All user reviews of 2/5 for the Ibanez JS1200 Joe Satriani Signature

Made in Japan

Floyd Rose Edge pro,

JS Prestige maple handle, rather round and end with both rosewood fingerboard,

22 frets # 6105 (finer than the average),

2 humbucker pickups: DiMarzio PAF Joe (neck) and DiMarzio Fred (Bridge)
1 volume and 1 tone control, 3-position selector with push-pull on the 2 potentiometers (one volume for the non-treble loss when you are playing at low volume and 1 tone control on the splitter 2 microphones Simple.)

Gorgeous color Candy Apple Finish!

UTILIZATION

For my part I bought this guitar is undisputed fan of Satch,
I went to Paris, only owner of this guitar, I arrived in the store, I saw the beautiful guitar of my dreams hanging on a stand, his sparkling red so convinced that this was THE guitar that would change my life I asked to try and .. Total Disappointment ... No sensations "exceptional", the impression of a good scratch but no more! By simple reflex I thought first that it was not the guitar! After all, each model is "unique"! So I went back in other stores looking for good JS LA but nothing has .. Though I tried JS1200 or the JS24p always the same opinion was "uh .. I do not know there .. "nothing special ..
Unfortunately, given this incredible disappointment I tried more than 20 guitar just after but I was so attached to the JS I finally bought the blindness as a child wanting the same costume superheroes are preferred even if it does not suit her (funny good example but that was it!)
I thought it would be a matter of time, he had to play to get used to and feel the quality, but as time passed and it confirmed my first impression, even worse ..

SOUNDS

I play mainly Satriani, now a little over Guthrie Govan (if you do not know I strongly suggest you go listen to this killer ..)

I played with a Fender tweed, another fender super 60 combo amp Koch (no Boch) Combo Marshall JCM900 and PODxt directly on the PA

At first I loved the sound of DiMarzio PAF joe quite warm and round like for Fred but gradually as time is not satisfied with this guitar, the sound became more and more hateful to me too ... "compressed"
As owner of the Satchurator .. It was worse! Satchurator gives the sound too loud, too sharp even with other guitars but then this one .. I do not understand whatever settings nothing would!

If you're used to playing on 10-46 I do not advise you at the base it was mounted 9-42 (Satriani plays on spaghetti unfortunately .. But he knows how to make it sound!) I am spent on the 10-46 cata ... Hello! the handle has taken a hit, too .. floyd result: Setting has to draw the objectives and floyd: @ I had to add springs!
Finally, the draft was too high for this guitar so I went on the 9-46 which was limited but nicer still

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it in December 2013 to € 1800 and is foutage of mouth, she did not really true at all.

I no longer play with, I was on the verge of snapping the ground:'')

I bought this guitar "blindness" but the basis for sound Satch,
If you wanted the same look no further ... it's all in the fingers.
I should think and realize that before buying this guitar.

Update the look that stays beautiful in my eyes, the illusions are gone.

I am now more confident with my fingers rather than my naive kid, a good life lesson that cost me 1,800 balls.

I try desperately to sell, the more time passes the more I lower the price ..

I went there a few days on a guitar, it makes costs more but it was worth it: a Charvel San Dimas made in JAPAN.
There I really found my bearings there and I'm sorry to tell you but for € 5,300 occas' with Seymour Duncan I find more sound Satch with the JS DiMarzio 1800 € .. C is it just suits me better (wider handle, lightweight scallopage from the 12 fret, original floyd ...) we feel here the real work of a luthier quality.

I would do anything in this unnecessary purchase that cost me an arm and a challenge ..

Conclusion: It's all in the fingers, the guitarist who gives the sound the guitar and not the reverse does not try to reproduce the exact sound of the album JOE, focus on your own sound, your own emotions, music is a matter of sincerity nothing else!

Musically, Antoine Z = B

it is a made in japan (stamped "Team J Craft" on the back of the head to say that it was made by the team from Japan).
the bridge, everyone he knows especially the fans of Satch, EDGE is one that is simpler and more efficient ...
we have 22 frets on the beautiful and the key is the Bishop rosewood with beautiful abalone benchmarks!
for controls, was, 1 volume, 1 tone and a 3-position selector.
Note that the volume and tone are splitables with a little more, well, the key is for single splitter microphones, and against the split on the volume, acts as a filter to keep the treble low volume, and indeed we find this tip on the vox satchurator.

UTILIZATION

the handle is very comfortable in the style fender stratocaster.
the key is blackened and with the benchmarks in abalone, cast here!
ergonomics on this guitar is thought the guitar body is rather thin and rounded, and it remains on the thigh when playing seated.
access to acute is very good, we walk easily on the handle which calls for a particular game, pirouettes and blues techniques and is very comfortable, regardless of whether one is in the treble or bass.
for sound, sounds that are obtained are those that can be heard at joe at the moment, tear that sounds saturated and clean sounds accurate enough and slamming.

SOUNDS

Apart from the sounds clear and still, I did not find the sounds that make me want to stay here to play again and again ...
the issue is not too bad in the clear; ofSuite we feel that it is the pickups that give the sound and not the violin, it was clear arpeggios, a slamming in the notes, but it is far from a with his personality ...
for the blues, it's good to try, but what comes out is far from the blues!
we obtain a sound loaded "fuzz" and there, it gets tiring quickly ...
move on to more saturated mode, and there is better, it was a more accurate, but devoid of serious presence; a sound that hard but does not know how it finally!
here can be useful on the day you want to redo your home upholstery, you plug in your Marshall stack all the way into the room and you play anything: result, tapestry falls alone! ah! ah!
No, joking aside, it really means ... more

OVERALL OPINION

I have tried just a quarter of an hour so I was disappointed that "signature"!
BOF! that's the only word that could sum up in itself made me feel that this guitar ...
frankly, for € 1790, I find it not worth it!
and causes!
It is almost as much as a gibson les paul standard premium traditionnal I tried one week earlier in the same store, but satriani is far from reaching his ankle, and I'm talking in terms of sound, Consistency of price in relation to wood, mounted microphones and grain it gives off, I sincerely believe it is not worth more than € 1,300 and over again, I'm nice ...
this guitar (I'm talking about JS1200CA) was not in his personality, we find this type of sound on the Ibanez RG made in japan, it's always clear and slamming into the fuzz on his neck pickup saturated, after which we like it or not ...
but I think it's a great scam to sell a guitar with basswood that price and I think also that they could have done better finish issue and it does not relieve, for me, the impression a guitar "high game", I really feel like a guitar "any" in the hands ...
but it has some advantages not to be neglected;
-A clear, precise and slamming that can be useful when using a phaser, flanger or playing in arpeggios (which is often the father satch in these compounds of the first album, after which he was only the shadow of himself).
A handle-very comfortable and very inviting to play the blues, but the sound is not up ...
and finally summarize my long monologue, I would say that we should try this guitar without a-priori and think 2 times before slamming the wallet, if you should question his, go for it!
if you think and find the les paul is pleasant to your ears, run away! (Ah ah!)
well that's a guitar that has not given me want to dwell on the play ...
damage, she seemed nice .... yes, she "seemed ".... soon for another! ah! ah!