Ibanez 2013

[ifklirarn]

The vast majority of Prestige models this year have real DiMarzios or EMGs too. Any other year I'd agree with you, but not this time. Keep in mind there are still many models that have not leaked yet (to the best of my knowledge).

Yeah but compare the Prestige S7 to the Iron Label S7. Even though they're PAF 7's they're still most likely better than the ones in the prestige. Just giving an example. But after all, the tone is in the hands, right?

 

[theo]

What ever happened to the RG and S4XXV release?

 

[zimbloth]

Yeah but compare the Prestige S7 to the Iron Label S7. Even though they're PAF 7's they're still most likely better than the ones in the prestige. Just giving an example. But after all, the tone is in the hands, right?

Yeah of course I agree every $700+ Ibanez should have high-end pickups in it. Just saying the Saber 7 Prestige is an abberation this year, if you saw the catalog most models have either DiMarzios or EMGs now.

 

[ifklirarn]

Yeah of course I agree every $700+ Ibanez should have high-end pickups in it. Just saying the Saber 7 Prestige is an abberation this year, if you saw the catalog most models have either DiMarzios or EMGs now.

Yeah, I suppose they're getting there. I would love to see one or more Ibanez guitars with Evertune, especially now that ESP made that move!

 

[Swyse]

Yeah, I suppose they're getting there. I would love to see one or more Ibanez guitars with Evertune, especially now that ESP made that move!

Me too.

 

[zimbloth]

I don't know, I know I may be ignorant but that bridge just looks so hideous that I'd rather deal with my stays-in-tune-well-enough bridges I use now. Just me though.

 

[Swyse]

I don't know, I know I may be ignorant but that bridge just looks so hideous that I'd rather deal with my stays-in-tune-well-enough bridges I use now. Just me though.

About as ugly as the original tight end or current gibraltars.

 

[Syriel]

I don't know, I know I may be ignorant but that bridge just looks so hideous that I'd rather deal with my stays-in-tune-well-enough bridges I use now. Just me though.

This. I'm not a huge fan of how blocky / massive that thing looks as a bridge. Now if they made a 7 string version of the ones meant to be for Les Pauls, I *might* be interested.

I'll probably still stick with my Floating Trems.

 

[Xaios]

The vast majority of Prestige models this year have real DiMarzios or EMGs too. Any other year I'd agree with you, but not this time. Keep in mind there are still many models that have not leaked yet (to the best of my knowledge).

Any 7s or 8s that haven't leaked yet?

 

[Sepultorture]

i actually like the tight end bridges look, and i don't have tuning stability issues, the evertune may work quite well, but still seams quite gimmicky

 

[Don Vito]

I love the tight end. They look like suuuper low profile trems.

 

[Robby the Robot]

I think I picked the wrong time to move out on my own.

 

[Swyse]

I love the tight end. They look like suuuper low profile trems.

I'm talking about the original tight end, the one that looked like a less ugly gibraltar standard.

 

[Don Vito]

I'm talking about the original tight end, the one that looked like a less ugly gibraltar standard.

I'm talking about the current ones

 

[Swyse]

I'm talking about the current ones

thats called a Tight end R. The R stands for EXTREME.

 

[MFB]

I don't see the big deal over the Tight End bridges, they look like a smaller Floyd without the trem-arm Aesthetically they're fine to me and functionally it didn't feel bad at all when I played it. The older ones not too bad either, looks more Hipshot-esque than the current incarnation.

 

[mr_rainmaker]

I think I picked the wrong time to move out on my own.

well move back to the basement,there`s a new IBBY begging ya too

 

[Metaljesus]

I guess the tight end R have the same profile as a trem so they don't have to do 2 different routings for hardtail or tremmed guitars. Much cheaper to just do all the bodies with the same route, so they fill it up with the tight end R.

Just a guess!

 

[Swyse]

I guess the tight end R have the same profile as a trem so they don't have to do 2 different routings for hardtail or tremmed guitars. Much cheaper to just do all the bodies with the same route, so they fill it up with the tight end R.

Just a guess!

would save time(which=$) on the CNC to not even do a bridge route and just screw the bridge to the top of the guitars, which is what I think they do.

 

[simonXsludge]

Personally, I think the RGA8 looks classier with just the body binding and leave the neck blank. Headstock would be a nice touch but eh. For some reason seeing the white binding on the neck just makes it look cheap, like the neck of a 7321 but the body and headstock looks leagues ahead of it.

Neck binding only looks cheap with ugly inlays, like the big centered dots, IMO. I think a complete binding is just a classy touch and makes a black guitar look a little less barebones.