Ever since the Xiphos was released by Ibanez, its x-shaped body and wicked tone has been sending shivers down the spine of its many listeners and users. The shock and awe that the Xiphos brings both visually and sonically have made it one of those nightmare guitars (should I say dream?) that metalheads aspire to have. Getting a bit cash strapped is no problem for having your own Xiphos as the Ibanez Xiphos XP300FXBK has been introduced as the metal option that would cut right through your financial constraints.

If a Greek Hoplite had his xiphos in hand in the battlefield then so should the metal guitarist onstage. The XP300FXBK is the perfect affordable onstage weapon that bears a body made out of basswood. It has two INF humbuckers namely the INF3 for the neck and the INF4 for the bridge. It also features a fixed bridge, a three-piece maple bolt-on neck with a scale of 25.5", a rosewood fingerboard with 24 frets and pearl dot inlays.

The Ibanez Xiphos XP300FXBK has a list price of 533.32 USD. Given all these great functional features plus that monstrous appearance you'll be exhibiting with it, a beginning metalhead could unleash enough darkness to scare the daylights out of anyone facing it.