The 'post your Ibanez' thread

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83 Artist AM 205

 

[Synapsys]

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Ibanez RG870RWZ-NTF, sporting a PATB set; the volume knob is a push/pull switching the neck pickup in series/parallel.

 

[BriGuy1968]

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Zombie thread! [emoji33]

But hey, what the hell?

2013 Ibanez AR325 with stock Super 58 pickups:

2010 Ibanez RG3EXFM1, sporting GFS Dream 180 humbuckers:

2005 Ibanez AS83 with P-Rails and Triple Shots:

2004 Ibanez SR300DX SDGR Bass:

 

[Luke Duke]

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I have to admit, this was a thread I never thought I would post in. A few months ago I finally bought an Ibanez to keep. Here is my Doomburst purple S5570. I pulled out the factory pickups and put in a Liquifire, Red Velvet, and Steve’s Special.

The first one of these I ever saw was in 2014 at NAMM when I was there with my wife and she was also very impressed by this guitar’s aesthetics too.

 

[ICTGoober]

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I have had SO MANY Ibanez guitars through the decades... SO MANY...

But right now - I have a Paul Gilbert Mikro, a beat up GAX 50 I experiment with, and a sweet Artstar (I forget the number - 72?)) loaded with Seymour Duncan Antiquities.... Also, an early trashed Bob Weir (someday project)

 

[kramersteen]

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I have had SO MANY Ibanez guitars through the decades... SO MANY...

What's your general opinion on them? I need to pull my vintage dt out its so special

 

[kramersteen]

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83 Artist AM 205

I really love tidy guitar jam room/house shots. I'm not Jerry level messy but i can't keep my area clean like that but i guess maybe the kids also help me ruin it once i do. First step put that white hat on second step JAM!

 

[Open lane]

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[ICTGoober]

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What's your general opinion on them? I need to pull my vintage dt out its so special

In general, the quality of Ibanez guitars has been keeping American companies on their toes for almost 40 years. Even the cheapy stuff from Ibanez is excellent quality. Fender and Gibson should study at the feet of the Ibanez company and take notes.

 

[Obsessive Compulsive]

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In general, the quality of Ibanez guitars has been keeping American companies on their toes for almost 40 years. Even the cheapy stuff from Ibanez is excellent quality. Fender and Gibson should study at the feet of the Ibanez company and take notes.

You do realize that Ibanez contracts the manufacturing to Fujigen in Japan (for the expensive stuff) and Cort Indonesia (for the cheapy stuff as well as the expensive, ridiculosuly priced Premiums), don't you?

 

[Open lane]

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I LOVE my ibanezes. For some reason i was sorta against them early into my playing. Now half of my whole collection is ibanez. They just extremely solid instruments. If you get one, make sure you have good pickups in it, i hated the v7/v8s but a swap breathed life into my guitar (imo the standard are norton/tonezone combo is classic and about as good as it gets for me

 

[BriGuy1968]

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I LOVE my ibanezes. For some reason i was sorta against them early into my playing. Now half of my whole collection is ibanez. They just extremely solid instruments. If you get one, make sure you have good pickups in it, i hated the v7/v8s but a swap breathed life into my guitar (imo the standard are norton/tonezone combo is classic and about as good as it gets for me

I had the V7/V8 in my RG... possibly the worst sounding pickups I’ve ever played! The GFS Dream 180s I put in changed it into a tone machine.

Every one of my Ibanezes (Ibani?[emoji12]) is a solid, quality instrument. Love playing all of ‘em.

 

[ICTGoober]

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You do realize that Ibanez contracts the manufacturing to Fujigen in Japan (for the expensive stuff) and Cort Indonesia (for the cheapy stuff as well as the expensive, ridiculosuly priced Premiums), don't you?

What counts is the stuff on the rack, not where it was made. I am referring to quality standards. Yes - the pickups and electronics are crap Asian stuff on the cheap guitars, but the good stuff is good PERIOD. I have been playing and working on Ibanez stuff since the days they made copies and even back then, they set the bar high. They have no reasons to hang their heads, and no one should be ashamed of any Ibanez axes they own. They are truly world class.

For instance - take the GAX 50 I have. I bought it at a pawn shop for $42.... I immediately sold the Duncan Invaders to a pal for his Les Paul, and have been using it as guinea pig, installing all kinds of pickups and so on. It plays great and sound great. It actually looks decent, too. What's to complain about?

 

[greekdude]

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[kramersteen]

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[PAPADON]

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Zombie thread! [emoji33]

But hey, what the hell?

2013 Ibanez AR325 with stock Super 58 pickups:

You sir have excellent taste in guitars.

 

[BriGuy1968]

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You sir have excellent taste in guitars.

Same right back at ya! [emoji41][emoji2]

My AR325 has become one of my go-to guitars. Sounds great, feels great, looks GORGEOUS. All around, that guitar is a pleasure to play.

 

[Open lane]

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I had the V7/V8 in my RG... possibly the worst sounding pickups I’ve ever played! The GFS Dream 180s I put in changed it into a tone machine.

Every one of my Ibanezes (Ibani?[emoji12]) is a solid, quality instrument. Love playing all of ‘em.

Yep. I had those in my prestige s. I thought my guitar sounded dead, when it arrived. I almost wrote the guitar off as a “fail” soundwise. After the pups were swapped (to an air norton 7 and a super dist 7) the thing reallllly came alive. I mean, this thing’s sound really cuts through. Infact, it is currently my fav recording guitar

 

[Obsessive Compulsive]

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What counts is the stuff on the rack, not where it was made. I am referring to quality standards. Yes - the pickups and electronics are crap Asian stuff on the cheap guitars, but the good stuff is good PERIOD. I have been playing and working on Ibanez stuff since the days they made copies and even back then, they set the bar high. They have no reasons to hang their heads, and no one should be ashamed of any Ibanez axes they own. They are truly world class.

Can't blame the Japanese. They adhere to the utmost discipline and quality standards, instead of going on strike the whole time demanding raise, know what I mean?

I have 4 Ibanez (2 Japs and 2 gaijins), and 1 FGN made by Fujigen. Definitely I am planning to by more, RG652 is on the crosshairs.

Ibanez to Gibson is like Yamaha/ Kawasaki to Harley. They advance, progress, not dwelling on past glory.

 

[v8stang289]

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RG220B that I refinished several years ago, and an AX120 in antique bronze. I've had both since I was a teenager.