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I think it's about time time after 3 months of having this instrument...
It's the Joe Satriani signature model and before we start,the eternal question:How close are signature models to the guitars that these guys play?Well,being an eternal question means that we 'll never know the answer,right?Here we go...
American basswood body.Now,maybe the word american makes a difference here 'cause we 're talking about a very solid,heavier than any chambered mahogany,piece of wood.Tone wise,it stays right in the middle of the tonal range allowing you to define the sound that 'll finally come out.Cool,yes?
DiMarzio pickups(I must switch forums now?).Fred in the bridge,PAF Pro in the neck.Both of them share medium power and almost identical output.And here lies a little secret...THEY DON'T SOUND LIKE THE REVIEWS SAY THEY DO!At least to my ears...I mean Fred does hold some killer overtones but other than that it's not the single coilish freak that you read about.It's a very smooth,flowing p'up with a bluesy color.Sometimes you wish for a little more power and a little more treble(call me JB),but overall a distinctive and qualitive p'up.
The PAF, on the other hand, remains a big mystery to me.What it surely isn't is a PAF pickup.Not even close.It's a warm,deep sounding p'up great for fast runs and slides.I just can't seem to find that versatility some people talk about.Let me fill in that both pickups sound great clean,splitted or not.
A prestige maple neck with a 22 frets fingerboard...Wow,what a work.Whatever sense of easy playing I had,it's gone.You feel tour fingers sinking,I can't describe it otherwise!It 'd get a 10/10 if the access after the 20th fret wasn't a bit... funny.
I'd very much like to tell you about the famous Edge tremolo system as soon as I find out what to do with it!
Let's come to a conclusion with a hard question...Does this guitar worth the (lot of) money?DEFINITELY!Apart from the features, the specs and the subjective pickup sound thing, you feel this thing alive in your hands...I start to think it's not an instrument,it's a person!
Way to go,Ibanez...
It's the Joe Satriani signature model and before we start,the eternal question:How close are signature models to the guitars that these guys play?Well,being an eternal question means that we 'll never know the answer,right?Here we go...
American basswood body.Now,maybe the word american makes a difference here 'cause we 're talking about a very solid,heavier than any chambered mahogany,piece of wood.Tone wise,it stays right in the middle of the tonal range allowing you to define the sound that 'll finally come out.Cool,yes?
DiMarzio pickups(I must switch forums now?).Fred in the bridge,PAF Pro in the neck.Both of them share medium power and almost identical output.And here lies a little secret...THEY DON'T SOUND LIKE THE REVIEWS SAY THEY DO!At least to my ears...I mean Fred does hold some killer overtones but other than that it's not the single coilish freak that you read about.It's a very smooth,flowing p'up with a bluesy color.Sometimes you wish for a little more power and a little more treble(call me JB),but overall a distinctive and qualitive p'up.
The PAF, on the other hand, remains a big mystery to me.What it surely isn't is a PAF pickup.Not even close.It's a warm,deep sounding p'up great for fast runs and slides.I just can't seem to find that versatility some people talk about.Let me fill in that both pickups sound great clean,splitted or not.
A prestige maple neck with a 22 frets fingerboard...Wow,what a work.Whatever sense of easy playing I had,it's gone.You feel tour fingers sinking,I can't describe it otherwise!It 'd get a 10/10 if the access after the 20th fret wasn't a bit... funny.
I'd very much like to tell you about the famous Edge tremolo system as soon as I find out what to do with it!
Let's come to a conclusion with a hard question...Does this guitar worth the (lot of) money?DEFINITELY!Apart from the features, the specs and the subjective pickup sound thing, you feel this thing alive in your hands...I start to think it's not an instrument,it's a person!
Way to go,Ibanez...
