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MGR/Drew Kestell « Ibanez ICX-120 »
Published on 01/25/03 at 15:00My first guitar was a Mexican Fender strat, and when I realized that I wasn't getting the low-mid tones that I wanted from that, I got the ICX-120.
For 250 dollars, nobody will ever find a better deal on a guitar. It comes with two sets of coil humbucker pickups which sound great. The way it plays on the neck is awesome, and very comfortable. The tuning mechanism is also good (some guitars have horrible tuning mechanisms, I don't get it) it gives you incredible low-mid tones that you'd never get from a strat. The cord plugin is in a nice spot too, never gets in the way.
The way the strap connects is a little funny. When you put your guitar on with a strap, the top half (neck and head) fall to the ground unless you hold it up. I suppose you could duct tape your strap so it wasn't so slippery, but I never really let go of my guitar during a song anyway, so it doesn't bother me much.
The ICX-120 has a fairly thin neck, which I really like about a guitar. Pickups are nice, tuning mechanisms are nice, kind of a weird shape, so you might need to get a different case, but it looks awesome.
My current lead guitar player in my band plays on an ESP, which he bought for 700 dollars, which sounds incredible, and my Ibanez isn't as great as that when it comes to low-mid heavy tones, but I definately can keep up with him. Also, considering I spent 250 on mine, I think I did alright. Bottom line, if you're an intermediate guitar player looking to upgrade your guitar, this is the guitar for you. You can get some great sound and great playing out of the ICX-120 for a very VERY reasonable price.
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For 250 dollars, nobody will ever find a better deal on a guitar. It comes with two sets of coil humbucker pickups which sound great. The way it plays on the neck is awesome, and very comfortable. The tuning mechanism is also good (some guitars have horrible tuning mechanisms, I don't get it) it gives you incredible low-mid tones that you'd never get from a strat. The cord plugin is in a nice spot too, never gets in the way.
The way the strap connects is a little funny. When you put your guitar on with a strap, the top half (neck and head) fall to the ground unless you hold it up. I suppose you could duct tape your strap so it wasn't so slippery, but I never really let go of my guitar during a song anyway, so it doesn't bother me much.
The ICX-120 has a fairly thin neck, which I really like about a guitar. Pickups are nice, tuning mechanisms are nice, kind of a weird shape, so you might need to get a different case, but it looks awesome.
My current lead guitar player in my band plays on an ESP, which he bought for 700 dollars, which sounds incredible, and my Ibanez isn't as great as that when it comes to low-mid heavy tones, but I definately can keep up with him. Also, considering I spent 250 on mine, I think I did alright. Bottom line, if you're an intermediate guitar player looking to upgrade your guitar, this is the guitar for you. You can get some great sound and great playing out of the ICX-120 for a very VERY reasonable price.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com