Zombie Autopilot ( LACS content X2)

[Droptune666]

My buddy recently picked up both of these bad boys and figured I’d share the porn. As a Unearth fan myself these are pretty special instruments. Not sure why Ibanez never decided to do a signature model for Ken and Buz when they made them these instruments. Tons of mojo and battle scars on them but they’ve been around the world and back and are pretty awesome pieces of history. Cheers

 

[nikt]

Wow!

Remember the Zombie autopilot clip when it came out and drooling over those guitars.

Guys from Unearth are one of biggest loses of Ibanez artist IMO. The should have signature model like this from day one!

 

[Kyle Jordan]

Those are sick. Love seeing custom Ss.

 

[Aaron]

Those are 2 of my favorite guitars to come out of the LACS. Thanks for sharing!

 

[narad]

This was theirs too, right?

And maybe I'm getting this wrong, but wasn't there a 7-string iceman LACS or something for one of them?

 

[Droptune666]

This was theirs too, right?

And maybe I'm getting this wrong, but wasn't there a 7-string iceman LACS or something for one of them?

That RGA belongs to Buz and he still owns it!

 

[Randy]

This was theirs too, right?

And maybe I'm getting this wrong, but wasn't there a 7-string iceman LACS or something for one of them?

Ken had a 3 pickup 7 string Destroyer, kinda like Phil Colin iirc

 

[Randy]

Found it

 

[narad]

Ken had a 3 pickup 7 string Destroyer, kinda like Phil Colin iirc

Ah ya, you're right -- I'm getting mixed up between that one and this sonata arctica one I remember being for sale on here forever ago:

 

[aesthyrian]

oh man, these are two of the most iconic Ibanez 7 strings to me personally. Like others have said, Ibanez continually missed the mark by not giving Buz and Ken either a sig model or hiring them to help design some new production models.

I can't believe they both sold their first LACS, but I'm so glad they did and thankful to you for sharing these photos! God damn they are just so perfect.

 

[conorreich]

Oh man those are beautiful. I love how understated they are. Not super decked out or anything. Pure metal \m/

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Found it
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The fact this was never made into a sig, or even a production model of some kind, should be some kind of crime against humanity.

 

[Vyn]

Congrats man, HNGD!

...Ibanez really has let a shitload of artists slip through it's fingers over the years...

 

[Metal Mortician]

Ken and Buzz seem happy with ESP - especially Ken who’s full time job seems to be artist relations with Fishman.

They’ve come a long way since selling S7s (320 or 420, I can’t remember)

 

[narad]

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Ken and Buzz seem happy with ESP - especially Ken who’s full time job seems to be artist relations with Fishman.

They’ve come a long way since selling S7s (320 or 420, I can’t remember)

Sexhume the Doom

 

[possumkiller]

I thought these guys had Esp sig models?

 

[Estilo]

Does anybody know why they went with 22 frets since they've forgone the neck pickup any way? I get that perhaps the S series template was 22 frets at the time, but these were LACS builds right?

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Does anybody know why they went with 22 frets since they've forgone the neck pickup any way? I get that perhaps the S series template was 22 frets at the time, but these were LACS builds right?

They had always used 22 fret S7s up until that point, so I suppose it was a case of not pushing for 24 simply for the sake of it.

They did do a 24-fret S7 after these, the white one with vine inlay. I think that was a couple years after these.

 

[Droptune666]

I thought these guys had Esp sig models?

They both do, these were their first customs as Ibanez artists back in 2003/2004

 

[slan]

So cool!