The Biggest Problem With Ibanez Guitars.

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[@RobertBakerGuitar]

What's you favorite Ibanez Models? Im going 550 and Voyager!

[@christophervincent8420]

Lol, I can't even remember all the weird "number/names".

[@mastergelo_rg550rfr]

rg550

[@robraaiii]

To me, Ibanez = Hair Bands and whatever advanced alien $h!t Steve Vai is up to. 😁🤘🏻

[@davej8045]

‘88/‘89 540R & 540S Bensalem, Pa…

[@ChrisMartinsMusician]

565 with its odd pickup configuration & the long gone 7620 7 string, the more recent offerings don't have what this one had IMO. Also love the AM & AS series, lots of bang for the buck in the semi-hollow family.

[@TheFelineEmpire]

Their biggest problem: how they name them. I’m considering one of these two models…the RGT5076H6567754 and the RG8986DX1397F945.

[@digitos000]

hhahahaha

[@Marta1Buck]

pretty much

[@SonicVR12]

Yes yes

[@fisheatingjoe]

Their names look like wi-fi passwords.

[@JoeHeisler]

Once you're in deep enough the numbers and letters start to make some sense but it's still silly.

[@LuisC-g8u]

The only problem with Ibanez is that we always want another one...

[@petermoss208]

yea, apparently according to guitar “experts” they can’t make instruments or guitars. but that’s pretty much just affluent privileged white people. I don’t mean literally white, i just mean people who have enough means and money to go after Fenders and Gibsons when they are 24 without a job. Like, a Collings is an eight thousand dollar guitar, and most privileged kids getting into guitar think that’s normal... Every poor person in the world plays an Ibanez. It’s become the brand of the working class, regardless of race. And their Japanese made stuff is really amazing. Most guys, including this video, have no idea about the Japanese Talman Series. Explosions in the Sky sound. By far my favorite Strat/Tele Alternative.

[@LewisShieldsUS]

​@@petermoss208Talman! Win!

[@BStab]

No, "WE" don't.

[@LuisC-g8u]

Suck it up

[@hamednabati]

​@@petermoss208 I understand what you're saying but believe me. Ibanez plays like itself and nothing plays like an Ibanez because of it's unique wizard neck and tell you what? The closest neck profile to an Ibanez hyper wizard is a JP majesty. I moved from Ibanez to Charvel and came back. Ibanez is something else for me. It's not like Ibanez is cheap, but most American guitars being oddly expensive because they are AmEriCaN-mAde. I really don't have this point of view about Ibanez being poor people's guitar 😂 you better checkout JCRG line.

[@stug5041]

Ibanez Artcores are a hidden gem - amazing guitars for the money for 20+ years on!

[@shanesonksen1515]

I just bought a 2004 AF195 a couple of months ago. My best musical purchase yet!

[@dw7704]

I love my AF95 I mostly play solidbody electrics, but when you want/ need a hollowbody, they do really do it.

[@_metalghost_]

ART100 here in white- you ain't lying buddy!

[@chzzyg2698]

Agreed. I was just saying how much I love my AF75. Such a classy sound that makes me feel like a better blues player than I really am. lol.

[@frankiechan9651]

Yup - got an ART100 single cut that I'll put up against any ESP LTD guitar. I've also seen an ART 7 string with the set-through style neck heel that I would really love to add to my collection.

[@Valkron11]

I bought a 20th Anniversary Jem because I liked the way it looked. I showed it to Steve Vai and he wrote all over it! Be careful with your guitars around that guy 🙃

[@travisspaulding2222]

Throughout the 35 years that I've played guitar, I've owned Gibsons, Fenders, Charvels, Jacksons, ESPs, BC Richs, Washburns, etc because I'm sure I'm leaving out a few. When I joined a cover band, I needed a guitar with a double locking tremolo, so I bought an Ibanez RG1570. I was shocked how versatile it is. With the 5 way switch and the volume knob, I can pretty much get any tone I'm looking for with it. I have since sold off most of my guitars and now have the original RG1570 I bought and have since added an RG520QS, RG550, RG7620, and a MIJ RG470. i just don't think you will find a better guitar at those price points. They check all the boxes. Tuning stability, craftsmanship, and versatility.

[@LS-wc6mr]

I have an rg1570 as well and it is incredibly versatile. A person can play pretty much any style or genre with them. I love mine!

[@travisspaulding2222]

@@LS-wc6mr I got super lucky with mine. I got it about 4 months before the pandemic hit. $600, and it had a full set of Evos, brass block, and the last 4 frets are scalloped. I've seen people selling those for over $1000 these days.

[@ronnieparfait]

Bro you have great taste I have those exact guitars and about 7 Jems also, but my 520qs is so cool with the mahogany body I love them all. 🤘🏼✌🏼

[@mortenwaldemardavidsen7436]

Ibanez is high quality - spesially RG Prestige and up. I have also owned many Ibanez guitars and I wait every year to see their new models because I want to buy a high end Ibanez. But they are a little bit too much bling, gold, the Vai-inlay tree on the fretboard on the custom models and so. I wish they would make a normal "strat" or a RG with thin neck in normal colors and whithout all the bling. I'm still waiting for that to happen. In Norway it's normally people in the countryside who like bling and stuff like that. The last good looking Ibanez I owned was a RGA-321 Maybe Ibanez sells a lot in Japan but they should consider to make a few models more toned down - to appeal to people who otherwise buy Fender, Suhr and so on. Charvel are also a bit over the top where the top models looks like they was made 20 years ago.

[@Shysleeves]

I have an RG8, RG450DXSLB, an RGD370ZWH, and just got an EHB1500DEF every guitar and bass that's an Ibanez I've owned is so nice, hand me a Gio or a Premium and I will not complain.

[@justincase9173]

The biggest problem I have with Ibanez guitars is I don't own enough of them ...and I have 8 of them 😂 MIJ is the only way to go

[@salildeshpande7]

Whats better in your opinion RG or S?

[@justincase9173]

@@salildeshpande7 To each their own but for me it's a MIJ RG paired with a newer laminated neck.

[@raymondlugo9960]

The used u.s.a. custom guitars are a favorite of mine.

[@salildeshpande7]

@@justincase9173 I see 👀. Thanks.

[@yukoncorneliusthelegendhim9751]

the AZ series made in indo are amazing.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

My Jem is as solid as they come. Can't use it on stage because my dumb eyes get confused by the vines, but for Livestreams and recording it's damn sweet ass!

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

YES! Jem's are amazing

[@bacongl]

Chromalabel 1/4 inch high visibility colored dot stickers for the side dots. 10$ on Amazon for 1000. They wont damage anything.

[@naattxxnaattxx7055]

Heyy its guitar markiplier!!

[@SeanEnginetechnology]

​@@bacongl, not sure id like having those sticking up a quarter inch when I wrap my thumb around and use it to fret the low E often..

[@richardmetzler7909]

Ibanez has one of the slickest, most beautiful guitar sereies in the S series, and one of the most beautiful and versatile bass series in the SR series. I'm a longtime fan.

[@davemoskot1776]

I love the S series!!

[@ejmazzi1499]

Oh yes. The SR is my favorite.

[@Nems271]

Proud s owner here. So confortable. The wizard necks just feel so easy to play. And tonal options with the 5 selection switch ❤.

[@roimodeste]

Ibanez is not just modern superstrats, they also made the Artist series in the 70's, the Talman telecaster and strat style, Jazz guitars...

[@afurinperil]

so Ibanez's biggest problem is players, for some reason, think you're only allowed to play certain genres on certain guitars. can we PLEASE stop with that crap. Just play what you want on the guitar you like, it's not complicated

[@reverendrobertparsimony8475]

Nah dude, if you try to play blues on my RG it will literally implode, taking me with it.

[@reverendrobertparsimony8475]

@@mablesfatalfable6021 You're wrong. RGs are really versatile. They're just marketed to metal heads.

[@ggoodwin401]

I got a buddy who plays an electric blue RG470. He got a gig with a country band so he went out and bought.....a cowboy hat. So now he plays country on his RG470, but with a cowboy hat.

[@leonvalentine3748]

I would say that people who are shredders just tend to gravitate towards Ibanez due to ergonomics and price

[@post.sonitum]

amen to that 👍🏻

[@Sewersyrup]

Some 20 years ago, I wanted a Fender Strat, got myself a Universe because I figured 7 strings will remove the work of changing tunes, it did. Some years ago I wanted a LP because hey, it's a LP, I got myself an Iceman because its pretty much same specs, scale length, neck angle, controls etc, but its just so flashy that I couldn't not buy it. Then I asked myself, why I keep getting Ibanez when I want those other brands, and I realized, Ibanez are just so comfy and deliver all I need, and they don't come with the problems others have, I've hit my Iceman on the walls and floor so many times and it's headstock is still there, lol.

[@mikeg6666]

Best necks out there , love em....

[@mikeyoung6351]

The MIJ Wizard necks are where its at. Ahh the Iceman, the best shape Gibson NEVER made! The Destroyer II is fuckin sick too

[@pyratoothNL]

@@mikeyoung6351 Absolutely. Love the wizard on my 550 Genesis. The 5 piece walnut reinforced construction solves the cracking issue they had on the originals and it's so slim and fast!

[@martinhasemeier8792]

Let's not forget that Ibanez made some pretty decent Les Paul and Explorer copies at one point. EVH played a Destroyer (became The Shark guitar) in the early days and possibly on the early albums.

[@darrenworth1236]

Women and Children First.

[@Damage_Kase_99]

Feel Your Love Tonight, You Really Got Me, Runnin With The Devil and On Fire were all recorded with the Destroyer

[@IshredGuitar]

You just now figuring out Ibanez is outstanding guitars? lol!

[@stevestevens1457]

They are shit except their most expensive models. But those are too overpriced

[@aas55]

@@stevestevens1457so American made fenders and Gibson are well priced? Get real. An “expensive” Ibanez is still cheaper than either of these competitors.

[@SaintFredrocks]

I never type cast my Ibanez: they are well made, versatile guitars. I have a few that cost many times more, but the Ibanez is usually my first choice. My favorite is a RG652AHM.

[@retropyro]

Ibanez made the best Les Pauls.

[@markinthemix6055]

The biggest problem for me is that I don’t have like 10 more than l already have 🤩🤔

[@bigheadtales]

I've played Ibanez ever since I got serious in music many years ago. While my rock star dreams may have died, my RG760 and JEM77 Floral are still going strong! Not only were they good at mimicking other sounds, they also had their own unique sound.

[@ant_yep]

Omg that Voyager looks and sounds amazing! You're the coolest Robert 🤘 I learn so much from you. Thank you!

[@Fernando.Canal2]

The problem is, they are not so good at marketing as Fender

[@mikeg6666]

Honestly I don't think it matters , everyone knows who they're!

[@Fernando.Canal2]

​@@mikeg6666 is not about know them, but to be fan of them

[@dedicatoriaj]

Well that's how confident they are with their product 🤘

[@naattxxnaattxx7055]

​@@mikeg6666it actually does matter, I got a single coil pickups strat at when I started, but eventually I realised its not what I want, so I looked at some videos and they were all basically: "you got the strat, the LP and the telly, now go choose.". I remember seeing ibanez guitars at the shop and I didn't even ask how much do they cost because they *looked* expensive to me. And since I didn't hear about them anything, I got a LP. It took me so long to realise that brands like ibanez, jackson, schecter and the like are not so expensive

[@preston2636]

You're tripping. They had waybheavier marketing back when marketing was still big for guitar companies in magazines and ibanez always had a who's who's of shredders that they're endorse. But if you were around in the early 2000s you'd know ibanez has definitely put the work in with marketing.

[@SpedSpedding]

After the opening playing I was hoping it was just gonna cut to you saying "...I've got nowhere to put them all!"

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

😂😂

[@wildstarchild6879]

The thing that so awesome about Ibanez guitars is when you get that wizard neck and you slap it on any of the bodies, they just play good. There are far too many people who squeeze every single thought in their brain out through their mouths, thinking that they're going to find some magical mixture that's just going to elevate them to the height of playing ability when dude it comes down to hard work and what you're going to do with that thing.. How you express yourself great guitars and amplifiers only enhance that. A great guitar player can sit down with the lowest level equipment and still get a decent sound out of it... But a low quality player can sit down with the best stuff on the market and still sound low quality... The very first Ibanez guitar I picked up I fell in love with.. that was many many guitars ago I've played some of the highest quality ones and some of the lower quality ones, and I'm telling you, if they're set up right, you can't really tell if the lights are just right you're feeling good and your noodling around..... Doesn't really matter with ibanez. Like I say set them up right and treat them well... If you know what you're doing you've got a fresh set of strings... Ibanez guitars will do it for you... Like you said Robert... If you're listening to it in a mix, you're never going to know what kind of guitar it is.

[@CoenBijpost]

I absolutely can’t stand the wizard neck on 6 string guitars. Way too thin. Ibanez seems to have realised this and created the AZ series that has a slightly thicker neck. I wish they had made the neck thickness an option. There are some very cool models that I’d love to own, except it has the cardboard thickness neck on it 😅 It’s so funny to me that what one guy absolutely loves, another can’t stand. There is no right and wrong in guitar specs.

[@wildstarchild6879]

@@CoenBijpost agreed! I love the thin neck on the Ibanez myself, but when I got that little Fender American Ultra Stratocaster… It’s somewhere in between that and the baseball bat neck of the normal Stratocaster… I have not had a chance to get my hands on an AZ yet, but that Ultra neck is the best feeling neck I’ve ever wrapped my hands around. I don’t know if it’s because it has really good rounded over fretwork or the rolled edges, but it’s fantastic.. I’m like you though in the end every guitar player prefers a guitar set up the way they like it. That should go without saying, lol but you know, as long as there are guys with guitars and other things we’re gonna throw them on the table and measure them lol 😏😂😂😂

[@bluematrix5001]

I think the Problem are the Guitar Players that have HUGE confidence issues and stigmas, that phrse "does not sound AS GOOD as the original" ...just sound different, or you should say, does not sound "THE SAME, the Les Paul also does not sound like an Ibanez.... are just different....." ... and yes, you really can play ANY kind of records with any good guitar and being careful about the pedals, amps and Effx,,,,, there is not such a thing where you only can use a Tele, Strat or Les Paul (yes, each guitar have a characteristic, but is not that you only have to play it with that particular guitar)....... many feel are cooler with an Old Strat or the Fender Logo... all that is really BS and insecurities

[@lee8org]

I own RG770 original not reissue. It doesn't outperform the others ,BUT it is versatile AND well made in Japan. The Floyd-rose mechanism on it is great quality for more than 30 years old guitar!

[@sergegodin9621]

I have the same one, 30 years and she's still rocking.

[@anderstofthansen7749]

the old ibanez' are beasts. I also love my 36 year old jem777dy

[@MyBichSustained]

Get a Prestige and marvel in it's craftsmanship!

[@IshredGuitar]

They're all marvels bro all their guitars, as well as other top name brands.

[@MyBichSustained]

@@IshredGuitar I have and had plenty of ibanez guitars, the prestige lives up to its name through and through!

[@IshredGuitar]

@@MyBichSustained Yes I have a Prestige as well, but I got other top tier brands play just as good.

[@valebliz]

I have both a prestige and a premium both from the AZ line. The prestige is extremely nice obviously but I have to say for less than half the money the premium is a fantastic playing instrument.

[@MyBichSustained]

@@IshredGuitar O.K.

[@josepharchuleta3129]

I own a JS1200 ,JS20S 20th Anniversary model and an 1988 Jem in Desert Sun Yellow! I LOVE all 3 of them but the Jem doesnt have the low end that the Satriani's does. As far as an all around guitar, I like the Satriani models the best.

[@davepatterson4774]

Some of my favorite Ibanez guitars are their semi hollowbodies, Artists and variations on Les Pauls from the 70's. The super strat thing has never been my favorite, but they have proven to be a company who produces a wide variety of great instruments.

[@michaelnedoshytko6920]

Ibanez had some amazing lawsuit copies of fender and Gibson. I will take a prestige Ibanez AR3000 or AR2000 over a les paul, same with the GB10 or PM100. Ibanez UV777 is still my go to.

[@bofuscrapshaw]

I love the artcore hollow and semi hollow guitars

[@smokenfire]

They are indeed very good.

[@frankboyd.]

Listen to Mike Seal play his Ibanez on his channel. His guitar work is brilliant. Would love to hear you interview him. Your personalities seem similar. ☮️💙🇨🇦

[@jmangi6221]

I have a Gio, which is crazy cool, just got a RG456BGM, I think that's the model, a couple numbers might be off, but I love it. It's light, easy and fun to play, it's gorgeous too, what more do you want, the thing sounds great. It's all factory stock too, haven't changed the pickups yet, but the more I play it, the more I wanna keep the stock pickups. Oh well, I love the thing,Rock On.🤘🎸🎶

[@RobJohnsonGuitar]

IBANEZ is the Best . Love the Necks , The Tone , etc . I mean …. Most of my favorite players play them ! VAI - SATRIANI - GILBERT etc etc . I have to say though …..The ones MADE IN JAPAN / Fujigen …. Are the Best IMO

[@Lowend_Chug]

Your Reb Beach sig is so totally awesome Robert. Please do more with that guitar. I own several Ibanez acoustic and electrics, play jazz, rock, metal and classical….love your channel and courses.

[@Schwig]

It's almost as if humans are prone to making judgements based off of visual cues rather than auditory cues....

[@tonedragon8616]

Is that I don’t have one 😢

[@martinclayton7260]

Their necks are just too thin! Ive owned three Ibanez guitars, and ive only got one left, and doesn't get used much. The best guitar they ever made was the destroyer!

[@scottfinnell6867]

Always wanted a 550 as a kid in the 80s, had a Kramer and bought a Jackson as an adult. But when it was stolen (along with a guild s100 from the 70s I had as a kid also) I found and bought a MIJ Rg2550 prestige...holy cow that thing is my baby! Can handle everything from hair metal or thrash to that tele twang and sparkling cleans or anything in between. The 5 way swith and volume knob are like magic!!

[@rudiyantohalim736]

You should try Ibanez AZ

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

They are amazing. I actually checked one out a few months back . kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3yxkIB7qMuMg5I

[@chill29394]

Biggest problem is how damn good they are!

[@shumailkhan7205]

I think they all sound like guitars

[@loubydal7812]

I would say the Ibanez RG550 and upper models as the Prestige series when it's about versatility really outperform Les Pauls and Fender strats, sound great for lower gain and cleaner styles. Ibanez has its own sound and it's great not only for metal. A noticeable difference, at least for me, it's comparing to a Les Paul with a fixed bridge, dismissing pickups and pots, to a floating locking tremolo with the springs that makes a different tone, not bad, but its own with a particular resonance that some love. I still have an RG550 from around '90, it's still great after 30 years with proper care, only thing I got tired of the locking tremolo and nut, swapped for a Wilkinson VS-100 and an ebanol wide nut, and still sounds amazing with improved sustain, keeping the original pickups V7 & V8. So yeah also RG models can be very customizable. Great video Robert to make justice for Ibanez RGs or similar "modern" guitars. Thanks!

[@Merglet]

Ibanez guitars are amazing, my problem with them is the radius. EVERYTHING RG is a 16"+ radius, and I want a 12 with yes, the sweet looks and a floyd rose. Geezus, get over that "wizard" thing with the RG line.

[@pauln6803]

I get what you're saying as an RG with a Jackson Soloist neck profile and the Edge pro would be close to my ideal guitar. But... The skinny neck, train track frets and flat fretboard radius is what sold the RG and S, and still does.

[@TheAtariCreep]

I found myself playing a lot of blues/jazz vibes with my 550 back in the day. The HSH setup offers SO many tonal possibilities. Especially when you play around with amp settings and stuff.

[@Sic20189]

Reminds me when we were in the studio. We recorded rock stuff and the recording guy look quite critical at me when I pulled out my RG3550. He even laughed and asked what I want with a metal guitar. Then we started recording (bridge hummucker on full level) and I heard no word from him...so I guess it worked quite well, espeially when we did the first round with a LP style. Have you tested one of the AZ-Series Ibanez? Super versetail and comfy to play. In the meanwhile the AZ is my main Axe. Cheers

[@onlyguitars]

AZ is the Ibanez to have that you wont get the expectatin to be a metal guitar. Love the AZ. RG are great, is the paradigm that they are shredder guitars, but in reality RG are very versatile, is the look of them that makes you think on a shredder guitar

[@DreidMusicalX]

The biggest problem for me with Ibanez is when I want to switch pickups on how to rewire them was different from the standard wiring and I wanted a different 5 way switch in it and the damn switch would not hold it without touching the wood. So I had to take a router and very carefully deepen the cavity and repaint it with graphite gloss black mixed paint for shielding I make myself. Works great if done right. I have an original custom Japan made RG550 I have had for near 25 years now.

[@satchrules101]

I miss my RG50 I had the one with the mirror placid Blue .. the drug days took it away from me I wish I still had it! Now been sober for 18 years … guitar saved my life ! Cheers bro!

[@DreidMusicalX]

@@satchrules101 I know the feeling. I was on drugs most of my life as well, and things come and go putting the drugs first.

[@Elienguitar]

The biggest problem I have with Ibanez is my JS1200. If I can't have it no one else can. When I die it will be ground with my bones and spread in the ocean.

[@Dastardly_X]

😀 🤘 🤘 🤘

[@gawentaylor6838]

Versatility and consistency, you can more or less play an Ibanez out the box. Had an Rg550, a 570, RG3550X and now a Jem Jr (has a rubbish bridge but for the money, it's still a good guitar) would love to own a Jem 7WH, an original PGM (who doesn't love PG huh) and a Universe...

[@pastorofmuppets1968]

I think their AZ line out strats most strats.

[@LM-op8cd]

Dude I always hated Ibanez but fell in love with the RG550 road red flare is my favorite. That said I’m still a Jackson guy

[@eduardoprieto5267]

Just an opinion here.

[@weavercattlecompany]

I really liked my 97' JEM7BSB and 99' JEM 77-FP 😁 I also put together a few 98' Ibanez RG520QS-TB from parts that sounded great and my first was an Gold 99' RG570 😊 If I remember correctly, I think I owned a 92' RG550 which had a super thin & ultra fast Wizard neck on it. I wish I had kept that one instead I sold it to guy in Canada. I always wanted a 96'-97' RG517/RG570 Blue Metal Flake guitar which I thought were so freaking cool at the time and the 91'-92' RG565. I also bought my nephew his first guitar ... Ibanez Gio MiKro ... only problem was the frets needed to be polished which was a little disappointing considering my past experiences with this brand of guitar 😉 I've owned and sold a lot of guitars over my 30+ years of tinkering around with guitar and Ibanez is a solid choice for any style of music.

[@muleblues71]

Ibanez 560 was my 1st shred guitar in 89

[@Wagnar6000]

Never been wrong on Ibanez , loved them since I started playing . I even used a rg through my time in music school playing jazz.

[@kingconfusion2295]

I love Ibanez. I have the original desert yellow RG550. Gigged with it in the 90s. Played many different genres. Around 2003 I picked up an RG320 at a flea market for $30, replaced the damaged trem/bridge and gigged with it for years. I recently got an Artcore hollow body and love that too. My daughter has a Gio and even those budget guitars are awesome. Even my Ibanez mandolin is pretty sweet. Still need to learn to play that one.

[@ludwiglanestudios]

Kids nowadays love and play ibanez. I teach guitar on public school and the vast majority of my students (12-13 year old kids) love Ibanez and Fender. I asked what they thought about Les Pauls and thr said one word: BOOMER lol. I'm a PRS fan and my kids make fun of me because they know how pricey they can be and they say that "I must be made out of money" lol. But these kids are not wrong for loving Ibanez. They are amazing guitars that hit the spot. Plus, they love the colors and shapes

[@PooNinja]

The voyager is a beautiful design!

[@newworld9133]

I have the new tokyo midnight rg and a neon pink 25th aniversary rg550. Love them both.

[@stevenmiller3300]

1977, Kiss Alive 2 comes out, we all bought it and opened up the double album to see the incredible photo of Kiss' live stage and all the pyrotechnic glory. BUT, then we saw the craziest shaped guitar we ever saw in the hands of one Paul Stanley. The Ibanez PS10 Iceman. We all wanted one!! They were rare and only made for a few years back then.

[@scottsmith7918]

I've got one, it's a 79 with the sustain block. I bought it new in 81. In 93 the whole band signed it for me at a radio station in NJ.

[@mikesurel5040]

I wondered how far I would have to scroll before somebody mentioned Paul Stanley. It does not get much more straightforward rock n roll than KISS.

[@ag1now]

The day I opened the KISS ALIVE II double album and saw Paul Stanley’s Ibanez guitar for the first time,my life changed forever! It’s still my favorite guitar to this day.

[@craigharrison5406]

Ibanez play like butter and everything works as inteded on them. I've been a fan since I got my first one in the early 90's

[@JBASH2011]

I've owned plenty of Ibbys since the early 80s, from Destroyers to the S and RG models, an original floral Jem when they were released, roadstars, etc etc. The issue has never been the sound. Some of my best sounding guitars ever were old Ibanez Destroyers lIs and S models. The issue for me has always been everything they make FEELs like a shred guitar. The neck shapes/widths- even their semi hollows feel shreddy. They cant make a nice rounded chunky c to save their life. Even the old 70s lawsuit guitars had thin and wide necks.

[@pastorofmuppets1968]

Have you played an AZ model yet? It out strats a strat.

[@Kyush4]

Good, getting a LP with a Wizard neck would be amazing

[@CD-gk9ix]

Can we get some damn binding? Maybe I’m spoiled

[@drzecelectric4302]

The sabers have it

[@Dastardly_X]

RG 770 has it. My 86 PL2550 has bound ebony fretboard 🤘 🌟 🤘

[@glennhumbert2722]

As a lefty - Ibanez provides many great choices over the years. 2 Jem JRL, Two RG1570, Two RG550 Genesis (Road Flare Red - wish they'd bring this back for lefty) - all a great with subtle differences I appreciate. Favorite RG550 - with Steve's Special in the bridge. One weird thing that makes me prefer Ibanez is that they seem heavier, light guitars make me uncomfortable.

[@ralphashford9022]

lefty here. You're right about choice.

[@DouglasThompson]

Love my RG...ive had it since i was like 18 and im 36 now. Plays the best, sounds the best and has been super dependable. I dont play shows anymore but I started recording again and its my go-to.

[@MrUmandMrEr]

What's missing grom the pickup selector is the HH setting. Needs a neck always on switch...

[@LS-wc6mr]

Without adding any switches you can rewire them to have the HH selection, at the expense of one of the in-between settings.

[@MrUmandMrEr]

@@LS-wc6mr I’d rather have a switch. Also 500k pots make the single coils/splits sound too bright. Top tip: You invariably have to back the volume off very slightly. It’s a design flaw in almost every HSH and HSS guitar.

[@LS-wc6mr]

@@MrUmandMrEr I definitely agree with you on the split positions being too bright. Seems like most people like it that way, but it really bugged me. I ended up painstakingly adjusting the pickup heights to get the best balance I could, and I've got it more usable now.

[@NotBenCoultry]

My first and favorite electric was a jewel blue 93 RG470L (the 550 replacement model) Got a 2nd(?) gen Vai Evo in the bridge, pretty hot PU there. Granted, my other electrics are a Stagg Les Paul and an 07 Squire Strat standard I rebuilt and put some Fat 50's in, so the one original model I have is the RG

[@NotBenCoultry]

BTW, Those Stagg LPs are a little honky but they honestly rip.

[@Turboy65]

80s sound, 80s way of playing...why write that off? It's BETTER than what's in vogue today! BRING BACK THE 80s!!! The only problem with it is, that you have to become a BETTER musician to properly get the 80s sound and that's a lot of work! 2020s metal players have devolved to the point where 95 percent of what they play is two note power chords and chugging on the lowest string with insane gain levels. And you KNOW this is true.

[@LB-qf3ef]

Ok Boomer

[@mycroft174]

this is just objectively not true and i think you'd be surprised how much great music is still being made, it's just not in the mainstream like it was in the past

[@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk]

So true.

[@glennhumbert2722]

I have been catching up on metal, and don't entirely agree - I kind of like a lot of it. Not sold on playing it though. I think 80's"style" is excellent and the only challenge is to write better songs - so much 80's stuff has a severe cringe factor - escape that, and I think you become a legend, lol.

[@kiddcomet3563]

I like that yellow one

[@pererarom2377]

Im fast asf boy🤤

[@9th_note]

Ibanez rocks. got 3 RG prestige models, 1 in HH, 1 in HSH and 1 in HSS. Also picked up a AZ prestige with SSS and I think between those 4 guitars, I can virtually play anything from any genre. I mean when it comes to the. RG, it’s a super Strat with a bolt on nec, it’s going to sound just like any other super Strat with a bolt on neck and the thing that makes it different from other super strats is the way it feels in your hand and the neck otherwise no different than a Jackson soloist or a Charvel. I personally tend to enjoy the wizard original neck and it’s one of the only brands aside from custom-made guitars that actually have that neck profile. otherwise, I’m not sure what I would be playing if all Guitars offered that neck profile. The AZ is more or less Ibanez take on a more traditional modern Stratocaster, more traditional neck that is still fairly thin, non locking trem, SSS etc. nothing special there either, just a Strat that looks slightly different. Feels a little different, but primarily like a Strat with better upper fret access. if you were to blindfold me and play my actual Strat next to it I probably couldn’t tell the difference. Only way I would be able to tell is if I was holding it. and furthermore, Eddie Van Halen played a Ibanez on the first album and that is one of the most sought after classic guitar tones in history.

[@Hdhdhfbfjfjv]

I love my J. Custom 😊

[@fadetoal]

The problem is, I can never own enough of them. I now own 5 of them. My first Ibanez was an RG470 that I bought in 1992. Still easily one of my favorite guitars in my collection. Most of my all time favorite guitarists play Ibanez as well. Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, just to name a few! Love Ibanez guitars! 🎸😝🤟

[@joesatchton212]

George Benson, Andy Timmons, Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Josh Smith say hello.... ;P

[@joeylodes]

George Benson’s been endorsing Ibanez for decades.

[@donhoughjr4388]

Love My RG 320DXQM It's an Absolute shred machine it's my go to player especially for 80's tunes

[@SteveHatzman]

I bet Rob Chapman could tell the difference. 🤣

[@anthonyfinch550]

VAI was not wrong. I thank him daily. He picked up where Eddie left off and gave unto us the world. Not sure which book of the “Babble” this is from….. Book of RG550…ch. 752152776202228

[@rutger4131]

Sick 80s jam!

[@ElectricalEcho]

The first 3 things I do to an Ibanez in the 1k $ range: 1.) I lock the Tremolo 2.) I remove the Locking Nuts 3.) I install high quality Locking Tuners. Those 3 things made all my Ibanez better.

[@ChristopherLeeShreds]

Ibanez is my favorite brand. I love my prestige 7 string, my les paul lawsuit, my 1985 back to the future roadster and my AZ. I can get every tone imaginable. From gibson to fender to pure metal. And their prices have always been Fair

[@mauricefrench8921]

Yeah, I came to them late after following the G.A.S trap of Gibson/Fender pricing. Fair prices as you go up the 🪜 feature ladder.

[@joshkopper2818]

Just got a Ibanez Krys10 Scott Le page signature and I love it, I'm more of a Gibson and fender kinda person, but the jumbo stainless frets, fishman fluence pickups, ebony fretboard, roasted maple neck, awesome gotoh hardware, 1st superstrat and I actually love it and it def changed my mind on Ibanez

[@mariospensieri941]

I Just picked up a 78' MC 200.. IN Excellent Condition.... Diffently A Different Animal From a Different Time.... Just to Say I was Impressed With Its Build And Playability Even from That Era.....

[@keithmenking588]

I own a 1978 Ibanez Artist double cutaway LP style guitar (made in Japan). It is as good as anything I have ever owned and I got it for $250 used at Sam Ash in White Plains NY. I also own a new Andy Timmons Ibanez model and it smokes also. Always a quality brand. I play others but I heart the Ibanez.

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Ibanez AR520HFM Artist on my Reverb heart list, they are such a great value, and a design that seems classic!

[@xamislimelight8965]

I have 2 issues with Ibanez guitars. 1) they name them after defunt launch codes, I swear. 2) I don't have an Iceman.

[@k9er233]

Defunct launch codes. Now THAT is funny! I can understand their reasoning behind the alpha-numeric coding system, but giving every model a cool name like "Jem" on top of the code seems like a no brainer to me. Ibanez could still use the A/N coding system to mark the guitars on the label, and then add on the "cool" names for the other 99% of us to use to describe each model among the guitar playing community. Seems simple to me.

[@BlazonStone]

A problem is that they dont have stainless frets on models priced similarly (LTD, Solar, Jackson, etc) that all have SS frets nowadays. They should keep up with times. Most people wants the longevity garuantee of SS frets. I have an RG550 Genesis that I have played for a few months, and I can already notice wear on the frets. My SS fret guitars from 10+ years ago are still just as new!

[@Zwidawurzn]

I never understood that thing where guitar players think a guitar model is for some specific music style. Their biggest problem is that they put that nasty Floyd Rose on nearly every guitar.

[@phillippitts6294]

RG ‘s are amazing

[@banyarling]

I have a PIA and an RG2027XL.. after warming up on that 27" beast the PIA plays even more smoothly

[@jamescornwall8539]

I picked up a js1000 last year my son has an RG Prestige the Js is my go-to it is very light and comfortable the Fred pickup is just amazing. My only complaint as with most guitars is the position of the volume knob

[@jorgemartinpellegrino6940]

After almost 30 years neglecting Ibanez I bought a rg550 genesis. What surprised me is the meticulous crafting. U feel is made with proud and love. And makes me play so easy. Like everything is no nosense. And like U said doesn't sound like my Stratocaster or Charvel but makes me want to be more original. Not to copy. One moment full shred and the next clean strumming ballad. So versatile.

[@allan-shephard]

Glad you're enjoying Ibanez now. Favourite - my '91 Ibanez Universe 7 string I've had since '93. A bit rough around the edges since it was my gigging guitar in the 90's. Others in my little collection Artcore AS53 - just a sweet understated guitar with a matte finish. Tobacco flat I thin it's called. AX7521 - a '99 24.75" scale 7 string. Plays easy like an LP, but has a very flat fingerboard. And MIJ guitar I scored for a great price quit a few years ago. Ibanez PS60 - worst quality control of any boxed guitar I've ever purchased. So much work required, plus new chrome covered pickups, but it was a 49th birthday gift from my wife. Now a great little guitar that one of my students plays most lessons (young lady metalhead, small hands, crazy talented).

[@221b-l3t]

19 years and 8 months or so ago I had my first guitar lesson. The day before my 12th birthday. Confirming to my dad I did want to learn we went to a music store and I got my first guitar. A MIJ RG450. Now in hindsight a Floyd Rose is not ideal foe a beginner, the first string change ended with a trip back to the store and an amused employee looking at the FR sticking up a good 50°. But they are fantastic guitars. I love Teles and LPs now and I see it as a challenge but none have the playability of that Wizard II neck. I have big hands but it just works. On my other guitars I mostly have late 50s necks which is a different beast. The 80s thing is the typical pickups you'd have in a Superstrat. Be it ceramic high output stuff like Super Distortion or 500T style stuff or EMG 81/85 (mine has that, but they are listed for sale). But nothing prevents you from putting in some nice PAFs. That's become popular for Ibanez. I'll be putting Alnico II PAFs in (low output) and a Telecaster neck pickup in the center. And I'm painting it Lake Placid Blue. It's metallic silver-purple, never liked it very much and the pickguard is pretty much broken. I'll make one out of teak, bug fat gloss coat, LPB on the guitar with nitro and it will be glorious and sound as vintage as any 60s guitars.

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

The body shapes and the horrific headstock. The necks are fantastic. Thin like a Jackson. Should just get a Jackson. The bodies are rounded and dimensionally correct.

[@johnmcevoy3598]

'87 Fujigen RG540P, RG560 & RG570. The problem with Ibanez is the bridge. It has never been good. If it's chrome, it pits. If it's black, it fades. That's just the plating. Replacement parts are not easy to locate, and expensive. The guitars need to be significantly modified to accept an aftermarket bridge. The original 'Edge' trem was good, but it's cheaply made, and the later versions didn't work as well. The forerunner Roadstar series - great necks, but the Hard Rocker & Pro Rock'r trems with the conical bearings were atrocious.

[@michaeljiggs2053]

Ibanez makes great guitars. Quality, durability, playability, consistency ...etc.

[@patrickian8843]

I’ve got an Ibanez RG1070pbz and I love it. I loved it even more after I had RailHammer Hyper-Vintage pu’s. Gosh, what a difference!!! The only two guitars I play now are my Ibanez and my Les Paul.

[@MarkSmith-vy3tq]

Ibanez are hands down my fave guitars. I own (overall, too many guitars) at least 5 of them. They offer you good enough similarities to strats, teles, Les Pauls, plus they have those--what I call "tweener" tones that allow you to color outside the lines. As well, they look good, feel good, and have their famous thin necks that allow you to fly all over the neck. I've said (in my head) "if I had to give up all my guitars except one, my Ibanez RG 550 (my first "real" guitar owned) stays with me."

[@marcvolgers8352]

I have an Ibanez for around 30 years. I love it, now I'm mainly in to metal/prog so Ibanez is quite accepted there ;-). It's a '96 RX made in Japan (seems to be a sort of test batch before they were made in Korea later). It's a really versatile guitar, 2 humbuckers with a single coil in the middle. 5 settings. About 10y ago I bought a second hand 7 string (RGD7320Z) which is great as well. I have some others (Jackson, Parker, Epiphone, Squier, PRS and even a Harley Benton) but my Parker P-42 and Ibanez RX are my go to guitars. If gun to my head, I would chose the Parker to be honest (so light and also quite versatile).

[@Sound-GuyJC]

Well that’s why guitarist get GAS. We have to have different “paint brushes” for different colors. PRS, Ibanez, Strat, Tele, Les Paul, PRS, Charvel/Jackson. You need several different tools to get the job done.

[@Mexnexus]

My son has 2 high end PRS, both are fantastic, and I have a Jem BRMR (the mirror Vai Model), its an awesome guitar, as good as the PRS in craftsmanship, quality and playability. Ibanez specially the Hoshino stuff is WONDERFUL crafted guitars. A lot of those quality permeates to their middle and low end models. I have played some RG models and they are great.

[@bacongl]

I always operated under the mindset of "If it is good enough for Steve Vai, it is good enough for me". I have been playing Ibanez exclusively since 1991. I have always just preferred thier necks and modern tone. I used to love the RG but I prefer the RGA, RGD and S nowadays. I have also been playing Soundgear basses since 1991. Cant beat the ole SR500 workhorse.