J-Fender7
The Son of Fender
So I was browsing craigslist and found this crazy deal on what this guy claims to be an RG350ex. I hate tremolos, so at first I just blew it off, but then I realized this guy only wanted $65 for it, which is significantly less than the normal used price. I asked him about it and he said the body is sort of dinged up but not bad, and he said the neck was straight. The problem is I did some research about it and I found some flaws that make me think it isn't what he claims it to be.
First off, the inlays are different. The real rg350ex has sharktooth, which has the two points at the bottom, and this has only regular triangles.
I also noticed that it is missing the pickguard, and I at first thought that it might have been removed, but I cannot see any screw holes in the body to signify it was removed, but it might just be because of the not-so-great picture posted.
Everything else seems to check out, having the HSH config and a tremolo system (edge III I believe). I've requested more pictures with no reply at this time, but it is pretty late so I didn't expect him to reply tonight. It also doesn't have say GIO over the logo, so I know it is not a cheaper model, but I just have serious doubts now and I don't want to waste my time going and looking at it tomorrow if it isn't worth more than he is asking. Can any of you Ibanez Gurus help me figure out the model? I've attached the picture from the ad, as well as a picture of a real rg350ex, and I also pasted the link to the ad.
Thanks everyone!
https://tucson.craigslist.org/msg/5306661906.html
First off, the inlays are different. The real rg350ex has sharktooth, which has the two points at the bottom, and this has only regular triangles.
I also noticed that it is missing the pickguard, and I at first thought that it might have been removed, but I cannot see any screw holes in the body to signify it was removed, but it might just be because of the not-so-great picture posted.
Everything else seems to check out, having the HSH config and a tremolo system (edge III I believe). I've requested more pictures with no reply at this time, but it is pretty late so I didn't expect him to reply tonight. It also doesn't have say GIO over the logo, so I know it is not a cheaper model, but I just have serious doubts now and I don't want to waste my time going and looking at it tomorrow if it isn't worth more than he is asking. Can any of you Ibanez Gurus help me figure out the model? I've attached the picture from the ad, as well as a picture of a real rg350ex, and I also pasted the link to the ad.
Thanks everyone!
https://tucson.craigslist.org/msg/5306661906.html