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MGR/Ash Slater « Ibanez RG-7420 - 7 string »
Published on 11/04/03 at 15:00I bought the Ibanez rg-7420 7 string guitar from Allans Music Melbourne,but had it sent from Adelaide.
The Price of the guitar was origonaly $1599 but i got it at a price of $1199, I bought the guitar because a 6 string wasnt enough, being in a band that plays Metallica covers but also our own brand of Metal that cannot be replicated on a six string.
The Ibanez 7-string is a beast of a guitar, It was surprisingly easy to change over from a six string to a seven string, It's Black Pearl color looks awesome in the light and doesnt attract finger prints like a solid black colour does, Its Floyd Rose Tremolo setup is perfect for a low profile bridge, The tuning i use is standard six string tuning but instead of having the low string as B i have it tuned to an A but i leave the fine tuner for the low A almost unwound so if i want i can tune it back to B by just winding it back up again.The thin wizard style neck makes for smooth playability and comfort.
I use a D.O.D Death Metal Distortion Pedal along with a GA-100 Ashton Amp And Quad Box and this guitar sounds absolutely "MASSIVE".
The V7 and V8 Pickups do a good job for the ibanez 7-string but i may hav to replace them with the di marzio evolution 7 pickups,but this is not a necessity just my personal preference.
The quality of the rg7420 is emaculate and a top class guitar for the price, But there is just one thing that demeans this product and that is its input connection. It is a newer style of input being that it has a weaker spring that holds the lead in thus making the lead fall out continuously, so i had to mofify it by replacing the old connection with a mic input.
Another minor fault is in the volume control, it tends to crackle through the amp when it's turned on low.
This guitar I would recomend to any one who likes detuned guitars but still likes playing the old riffs such as the likes of Metallica,Pantera,ACDC,etc. because there is no need for tuning your guitar down and getting a lesser sound quality.
This guitar suits any genre of music really, from the likes of jazz musicians to blues and funk, the rg7420 covers a wide range of music and is the pefect guitar for anyone.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
The Price of the guitar was origonaly $1599 but i got it at a price of $1199, I bought the guitar because a 6 string wasnt enough, being in a band that plays Metallica covers but also our own brand of Metal that cannot be replicated on a six string.
The Ibanez 7-string is a beast of a guitar, It was surprisingly easy to change over from a six string to a seven string, It's Black Pearl color looks awesome in the light and doesnt attract finger prints like a solid black colour does, Its Floyd Rose Tremolo setup is perfect for a low profile bridge, The tuning i use is standard six string tuning but instead of having the low string as B i have it tuned to an A but i leave the fine tuner for the low A almost unwound so if i want i can tune it back to B by just winding it back up again.The thin wizard style neck makes for smooth playability and comfort.
I use a D.O.D Death Metal Distortion Pedal along with a GA-100 Ashton Amp And Quad Box and this guitar sounds absolutely "MASSIVE".
The V7 and V8 Pickups do a good job for the ibanez 7-string but i may hav to replace them with the di marzio evolution 7 pickups,but this is not a necessity just my personal preference.
The quality of the rg7420 is emaculate and a top class guitar for the price, But there is just one thing that demeans this product and that is its input connection. It is a newer style of input being that it has a weaker spring that holds the lead in thus making the lead fall out continuously, so i had to mofify it by replacing the old connection with a mic input.
Another minor fault is in the volume control, it tends to crackle through the amp when it's turned on low.
This guitar I would recomend to any one who likes detuned guitars but still likes playing the old riffs such as the likes of Metallica,Pantera,ACDC,etc. because there is no need for tuning your guitar down and getting a lesser sound quality.
This guitar suits any genre of music really, from the likes of jazz musicians to blues and funk, the rg7420 covers a wide range of music and is the pefect guitar for anyone.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com