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Ibanez RG2550E

STC-Shaped Guitar from Ibanez belonging to the RG Prestige series

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«  Good instrument in all »

Published on 06/24/12 at 06:05
Value For Money : Excellent
Everything has been said I think:
- Made in JP
- Edge Zero tremolo
- MSM, DiMarzio / IBZ for 3 (non-and split-but hey .. you will not buy an Ibanez RG for funk)
- Jumbo frets
- 5-way switch
- 1 vol / 1 tone

UTILIZATION

The handle is ultra comfortable and is a real highway. It is rather flat and wide, perfect for the bends. No concern at the access to acute.

The action is pretty low. For those who prefer a more high, they can always pay directly through the small screws on the bridge / floyd.

The guitar has a strat shape but is slightly heavier, yet it is very well balanced and I do not think 500grammes more or less makes you tired shoulder much when you are on stage.

Small flat on my level on this guitar: the floyd. If you use it too as barbarians (like me), the guitar désaccordera despite mechanical blocking present on the headstock. Nevertheless, one can adjust the bridge to become a bridge "fixed" or so for him floyd could be used only in one direction like a vibrato. I chose to do it like that over and no worries.

SOUNDS

I have a little more original stuff: Fender Super Champ Amp, metal muff distortion (electro harmonix) and Boss DS1, Overdrive Vox Joe Satriani, Compressor T-REX CompNova.

In clean: The sound is really good. Mics dmz / ibz are really versatile, I prefer to limit its clean my deluxe strat player. In my opinion the neck position + 2 intermediate positions are really good: claps enough to funk and reggae (intermediate shaft) is crystalline (via bridge), it is warm enough for blues and jazz. The intermediate position handle can even be used for blues riffs. In short, really try, you will understand.
I am not using the bridge position in clean, it really has value 0. You have "everything" you need on the handle and two intermediate.

In distortion / metal / shred / fusion: The guitar is made for it .. I do not think I need to explain. The bridge pickup is the most accurate and done really well out harmonics. It does not leave her a dirty or rough.
Same, to test to really see the possibilities of this microphone.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since 2007 and before I had a Telecaster on which I had put in a Hotrails easel. The Tele is a guitar that I love but it's a different style. Otherwise I played on LTD Eclipse 1000 Deluxe Player Strat and on.
We will compare what is comparable between the Eclipse and the RG, I'll buy the RG through its access to acute (yes, it is the metal to the shape of a Les Paul for the last 3 boxes you break fingers) and microphones DMZ / IBZ.

The +: intermediate positions that are clean and in a crazy bridge pickup very specific distortion / metal
The -: Floyd has set. I've put more vibrato mode, and it suits me very well

I no longer use the guitar because I have acquired a Vigier Supra. The RG Prestige is still the best value / price that can be found in this range of metal guitar. It is versatile in clean and distortion and it has a lot of mouth. For those who are a little reluctant, they can go home Charvel, Jackson or Ltd / Esp, but at this price point, there will be nothing better in terms of config and comfort.

I put 8/10 because in the end, I switched to the competitor :) Otherwise you can go to Ibanez eyes closed