SOLD OUT: This is the cheapest Ibanez AZ deal we’ve ever seen: just $899 for one of the best electric guitars you can buy

Ibanez AZ242F TSG
(Image credit: Ibanez)

Sorry, everyone, this deal has sold out - but there's another Ibanez Prestige AZ2204F still available, and you can check out our guide to the best Cyber Monday guitar deals for more.

The Ibanez AZ Series is pretty much the hottest electric guitar line-up in the world, so when we saw $400 slashed off Ibanez’s Prestige AZ2204F, we thought that would be the best Cyber Monday deal you could grab on this superlative guitar line - but now ProAudioStar has gone better, lopping the same amount off the AZ242F TSG and bringing the price down to $899; that’s an absolute snip for one of the very best electric guitars you can buy today.

You get a staggering spec for your money here: there’s a roasted maple neck and fretboard, with super all-access neck joint for complete and utter fretting freedom, while luminescent side dots ensure you’re in no danger of losing your way on a darkened stage.

Ibanez AZ242F TSG

(Image credit: Ibanez)

The specially designed Seymour Duncan Hyperion pickups can be tweaked via the dyna-MIX 10 switching system and Alter switch for 10 realistic single-coil and humbucker sounds.

Finally, there’s an exhaustively well thought-out hardware list, including a Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut, stainless steel frets, Gotoh Magnum Lock machineheads and a Gotoh T1502 tremolo. And that’s not to mention the striking Tequila Sunrise Gradiation finish (but before you ask, that’s the only finish available).

This insane deal may very well have won Cyber Monday - grab it while it lasts over at ProAudioStar.

SOLD OUT
Ibanez's superlative AZ242F TSG: was $1,299, now $899
$899 at ProAudioStar.com

SOLD OUT
Ibanez's superlative AZ242F TSG: was $1,299, now $899
We’re not kidding when we say the Ibanez AZ series is one of the very best in the world, so getting that level of quality and design for just $899 is, quite frankly, a ridiculous deal. Get yourself this fast-playing, Tequila Sunrise Gradiation-finished solidbody with world-class Seymour Duncan pickups and Gotoh hardware before they’re all gone.

Ibanez AZ2204F Prestige: $400 off at Musician’s Friend
$2,099 at Musician's Friend

Ibanez AZ2204F Prestige: $400 off at Musician’s Friend
Invest in your guitar playing, and get one of the finest electric guitars available today for $2,099, a $400 saving from its original price of $2,499. This precision-built, versatile model is the epitome of contemporary electric guitar design, with an impressive feature set and effortless playability.

Michael Astley-Brown
Editor-in-Chief, GuitarWorld.com

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.