MGR/Jared Hart « Ibanez Stagestar »
Published on 07/29/04 at 15:00I bought if off a mate of mine for $300 AUD.
Well lets just say it is an awesome guitar for rock / distortion. My friend has a Ibanez with 3 single pickups on it and it sounds crap compared to the stagestar when u use the double pickups at the bottom. I like the body of it. Mine is a maple wood body that goes from black on the outer edges to a tanned wood inside. looks pretty cool. The shape is almost exactly like a Fender strat except without the little knob bit on top of the fretboard. Its also got a nice thick and solid body.
Dont really like the clean sounds too much. playing along with a Fender dvd etc it sounds crap compared. Although i haven't put it through any effects pedals yet but straight into the amp.. yeah not that impressed.
As I said above. good solid construction... happy with that.
Overall an excellent beginners guitar which is what i got it for so im happy. looking at stepping up soon to a les paul or something. If you want a good guitar to learn rock on with then yeah grab one of these. if you want to concentrate on clean blues / solos etc... maybe look elsewhere.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
Well lets just say it is an awesome guitar for rock / distortion. My friend has a Ibanez with 3 single pickups on it and it sounds crap compared to the stagestar when u use the double pickups at the bottom. I like the body of it. Mine is a maple wood body that goes from black on the outer edges to a tanned wood inside. looks pretty cool. The shape is almost exactly like a Fender strat except without the little knob bit on top of the fretboard. Its also got a nice thick and solid body.
Dont really like the clean sounds too much. playing along with a Fender dvd etc it sounds crap compared. Although i haven't put it through any effects pedals yet but straight into the amp.. yeah not that impressed.
As I said above. good solid construction... happy with that.
Overall an excellent beginners guitar which is what i got it for so im happy. looking at stepping up soon to a les paul or something. If you want a good guitar to learn rock on with then yeah grab one of these. if you want to concentrate on clean blues / solos etc... maybe look elsewhere.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com