MistaSnowman
Play It LOUD!!!
I played the Ibanez XH300 at GC a couple of weeks ago and I was not impressed with the guitar at all. It felt very cheap but sounded okay. GC was selling it for $550 but IMO, not worth the price.
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Its cool, picture probably doesn't do that finish justice. Its something out of the norm, and people here are clearly scared of change, even though this is a seven string board and at one time that was considered blasphemy.
You can think that people just don't like it because its "out of the norm" but you have no evidence to support that claim. Stylistically, there are shapes that are more universally appealing to human perception, this explains why certain shapes are more popular (among everything, not just guitar designs).
Personally, the design is ugly but that is my opinion forged by my own bias. I also feel that people that gravitate towards non-ergonomic, radical shapes do so as a clear attempt to be "different" and not necessarily because they would otherwise find the shape appealing. I have no evidence to support that; it too is an opinion formed by my own bias.
The difference between me saying that and you saying that "people here are scared of change" is that you are stating your opinion as fact.
..who was that guitarist, from that 80's metal band 'Nitro' had four arms/necks... Gillette was the singer!
Its specs are alright, but no matter how brutal you think it is.
Its not gonna get you laid. I saw a new one in tokyo for 300$, its so fugly
that when I 1st encountered it I thought it was fake. A xiphos is cheaper here than that, and will be kille-ah. Honestly we want whats best for you.
Personally, what is best for someone is what THEY want not us(Forum members). If he likes it enough then he will get it.
Not my cup of tea but I do at least know that it is his choice not ours. Try to find a better deal though. $500 is a little steep for that.
Michael Angelo Batio.
I love wacky shaped guitars. I have no interest in a $500 cheapo though. I wish Ibanez would release at least some of their metal shapes in a High-end. I'd kill for a Japan Xiphos.
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Pictured: 13 year olds, apparently.
Back OT: From what I've heard of the new X models, the active pickups sound surprisingly good for the price Ibanez are offering with the guitar. Much more better than the stock pickups on the lower end Xiphos 300 series. But all that depends on whether you're gonna change the pickups anyway. As for the shape, it's apparently quite an ergonomic and comfy shape to play. As for controls, the layout is similar to an RGD, which can be good depending on your style.
Unfortunately, I don't have any personal experiences as these won't be out in Australia until Feb 2012.
Terrible, terrible argument.
It's pictured FOR 13 year old boys. So those 13 year old boys buy them.
What do toy companies when advertising to their target age market? They get a child slightly older than the target market so that the child "looks up" to the kid playing with it.
James and Mohammed cannot buy enough guitars to justify a purchase order. If you paid me enough money to do a photoshoot for a product that increases my brand value for relatively small backlash, I'd have no problem doing it.