The UV7PWH and UV77MC were produced from 1990–1993, the UV777 from 1991–1993 and the UV7BK from 1990-1994. No Universes were produced in 1995 due to low demand. But the UV7BK returned in 1996 largely due to usage from bands in a variety of musical genres: Korn, an alternative metal band, Dream Theater, a progressive metal band, Fear Factory, an industrial metal band, as well as progressive metal bands Meshuggah and Voivod, and also death metal bands Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel. In 1997 Ibanez introduced the 'all black' -version of Universe-series named as UV7SBK. Which - instead of the green details used in UV7BK - had silver dots on the rosewood fret board and silver Ibanez logo in the headstock. The pickups, knobs and pickup toggle were black as well. The UV7SBK was in production only in 1997 and the manufacturing quantities are unknown.