing piece for Ibanez and we are talking about it so it is working. I would imagine Steve will bring it out for one song on tour. That being said seeing it is a custom one-off for Steve Via from Ibanez I am sure as ugly as it is the guitar plays like a dream.

 

[JMP/HBE]

16 pounds of FaiLz
Pandemic concept guitars who woulda thought ?

 

[Mincer]

Certainly in the Steve Vai bad taste wheelhouse.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Maybe he should just soak the JEM for another 45 years.

 

[GuitarStv]

Too much guitar for me. I can barely handle one fretboard.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Considering the Hydra is a multi-headed, reptilian monster from Greek myth, it's probably not meant to be pretty .

You can bet Vai would play it live, knowing his quite long history with multi-neck guitars. That'd be worth seeing. Also interested in hearing the new track it was used on.

 

[JMP/HBE]

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[devastone]

I doubt it's something Ibanez would even think about trying to sell, it's a one off for their biggest endorser, he's sold enough guitars for them the custom shop will build him anything he wants. It's just a whim thing for him, and he used it to record a song on his new album so I'm sure he will use it for that one song on the tour.

And yeah, the Homer-mobile is a pretty good description of it!

 

[Chris Pile]

Everybody and their dog has sent me the Hydra video over the last couple weeks.

My last and best comment is this: Steve dreams of nightmares, Ibanez provides the fuel.

 

[Aceman]

Same as the Dean Batio guitars. It's about the pub, not the play.