https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:39:56 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279648 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:02:37 +0000 Opinions and Polls Scrybe https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279648 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279590 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:40:10 +0000 Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279590 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279589 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:33:40 +0000
I'm not going to rush on this one, but I'm due a salary bonus for the end of this month. (An ibanez sized bonus, and probably enough to get a Roland cube to play it through.)

I've been investigating, and have now played virtually every Ibanez in every shop in town. I thought the neck/action on "mine" was incredible- but it seems pretty standard. DOn't know why I didn't investigate Ibanez more, sooner. As a brand, they seem to have the lowest action I've ever experienced without buzz problems. Tone and sound vary a LOT, but they seem to have universally low, comfortable (to me) necks.

Weird question- I've never had a guitar with only one tone control before; how does that work? Is it general, and controls whichever pickup/s you're on, or is it only for one of them, like on my current axe? I wouldn't say I play well, but I play a lot, and enjoy variety- in a night's practice, I probably use every pickup combination possible on my current stratocopy (3 singles, 5 position switch.) I play on the bridge (heavy lead, or, with different tone, tinny classic rock) the neck (bright, jazzy at one end of the tone spectrum, heavy rhythm stuff at the other) and using the middle pickup with both for even more fun. Obviously, as soon as I get a chance, I'm back to the shop to play the thing, and really put it through its paces. BUt what do y'all think? Will one tone nob be enough?


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Ande]]> Opinions and Polls Ande https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279589 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279480 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:16:31 +0000 Opinions and Polls 97reb https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279480 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279454 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:53:09 +0000
The one in the shop has a much lighter colored fretboard, though- can this be variation in the same wood, or is something odd?

Anyway, it looks more or less like this: http://www.ibanez.com/parts/2004_PARTS/el_guitar/spec/GRX40NM.html

Doesn't exactly sound like $276 is the bargain of the year, but...imports are always expensive here.

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We're getting close- in case you can't tell, I kind of like the guitar. I am nervous, as you really never know what you're getting in Ecuador. (I have a $8 rolex that takes a small flashlight battery. Go figure.)

This thing sounds good, feels great, though. I was hoping (and you've helped a lot) to get an idea of whether the price was about cool. They say it's new, and it sure looks it. It just doesn't look like any particular model of Ibanez that I know. They're asking $276- this isn't a shop that usually negotiates on price, but they'll usually throw in something or other. (Gig bag, strings, and a stand?)

It's cheap for what seems like a real quality guitar- beats the squiers and pacificas hands down, and I like the feel better than some real american strats in the same shop. But, where I live, that price is still, um, 3 months rent. So I don't want to impulse buy.

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Ande]]> Opinions and Polls Ande https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279451 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279194 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:00:07 +0000 Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279194 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279183 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:56:34 +0000
If the guitar you tried feels good and sounds good when you play the stuff you play on it, go for it, I say. You'll be one step closer to an individual tone in the music you play, and the guitar sounds hot from your description, so don't worry about what preconceptions you had about the brand. A good guitar is whatever guitar you like best.]]> Opinions and Polls Scrybe https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279183 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279170 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:32:05 +0000 Opinions and Polls 97reb https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279170 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279166 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:23:57 +0000 http://www.imuso.co.uk/ProductDetail.asp?StockCode=EG01035

Or something in the lower-end GRX line?
http://www.auvisa.com/media/fotos/pro_661_1.jpg

If it has been on the wall so long the store owner doesn't know what it is, maybe you can negotiate aggressively on price.]]> Opinions and Polls slejhamer https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/an-ibanez-ive-never-heard-of/#post-279166