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MGR/Phil Bickle « Ibanez RG 350DX »
Published on 07/03/04 at 15:00I First played This guitar at Long & Mquade`s in Oshawa Ont. I didn`t put much effort into playing it then but the look of it dumbfounded me. About a month or two later I decided to order this guitar as my ax. I ordered from Georges guitar`s in Coubourg Ont. And paid $500(Can) for a guitar listed at $699. Which i thought was a good deal befor getting it. Little did I know how GOOD of a deal I was getting. I got the guitar almost two months later (possable more then two months) because it was on back order. I was told it would only be a week or two when i ordered it. Many times did thoughts of cancalling the order go through my head, but I am really glad i didn`t.
First thing that attracted me to this guitar was the look. White w/pearl pick gaurd and black hardware. Extreamly nice. It has a eligent yet badass look at the same time. In terms of looks there are not many retail guitars that look this nice. Everything on the looks fit nicely and there is not a single turnoff.
In terms of how well this guitar plays it is unbeleaveable. Even from stock it plays ver smoothly and almost without flaw for any style of music. The string tention is nice for blues/jazz/rock licks, hot speed metal solos, and is very nice to get losts of rebound in you`re picking so golloping is not any problem at all. The neck is also very wide and makes it nice for fingerpicking too. Also for being blot on construction It is very smooth to play on the higher frets. It biuld in a way that you are not limited at all.
I was afrade that having a single coil with two humbucks on the guitar that the single coil would get in the way. But you hardle even notis that there is pickups on the guitar.
The stock pickups are very nice for a guitar at this price. They give you a satasfactory amount of power in distortion but its on a clear tone that the pickups inpressed me. You can get an almost acustic sounding tone and can really give you somthing that you can play and relax too.
The Edge II Pro is another feature that impressed me on this. Iv alwasy been a purest and had a hatred against licensed Floyds. Well I can asure you that it grew because of the EdgeII. It holds its tune much much better then a licensed and its way smoother to play on and with. Plus it looks alot better too. What also surprised me is how eazy it is to down tone. It takes about as much time as a guitar that dosn`t lock at all.
About the only complaint I have with this guitar is that the neck seems to scratch eazy. Its not like the neck is going to give way very eazy its just that they could have used better wood and stronger stain. One little fault like that though is not going to turn me away from my love for this guitar.
This is just a fault that is on my unit but I thought I should include it. The tone knob got a bit loose after a week. Something Like that would take no time to fix i just havn`t got around to it.
I havn`t had the guitar long enough to really state how it will hold out in long term. But it seems to be built quite solid. Like I said befor the tone knob became loose after a week but thats just a matter of tightning a bolt.
This is a very nice guitar and one of the best in its price range. Its a great guitar to be a main stage guitar for a intermeadiate guitarest like me. Or a great beat up for an expert. Its price makes it very afordable. And Is almost flawless. An eazy 5 for this guitar in all areas and over all. Its almost a shame it cant get more just for the look of this beauty.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
First thing that attracted me to this guitar was the look. White w/pearl pick gaurd and black hardware. Extreamly nice. It has a eligent yet badass look at the same time. In terms of looks there are not many retail guitars that look this nice. Everything on the looks fit nicely and there is not a single turnoff.
In terms of how well this guitar plays it is unbeleaveable. Even from stock it plays ver smoothly and almost without flaw for any style of music. The string tention is nice for blues/jazz/rock licks, hot speed metal solos, and is very nice to get losts of rebound in you`re picking so golloping is not any problem at all. The neck is also very wide and makes it nice for fingerpicking too. Also for being blot on construction It is very smooth to play on the higher frets. It biuld in a way that you are not limited at all.
I was afrade that having a single coil with two humbucks on the guitar that the single coil would get in the way. But you hardle even notis that there is pickups on the guitar.
The stock pickups are very nice for a guitar at this price. They give you a satasfactory amount of power in distortion but its on a clear tone that the pickups inpressed me. You can get an almost acustic sounding tone and can really give you somthing that you can play and relax too.
The Edge II Pro is another feature that impressed me on this. Iv alwasy been a purest and had a hatred against licensed Floyds. Well I can asure you that it grew because of the EdgeII. It holds its tune much much better then a licensed and its way smoother to play on and with. Plus it looks alot better too. What also surprised me is how eazy it is to down tone. It takes about as much time as a guitar that dosn`t lock at all.
About the only complaint I have with this guitar is that the neck seems to scratch eazy. Its not like the neck is going to give way very eazy its just that they could have used better wood and stronger stain. One little fault like that though is not going to turn me away from my love for this guitar.
This is just a fault that is on my unit but I thought I should include it. The tone knob got a bit loose after a week. Something Like that would take no time to fix i just havn`t got around to it.
I havn`t had the guitar long enough to really state how it will hold out in long term. But it seems to be built quite solid. Like I said befor the tone knob became loose after a week but thats just a matter of tightning a bolt.
This is a very nice guitar and one of the best in its price range. Its a great guitar to be a main stage guitar for a intermeadiate guitarest like me. Or a great beat up for an expert. Its price makes it very afordable. And Is almost flawless. An eazy 5 for this guitar in all areas and over all. Its almost a shame it cant get more just for the look of this beauty.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com