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STC-Shaped Guitar from Ibanez belonging to the J-Custom series

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    J-Custom Ibanez with thick tones

    Ibanez JCRG1680Published on 06/26/11 at 12:11
    The RG1680 was a super high end J-Custom Ibanez model made to give the RG shape the thickest tone possible. This RG is built more like a Les Paul. The RG1680 has high end specs for an RG. It has a mahogany body with a flamed maple top. It has a rosewood fretboard with offset dot inlays kind of like a Petrucci signature Ibanez. The neck is very large for an Ibanez. Normal RG players will be shocked at how big it is. It has a radius similar to that of a Les Paul. Since this is a J-Custom Ibanez doesnt put their crappy pickups in it. It has an HSH pickup configuration with a Dimarzio Steves Special in the bridge. In the neck position there is a Blue Velvet and in the neck there is a Dimarzio P…
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    The RG1680 was a super high end J-Custom Ibanez model made to give the RG shape the thickest tone possible. This RG is built more like a Les Paul. The RG1680 has high end specs for an RG. It has a mahogany body with a flamed maple top. It has a rosewood fretboard with offset dot inlays kind of like a Petrucci signature Ibanez. The neck is very large for an Ibanez. Normal RG players will be shocked at how big it is. It has a radius similar to that of a Les Paul. Since this is a J-Custom Ibanez doesnt put their crappy pickups in it. It has an HSH pickup configuration with a Dimarzio Steves Special in the bridge. In the neck position there is a Blue Velvet and in the neck there is a Dimarzio PAF pro.

    UTILIZATION

    This guitar plays great like any RG. Ibanez gives special care to the fretwork on the prestige models, this is the greatest difference between the prestige models and the normal models. Like many of the new Ibanez RG models the 1680 features the all access neck joint so you can comfortably play in the high registers of the neck. Because of the slightly larger neck some Ibanez players may not the feel of the neck. The mahogany body and maple top make the guitar a lot heavier than normal Basswood RG models.

    SOUNDS

    This guitar is one of the best sounding RG guitars out there. The Steve Special in the bridge is nice and crunchy and keeps its clarity. The PAF pro does what it says. It sounds like a classic PAF pickup so you can get the smooth neck tones for blues and leads. The Dimarzio pickups match up perfectly with the mahogany body and maple top to give you classic Les Paul like sounds. The thicker neck also helps get the tone similar to what you would expect on a Gibson.

    OVERALL OPINION

    A major downside to this guitar is how expensive it was. Even with all its features it does not really justify the price. You can make a guitar like this for thousands cheaper than what this guitar goes for. You can get an Ibanez RGA with a mahogany body and maple top for less than 1000 dollars and the pickups are just another 150. This guitar is more than double that. If you want a very thick sounding RG and dont want to mod a guitar to get the tone this guitar is for you if you can afford it.
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