The PM120 is a hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2000. It is a signature model for American jazz guitarist and composer Pat Metheny. It was made in Japan by FujiGen.
The PM120 features a full hollow body that is slightly thinner than than the usual jazz box with distinctive offset double cutaways with pointed horns. It has a maple top with ƒ holes and multi-layer binding and maple back and sides mated to a set-in mahogany neck with a 22-fret ebony fingerboard with binding and pearl/acrylic and abalone split block position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Silent 58 humbucking pickups with gold covers and individual volume controls with a master tone, a Gotoh Tune-o-matic style bridge floating on a wood base with a custom tailpiece, a bone nut, Sure Grip knobs, a stereo output jack and Gotoh tuning machines.
Specifications for PM120
| Year(s) offered: 2000–2013 |
| Sold in: Worldwide |
| Made in: Japan |
| Finish(es): Black (BK) / Natural (NT) |
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| Body |
Body type:
Hollow body |
Dimensions:
Length: 508mm / 20″
Width: 419mm / 16½”
Depth: 83mm / 3¼” (70mm at tail) |
Top:
Material: Maple
Binding: Multi-layer cream/black |
Back/sides:
Material: Maple |
Neck joint:
Set-in |
Bridge:
Gotoh GE103B w/ wood base (10.4mm string spacing) |
Tailpiece:
PM120 trapeze |
Knob style:
Sure Grip II |
Hardware color:
Gold |
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| Neck |
Neck type:
PM Prestige |
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany |
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾” |
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ binding |
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl and abalone split block |
Frets:
22 / medium (Prestige edge treatment) |
Nut:
Bone (43mm) |
Machine heads:
Gotoh SGL510 |
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| Electronics/ Strings |
Pickup configuration:
HH |
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Silent 58 (H) passive/alnico |
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Silent 58 (H) passive/alnico |
Controls:
Two volumes / master tone / 3-way toggle pickup selector |
Output jack:
¼” stereo box (side mounted) |
String gauge (factory):
.011/.015/.022w/.030/.040/.050 flatwound |
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