James "Munky" Shaffer

In 2015, James Shaffer, also known as Munky, played the Ibanez UV71P Steve Vai Signature Universe Premium Series 7-String Electric Guitar during a live tour, as seen on his Instagram.

In this video, James Shaffer is seen holding an Ibanez UV70P, an extended-range guitar, while discussing the Ibanez 7th Heaven.

Bid on this one-of-a-kind axe straight from Munky’s private collection. This private stock single-cut archtop was custom built for Munky and comes hand signed by Paul Reed. Used on the recording of Korn’s ‘Untitled’ album in 2007, this guitar wields the power of limitless riffs for its next owner.

James Shaffer, also known as Munky from Korn, used a custom Ibanez K14, a 14-string electric guitar, to achieve a wide chorus effect in the studio for the song "Alone I Break." This usage is documented in a user-uploaded photo of his guitar rig from 2002.

James "Munky" Shaffer is seen here with his signature model Ibanez APEX200. He also discusses the guitar in this video by Ibanez.

at 0:37,he is seen playing this guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4WJS0Joe6Y Munky talks about this guitar at 1:01

At 5:17 you can see the Ibanez APEX20, and after that appears James "Munky" Shaffer himself talking about the guitar with some live clips of him playing it.

Throughout the "Blind" video he uses a custom Ibanez S5407 first seen at 0:15.

In the video @0:35 he says "this is actually probably the the body of this is actually is my very first universe I've been as that I bought when it first came out and I think it was 1990, yeah and it's been rebuilt so many times and you know the original the original neck on here was the disappearing pyramids you know that Steve I designed, and but you, know I sent it to Ibanez and they coated this with I had it covered in duct tape so yeah, it's been rebuilt probably ten times because I kept breaking the neck on it so they had to put this uh, we designed this this neck to reinforce the neck you know because I would I'd slip on the stage a lot and fall on the guitars and they would break or the straps would come off and you know I'd just kind of like kick them across the stage it was complete guitar abuse but yeah, this is one of the original ones and it's I've been using it for the last year or so kind of brought it back into the arsenal of of guitars so it's, it definitely a special a special guitar I think I'm going to retire it after this tour just because uh, kind of, sentimental value to it what do you tune - um this is tuned drop down a whole step so which makes the low be an A and then the e a D and so on".

Esta guitarra fue usada por Munky en vivo desde 2004 hasta 2007 en varias presentaciones en Vivo. Y desde ese entonces la ha usado en vivo muy poco. En el minuto 0:44 se ve claramente la guitarra del artista. Este es un concierto en Montreaux en el año 2004.

Este es el cuarto y último proceso de la guitarra UNIVERSE de Munky. En este proceso se ve claramente que le cambio el mástil ya que se le rompió otra vez, también se ve un gran cambio en el cuerpo ya que lo cubre con más cinta aislante, aquí lo único que queda original de la guitarra UNIVERSE es el cuerpo. Munky en la entrevista de PREMIER GUITAR habla sobre ella. Munky: “Se me ha roto varias veces el mástil ahora he tenido que reforzar el mástil”. Munky: “Desde que le cambie el mástil no he encontrado el sonido y el timbre que me gustaba de mi guitarra UNIVERSE". Munky: “No he comprado otra UNIVERSE porque encuentro que el primer lote de ellas se hicieron con más cuidado y dedicación y tienen un sonido característico, son muy distintas a las UNIVERSE de ahora”. Este proceso de la guitarra se usó en Vivo a fines del 98 hasta fines del 99 siendo en estos años guitarra secundaria excepto en Woodstock. Después a fines del 2012 hasta principios del 2015, siendo en estos años guitarra principal.Y despues en los siguientes años se ha usado con poca regularidad. Esta aquí los procesos de esta gran guitarra UNIVERSE de Munky. Les dejo con el Concierto de Korn en Woodstock donde en el minuto 32:16 se ve claramente la guitarra pero la usa durante todo el concierto. Sin duda esta guitarra es legendaria. Esta aquí todos los procesos por la cual paso esta UNIVERSE.

Esta guitara fue usa por Munky desde 2009 hasta el 2013 en varias presentaciones en Vivo. Durante todo el video se le ve a Munky usando la guitarra. Esta guitarra se uso mucho en los conciertos del album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are.

he's playing the guitar in this image live

James Shaffer, also known as "Munky" from Korn, has used and signed the Ibanez RG7420, as verified by Guitar-Max.

Esta guitarra fue usada por Munky para grabar el album Untouchables y para hacer el Tour de ese mismo disco pero la usaba muy poco. No encontre ningun video donde Munky salga tocando en vivo con su K-7, asi que puse de video la cancion Alone I Break donde Munky en el minuto 1:15 se ve la guitarra.

at 0:21, you can see this guitar is being played by Munky

at 2:23, he is seen playing this guitar

In this article from Reverb, Munky says.

My first electric guitar was a Peavey Mystic, and then I bought a Charvel with a Kahler bridge after I saw the movie Crossroads, because I wanted to be Jack Butler when I grew up.

This is Munky’s current signature model made by Ibanez. He was seen using this guitar during their last tour and possibly even the recording of “The Nothing”.

The APEX30 is a seven-string solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2020. It is a signature model of American guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer, known for his work with the nu metal band Korn, and a part of Munky's APEX series. It is produced in Indonesia and replaced the APEX20.

Unlike previous Apex models which were based on the RG-bodied Universe series guitar which Shaffer used in the early days of Korn, the APEX30 uses an RGA series body.

The APEX30 has a maple top on a nyatoh body bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret ebony fingerboard with no inlays. Components include a pair of direct-mounted DiMarzio Blaze humbucking pickups, an Evertune bridge and Gotoh machine heads.

In this YouTube video at 2:02 we can see Munky explaining that this guitar is one of his favorites. He also can be seen using it at the start of the video.

The K720th is a solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2020. It is a signature model of James "Munky" Shaffer of the American band Korn as the second guitar model in the K series and is a reissue of the original K7.

The K720th features a flamed maple top on an African mahogany body bolted to a maple and wenge neck with a 24-fret ebony fingerboard with binding and special "K-7" inlay at the twelfth fret. Components include a pair of DiMarzio PAF-7 Humbucking pickups with a master volume and 3-way pickup selector, a Lo-Pro Edge tremolo with a special U-bar, Gotoh knobs and tuning machines and Dean Markley strings set to Munky's standard "A standard" tuning.

The K720th was produced only in 2020.

Esta fue la primera UNIVERSE de Munky, esta Guitarra paso por varios procesos ya que a Munky en varias entrevistas y en especial en la de PREMIER GUITAR en esta entrevista Munky dice que esta guitarra ha sido reparada 10 veces y lo único original de la guitarra es el cuerpo. Este es el primer proceso de la guitarra ósea la guitarra original. Esta guitarra Aparece en varios conciertos desde el 93 hasta aproximadamente el 95. En el minuto 28:35 aparece claramente la guitarra pero Munky toca con esta en todo el concierto. Este es el primer proceso en la página estará el segundo proceso de la guitarra.

In a Loudwire podcast preview, James 'Munky' Shaffer of Korn is seen using an Ibanez Universe UV70P-BK in white. During the video, Munky discusses adapting the guitar's appearance by adding white tape, likely for aesthetic changes or to cover wear and tear. This footage appears to coincide with the era around Korn's "Life is Peachy" album, as indicated by Munky's hairstyle and the guitar's condition.

In the YouTube video titled "KoRn Band Rehearsal #1 1996 Rare Footage" by kornmemorabilia, James Shaffer, known as "Munky," is seen using his Ibanez Universe UV70P-BK in Gray. This guitar underwent significant modifications, including a neck replacement after breaking twice, and the addition of white pickups and potentiometers. Munky also covered the entire body with electrical tape, marking this as the third iteration of the guitar. This version was primarily used as a secondary guitar during the "Life is Peachy" recording period and in performances from 1996 to early 1998. Munky mentions in a Premier Guitar interview that after the neck issues, the guitar lost its original tone, which led to its secondary status. The guitar is visible throughout the video, especially at the 10:41 mark.

Esta guitarra fue usada por Munky como una de las guitarras principales a pricnipios del 2015 hasta finales del 2017. Se uso en el Tour de Aniversario 20 años de su album KORN y en el Tour de su album The Serenity of Suffering. En conciertos como Hellfest, Rock in Rio, Knofest, etc. En el minuto 35:43 se ve claramente la guitarra pero el la usa todo el concierto.

Esta guitarra esta personalizada para Munky, asi que esta guitarra no esta a la venta por Ibanez. Esta guitara se empezo ha usar en el 2016 en conciertos como Hellsfest, SummerBreeze Festival, Knofest, etc. Esta fue una de las guitarras principales de Munky en el tour del album The Serenity of Suffering. En el minuto 3:28 se ve claramente la guitarra.

In the 1997 live performance in Mesa, AZ, James Shaffer can be seen playing the Ibanez Universe UV7SBK. Notably, this guitar features black DiMarzio Blaze pickups and white fretboard dots, distinguishing it from the Ibanez UV7, which has green fretboard dots. This performance is documented in Alex Aspen's remastered video on YouTube.

This website states that Munky used a Fender Stratocaster on the song “A.D.I.D.A.S.” to create a “sitar” sound on a section of the song.

This is Munky’s new signature guitar with Ibanez. It retains a lot of features that appeared on his previous signature guitars with Ibanez (passive DiMarzio pickups, Ibanez Edge tremolo system, 7 strings) as well as a few new features. It is also similar to Head’s signature guitar (the K7YANG), however has black hardware, an Ibanez Edge bridge, and a trans black finish as opposed to Head’s which has gold hardware, an Evertune bridge and a glossy white finish. The K7YIN will be available in the summer of 2025. More details about the guitar as well as evidence of Munky using it can be found on his Ibanez artist page linked above.