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No, probly not. They have the GIO line that seems to somehow amazingly still sell 7 strings.. its basically the same quality and price rangeDo you guys think they will release a 7 string version of the RGT?
No, probly not. They have the GIO line that seems to somehow amazingly still sell 7 strings.. its basically the same quality and price range
13-1400 if we are talking 2022 models it looks like.The RGT is ~$1000
Can someone help clarify for me wether or not theyre gonna keep the rg550 and 565 guitars in production for this year?
The RGT is ~$1000
Can someone help clarify for me wether or not theyre gonna keep the rg550 and 565 guitars in production for this year?
I meant the older RGT models that are like $500 range. Not the new premium line stuff. My bad.
So is this a staggered info dump situation? Are there new axion/iron label/prestige’s/signature models to be announced later on?
The $350-400 Squiers I bought recently honestly have arguably better fit/finish than the Premiums I've come across. It doesn't take much money to churn out good guitars but I think people get baited too hard by spec-shopping with the Indo Ibbys. Just because they're slapping more expensive hardware doesn't mean their QC is catching sharp frets or loose wires, or that they hold distributors to any sort of standard (who could be letting guitars rot in warehouses before they make it to customers).
That's the thing, specs sell better than quality.
Ibanez found that out the hard way when they put a ton of money into the QC of the original Premium runs just for folks to complain about specs. The more they padded the spec sheets, regardless of quality, the better stuff sells.
And a healthy dose of marketing I suppose, offering specs that are "in" and aligned with what popular rock/metal artists are using.
You want nice hardware on your imports, well, look at how far $680 goes with Yamaha: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PAC612VIIFMIB--yamaha-pac612viifm-pacifica-indigo-blue
Meanwhile, the most austere Premium available right now is $1300, and in terms of "spec-hoarding" all you're really getting extra are the SS frets: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AZ42P1BK--ibanez-premium-az42p1-electric-guitar-black
Right, for some reason I thought the Yamaha also had the Gotoh bridge. I think it's Charvel that rolled them out.I don't know, the Yamaha is nothing special hardware wise. It's got real SDs, but a Sung-Il Wilkinson and some cheapo Grovers.
The Ibanez has SDs, and all Gotoh made hardware and GraphTech nut. Plus little things like the glowing side dots and decent gig bag.
Meanwhile, the most austere Premium available right now is $1300, and in terms of "spec-hoarding" all you're really getting extra are the SS frets
There's more coming, remember NAMM isn't for months and there's some stuff that's only going to be announced then.
And that's just the stuff I know about. So there's probably even more.
Per usual, some will leak sooner and stuff will vary a but by region.