Hi Marty, I love you man! I recently saw an ad for the Ibanez SZ with one of the guitarists from Shadows Fall. I didn't recognize the exact model he was using so I e-mailed Ibanez and they said that they gave him a one of a kinda SZ, a custom order I guess. They said that they give prototypes and custom guitars to endorsers. I was wondering, are your SZ guitars the same SZs that I see at the local guitar stores or are they of higher quality because Ibanez wants to keep you happy? Thanks :-) Alex