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MGR/RampanT « Ibanez RG-7420 7-String »
Published on 11/14/03 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 originally $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 (metallic) colour 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) leaving the fine tuner for the low (A) almost unwound so if needed 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 and looks cool with the two different kinds of wood at the back. I use a (D.O.D) Death Metal Distortion Pedal, Boss digital delay pedal and a Dime Bag C.F.H along with a GA-100 Ashton Amp and Quad Box and this guitar sounds absolutely "MASSIVE".
I also like the fact that Dino from Fear Factory, and both Munkey and Head from Korn have used this guitar in past recordings.
The V7 and V8 Pickups are great pickups for the Ibanez 7-string but I may have to replace them with the Di-Marzio evolution 7 pickups, this is not a necessity just a personal preference.
The quality of the rg7420 is immaculate and a top class guitar for the price, but there are just two things that demean this product and that is its input connection and also a faulty volume control. It has 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 modified it by replacing the old connection with a Mic input connection. With the volume control, it tends to crackle through the amp when it's turned on low but Im sure these are rare problems going by the quality of Ibanez products.
This guitar I would recommend to any one who likes detuned guitars but still likes playing 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 Metal musicians to jazz and funk etc.; the rg7420 covers a wide range of music and is the perfect guitar for anyone.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
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 (metallic) colour 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) leaving the fine tuner for the low (A) almost unwound so if needed 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 and looks cool with the two different kinds of wood at the back. I use a (D.O.D) Death Metal Distortion Pedal, Boss digital delay pedal and a Dime Bag C.F.H along with a GA-100 Ashton Amp and Quad Box and this guitar sounds absolutely "MASSIVE".
I also like the fact that Dino from Fear Factory, and both Munkey and Head from Korn have used this guitar in past recordings.
The V7 and V8 Pickups are great pickups for the Ibanez 7-string but I may have to replace them with the Di-Marzio evolution 7 pickups, this is not a necessity just a personal preference.
The quality of the rg7420 is immaculate and a top class guitar for the price, but there are just two things that demean this product and that is its input connection and also a faulty volume control. It has 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 modified it by replacing the old connection with a Mic input connection. With the volume control, it tends to crackle through the amp when it's turned on low but Im sure these are rare problems going by the quality of Ibanez products.
This guitar I would recommend to any one who likes detuned guitars but still likes playing 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 Metal musicians to jazz and funk etc.; the rg7420 covers a wide range of music and is the perfect guitar for anyone.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com