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MGR/Anonymous « Ibanez RG1570 »
Published on 06/21/06 at 15:00I've been playing for about 3 years now. I'm mostly in to progressive rock and blues.
This was one of a handfull of Ibanez's at the store. They had two of these, mirage red and blue, mine is blue. Cost was about 1000$ or so.
The Edge trem on this thing is absolutely amazing, rarely goes out of tune etc, even after some real crazy trem work. The Wizard II neck feels just right, not too thin or anything.
The stock pickups were somewhat dull from the start. So after 1/2 year after purchase I replaced the whole set with Duncans - CC, APS-2, APH-1. That made a world of difference. Now this instrument really sings. I also re-did the wiring, so that now it is possible to split either one of the humbuckers alone. Also the rings for the trem arm need replacing quite often.
It's a quality instrument. Absolutely no paint or fretting flaws, everythings is top of the notch.
All in all the price went 1/3 higher from the original purchase, including the upgrades to make it great instead of just good. I'd say this is a intermediate/pro level instrument. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it is a nice guitar.
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This was one of a handfull of Ibanez's at the store. They had two of these, mirage red and blue, mine is blue. Cost was about 1000$ or so.
The Edge trem on this thing is absolutely amazing, rarely goes out of tune etc, even after some real crazy trem work. The Wizard II neck feels just right, not too thin or anything.
The stock pickups were somewhat dull from the start. So after 1/2 year after purchase I replaced the whole set with Duncans - CC, APS-2, APH-1. That made a world of difference. Now this instrument really sings. I also re-did the wiring, so that now it is possible to split either one of the humbuckers alone. Also the rings for the trem arm need replacing quite often.
It's a quality instrument. Absolutely no paint or fretting flaws, everythings is top of the notch.
All in all the price went 1/3 higher from the original purchase, including the upgrades to make it great instead of just good. I'd say this is a intermediate/pro level instrument. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it is a nice guitar.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com