Ibanez guitars have tilted headstocks without string trees, as do many others.
Most brands that do tilted headstocks will go with 10⁰ to 14⁰ degrees angle. Less than 10⁰ doesn't give enough break angle for the strings and is prone to break easier... think Gibson... don't forget the volture...
Please don't test yourself with Etherial... it's a shame 'cause their guitars look cool, but... you know the rest...
It looks like Aristides is your path...
... marketing for those who don't understand the mechanics of playing a guitar... I never understood the Caparison craze, so one less to think about...
@StevenC I'm stupid, for sure, but I don't get the point of that image. What is it trying to say? That angle is super variable, it changes with our movements... and what's the difference between the blue and the orange sides besides the color?
@Yul Brynner if we could only know the future...
Nevertheless, am I authorized in posting a UV in this thread? It's basically an RG, so... here's mine:
The mods are basically around the wiring, SS frets and plastic covers (pickguard included). The pickups are still original, although the neck...
Stretching coupled with conscious breathing is the path to muscle relaxation and tendons flexibility. Yoga as an add on helps to balance our unbalanced guitar playing, but choose it carefully, because there are lots of crazy and shady people around in these areas of human activity.
Here, follow this thread - https://www.sevenstring.org/threads/new-just-buy-a-used-prestige-day-ibanez-rg1527rb.352121/
Pic are off line because they were hosted in a website that no longer exists... so... if you need anything else, just ask, probably better through PM so not to high-jack the...
I have a few to show... let me get my image data bank... most of you already know them,
Let's start with my RG8, originally boring black...
This is what its first wiring job did, I've changed it last year (I think) for something similar to what the next guitar has...
I might redo its paint...
Get 2x Freeway 3x3-05 toggle switch with 6 positions:
1 - to manage Neck+Bridge combinations
2 - to manage the Middle pickup mix in.
Additional mini switches do reverse a pickup's phase or coil split the humbucker...