So, what's the deal with ibanez guitars?

[deathism]

shred..


i agree..


with much less gain..smaller frets...vintage specs la to be exact..


u'll realise how "cleanly" you can play..



and try sweeping on clean..shred and sweep and do wadeva legatos.

and u'll get wad i mean.

 

[Whitestrat]

Shredcos:

Any vintage strat - spec-ed guitar is the surefire way to give yourself a reality check...

Good point. I agree, strats (or rather, single coils) aren't for everyone. But you understand where I'm coming from... [/quote]

 

[Whitestrat]

of course you can say that Parker Flys also have the same configuration as Ibanez RGs and they sound a ton better but as we know, most of us dont usually spend that much on gear. as long as its cheap and it does the job well, why not?

the bottomline is, Ibanez is affordable and versatile enough for most people. if people like Steve Vai or Paul Gilbert can stick with Ibanez for so long without much complains, I dont think we should complain so much about Ibanez being inferior to other brands. in my opinion of course.

Parkers sounding better than Ibanezes? really? That's a new one. To me, most HH config guitars sound the same. Just a matter of how you tweak it. and I believe when it comes to wood, less is not necessarily more.

Vai and PG stick with Ibz because of one thing: Money. Don't ever let that cloud your judgement. Look at John Petrucci. What do you think happenned there?

At the end of the day, I don't think Ibanez guitars are inferior in any way. Just different. They have different uses. You cannot make a Strat sound like a Les Paul or vice versa. You cannot get either to play like an Ibanez. You cannot get an Ibanez to have the same market value like the other 2.

It's like arguing that Esso petrol is better than Shell. Whahaha... :lol:

 

[ShredCow]

Thin neck... AANJ... thin bodies... floyd roses... highoutput humbuckers... totally rock out... but I wouldn't call that a tone machine so to speak.

Fat neck, 7.25", fat bodies, string-thru-body / vintage trem with 5 spring, vintage output single coils... so toneful... but I wouldn't think of it as a highly playable machine.

Then you have others who think otherwise... a 16" rad neck is the toughest, most un-natural thing to play.

Don't you hate it when you can't get a do-it-all?! Hehehe.

 

[Whitestrat]

Actually, you CAN try. Warmoth has that compound radius neck. I think it might play havoc with some of the magnet staggers, but it might be interesting. Heh.

But then again, why would anyone want a do-it-all? Isn't it more fun to have more guitars than you need? Whahahaha... :lol:

 

[Whitestrat]

Shredcow:

Fat neck, 7.25", fat bodies, string-thru-body / vintage trem with 5 spring, vintage output single coils... so toneful... but I wouldn't think of it as a highly playable machine.

Honestly, I'd advise you to check out the new 2007 Fender American Vintage Hotrod 57 guitars.

Thin neck (thinnest I've ever found on a Fender), 1 piece maple, vintage setup, but with medium jumbo frets AND guess what? 9.5" radius. My fav! I liked it so much, I got 2 of those, and I'm thinking of buying the 3rd and last colour... whahaha... Comes with SCN in the neck and mids, and a ToneZone in the bridge.

Tone AND playability... love the thing!!!

But then again, most of the Artist series Fenders these days come in a 12" radius. But the necks aren't always that thin.

 

[ShredCow]

I got a guitar with a compound rad...

10" - 14"...

I dislike it. I prefer a straight rad... and I shall do that when I got $ to order another custom neck to replace the one on my guitar.


Actually Whitestrat dude... guitar monogamy is sacred stuff to me... I cannot tahan an underused/underplayed guitar!!!! Really. It irks me to bits... and I feel guilty for not unleashing its beautiful sound as often... as the other guitar.
Anyway, I decided, I don't need a do-it-all... I need a do-it-for-me. I got to be able to meld with the instrument at hand and make music. This joining doesn't take place, I'm sure you have gone thru such things and thats why gtrists have #1s.

But I'll have a lot of pedals. Tee hee hee~

 

[ShredCow]

I wouldn't mind playing a fender but to me... the "light shone on me" when I sort of had a hand in making my own guitar.

I spent 3 months just finishing my USACG parts guitar... Tru Oil and fine sandpaper... 3 months of 4 coats a day and several boo-boos.

That changed my whole mindset. And of course, I dicated my neck specs and hardware.

However, because I finished the guitar myself - I reinforced my ideal: That this guitar will become a player's guitar. MY guitar. Get dinged or whatever, its mine and I'll woodshed on it.

And I did... still do.

So... if I somehow ah... wanted a strat-type, I'll go custom and yeap, oil finish it by my hands again.

 

[Whitestrat]

Anyway, I decided, I don't need a do-it-all... I need a do-it-for-me. I got to be able to meld with the instrument at hand and make music. This joining doesn't take place, I'm sure you have gone thru such things and thats why gtrists have #1s.

Ahh... you read Zen Guitar? Heh...

I spent 3 months just finishing my USACG parts guitar... Tru Oil and fine sandpaper... 3 months of 4 coats a day and several boo-boos.

That changed my whole mindset. And of course, I dicated my neck specs and hardware.

However, because I finished the guitar myself - I reinforced my ideal: That this guitar will become a player's guitar. MY guitar. Get dinged or whatever, its mine and I'll woodshed on it.

I fully get you. What finish did you use? My friend and I hunted for Nitro, and we have now a Sonic Blue "Strat" and a White Blonde "Strat".

Actually, getting it to a relic stage would be the fun bit. At the end of the day, it's YOUR guitar, and doesn't belong to anyone else.

 

[ShredCow]

Zen? Not really... music isn't my religon. But. Music IS spiritual is it not? Hehe. Moves people... and you don't need words.

I Tru-Oiled the whole body.. It was a carved top USACG, 1 pc mahogany back and quilted wild maple top.

Yeah, I kind of wonder how my guitar will age.. but I find purposeful-relic-ing kind of... silly. Heh.

 

[gsonique]

Music IS spiritual is it not?

it gave you the spots ... :lol: spots...get it :lol:

 

[Flyingbirdman]

ibanez iceman pretty unique?

 

[Whitestrat]

Religion? Nah... I was talking about the book called Zen Guitar. Very interesting perspective on playing guitar. It doesn't teach you how to do it, but it makes you re-evaluate WHY you play guitar, and in turn, if you get it, making you a better guitarist. Google it. You might like it.

I Tru-Oiled the whole body.. It was a carved top USACG, 1 pc mahogany back and quilted wild maple top.

That sound seriously nice!!!!

 

[gjkung]

hehe guys I wasn't serious la you saw the tongue out, keep the ibanez lurve going!

 

[nickyseow]

ibanez lurve? :roll:

 

[markedymark]

sounds like a hippe colony 8O