Ibanez 2013

[donray1527]

If I remember correctly that was a Benedetto. No mater how good the Artcore is, it will not be anywhere near as good as a Benedetto. Those guitars are godly.

It was lol I was joking.

 

[ZEBOV]

Can we get a recap of what will be released? I can't be the only one who really doesn't want to scroll through 70+ pages just to see about 10 pictures.

 

[troyguitar]

Eastman's offered 7-string archtops in the 2-3k range for a while now. Various luthiers offer 7-string archtops with varying levels of appointments and according prices. If he'd wanted a cheaper archtop, he could have gotten one. Eastmans are in an entirely different league from the new $800 Ibanez, and a $20k custom-built archtop is in quite another league altogether.

You're right, the Ibanez is clearly the best ever.

 

[CloudAC]

7 Strings

Ibanez GRG7221

Ibanez Iron Label RGIR27FE(fixed bridge)

Ibanez Iron Label RGIR27E(floating bridge)

Ibanez Iron Label SIR27FD

Ibanez Premium RG927FXQM

Ibanez Prestige RGD2127FX

Ibanez RG7421 (non MIJ)

Ibanez RG7420 (non MIJ)

Ibanez IC507BK

Ibanez UV70 Green-dot

Ibanez JEM7V7

Ibanez Artcore AFJ957

Ibanez Prestige S5427




8 Strings

Ibanez RG8

Ibanez S8 (Red in EU, Black in US)

Ibanez Iron Label RGIR28FE

Ibanez RG2228M (White/Maple)

Tosin Abasi Signature 8

Ibanez J-Custom JCRG813 and this colour



If I have missed anything, PM me so we don't clog the thread up.

 

[Hemi-Powered Drone]

Could a mod put that in the OP?

 

[jonajon91]

Still only EMG 808's on the Ibanez RG2228M? I thought they would be 808x at that price range?

 

[simonXsludge]

Still only EMG 808's on the Ibanez RG2228M? I thought they would be 808x at that price range?

Aren't those pickups essentially in the same price range? The 808X are just preferred around here, but that doesn't mean the 808 are minor pickups in terms of quality.

 

[Konfyouzd]

You could sell em and buy the fuckin' 808xs... And if they have quick connect you have like 10 secs of work to do.

Or you could just put Laces in it...

 

[bcfox]

I would LOVE to get piezo's on it and use it as an acoustic-electric (especially since no one makes a 7-string acoustic under $2k), not sure how much of a pain it will be though.

There's no control cavity so everything will have to be done through the F holes. Not impossible, but it wouldn't be fun in my opinion. The bridge is rosewood so you could route it to drop in some inserts, I would think.

 

[irondavidson]

How much the green dot will be?

 

[LetsMosey]

How much the green dot will be?

I think they said approx. 1,000 EU / $1,300 US

 

[0 Xero 0]

I'm also uber excited for the new 7-string artcore! I couldn't find it in the European catalog and thought I missed something. I agree that they're probably mini-humbuckers. Perhaps Kent Armstrong pups.
Kent Armstrong® Jazz Guitar Pickups
They look very similar to the George Benson sig pups. Ibanez is hitting the ground running this year for sure. It will be interesting to see how other companies react to these models assuming these newer incorporations are successful (which I assume/hope they will be).

 

[BigPhi84]

GUITAR INTERACTIVE MAGAZINE ISSUE 15

Tom Quayle is such a beast! Can he even play a sour note anymore? Definitely diggin' his style. It's impressive how quickly he adapted to 8 strings. I remember the first time that I picked up an 8-string and everything that I played sounded like farts! Of course, I blamed it on the EMG's!

 

[Sterling By Music Man]

Still don't like them xD But yay now it's settled, i'm getting a Sterling Jp70

A wise choice my friend! $629 street is gonna kill the competition!

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

A wise choice my friend! $629 street is gonna kill the competition!

Youve come to the wrong neigjborhood, motherfucker.

 

[r3tr0sp3ct1v3]

A wise choice my friend! $629 street is gonna kill the competition!

Do I get a discount for being awesome? Just kidding.

 

[Jake]

Youve come to the wrong neigjborhood, motherfucker.

 

[Grand Moff Tim]

There's no control cavity so everything will have to be done through the F holes. Not impossible, but it wouldn't be fun in my opinion. The bridge is rosewood so you could route it to drop in some inserts, I would think.

It might be a bit more awkward than that, by the looks of it. That at very least looks to be neither a ToM nor an acoustic-style saddle, so I don't know that there are any ready-made drop-in piezo saddles for it (least of all for a seven string). You could swap it out for a ToM, but that might take some minor doing, since the rosewood base on it looks to be one that's held in place only by the tension of the strings, or maybe some glue, so freshly drilled holes would be in order. Whatever the case, it seems like it'd be a bit more of a bear than a simple drop-in mod.

That aside, godDAMN, do I ever want one of those. Especially at that price. Shit. I really hope a few make their way here to Korea.

 

[LordHar]

With the reintroduction of the Artist models last year, I was kinda hoping they would expand on the line, or at least bring them to Europe. So far I haven't seen anything like that.

 

[chris9]

some super guitars coming out been saving all year to get something nice so not long to wait now