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Published on 02/16/02 at 15:00I got this from eBay for $265 after shipping. Pretty good for a $820 guitar.
It has excellent sound. I recieve endless compliments on it anytime i let anybody else play it. It has a seymour duncan pickup installed in the bridge which is truly awsome. But unlike most guitars out there, the stock pickups are excellent as well. The Edge (floyd rose liscensed) tremolo system is amazing - extremely high quality. Other than the sound, the best part of this guitar is the feel. Its wizard neck is paper thin (the thinnest i've ever played or seen) allowing you to fly up and down the neck with ease. It has 24 huge frets and the guitar is beautiful to look at.
Nothing except for a few minor annoyances. The locking tremolo system can be a pain to work with (install strings, maintainence), but it is worth it. The locking nuts at the top above the first string can be annoying because of their sharp edges that can hurt your fingers when playing near the nut on the first string.
This is the Japanese model, meaning it's quality of workmanship is second to none. Cheaper Ibanez models are made in Korea and they are cheaper for a reason. It is a well known fact that the best made guitars come out of Japan (while the worst come out of Mexico and Korea). The frets are very strong and do not wear quickly. The paint is solid and thick and doesn't fade or blotch.
If you want to play heavy metal (especially lead guitar) - then, hands-down, this is the axe you should buy. The dual humbucking pickups give that heavy crunch, and the single-coil gives the more classic sound (so you aren't restricted to a certain sound). The tremolo system is a must have for lead guitarists allowing for those super-low dive-bombs and not causing the guitar to go out of tune. The thin neck allows for super fast movement and finger tapping (ala Eddie van Halen) is a breeze. And for the price these things can't be beat. Buy one - now.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
It has excellent sound. I recieve endless compliments on it anytime i let anybody else play it. It has a seymour duncan pickup installed in the bridge which is truly awsome. But unlike most guitars out there, the stock pickups are excellent as well. The Edge (floyd rose liscensed) tremolo system is amazing - extremely high quality. Other than the sound, the best part of this guitar is the feel. Its wizard neck is paper thin (the thinnest i've ever played or seen) allowing you to fly up and down the neck with ease. It has 24 huge frets and the guitar is beautiful to look at.
Nothing except for a few minor annoyances. The locking tremolo system can be a pain to work with (install strings, maintainence), but it is worth it. The locking nuts at the top above the first string can be annoying because of their sharp edges that can hurt your fingers when playing near the nut on the first string.
This is the Japanese model, meaning it's quality of workmanship is second to none. Cheaper Ibanez models are made in Korea and they are cheaper for a reason. It is a well known fact that the best made guitars come out of Japan (while the worst come out of Mexico and Korea). The frets are very strong and do not wear quickly. The paint is solid and thick and doesn't fade or blotch.
If you want to play heavy metal (especially lead guitar) - then, hands-down, this is the axe you should buy. The dual humbucking pickups give that heavy crunch, and the single-coil gives the more classic sound (so you aren't restricted to a certain sound). The tremolo system is a must have for lead guitarists allowing for those super-low dive-bombs and not causing the guitar to go out of tune. The thin neck allows for super fast movement and finger tapping (ala Eddie van Halen) is a breeze. And for the price these things can't be beat. Buy one - now.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com