Wanting a shred stick with a floyd

[ehdwuld]

Re: Wanting a shred stick with a floyd

I have an RG4EXFM1 with the Edge III
Skinny neck
Flat fretboard
Floydish

It's what you want
Got it used some years ago for around $250 used


If you want a slimmer body the S series Ibanez are basically the same with a thinner sharper body


Here's an RG 5 for $299
RG5EX1 Solid Body Electric Guitar: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Ibanez/RG5EX1-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc

And an RG3 for $199
RG370QMSP RG Series Solid Body Electric Guitar: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Ibanez/RG370QMSP-RG-Series-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc

This RG4 is gorgeous
Rg470ahm Solid Body Electric Guitar: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Ibanez/Rg470ahm-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc


Here's a thinner S series
S470 Solid Body Electric Guitar: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Ibanez/S470-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc

And the definition of shred a baby JEM
Jem Jr. Solid Body Electric Guitar: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Ibanez/Jem-Jr.-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Wanting a shred stick with a floyd

This one is awesome

RGAR42MFMT Solid Body Electric Guitar: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Ibanez/RGAR42MFMT-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc

 

[Gone_Shootin]

Re: Wanting a shred stick with a floyd

So - here is a question for all of the Floyd guys - do they not stay in tune, or do they not stay in tune under major abuse?

As in the casual to moderate trem guy will be fine, but whammy monsters need the real deal.....

I can divebomb the hell out of my Floyds. Like I said above, the black lol pro Floyds seem to be gtg, as are the real original Floyds everybody clamors for. Heck, even my cheap Indonesian Ibanez (RG420somethingororother) with an Edge III holds tune under abuse.

 

[jimman]

Re: Wanting a shred stick with a floyd

Well I went to a local music shop today and tried to play some guitars. I found it really annoying that all of the guitars with floyd roses were horribly out of tune, so I just played on them unplugged and tried to focus more on the feel than the sounds I was making. I also tried guitars that seemed similar without floyds. They did not have a lot of Ibanez's, the only one they had that I really liked I think is close to the one Edwuld posted. Honestly Ibanez's model numbers still kinda confuse me. But honestly, I found myself preferring the Jackson's a little more. I think the quality between the Ibanez and Jacksons were close to the same, its just a preference thing with me. The one I really liked I believe is this one.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SLXKOA--jackson-slx-by-series-soloist-koa

I will probably find a store with a better selection to try more, but I think I have much more of an idea of what I am looking for now. Thanks to everyone who has chimed in so far!

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Wanting a shred stick with a floyd

For me the flat fretboard and skinny neck are shredder

R= Rock
G= Guitar
A= Active?
R=?
4= Series
2=?
M=Maple fretboard
F=Flame
M=Maple
T= Tremolo

 

[dave74]

Re: Wanting a shred stick with a floyd

My RG1550 had the knife edges butchered in a few years time, plus the studs weren't locked to the body and became loose (Ibanezrules.com used to sell replacements with a locking mechanism). Adding those two means the damn thing would always return awfully sharp or barely-noticeably flat.

I pulled every trick on it I could, took it to two very competent local techs and to make matters worse, the frets wore out pretty quickly and I didn't even abuse them that much; just regular usage with nickel alloy strings, no stainless steel here. It was so frustrating I sold it and haven't had a locking trem again ever since. It's been almost 10 years now, that thing was a dog and I have no doubt any Prestige these days is way better than that.

What tuning were you running?, and with what string gauges?

I've had my 2 mid-2000's for a few years now and the knife-edges look fine on both, but I'm running 10-50 at Eb and I don't often go too crazy with whammy stuff.

To your point though, the edge-pro is definitely softer metal than the German-OFR. It's very easy to feel the difference when you are tightening the screws. They often need re-tightened now and then, which might be one reason for people having tuning problems with the edge-pro.

Now with the frets I'd disagree.
Both of my prestiges had good frets when I got them and still do. One had some corrosion/oxidation from sitting on the case-queen throne for too long, but they polished up to minty status with a little work. I've since played them enough to groove the typical Korean Ibanez models (I know from experience), but the Prestige frets still look new and shiny, no grooving at all. I'm sure they are a far-cry from stainless. I almost have to readjust my touch whenever I get the Carvins out, like either fret softer or get really sore fingertips lol.

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Wanting a shred stick with a floyd

This one is awesome

RGAR42MFMT Solid Body Electric Guitar: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Ibanez/RGAR42MFMT-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc

That’s really nice.
What are the differences as the mode numbers go up? I know that the higher the number is the higher the quality/pricing is.
What are the major changes in the models?

 

[Adieu]

Re: Wanting a shred stick with a floyd

Well I went to a local music shop today and tried to play some guitars. I found it really annoying that all of the guitars with floyd roses were horribly out of tune, so I just played on them unplugged and tried to focus more on the feel than the sounds I was making. I also tried guitars that seemed similar without floyds. They did not have a lot of Ibanez's, the only one they had that I really liked I think is close to the one Edwuld posted. Honestly Ibanez's model numbers still kinda confuse me. But honestly, I found myself preferring the Jackson's a little more. I think the quality between the Ibanez and Jacksons were close to the same, its just a preference thing with me. The one I really liked I believe is this one.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SLXKOA--jackson-slx-by-series-soloist-koa

I will probably find a store with a better selection to try more, but I think I have much more of an idea of what I am looking for now. Thanks to everyone who has chimed in so far!

Most stores will NOT let you touch a single new ibanez comparable to an old mij, IF they have em (big if) they'll be top shelf or locked behind glass and stickered around $2k

Numbers are meaningless without years.

70s stuff numbers were a mystery, but everything was Japanese

Old 80s numbering was essentialy 500's and 700's serious japan stuff, low numbers who knows what... last 2 digits were pickup comfiguration and pickguard yes/no

90s and 2000s numbering for amateur stuff was 3 digits, with 4 digits (first # being 1 or 2) is the "Prestige = Japan-made" version of a 3 digit Korean or Chinese design... except models that started with 7, for seven string versions of a 3 digit guitar..... so a 420 would be a korean guitar, a 1420 would be a japanese guitar, and a 7420 would be a 7string 420

Then they mucked it up further by briefly making Japanese "Premium" = maybe lower than prestige? But then also making higher end Korea and Indonesia Premium badged....and finally destroying the Prestige badge with outsourced non-Japan stuff in the 2010's


Now its utter chaos.

Basically MIJ = good, MIJ Prestige stamped = usually great, MIJ Jcraft stamped = supposedly the best..... everything else? Fairly meh


PS ~most~ Japanese Ibanezes will benefit greatly from pickup upgrades, but have top-notch craftsmanship and hardware. And especially nice fast necks.

 

[Adieu]

Re: Wanting a shred stick with a floyd

Also you do NOT want the Jackson you linked, because it is $600 for a guitar with an inferior floyd "special" and deeply inferior DD pickups