I got this guitar several months ago, and as I fixed up my other guitars, now this one is the worst playing.
Straighten the neck and check with a fret rocker.... There are multiple high spots, the worst are frets 2 and 8.
I knew frets 2 and 8 were high, was thinking about spot repair, but there are actually multiple frets with issue.
The frets themselves are new and untouched, completely shiny without any file marks. I guess K guitars at the $1000 price point don't get leveled any more, or this one played well enough that they didn't bother. Prior to this M1000, I bought an Indonesion M400 (only $450 on sale.. usually a $650 guitar), which had a rudimentary level and only needed a fret polish.
Its interesting to me where they are cutting costs. Ibanez guitars in this price range are all made in Indonesia (except the reissue RGs), and I suspect they all get full fret treatment. K labor is probably too expensive to level unless absolutely necessary. I don't like this, although I probably wouldn't have bought the guitar for $1500.
Truthfully, if they are shipping K guitars without fret work, Indonesian guitars may be a better value if they come out of the box ready to play.
Straighten the neck and check with a fret rocker.... There are multiple high spots, the worst are frets 2 and 8.
I knew frets 2 and 8 were high, was thinking about spot repair, but there are actually multiple frets with issue.
The frets themselves are new and untouched, completely shiny without any file marks. I guess K guitars at the $1000 price point don't get leveled any more, or this one played well enough that they didn't bother. Prior to this M1000, I bought an Indonesion M400 (only $450 on sale.. usually a $650 guitar), which had a rudimentary level and only needed a fret polish.
Its interesting to me where they are cutting costs. Ibanez guitars in this price range are all made in Indonesia (except the reissue RGs), and I suspect they all get full fret treatment. K labor is probably too expensive to level unless absolutely necessary. I don't like this, although I probably wouldn't have bought the guitar for $1500.
Truthfully, if they are shipping K guitars without fret work, Indonesian guitars may be a better value if they come out of the box ready to play.
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