Anyone here uses an Ibanez Iceman?

[Hydrofly]

This sounds kind of stupid but i actually havent seen one of those other than in my home or the sweelee rack... so yea, anyone else here using an iceman?

 

[Whitestrat]

The iceman is damn cool. I always wanted one. never got round to buying one. Always found something more interesting...

 

[markedymark]

theres a man. on soft. he goes by the nick matiaz or mathiaz

 

[jnev]

Yeah man i want an iceman too la... Especialy the Daron Malakian one, only 300 copies worldwide i think... really sexy guitar, plus i love Ibanez!

 

[novocaine]

i'm using an iceman. it's been with me for almost 10years. it's an ic300 with a bolt-on neck.

 

[wayne1991]

man, i saw a guy try it out at swee lee last year, it was pretty good...

 

[subversion]

i'm kinda hoping this Iceman derivative would make it here (considering selected models in this series are avaialable) 8)

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Based on the website Ibanez does make IC series (or Iceman) guitars but I haven't seen one locally in either Standard Value or Swee Lee. Unless a little-known underground shop may have.

It was nice until the X-shape came out, haha I kinda prefer that one to the Iceman.

Novocaine: Not surpising your guitar is still tip-top. Herman Li abuses his guitars, and they not only hold up but sound great. That's why I love Ibanez! Hahaha

Ps. I love Ibanezes too! :lol:

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

I've always been curious as to whether these explorer-based guitars are neck heavy...? Already owning a neck-diving SG and I really like the explorer-shaped axes.

 

[subversion]

it's nothing too mystical when it comes to the iceman, it used to be available @ swee lee, guess it's not a hot seller after all, no restock after it's sold off... btw, the latest iceman bass is in stock.

i don't see an explorer outline in the iceman, more of an exagerated single cut... 8)

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Actually the Xiphos is more like an explorer than the iceman.. in terms of overall shape

 

[subversion]

for any ibanez to look like an explorer, it has to re-embrace the Destroyer outline:

1976 Ibanez Destroyer

 

[EugeneSmasher]

So Ibanez DID have an explorer...

Sigh why must production stop...

 

[rimuel]

lawsuit model perhaps?

 

[subversion]

ibanez was primarily a copy cat in the 70s, they have whatever gibson/ fender has to offer back then. they almost made it big when Van Halen embraced one of the Destroyer models depicted here:

subsequent to the exact outline of an explorer, ibanez issued a slightly different body shape in order to avoid further legal hot water:

Destroyer 400

 

[EugeneSmasher]

The Destroyer 400 seems to be leading towards the Iceman!

 

[rimuel]

agree.i think they have these models out with the xiphos right?

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Not sure, I can't find the Destroyer series on the website...

 

[noodle]

Destroyer is a limited run guitar... its over liao. Its still in the website last year end. But disappear once 2007 kick off with the RG 20th anniversary and Vai limited edition model.

 

[subversion]

the final Destroyer model was the DTX:

it's a smaller bodied version of the Destroyer which is a member of Ibanez's X-series, discontinued in 2006, together with the smaller bodied iceman, the ICX:

the X-series prior to 2006, never made it to singapore unlike this year- we note the availability of the Xiphos & a brief appearance of the (lawsuit) V-blade. the ICX alternative for 2007 is the ADX pictured in my prvious post above, the DTX equivalent, is this ADD model, which IMO looks quite far off from a reputable destroyer make:

ADD120