Love them both. Pickguard, stainless steel frets, ebony fingerboard, all around finished body, lo-pro edge, reversed headstock. Damn, not the biggest fan of Fishmans, but otherwise that's an awesome guitar for me. Definitely goning to grab one.
Ibanez 2024 NAMM
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Didn't Mick Thomson have a very similar guitar to the khaki metallic one a few years and a few endorsement deals ago? But with the Edge FX bridge?
Anyway, "interesting" colour choices, and probably not for me. But lovely specs on these.
Anyway, "interesting" colour choices, and probably not for me. But lovely specs on these.
Musiscience
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Damn, those Ibanez Terra are really nice, for suhr!
Albake21
Ibanez Nerd
Damn, Ibanez finally knocking it out of the park on specs........oh it's $2200?? Ffs...
It's 2024, this is just how much stuff is.
Pretty much priced directly with Jackson MJ/American and ESP E-II, often cheaper when like for like.
I mean both Jackson and Schecter want the same money for SK builds these days.
Albake21
Ibanez Nerd
Don't get me wrong, it's not just Ibanez, everyone is out of their minds asking this now a days.
I just don't feel any of these guitars are worth what they're being asked in comparison to their cheaper alternatives. And I'm a huge guitar snob, of all people.
I guess the past few years have been good to my wallet, at least.
I was kinda hoping that with the imminent stagnation of the used market on the hopeful horizon, that prices would have hit a plateau by now, but value is in the wallet of the beholder, and people are always gonna fork over cash for luxury.
Curious if anyone knows - does the AZ outsell the RG?
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I think people have a very detached view of what they expect Ibanez to cost. We quickly forget that when the first jem came out it was priced above fender and Gibson guitars at the time. They cost something like 3k in today’s dollars. So when people bitch about a higher tier RG costing 2k, it’s still pretty damn good for the guitar you’re getting.
Maybe because I'm old as dirt, but like decade over decade this doesn't really feel like pricing is out paced what has been offered previously, if you compare like for like dollar for dollar.
Ten years ago, 2014, the fanciest 6-string Prestige RG was like $1200. But it didn't have stainless steel frets or a Lo-Pro or ebony. It was basically an RG550...which you can actually get brand new today for about $1k.
Like if you wanted what that RGR is 10 years ago you basically had to pay $2500 in 2014 money for someone to make it for you, or pay even more for a rare store model J.Custom.
Folks want variety, the want the newest and "best" specs, and that's going to cost money.
The only times I can remember prices correcting the other direction were times of financial upheaval, like ~2008, which we'll probably see again soon with how things are going.
I get that it's a bummer. I bought my first UV for like $500. Granted that was real money back then, but it still crazy to think and even crazier that I remember.
I don't know why anybody is complaining about prices, when was the last prices increase? The AZ is still the same $2000 it's been since released. Genesis are still the same price since released. They add more bells and whistles to a new model it's going to cost a little more.
NoodleFace
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I like those RGRs but really boring colors. Give us cool colors again... Not all of us are boring-ass tiktok guitarists playing djent or copying polyphia
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There’s more of them with money than you think
I thought complaining was mandatory here
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Welcome to the year 2024. You'll play djent over generic trap beats using Fishman Moderns and YOU'LL FUCKING LIKE IT.
NoodleFace
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Fine but do I have to do the tim henson head bob ???
JDB123
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While I dig it and Tom as a player and 'tuber, it does give me Suhr on a budget vibes. Probably a pretty smart business move by Ibanez then. At nearly $3k, it's basically in used Suhr territory though.
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No, but you have to do the Jim Henson Animal Jam
kamello
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I've seen military parades more colorful than thatHere's all the new Prestige level, almost makes up for nothing at the Winter show.
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