Ibanez RG270DX

i bought this guitar over at the internet (zzounds.com) i paid for $ 299.00. i own several guitars( kramer-focus 3000, jackson king v, LTD-ESP M150, Washburn maverick series), i wanted to try an ibanez guitar.

to be honest, i bought this guitar mainly because of its looks. id always like the shape of the rg's body ( not the rounded edges that you usually see on most guitars) , plus the sharktooth inlays on its fretboard, its kinda cool when you look at it.

what i dont like about like about the guitar is its poor quality when you scrutinize it ( i mean, its just an rg compared to a jem), but my point is that at least they should try to make the quality of an rg a little bit competitive to jem. its still an ibanez guitar.

the wood is made of basswood, there is no problem with the paint job - outside. i think they should also more finish the inside of the backplate just to look more descent. the floyd rose license bridge is sturdy and stays in tune. the pickups are not that bad, the middle pickup has an obvious hum when engaged. the neck is smooth and feel a little rounder and narrower compared to jackson's. the fret wire is of bad quality, ive own the guitar for about 7 months and id noticed fretwear, i mean im not using the guitar 24/7, but by this ratei should be thinking of looking for a new neck!

don't buy this guitar if you can save for higher model of rg's. now, buy, this guitar if you want a guitar to use at home for studying and practicing purposes, i think it will rise to challenge of everyday use and abuse!

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My old Kramer Focus 1000 had electronic problems causing huge noise from the pickups when using distortion and rust was slowly killing it. I knew Ibanez was a good price/quality investment and I bought my RG 270-DX used for 320$ Canadian, thanks to internet adds.

What I like most is the way my hands feel on it. It feels like I have more space and comfort. I have long and thin fingers so for me, it's a big plus. Basically, it feels like I went from a guitar for kids (Kramer Focus 1000) to something for adults! The look of it is also awesome (beside the lightning design on the fretboard) and the Floyd Rose patent tremolo doesn't seem to cause big problems so far. Although, I'm not a Floyd Rose power user "a la Steve Vai" so it should be good enough for me. If you are, I would suggest something else, to hire a tech or use a few guitars in your set cause I don't know many guitars that could resist such a beating!

What I don't like is the lightning design on the fretboard. I prefer having regular dots but this is very personnal. The other thing I don't like, and this is a bigger factor, the pickups! They sound a bit too heavy for my taste. I think I will change the neck pickup for a Fender or something more bluesy. The other 2 aren't so bad but it could be better too. They sound a bit flat.

Like I said before, it feels to me like I went from a guitar for kids (Focus 1000) to a guitar for adult. So far, I haven't found any problem with the body itself and the fretboard feels very comfortable.

For 320$ Canadian, I don't think I could get much better than this guitar. In the worse scenario, I'll have to pay for some adjustments and a new pickups at the neck position and I'll end up with a great looking/sounding/playable guitar for less than 500$, which could last me a few years.

I would recommand this guitar for most amateur players with a low budget and I would give it a 5/5 rating based on qulaity/price but a 3/5 in general.

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I bought it from an online rock guitar shop for about 320 pounds, which is quite good.

It sounds pretty beefy through my marshall avt combo, and the lead tone through the neck humbucker is very smooth. The neck is very fast too. And ofcourse theres its looks which are understated yet very attractice (mines a silver-green finish)

The clean tones for the bridge pickup are a little too harsh for my taste, a bit...scratchy. However, the other humuckers clean tone is much smoother and milder, and way better for leads. The floyd rose tremelo system makes the guitar simply not stay in tune. Maybe its just my guitar, but every time i bend a string a lot, one or more of my strings goes way out of tune. As you can imagine this is VERY annoying and can cause a great deal of embarassment when playing live!

The construction overall is very good, i've not noticed any flaws in its finish or build quality.

Overall i really like this guitar. Its great for the style of music I play (modern metal) and it can handle a variety of pleasing tones from thick chunky distortion to pleasant bluesy clean sounds. My only big gripe is with the constant need to re-tune and with the floyd rose putting the strings out of tune if you as much as tough it. However, if you disregard that its a good solid metal guitar, great for shredding and so-on, and is certainly worth the money.

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I bought this guitar because I was using a Gibson Epiphone and it wasn't enough and I bought it for $378 us in Austin,Texas about a year ago.


I liked a lot the sound of the pick-ups since they are very powerful you can play higher notes with a not distorted noise, it looks really great as in a model and it is perfect for a mid guitarist.

the only problem I found in this one is that the floyd is a pain in the neck when you want to change strings besides that is really great.

perfect sound and incredible stricture of the neck, it makes easier to play.


I liked a lot this guitar since it was my second one anyway I would buy it again if it was cheaper.

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