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Published on 05/14/02 at 15:00Helsinki, Finland, 1760 w/case
The guitar is very versatile, having 7 strings and an Ibanez edge Floyd Rose licensed bridge with piezos. The neck is very nice, being quite flat but not as thin as some Ibanez ones are (eg. the Wizard -type necks), but that's OK. It probably also contributes, along with the mahogany body, to the very good sustain that the guitar has - the best I've experienced on a Floyd equipped axe. Also the sound is very crisp and full, but not muddy (esp. with replaced pickups).
The 5-way switch allows for a nice amount of tonal variety from the 2 humbucking pickups, and no middle pickup to get in the way of my picking (YMMV).
The original pickups were not really what I was looking for. They were not terrible, but pretty low output and non-descript sounding in general. Thus, out they went and were replaced by DiMarzios; Air Norton 7 in the neck and Tone Zone 7 in the bridge, both of which I'm very happy with.
The piezo electronics were also quite simplistic in the 2001 model, not allowing the magnetic pickups and piezos to be blended. Luckily there is also a rather easy mod that allows more variety.
The lack of neck markings (except for the 12th fret) might turn some people off as well, and it does take a while to get completely used to a plain neck, especially if it's on your first 7-string. But personally I like the look.
No big quality problems or complaints. The biggest qualm is that a few frets (23rd and 17th) seem to be a bit higher than others - bending up from the 16th or 22nd fret with very low action can kill the note. A little fret shave should fix it though, and personally even though I play with low action, I wouldn't want it *that* low anyway.
Very nice guitar, especially considering the price and features. If you're looking for a 7-string with a piezo tremolo bridge, you don't have many choices anyway, it's this one or the Ernie/Ball Music Man Petrucci model, which costs about twice as much as the Ibanez.
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The guitar is very versatile, having 7 strings and an Ibanez edge Floyd Rose licensed bridge with piezos. The neck is very nice, being quite flat but not as thin as some Ibanez ones are (eg. the Wizard -type necks), but that's OK. It probably also contributes, along with the mahogany body, to the very good sustain that the guitar has - the best I've experienced on a Floyd equipped axe. Also the sound is very crisp and full, but not muddy (esp. with replaced pickups).
The 5-way switch allows for a nice amount of tonal variety from the 2 humbucking pickups, and no middle pickup to get in the way of my picking (YMMV).
The original pickups were not really what I was looking for. They were not terrible, but pretty low output and non-descript sounding in general. Thus, out they went and were replaced by DiMarzios; Air Norton 7 in the neck and Tone Zone 7 in the bridge, both of which I'm very happy with.
The piezo electronics were also quite simplistic in the 2001 model, not allowing the magnetic pickups and piezos to be blended. Luckily there is also a rather easy mod that allows more variety.
The lack of neck markings (except for the 12th fret) might turn some people off as well, and it does take a while to get completely used to a plain neck, especially if it's on your first 7-string. But personally I like the look.
No big quality problems or complaints. The biggest qualm is that a few frets (23rd and 17th) seem to be a bit higher than others - bending up from the 16th or 22nd fret with very low action can kill the note. A little fret shave should fix it though, and personally even though I play with low action, I wouldn't want it *that* low anyway.
Very nice guitar, especially considering the price and features. If you're looking for a 7-string with a piezo tremolo bridge, you don't have many choices anyway, it's this one or the Ernie/Ball Music Man Petrucci model, which costs about twice as much as the Ibanez.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com