Guitar Thread - Page 18

On April 21 2012 19:09 JerseyDevil wrote:
Just sounds like you don't like Ibanez. They are among the most cost effective starter guitars i've found. Squiers are find if want a thick neck, but thats not everyones cup of tea. I never told him to buy an Ibanez, I said buy what he wants.

On April 21 2012 22:37 PietjeP89 wrote:
I'm at the stage where i can only play a few chords and a few intro's. What i'm trying to say is , how can someone like me know if a guitar sounds any good? When i go to a store to play a guitar it might sound great for me but a more experienced player might think it sounds like crap ^^

None of my friends really play guitar so I have no one to drag allong to help me decide and i'm not sure if the people in the music store nearby are going to give me that great of an advice.

On April 21 2012 19:09 JerseyDevil wrote:
Squiers are find if want a thick neck, but thats not everyones cup of tea.

On April 21 2012 20:05 Zoesan wrote:
From what I've heard, ibanez has gotten worse since they moved their production facilites. A guy I know said, that the knew ones often do really weird stuff, when tuning and the wood is of inferior quality. Don't know for myself though.

Anyway I play this beauty (will post a picture of mine, as soon as I get around to making one):

Gibson SG 50th anniversary addition (24 frets)


just an all around amazing guitar, great top end sound and plenty of growl with the bridge pick up

On April 22 2012 00:40 storkfan wrote:

Are you kidding me? The current generation Ibanez trem guitars are the BEST VALUE of all time. NOTHING in the 300-400€ price category comes anywhere NEAR the Edge Zero II bridge.

On April 22 2012 01:25 Elegance wrote:

The edge zero II seems to have good reviews but it is still too early to judge that. Certainly an upgrade over that piece of shit they called Edge III. The best value no contest are older Made in Japan RGs which range from $200-$700. They were the pre-prestige prestige models (if that makes any sense) and play just like the $1000+ prestige OR BETTER (with some minor spec differences). What he is referring to about moving facilities I am assuming is their Premium factory - yet another thing that is too premature to judge. Very mixed reviews about the premiums but personally indo guitars still have a long ways to go before they reach Japan level. If you don't mind trems or buying used, RG550 or RG570 can't be beat in terms of price-quality ratio because a pickup swap makes it into a higher end prestige model. The only thing that comes close in terms of value and quality are the made in japan Jacksons that are cheap, or the older ESPs (though, a little more on the expensive side definitely worth it)

On April 22 2012 03:30 storkfan wrote:

yeah you can get old beat up ibz, kramers and stuff with good floyds too but thats not a fair because they are worn

On April 22 2012 00:27 lolmlg wrote:
Just as an aside


I was under the impression that the Classic Vibe necks were fairly similar to the American Standard necks, which should make them thin-ish? It depends which model we're talking about I guess but Fenders have never really been on the thick side in my experience. It certainly gets a lot thicker.

But he mentioned that he was originally playing on an acoustic, so a thicker neck might suit him. Again, it's something you need to find out by playing different instruments.

On April 22 2012 08:45 JerseyDevil wrote:


Sorry I should have said thicker. I don't have a lot of experience with anything thicker than a Gibson style neck on my Explorer.

I guess I misunderstood you, I thought you said don't buy that guitar its metal, but you said "don't go into the store expecting that guitar, by all means try it out, but leave with the one that speaks volumes to you." Which is excellent advice.

To the guy saying about Ibanez quality, Both my Ibanez are Japanese (Hoshino), so I can't really comment on the quality of the other factories. I've played some Indonesian models which are crap, and some which are excellent (with a pickup change). The RG Premiums do feel a lot better than your run of the mill RG.

On April 22 2012 09:14 lolmlg wrote:
You should try playing one of the Taylor solidbody electrics. They have necks like Taylor acoustics. The guy I bought mine from wanted to love it but he's a thumb-over style of player and he just couldn't get his hand around the thing. It's a great neck if you have any experience with an acoustic guitar though. Really high quality instrument.

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On April 23 2012 12:33 Black and Proud wrote:


Terrible, terrible tone. Taylor is like Starbucks. You pay a premium for consistent quality - but when you're looking at buying a high end electric guitar you'd be an idiot to spend it on a brand like Taylor.

On April 23 2012 13:04 lolmlg wrote:

The new brand to the table trying to get a foothold in the electric market with innovative designs is the Starbucks. Yeah, makes perfect sense.

Considering the quality issues some of the biggest names have been having I guess consistent quality is worth paying a premium for. But somehow I doubt you've actually taken the time to play one of these properly. If you're one of those guys who wants a guitar that can only do one thing but do it really well then maybe you'd be disappointed. It's a versatile guitar that gives you a lot of different tonal options. It's up to you to know what to do with those options. I have no complaints about this instrument.

On April 23 2012 13:53 ibanez wrote:
I own a discontinued Ibanez SZ320.

Absolutely blew away the other guitars in its price range at the time of purchase.