mikeYekim
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I picked up a used Ibanez Rga7 yesterday. I was initially impressed how sweet this thing looks, it just seems classy to me. The binding is a nice cream color (they should have followed suit for the neck, it's paper white). The finish is nice and even, and there was almost no wear and tear on it, this thing looks mint.
The neck feels smooth and extremely playable, it's a very fast guitar. The jumbo frets are a breath of fresh air for me, the hardware seems to be fairly good quality, it stays in tune well, it's a solid guitar. It's also really light compared to my PRS SE Custom 24. The pickups are pretty weak, although chords are surprisingly articulate even with a hell of a lot of gain, they just lack dynamics and they don't respond to pick attack as well as I like them to. There's an EQ switch that's useless (to me anyway) it just makes everything sound like mud.
I have a question in terms of string gauge and set up. It came with 09s, I replaced it with 10s, the B string being a .58. There was a LOT of fret buzz. I checked the neck relief and it's fine, JUST smaller than a credit card. It seems when I raise the action it gets better (not perfect) but by the time I'm kind of satisfied the action is just too high. I don't think it's the nut because the buzz is pretty uniform throughout the neck. It's not terrible anymore, but it's there and it's annoying. Any suggestions?
The neck feels smooth and extremely playable, it's a very fast guitar. The jumbo frets are a breath of fresh air for me, the hardware seems to be fairly good quality, it stays in tune well, it's a solid guitar. It's also really light compared to my PRS SE Custom 24. The pickups are pretty weak, although chords are surprisingly articulate even with a hell of a lot of gain, they just lack dynamics and they don't respond to pick attack as well as I like them to. There's an EQ switch that's useless (to me anyway) it just makes everything sound like mud.
I have a question in terms of string gauge and set up. It came with 09s, I replaced it with 10s, the B string being a .58. There was a LOT of fret buzz. I checked the neck relief and it's fine, JUST smaller than a credit card. It seems when I raise the action it gets better (not perfect) but by the time I'm kind of satisfied the action is just too high. I don't think it's the nut because the buzz is pretty uniform throughout the neck. It's not terrible anymore, but it's there and it's annoying. Any suggestions?