Awesome/Rare J Customs from the Meinl Collection
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Oh no, why did you do this too me. GAS is building up too hard, gooby pls stahp
edit: In all seriousness I may actually try and buy one of these. I love offset dots too, even though I do like the vine (prefer Vai's vine more though). I just can't get on with the zr trem, even the edge pros on 2 of my guitars annoy me sometimes and I just want to reroute them for edge/lo pros lol
Daf57
5 7s in 4ths
Amazing collection! Love and want them all! 
Thanks!
Thanks!
DakiEnt
Well-Known Member
Wow, just wow, thanks for sharing.
killer guitars especially those 2...i wonder why ibanez does not make more maple and 2 humbuckers guitars only more often
jemfloral
Well-Known Member
RG7CST ftw.
Pikka Bird
Vaya Con Cornholio
I can't say I like that a whole lot except for an appreciation for the craftiness that went into it. But imagine a model with this name following the classic nomenclature- An arch-topped through-neck RG with a reverse headstock. Who here would be soiling his shreddies with GAS for that?
MetalHeadMat
Jackson/Charvel Connoisseur
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOW!!!!!!
Just....... WOW!!! That first one is just absolutely gorgeous! Drop dead gorgeous! I'm in love!
Mr Richard
Well-Known Member
Sweet jesus....
Drew
Forum MVP
I used to know a lot more about this model (former CST owner here, as well), but I've forgotten most of it these days. That said, IIRC the best guess I've seen was probably a production total of 18 based on serial numbers - Ibanez tends/tended to build J Customs in batches of 12, and it appears that they started, but didn't finish, a second batch.
It was a great guitar, no doubt... Very similar to the RG2027 if someone wants a more affordable alternative (the major differences were the maple top and ebony board, and of course the MUCH smaller production run), and they had what I would guess to be identical neck profiles (I sold the 2027 well before buying the CST). The maple top and ebony board made the CST a bit brighter and snappier acoustically, however, and the CST's pickups worked better in the body wood combination than the PAF/Tone Zone combo that was in the 2027 when I owned it. Again, no source for this, but I suspect the CST's custom wound Dimarzios were eventually the basis for the New 7s, and if so they definitely prefer mahogany to basswood.
That said, I have no regrets about selling it - it probably wasn't the right guitar for me tonally, and the best Ibby neck I've ever played was actually a 1527 I bought years later and then foolishly sold (same profile, I think, but the fretwork on that thing was amazing, way better than it should have been). On top of that, I never used the piezo, and my Suhr is IMO just as/if not more pretty than my old CST. There was also a lot of BS that came with owning a "collectible guitar" - people kept messaging me through Jemsite making me offers and getting pissed off when I had no interest in selling, and I was always a little worried about hurting it whenever I picked it up, which I think impacted my playing. I'm happier without it.
ibanezgitarrero
Ready to RAWK.
It's a shame the RG-ART has such a think clear coat on the Maple fretboard. Also, the 12th fret inlay looks a bit crude when you see it in real life. The top finish, however, is absolute eye candy.
