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Ibanez RG 1570
Price before discount $1900
This guitar is made in Japan crafted by Team J Craft. This guitar is manufactured in three different finishes; suede black, mirage blue and mirage red. I own a mirage red model made in the year 2005. Different colours can be spotted from the finish depending on which angle the guitar body is viewed from. Ibanez guitars with Wizard necks is a must have in a shredder's inventory. Wizard necks are the thinnest necks offered by Ibanez.
Features: 5 piece maple/walnut Wizard neck (great for shredders), Basswood body, rosewood fretboard with tiny dot inlays, Gotoh tuners, double edge locking tremolo unit. The Gotoh tuners are highly reliable. The tremolo retains its tune after constant usage. The only disappointment about the Edge Pro bridge is its finish, the bridge is finished off with a Cosmo black finish. The finish will fade within 2 months of daily playing. Unless the guitar is played without the player resting his/her palm on the bridge. Other than that the craftsmanship is almost flawless, the deep cut-aways allow easy access to all the frets, not as easily accessible as a neck through model. I was able to spot a very fine gap in the neck joint, possible to slot a piece of 70 gsm paper into the gap.
Sound: Equipped with factory installed V7(neck), S1(middle), V8(bridge) pickups. The factory installed pickups are great for metal playing styles. The V8 humbucker has a lot of crunch in the tone great for metal riffs, the V7 humbucker is quite smooth and warm great for sweeps and riffs. The S1 is a single coil pickup which is supposed to be similar to a strat tone but somewhat lacks of substance. All the pickups are quiet except for the S1 single coil. This is a rather versatile guitar, although Ibanez is always known as a guitar brand for metal players. The overall sound is good, although a replacement for the V8 will be a good idea.
Playability: Great action and good for fast runs down the fretboard, the jumbo frets make it hard to miss.
Conclusion: This guitar has always been unnoticed at swee lee, and don't be bothered because it is made of basswood and not mahogany. This guitar has great sound especially for metal and rock music. I give it a 9/10 rating.
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/eg_page.php?AREA_ID=4&PAGE_ID=587&COLOR=CL01&MODEL_NO=RG1570
Please forgive me for any mistakes made as it is the first time I have submitted my own review.
Price before discount $1900
This guitar is made in Japan crafted by Team J Craft. This guitar is manufactured in three different finishes; suede black, mirage blue and mirage red. I own a mirage red model made in the year 2005. Different colours can be spotted from the finish depending on which angle the guitar body is viewed from. Ibanez guitars with Wizard necks is a must have in a shredder's inventory. Wizard necks are the thinnest necks offered by Ibanez.
Features: 5 piece maple/walnut Wizard neck (great for shredders), Basswood body, rosewood fretboard with tiny dot inlays, Gotoh tuners, double edge locking tremolo unit. The Gotoh tuners are highly reliable. The tremolo retains its tune after constant usage. The only disappointment about the Edge Pro bridge is its finish, the bridge is finished off with a Cosmo black finish. The finish will fade within 2 months of daily playing. Unless the guitar is played without the player resting his/her palm on the bridge. Other than that the craftsmanship is almost flawless, the deep cut-aways allow easy access to all the frets, not as easily accessible as a neck through model. I was able to spot a very fine gap in the neck joint, possible to slot a piece of 70 gsm paper into the gap.
Sound: Equipped with factory installed V7(neck), S1(middle), V8(bridge) pickups. The factory installed pickups are great for metal playing styles. The V8 humbucker has a lot of crunch in the tone great for metal riffs, the V7 humbucker is quite smooth and warm great for sweeps and riffs. The S1 is a single coil pickup which is supposed to be similar to a strat tone but somewhat lacks of substance. All the pickups are quiet except for the S1 single coil. This is a rather versatile guitar, although Ibanez is always known as a guitar brand for metal players. The overall sound is good, although a replacement for the V8 will be a good idea.
Playability: Great action and good for fast runs down the fretboard, the jumbo frets make it hard to miss.
Conclusion: This guitar has always been unnoticed at swee lee, and don't be bothered because it is made of basswood and not mahogany. This guitar has great sound especially for metal and rock music. I give it a 9/10 rating.
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/eg_page.php?AREA_ID=4&PAGE_ID=587&COLOR=CL01&MODEL_NO=RG1570
Please forgive me for any mistakes made as it is the first time I have submitted my own review.
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