Ibanez put a lower bassline on guitar and allows you to play in the lower chord (based on 6-strings ordinary guitars). Pretty great stuff!

Honestly, i love this guitar. The pickups are very reliable, the neck is an absolute DREAM. Looks fine as well. Great for shredding.

I picked this guitar over the K7 and I am very happy about my decision. Unlike the K7 this can switch pickups and the pickups are better. The K7 have two double pickups and then this universe has a better version of those and it also has a single coil. There is no tone control on the K7 and the Universe has one. The reason I am comparing this guitar to the K7 is because Korn based their guitar on This Universe. I love Korn and they are my favorite band but if you want to be able to play Korn and be able to do everything else this is a perfect guitar for you.

The Ibanez Universe is the guitar that defines music. Without this, you are not playing with the full sound you could be playing with.

As a dedicated 'Jem' user of the last 8 years or so,and an even more nutty lover of the 'Jem' range since they first appeared in '87/'88,i can say with absolute authority that this is one beautiful and fantastically built guitar. Don't let 7-strings put you off,you can pretty much forget about that low B until you need it (if you know what i mean). These guitars just keep getting better and better, and i for one am pleased that Mr Vai's sense of colour and taste has become more refined and subtle (if you can use such a word to describe a 'Jem/Universe' guitar),over the years since the original Desert Yellow 'Jems' !!! A seriously good value,great sounding versatile guitar.