Opion
Sir Mattafer
Howdy folks! Been a while since I've posted an NGD, I felt this was worthy seeing as this is a huge Ibanez-friendly forum...
Now gather round for this guy's story...
Basically, it all started when I began to pine over the sound of a Strat...we all know that old familiar road we take as guitarists...but being an Ibanez lover, I love the flat neck and straight-forward design of the RG, having owned 4 of them. Imagine my surprise when I discovered this on my local craigslist...for $165!!!
(Sorry for the dark pics, I'll try and shoot ones in sunlight this week to show off its actual color - its a very dark stain, almost deep-wine red. In the first photo, right above the middle single coil on the top horn is the closest to the real life hue of the finish)
A 1994 Ibanez RX650, which went on to become the Ibanez GIO line...this thing has an all MAPLE body, HSH, 5 way with coil tapping, a 22 fret neck with traditional style tremolo, and this really cool pick guard that almost looks like sparkly snow...hell yeah
Now, if you're a diehard Ibby fanatic and have done your homework by now you've probably gone, huh? I thought they came with bound rosewood boards? Initially, this baby was totally stock - the previous owner or owner before the last guy shaved down the 12th fret to be completely unplayable, and upon inspecting it at home I discovered the truss rod nut was broken and free-spinning in the cavity. In other words, the guitar was totally neglected - the bow made it a pain to play and intonate.
No worries, though! I immediately took to the 'bay, found an RX50 all-maple neck, swapped hardware, and boom, she plays better than ever. I even discovered the neck was stamped with "JUL 1996"...so this guitar is an all-90's relic. Hell yeah!
So far i've only owned this guitar for about 2 weeks, but I am in love with it already. The tones I can get out of the 5 way and coil tap are unreal - so much versatility. Harmonics are richer now with the maple neck; I thought the maple body was gonna cause this thing to be treble-city, but it is not the case at all. The neck pickup is very full and round, a bit bass-heavy, but it still retains the creaminess a neck pickup should. Both humbuckers split sound badass. She balances well, is comfortable in my hands, and I imagine will only get better with time as I get used to the way she plays. Very connected with this thing...sometimes impulse buys can be worth it
That's all for now. I've got 4 gigs coming up this week so I'll let you guys know how she fares...thanks for checking it out! Now i'm off to play her some more...
Now gather round for this guy's story...Basically, it all started when I began to pine over the sound of a Strat...we all know that old familiar road we take as guitarists...but being an Ibanez lover, I love the flat neck and straight-forward design of the RG, having owned 4 of them. Imagine my surprise when I discovered this on my local craigslist...for $165!!!
(Sorry for the dark pics, I'll try and shoot ones in sunlight this week to show off its actual color - its a very dark stain, almost deep-wine red. In the first photo, right above the middle single coil on the top horn is the closest to the real life hue of the finish)
A 1994 Ibanez RX650, which went on to become the Ibanez GIO line...this thing has an all MAPLE body, HSH, 5 way with coil tapping, a 22 fret neck with traditional style tremolo, and this really cool pick guard that almost looks like sparkly snow...hell yeah
Now, if you're a diehard Ibby fanatic and have done your homework by now you've probably gone, huh? I thought they came with bound rosewood boards? Initially, this baby was totally stock - the previous owner or owner before the last guy shaved down the 12th fret to be completely unplayable, and upon inspecting it at home I discovered the truss rod nut was broken and free-spinning in the cavity. In other words, the guitar was totally neglected - the bow made it a pain to play and intonate.
No worries, though! I immediately took to the 'bay, found an RX50 all-maple neck, swapped hardware, and boom, she plays better than ever. I even discovered the neck was stamped with "JUL 1996"...so this guitar is an all-90's relic. Hell yeah!
So far i've only owned this guitar for about 2 weeks, but I am in love with it already. The tones I can get out of the 5 way and coil tap are unreal - so much versatility. Harmonics are richer now with the maple neck; I thought the maple body was gonna cause this thing to be treble-city, but it is not the case at all. The neck pickup is very full and round, a bit bass-heavy, but it still retains the creaminess a neck pickup should. Both humbuckers split sound badass. She balances well, is comfortable in my hands, and I imagine will only get better with time as I get used to the way she plays. Very connected with this thing...sometimes impulse buys can be worth it
That's all for now. I've got 4 gigs coming up this week so I'll let you guys know how she fares...thanks for checking it out! Now i'm off to play her some more...
