IBANEZ RG OR STRAT

[Demanic]

Re: IBANEZ RG OR STRAT

suuuuuuuuupp
The reason it doesn't sound as good is because of the stock Ibby pickups. Eventually you'll swap em out for something better.

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[Obsessive Compulsive]

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well i tried out the ibbys the RG370 had a good neck and good pickups but the EDGE ZERO 2 has many maintanence problems (i ve heard) the 521 is a good choice its light comfortable , has a nice feel to it and a hardtail but its not very clear on distortion and blues are not that........bluesy....
fender sounded pretty good it get kinda muddy at high distortion but only on extremes but its made in china
and i wonder if the quality is good or down right horrible
(the tremolo seems ok)

The Edge Zero 2 is as good as the original Edge. Seriously. I have both. Both stay in tune perfectly after wild goose chase, and the EZ2 can be set up to work as regular floating tremolo. Compared to original FLoyd Rose, EZ2 is actually more stable and smoother (cause it's low profile).

 

[Obsessive Compulsive]

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i vote none.save your cash and get a Jem.IMHO, a Jem is, was, and will always be THE only Ibby worth owning ( specifically the old Alder body ones).

You are aware that the Jem costs at least 4 times that of regular RG, right?

 

[greekdude]

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but the EDGE ZERO 2

Mine has been stable for almost 2 years now that I own the 7-string version. It is a pretty good trem, if you know your way with floating double locking trems.
Between the strat and the ibb, would you choose a design from the 50's vs the 90's ?

 

[punchlinechar]

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Based off your needs as a player, either the HH Ibby or the Strat is your best bet, considering you want to play blues and alternative. You probably wouldn't have too much use out of a double locking system

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[Rand-O-Monium]

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Or a HH Strat!!!

:headbang:

 

[Brandenburg]

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even though i said strat.. Id actually recommend a jackson DK-2.. Never been a fan of ibanez for a couple of reasons but my dk-2 just feels right

 

[Brandenburg]

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Based off your needs as a player, either the HH Ibby or the Strat is your best bet, considering you want to play blues and alternative. You probably wouldn't have too much use out of a double locking system

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i play alot of blues but I prefer a floyd. I only use the tremolo ~1% of the time but i really just like the feel of a floyd..

a double locking trem system works great once you understand the machine and have it properly setup but is probably not the best for a beginner though..

 

[Progbusters]

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get a strat to sound like a strat. and vice versa

 

[punchlinechar]

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i play alot of blues but I prefer a floyd. I only use the tremolo ~1% of the time but i really just like the feel of a floyd..

a double locking trem system works great once you understand the machine and have it properly setup but is probably not the best for a beginner though..

That's what I mean. I love my Floyd, but for a beginner it'd be a bit much

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[Johnny the Kid]

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That's what I mean. I love my Floyd, but for a beginner it'd be a bit much

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i disagree. I think that if you're going to take advantage of the floyd rose later, you should start with one. Playing a Floyd is a lot different than playing a hardtail guitar and generally a person who started on a Floyd can use a hardtail later. Not so much if you start on a hardtail and then have to learn to play a floyd.

 

[punchlinechar]

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I started on a strat, I'm going by experience

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[Little Pigbacon]

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I started on a Strat, when what I really wanted was an Ibanez or Jackson superstrat. I was thirsty for the locking trem and the thin, flat neck. The best advice I can give is to start out with something closer to what you really want to play, whether it's a Strat, an RG, an SG, or a fourteen-string banjo bass.

 

[blueman335]

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There is no better starting guitar, nor a more versatile guitar than a basic Strat.

Totally disagree. As has been pointed out here before, the thin, trebly tone of SSS Strats can be discouraging to new players, as they make minor mistakes much more obvious. As forum member Wah Wah said: 'Strats don't suffer fools lightly.' A warmer toned guitar is more forgiving.

 

[Little Pigbacon]

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Totally disagree. As has been pointed out here before, the thin, trebly tone of SSS Strats can be discouraging to new players, as they make minor mistakes much more obvious. As forum member Wah Wah said: 'Strats don't suffer fools lightly.' A warmer toned guitar is more forgiving.

I think there's something to this. It took me years to learn to appreciate Strats and to get the tones I wanted out of them.

 

[blueman335]

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I think there's something to this. It took me years to learn to appreciate Strats and to get the tones I wanted out of them.

Learning guitar is enough of a challenge: contorting your fingers to do unnatural things, developing callouses, learning strumming, picking and timing. Having to also learn about getting good tones at the same time makes it that much harder. Geez, I listen to and see a lot of blues bands, and there's no shortage of good players that can't seem to get tones from their Strats that aren't tinny or shrill.

 

[Obsessive Compulsive]

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Playing a Floyd is a lot different than playing a hardtail guitar and generally a person who started on a Floyd can use a hardtail later. Not so much if you start on a hardtail and then have to learn to play a floyd.

Hmm...I don't know man. To me, it doesn't matter what the type of the bridge is; I play a hard tail guitar the same way I do a Floyd one. My fingers do not become more dexterous all of the sudden with the presence of a Floyd. You must be one of the those very gifted guitar players able to switch to a shred mode (or any kind of music you wish) in an instant.

 

[Little Pigbacon]

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Hmm...I don't know man. To me, it doesn't matter what the type of the bridge is; I play a hard tail guitar the same way I do a Floyd one. My fingers do not become more dexterous all of the sudden with the presence of a Floyd. You must be one of the those very gifted guitar players able to switch to a shred mode (or any kind of music you wish) in an instant.

When I'm playing a hardtail, I take advantage of being able to rest my pick hand in different places. I can also do certain things with bends and double-stops that I might not be able to do with a floating trem.

And when I'm playing a floating-trem guitar, I have different ways of resting my pick hand on the face of the guitar, not least of which is the dreaded "pinky anchor".

 

[Johnny the Kid]

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Hmm...I don't know man. To me, it doesn't matter what the type of the bridge is; I play a hard tail guitar the same way I do a Floyd one. My fingers do not become more dexterous all of the sudden with the presence of a Floyd. You must be one of the those very gifted guitar players able to switch to a shred mode (or any kind of music you wish) in an instant.

No actually. I find floyds to be harder to play than hardtail bridges, especially when it comes to palm muting.

 

[suuuuuuuupp]

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looks like the ibby 370 might be the one .....but still the strats doing good on the polls