I believe the SZ Series was introduced during NAMM 2003. With a list price of 599 USD, right now lists at 665 USD. The japan prestige version lists at 1329 USD. I could be wrong about introduction dates, but prices are most definate. Couple this with sloppy quality control that the company has these days and try to justify putting down so much dough for a guitar.
Essentially a spin-off of the Mike Mushok model, minus baritone option. Flamed maple top, flame inlays and fixed bridge.
Curious about the info?
List prices are all over the internet.
But I'm sure you'd know that by now. :roll:
It pisses me off how they market their products, I mean they may be good and all, essentially a company based on endorsements. Try finding some footage of factory operations on the net, or even try to find some useful information on their crap excuse for a website. They are highly evasive about factory production processes. No production is done at Ibanez itself. All japanese production is done at Fujigen, which essentially is a company on it's own, producing it own brand of guitars. Korean, Indonesian and other areas of production are allegedly made by the same folks that make cort.