Eric Christian
Banned
You have to love the internet, really!
1 - people talk for years about how cool it would be to have a guitar just like Fred and Morten's;
2 - said discussion, after some time results in a guitar which is, safe for a minor difference in scale length, pretty much the same thing;
3 - guitar does come out as a limited edition, clearly aimed at the die-hard Meshuggah fanbase;
4 - people proceed to complain about price or specs, or both, and how Ibanez is ripping them off or it really should have a neck pickup, different wings, etc., i.e. turning Fred's axe into their own with Fred's name on it.
This is pretty much what tends to happen all the time, really. Considering the guitar in question, it was obvious (especially considering past examples from Ibanez) that it would have premium pricing right off the bat. The mind-boggling part is that so many people constantly complain about certain specs on what is basically a signature model, the very definition of which is to have the specs the artist in question favours himself.![]()
Exactly. You know whats missing here? A big congratulations to Meshuggah. I don't see anyone talking about that. To me its all about validation as well because nevermind the fact that a signature model was way overdue for Meshuggah especially considering some of the bozos that came on the scene long after Meshuggah and got their signature models rather quickly. I'm glad Ibanez finally had the balls to create what amounts to a perfect replica of Meshuggah's guitars.