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Signature Axe of August Burns Red's JB Brubaker





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For nearly two decades, Pennsylvania metalcore mainstays August Burns Red have dominated stages worldwide with blistering speed and heavy brutality. Sitting at the helm of their trademark sound is lead guitarist JB Brubaker, renowned for his incredible technicality and gut-punching riffage. To capture his playing style, Ibanez and Brubaker worked painstakingly on the JB Brubaker Signature JBBM30, built to take on the demands of today's most technical players. A 3-piece maple/bubinga neck sits at the foundation of this guitar's incredible speediness, capped with a fast-playing ebony fingerboard. The combination of EMG 81 and 85 humbuckers has become synonymous with heavy music, producing an uncompromisingly full-forced tone with fantastic clarity and articulation. Plus, the JBBM30's Gibraltar II hardtail bridge is tailor-made for aggressive players, keeping your tuning stable through every chug and solo.





Super-speed tonewoods for today's fastest players





To handle the ferocious licks and aggressive playing of August Burn Reds' lead guitarist, Ibanez outfitted the JBBM30 with high-quality tonewoods geared towards today's speediest shredders. Brubaker's technical prowess goes hand in hand with the JBBM30's 3-piece maple/bubinga neck, snappy and super comfortable with a lightning-fast custom profile made to JB's specs. Runs and arpeggios up and down the JBBM30's 24 frets are handled with ease courtesy of a silky-smooth ebony fingerboard, and a bolt-on construction ensures rock-solid durability and top-notch tone transfer between all the woods. Pick up the JBBM30, rip through your favorite ABR tunes, and experience this burning axe's effortless playability firsthand.





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Active EMG 81/85 pickups make your amp scream





The JB Brubaker Signature JBBM30's active EMG humbuckers spit out enough heat to maximize your amp's gain, sustain, and harmonic content. An EMG 81 ceramic pickup in the bridge offers blistering output and still sings with a balanced tone. In the neck position is an EMG 85 alnico humbucker, voiced slightly thicker and sweeter than the 81, making it a more well-rounded option for rhythms. The addition of a classic 3-way lever switch makes for easy switching between both humbuckers, with volume and tone knobs for total control.





Fixed-bridge stability, sustain, and articulation





The JBBM30 sports a Gibraltar II fixed bridge ? hailed as a dream come true by guitarists at Sweetwater who prefer a hardtail axe. You'll appreciate the Gibraltar II's extremely low profile, which offers the comfort of a traditional floating tremolo with the exceptional stability and reliability you can only get from a fixed bridge.





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Ibanez JB Brubaker Signature JBBM30 Electric Guitar Features:


Signature guitar of August Burns Red's JB Brubaker


Nyatoh body offers balanced tone and great sustain


3-piece maple/bubinga neck makes for smooth playing and excellent stability


Silky ebony fingerboard is perfect for runs and arpeggios


EMG 81/85 active humbuckers offer trademark heavy sound with enhanced clarity


Gibraltar II hardtail bridge for maximum sustain and tuning stability


Gotoh locking tuners make string changes a snap