Ibanez JTK2, made in Indonesia 2007, black. Ten years or so ago, I found myself working in a big Ibanez dealer. I generally had a distaste for the largely pointy and often black offerings of their catalog, but I was tickled to discover the Jet King models, they're such cute little hidden gems.  The Jet King 2 was made from 2004-7 before vanishing into discontinuity forever; a shame really. The second version of the Jet King switched the neck to the famous three piece maple style build found on the shreddable RG and S Series guitars of the day, but with a more rounded friendly profile akin to 60s Strat. You alsoget a mahogany body, which adds some midrange growl and warmth into the mix tonally. It's a great sounding guitar: heaps of attack and chime in single coil mode, or hit the toggles and add some thickener into the sauce with the vintage voiced humbucker mode. Not all offset shape guitars have sensible hardware, but the cool signature tailpiece, tune-o-matic style bridge and sturdy tuners mean this holds tune well and handles a heavy handed attack easily. The tuxedo finish looks super slick, it's a nice little classy touch to balance the sixties-MIJ-surf aesthetic out nicely. I basically seek these out because I have a long standing soft spot for them: this is just cool, right?

Model: Ibanez JTK2 Jet King
Made: Indonesia, 2006 (Serial I060318345)
Finish: gloss black
Body: mahogany
Neck: 3-piece maple, rosewood board, 24.75" scale, 12" radius
Weight: 3.620kg 
Pickups: Ibanez Super 58 humbucker x2
Mods: knobs replaced, rear pickup cover removed
Case: basic non-original gig bag

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. Headstock has some minor marks on the end and bottom edge. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, no major marks. The back has widespread light scuffs, mostly around the back edge, no major marks. The sides have rub wear and scuffs around the whole body but no major marks. The front has minor play wear on the guards and horns, no major marks. Overall: very good condition (7.5/10).

Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Frets have minor wear only, 8/10 for fret life left. Wearing fresh 11-49 Moonshiners strings.