I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

[BluesGuyJ]

Hey everyone. I'm looking into getting my hands on a nice new guitar. I'm really starting to get into shred,PROG stuff. I think that stuff sounds really beautiful when you play it with like an acoustic backing track and what not. I'm also really into blues and starting to get into Jazz.
I'm looking into a LP Studio, as well as Ibanezes. But I don't know all that much about them. I know Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Eric Johnson all use them, and JS and SV have their own signature models. I know their mainly used in the realms of metal and shred, but I'm also starting to see a lot of Jazz guitarists getting their hands on 7 strings, surprisingly.
Basically my budget is 700-1,100. I'm looking for a guitar that can really do the shred/PROG thing, not to thin though, I'd like a nice fat and creamy sound. Which line of Ibanez should I look at and not? Don't be afraid to suggest highly priced ones. I really want to get my hands on a true, well built with quality instrument!

[tone4days]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

well, i love ibanez guitars that are well built (see my sig, below) ... they have had ups and downs over the years so choose carefully ... if you can find some of the nice 'custom made' S series guitars, i bet you would be very happy ... you might also really like some of the 'artist' series for the 'fat-n-creamy' thing ...

but at the upper end of your price range, i think you could get a custom made guitar to your exact specifications that would be sweet!! check out USA custom guitars - tommy will hook you up right!

also at that price point, you can find some outstanding used guitars if you keep your eyes peeled ... check out gbase.com and type in what you are interested in

good luck
t4d

[Davey]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

if you want to go ibanez, try to get a prestige one. or a paul gilbert sig. i dont like ibanez guitars, but i've heard good things about the prestige RG series. still have to try it myself. and i abhor them for sticking their own edge trems on HIGH and limited run series guitars.. there is something wrong when you see an ibanez chrome boy with an edge trem

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

Or dig up those older Roadstars with their Edge Floyd, those are very underrated guitars.

[Xeromus]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

t4d has a guitar of the same line as mine, made about the same time. "custom made" prestige S-series. Probably some of the best guitars ever made by Ibanez. Go check out the Prestige line, then pick an instrument that fits your hands and body.

[nuntius]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

Well IMO my RS 530 is better built than my RG 570 (both Jap ibie's)

except the trem on the 530 is crap lol... it'll get a real floyd if i decide to hold on to it. Theres a pic of it in my sig (the red one)

[Biu]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

I have a Prestige RG3120, which is awesome, but I think my particular model is discontinued. I think you can get the same thing but with a neck-thru body or something though.

I really like the feel of the SA series. They're bodies aren't paper thin like the new S-series and they usually have 22-frets.

[I_M_Ken]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

well if possible try to get ur hands on one of the old RG550 series. thoses are quality axes that ibanez made years back.
u can probably get a used one for under $500

[BluesGuyJ]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

I think I'm going to look into the Joe Satriani signatures, I love his tone!

[LesStrat]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

+1 for the S-series. Those, and the semi-hollow body jazz guitars are the only Ibanez axes I like. Then again, most of the solid bodies seem to have been made for the style music you like.

I do like their basses, though.

+1 as well for looking for used or custom axes within your price range. There are other really good guitars out there.

[BluesGuyJ]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

What about the RG550's and RG570's? How are those? Those are no longer in production right? Are those one Ibanez's more high end guitars?

[Quencho092]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

i think ibanez necks are too thin, the neck on my gax isn't close to the wizard neck profile and it still feels like there's something missing when so much neck isn't rubbing against my palm. whatever floats your boat though. One of my band mates just got an RG2570, with an opaque silvery finish. The prestige neck feels very nice, I was impressed, but the neck PU lacks tone as a consequence of the 24 frets.

[B2D]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

But I don't know all that much about them. I know Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Eric Johnson all use them.

Eric Johnson does NOT use Ibanez guitars. He uses vintage fender Stratocasters and various vintage Gibson models including 335's and Les Pauls.

[BluesGuyJ]

Re: I'm curious about Ibanez guitars...

Damn, my bad. I was told Eric used Ibanez, sorry man