chrisgardiner
Active Member
How are these new Iron Labels comparing to the Premium line as far as quality? Ordering a new 7 string today and I'm torn between the RG Premium 7 string and the Iron Label S 7 string.
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shitsøn;3418057 said:The Iron Label line is kind of the Premium Metal guitar line.
shitsøn;3418057 said:They are pretty similiar in quality. The Iron Label line is kind of the Premium Metal guitar line.
Do you guys have any proof for this stuff? I´ve read things like that multiple times now, and it doesn´t really reflect my personal experience/knowledge.Both are made in the same factory, although you might find the craftsmanship a bit better with the Premium line since they SHOULD have more quality control on those particular models.
If an Ibanez rep told you that, I´d call that proofshitsøn;3418375 said:As for "proof" I can only say what I have experienced. I played pretty much all of the Iron Labels at NAMM and have a Premium at home. The S7 Iron Label and RG8 Iron Label had very good fretwork and played amazing. Both seemed to be of higher quality standards than your average low end/mid range Ibanez. The prices are similiar to the Premiums, too.
The sweet spot might be somewhere between the mid range and Premium series, but as far as I recall correctly, an Ibanez rep at NAMM told me that they are coming from the same factory as the Premiums.
Me too. See you there.I´m definetly gonna give those another try at musikmesse.
I played one of the Iron Label 6 string RGs with EMGs. Played well and sounded good but as you mentioned, the fret work was shotty. Rough edges. My fretting hand ended up becoming raw. I'm honestly kind of about to reconsider the S7421 over the Iron Labels. Now it's more between the Ibanez S7421 and the Ibanez RGIR27FE. I'd really like to get away from black guitars hahaha.
Hey all! Long time lurker, first time poster!
I just received my Iron Label SIR27FD today and I must say it is indeed one of the nicest necks I have ever played, I've never played a premium Ibanez before...except a Jem and I vaguely remember how that felt. The nitro wizard neck, for me anyways, made the transition from six to seven nice and smooth...although I still totally miss the fretted note and the strings lol.
You can definitely feel the frets on the side of the neck btw. They aren't sharp on mine but they are prominent.
Thanks for the replies! and nice words!
Chrisjd, I would like to say that this guitar sounds very...balanced. You know for a guitar that was geared for METAL! (which is not the sole reason I purchased this guitar) it has quite a lot of versatility. The lows are tight and the highs really sing on this guitar. The range of tones you can get are really nice which is another reason why I love this guitar.
I could not be any more happier with the guitar as a whole, it is very comfortable and not too heavy. I also love the Gibraltar bridge, which I was a bit worried about reading some of the comments on here but so far where I position my right hand it feels absolutely nice and out of the way. This guitar just fits everything I personally was looking for. The Nitro Wizard neck feels really good, my Ibanez guitars have Wizard II necks on them and this just one feels very sturdy. I do not think it is gonna move anytime soon haha. It also has been making my transition from 6 to 7 a very smooth one.
If I had to describe the PAF7 pickups, I'd say its a bit of a darker sounding tone that has a lot of balanced roundness to it. Notes ring out beautifully in distorted tones and like I mentioned, I was blown away by the versatility. I was thinking of putting a Dimarzio Crunch-Lab in the bridge but to be honest I am quite satisfied with the PAF7...but then again maybe I need to hear a Crunch-Lab in person haha.
I really hope that all of that didn't sound like an advertisement haha.