Ibanez Edge tremolos.

[jalguitarman]

Well. I got my custom made carvin. Must say it looked sweet until I seen a chunk in the finish on the top of the headstock. Then I discovered a scratch down the side of the neck. I could have had them fix it. What gets me is the floyd rose set up was not what the salesman said it would be. he said the trem cavity was back routed and while some companies trems did not have the capability to pull sharp theirs could. He said it colud go 2 whole steps either way. I should have caught that. why beat around the bush. The guy LIED!! The only way I could use it that way is adjust it and raise the action and compromise playibility and how far flat I could go. I mesured the trem cavity and it was 11/32, and would only go a whole step sharp. Needless to say its on its way back to carvin. It was sad for me because the guitar was beautiful but it would not do what the guy said it would without goofing up the playability.
I have my eyes on an Ibanez RGT-320Q. What I am asking is this. Are all of the Ibanez edge trems capable of pulling as sharp as a jem? As A side note, I hate that i have to settle for a rosewood board but all thing considered I think I will have the sound I want. A saleman told me some of the edge trems are not floating and he tend to think he don't quite know what he is talking about. But I Just want to make sure that the trem will do what I want.

 

[Jeroen]

Re: Ibanez Edge tremolos.

Yes, the Edge Pro on the RGT320 will perform the same as that on a JEM or JS. The look of a JEM might give you the impression the range of the tremolo is wider, because of the lion's claw behind the finetuners, but this has no function whatsoever anymore since Ibanez introduced the Lo Pro Edge.

Yes, there have been guitars of Ibanez with non-floating Edge trems, but that was in the mid-80's, when the Edge was just introduced. Nowadays, on any Ibanez guitar with a Floyd-licensed trem, it is set floating.

You don't necessarily need to settle for a rosewood board, if you're willing to sacrifice the neck-through construction and settle for a bolt-on. Try an RG550 or RG1550, for that matter. Doesn't look halfway near as classy as that RGT320 though.

 

[nuntius]

Re: Ibanez Edge tremolos.

Yeah, look for an early 90s RG 550 with a maple board. It'll have the original (and superior IMO) Edge trem on it.

 

[Xeromus]

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Carvin messed up bigtime with me a while ago. They rebuilt my guitar twice and still couldn't get it right.

 

[Jeroen]

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BTW, here's my RG550

(image is too large to post here, so thought I'd rather hotlink to it)

 

[suislidE03]

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Yea definately get an early 90's ibanez, they will sound and play far more superior than the current models. I used to have a 570 and it rocked besides its poor sustain and mediocre tone. This weekend the store in town had the 1570 prestige model so i decided to see if they fixed anything. Nope. Still sucked!

 

[jalguitarman]

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Carvin messed up bigtime with me a while ago. They rebuilt my guitar twice and still couldn't get it right.

I read that a bit after the fact of it. I was hoping it would be just an isolated incident. I was extremly disgusted after the wait to have those defects, the trem deal was something I just could not let ride. I can not afford to have both the carvin and the ibanez. So that was that. I had an ibanez rG-770 with the origianal edge trem and wizard neck. I had a evo in the bridge and a norton in the neck. Before the guitar died i had a duncan 5/2 in the single coil slot. It was candy apple red maple fretboard. I remember that the trem on that was capable of pulling sharper than what i was comfortable with at the time. Now I have gained a lot of ground as a guitarist and i am learning some satriani and will likely learn some of vais stuff and want a sweet (non-basswood) shred machine. I asked the guy at carvin point blank because of an article I had read in guitar world about ibanez because it made me go uh oh i don't know about carvins floyd set up, and he assured me that the floyd trems in their guitars would pull about 2 steps sharp.

 

[jalguitarman]

Re: Ibanez Edge tremolos.

Yes, the Edge Pro on the RGT320 will perform the same as that on a JEM or JS. The look of a JEM might give you the impression the range of the tremolo is wider, because of the lion's claw behind the finetuners, but this has no function whatsoever anymore since Ibanez introduced the Lo Pro Edge.

Yes, there have been guitars of Ibanez with non-floating Edge trems, but that was in the mid-80's, when the Edge was just introduced. Nowadays, on any Ibanez guitar with a Floyd-licensed trem, it is set floating.

You don't necessarily need to settle for a rosewood board, if you're willing to sacrifice the neck-through construction and settle for a bolt-on. Try an RG550 or RG1550, for that matter. Doesn't look halfway near as classy as that RGT320 though.

Actully I want an ebony board but given all the factors I think that the RGT-320 will do nicely. Floyd trems tend to brighten the sound. Then the maple neck thru will add clarity but I still get the lower mid response from the mahogany wings. and the maple top for added clarity. Who knows. an ebony board may be too much high end for that guitar. I checked out your ibanez. My old (R.I.P.) Rg-770 was the same color only red sharkfin inlays on the maple board. It was my first "real" guitar. Thanks for your help man.