Ibanez RBM1 Reb Beach Signature

Japanese manufacturing quality. The gold hardware is of good quality, the licensed Floyd Rose tremolo (Lo Pro Edge) fits perfectly the agreement.
The handle is a C profile asses end (maybe less flat than the current Ibanez Prestige sleeves).
22 frets very well finished.

A volume, split the bridge humbucker and 5 positions switch for controlling the HSS config (where SS are actually doubles "rails" simple format).

The tremolo arm snaps. It squeaks a bit when rotated but it is obviously not original on my guitar (black, I guess it should be golden?).

Stunning metallic blue paint.

UTILIZATION

The handle requires some adaptation if one is accustomed to thick sleeves but we made it very quickly.
The guitar is not too heavy and is very well balanced with a strap.

The clean sounds are a real surprise, they are very good (thank you mahogany body?). The bottom line is there (who cares the tone knob!) And falls well in hand.

This guitar is very comfortable.

SOUNDS

Ultra versatile, you can play with everything. I do not particularly believe vibrato but a friend tested vigorously and it holds the agreement impeccably.

Distorted riffs and other killings pass without problem on the double. The split may possibly be useful on stage to reduce the gain without affecting the volume. Beware because you lose the effect humbucker (but it is easily managed with a noise gate) ...

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two weeks but I knew after 5 minutes of play that guitar was excellent.
I got mine with the original Ibanez case (with closures butterflies indestructible). There is occasionally a used RBM1. If the price is right, go for it, you will not regret it. As long as the body does not look a problem for you (me is what I was looking for an extravagant strat in mind "glam" rock hard).

It remains to find the matching futal spandex and it is not won;-D

- In what country does she makes? (USA, Japan, Mexico, France ...)
Japan
Mahogany Body / Maple Neck / Rosewood
- How many frets, what kind of micro as well as their configuration?
22 Jumbo frets (Dunlop 6130)
HSS pickups configuration
HB2 IBZ (Humbucker Bridge)
2 x IBZ SB1 (Type DiMarzio splittable)
- What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?
Low Profile Edge (Floyd Rose Under License)
- What are the rglages (Volume, Tone slecteur micro ...)?
Volume 1 / 1 switch (simple split the two microphones)
- What type of race?
Wizard (type Jem)

Note
The pickups lack the punch of origin

UTILIZATION

- The handle is it enjoyable?
Quick Channel trs / trs end (42 mm the 1st fret / 52 the 12th)
- Access in acute (dernires freight) is it easy?
Access in Aiges extremely easy by the junction body / neck
- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?
Trslgre, trs handy
- Gets it easy to sound good? ...
The original sound is warm enough with a good DEFINITIONS but there is a lack of power (I got)

SOUNDS

- Appropriate are your style of music?
I play mainly mtal but this guitar is as comfortable on blues, rock ...
As against it is not at all made for jazz!
- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
Marshall JCM900 / Digitech GSP2101 / Digitech GSP1101
- What kind of sound you get and with what rglages ("crystalline", "bold ",....)?
This guitar has its own personality and it makes the guitar sound
- What are the sounds you prfrez, you dtest?
I love all the sounds

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
1994
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
The handle, the versatility of the game .. The least? I am looking for since 1994!
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
Countless (Fender Start and Tl / Gibson Les Paul and SG / Peavey Vandenberg / Ibanez Jem / Kramer / Steinberger ...)
- How do you report qualitprix?
MODEL distribution between 1992 and 1994. Sold the 1300 era
- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
Without any hsitations