In the original commenter's defence in part, Japan is a leading nation in science and technology and due to that, manufactures on a prolific scale and is one of the leaders in the automotive, electronics, aerospace, pharmaceutical, metallurgy/materials processing, electronics and food and drinks industries in addition to musical instruments. And that's just naming a few.
Thank you TeamJ,for building my Guitar. And thank you, that you give me for almost 10 years the opportunity to look each day on ebay for a JEM that I can afford.
I've just become the proud new owner of an RG2570E VSL Prestige and I absolutely LOVE it!! What an amazing instrument - I certainly, without a doubt, see, feel and hear the heart and soul these very craftsmen put into my guitar and as a result, I simply love playing it. Thank you or should I say, domo arigato Ibanez
My first serious guitar was a snakeskin coloured Ibanez, stupidly I sold it and regret it to this day. Now I have my Iron Label, I love it. But sometimes in the middle of the night I wake up and wonder about ol' snakey...
I just bought a Ibanez today its a SR505 5 string,I gave it a name i call her "Dark & Lovely" I love the sound of this bass,Thank you guys,Thank you guys,Thank you guys for hand making these great sounding tools
Ibanez makes finest guitars now leaving gibson and fender wondering how to match the quality and overall sound cosmetic beauty and the necks are farout. Ibanez rules !
@King Brilliant You just made the point....to get close to the Ibanez standard you have to play a Custom shop or Vintage re-issue Gibson or Fender. Nuff said!
I only have Korean and Indonesian S and SA guitars but, for me and my needs, they are perfect. Never had rough frets. Excellent fit and finish even at lowest price. Best Regards
I have grown very fawn of them. Soon as possible I’ll be looking for a S Ibanez. Light comfortable and sound great with probably the Best necks made. Plus look beautiful.
Just bought a ibanez prestige rg3550mz straight from team j craft thNk u DCGL it is amazing, I've played prestige models for four years now never any clicking on a dice bomb or any tremelo use r u sure u have a prestige. If ur goin to get an ibanez do not get a regular model only prestige you"ll be glad u did even if you don't have the money u better start saving. Thnks PG for signing my guitar!!!
I'm glad to see some floating bridges with ball bearing. Sad, that they aren't produced any more. :( I am a lucky owner of one an S-Series with ZR trem.
I play Ibanez guitars since 2000, i love this brand, it's perfect for me. Years ago i bought a NEW Ibanez Prestige RGA427Z DSH. It has arrived me with a huge neck problem... I think that's unacceptable for a 1800€ guitar
This Manufactory is Fujigen and produce in order for Hoshino Gakki, the owner of the brand Ibanez the Prestiges, and for Fender and other Companies too. Fujigen has an own brand called FGN Guitars and produce Guitars in the low and middle price segment
Awesome!!! I've been waiting for a video like this, I've seen A Gibson, Dean, and Fender factory videos but not the Superior Ibanez. Since I've recently got a RG1550 Prestige, I wanted to see something along the lines of a factory video and they finally did it. I don't know why I wanted to see it, it just inspires me! :D Thank You Ibanez for your brilliant and talented Craftsman.
been playing ibanez basses since i was 16. Never played another brand bass since =). I got the 5 string SR605 bass and and a BTB765. I love the necks on these basses.
0:33 look at what's in his hand… do you mean to tell me the side inlays go through the fingerboard? i did not know this… that is freaking cool. i always thought they were glued in, maybe 3 mm into it.
I love Ibanez guitars! ive had an RG for almost 12 years now and i must say its been a trusty axe for sure! well built, sounds very good and looks well its an ibanez so for its age at least, it looks killer! only problem ive had with it is the socket `oldschool one that gets loose screws, nuthing major really! my latest guitar isa XPT700 and man do i love it! and i don't use the word love lightly! im planning on adding a new member to the family soon. im sure it will be an ibanez as well!cheers
I bought an Ibanez RG752FX (in Subterranean Purple Metallic) about two years ago and I love it. I thought I'd miss having a whammy bar, but the extra string and 2 extra frets give me all the playing room I need, and the SPM color is intense. Great guitar!
I owned and checked many brands and models, and I'm still now... But, after years, I definetely can say the best stuff I had in my hands is Ibanez S and RG Prestige series, including awesome bridge technology like ZR with ZPS3 zero point systems... I own now several pieces of "RG series" models. Ibanez Prestige guitars are gorgeous and performant as hell... THANK YOU IBANEZ !!!!
going to tokyo later this year and going to buy at least 2 used Prestige! my cousin visited a guitar center with new and used ones! the used ones also with floyd rose tremolo was at about 400 dollars and up!
Older S470s had powersound pickups, which were O.K. in my opinion. The newer ones have INF pickups, which are similar to powersounds.. I have an RG with INF pickups. I like the INF pickups. I would recommend the S470 as a great all around guitar. It's a lot of bang for the buck. It's also a good guitar to get acquainted with the entire Ibanez line of guitars, which in my opinion, are the best on the market.
im a guy who has always loved thick necks, but for when i played the super wizard it indeed felt very thin, but after playing it for about 30 minutes i didnt even notice and my hand wasnt fatigued. I do wish they made thicker necks , it would be a nice option
i think it is. i have one and i play all kinds of music but the one thing i dont like is the middle pick up i keep hitting when i play and finaly broke and i put the pick up back way in and i love it now
@rizakan Not sure what you have been doing to them but generally the only ibanez necks that broke were the original wizards and it was generally user error. Since they stopped making them from one piece of wood....ie the early 90s they havent had issues. I too have two ibanez guitars and have had many other guitars from gibsons, fenders to £50 guitars, ive never had a neck break and have been playing for 19 years.
I have two Ibanez lefties.. But in the end, I Always go back to my Fender Stratocaster, even if in some ways it's a simpler instrument as Ibanez guitars DO feature 24 jumbo frets, Edge tremolo locking system.. But, then again, I rarely bend higher than the 19th fret, and I don't power dive but I use the tremolo for sharp bends (reverse). Ibanez are great guitars, but I just love my USA Lefty Stratocaster more.
I love they do their job with extreme-caring. They deserve to say they put their soul or passion on what they do. Only blind-minded haters say shit about this just because they simply hate them.
Not the biggest fan of ESP's but I would never talk shit about them. Many friends of mine including a few that play in famous bands use them so they can't be all bad.
I have a bunch of "golden era" ibanez's. 87 rg's, 87 saber, and 87 radius. Same scarf joint neck, no problems. I think it MUST be lack of care, as there is nothing wrong with the necks on the ones I've used.
The gio is a good one for beginers I have one a black one that comes whit an aplifier i tink is a very good choise and that guitar never faioled to me now i bought a RG tremolo series Good lock
are the prestiges fully made made in japan from scratch to finish? Or are different parts made in different countries and only a certain process of the entire production is done in the fujigen factory?
@Guitar1sti actually ESP guitars now have por quality control, meaning that the quality is inconsistent from guitar to guitar. the guy has a valid point. maybe its you who has no idea?
They're pretty neck and neck... Ibanez has a cleaner sound, but esp is definately more based around heavier metal. Ibanez is more versatile, but you only really get a few models stock made for stuff like death metal.
Yup, no surprises there. My Prestige Ibanez guitars are superior in quality, sound and beauty to many of my Gibson and Fenders over the years. The half dozen guitarists at the top of the tree nowadays all play Ibanez guitars. Interesting.
no they were re-released but in limited production numbers and they never re-released all finishes like laser blue and white just desert yellow road flare red and black
I have a RG350MDX, fantastic guitar but the tremolo (Edge III) is very annoying and goes out of tune alot. What are the tremolo's on most RG prestige's (Edge Pro or Edge Zero) like? Also, what was the song at the end of the video?
agreed bro i have rg and xiphos models and i put emg 81's in all of them ..but the xiphos is a more quality model it having a 5 piece maple neck and mohogony body and is a neck thru... Metal up!!!
I have the S5470, the 22 fret, and it is probably the best and most reliable guitar i have ever owned and it can play a huge variety of music, any thing from jazz to heavy metal. I love ibanez guitars.
i had a strat and a lespaul... i loved both of them!!! i had the fender strat 10 years and the les paul 10 years also...i recently sold it to buy the prestige s5470 tks!, should get here by mail in 2 weeks now :) can't fuckin wait, hell i can't fuckin sleep anymore lol
I have played one Ibanez and it was a good guitar don't get me wrong, but I didn't really care for the feel of the neck. It was a bit too flat for my taste, I am more of a thin C kind of guy and this thing just felt like a flat block with the sides rounded.
Uh, I live in japan and most people dont even touch Ibanez here. It sucks because it makes it so damn hard to find various Ibanez guitars. Most of the guitar shops I've visited havent had S series (I had to look pretty hard to find some decent S series, but they dont even have S prestige here).
I have two Ibanez great guitars. One complaint too skinny necks. I have 19.5mm 1fret but hate 17mm necks. I like about 20-22mm but it is real hard to find Ibanez with Floyd Rose. And why always C-profile necks?
older ibanez prestiges are amazing the newer ones are okay i wish they'd try to be like the older s series like the 540s and the rg550s though they aren't prestiges they might as well be cause they're the best guitars that left ibanez along with the ghostrider
Some are made in Indonesia. But you obviously didn't read what he said, he said "All Ibanez prestige guitars are hand made?" So technically your answer was the wrong answer for his question.
@cobraopts7 Well, the ibanez tremolos (even if they are technically licenced floyds) are actually quite excellent (with that i mean the original edge, edge zero, zr2 tremolo, you know, the stuff on expensive guitars) and Mr. Floyd rose himself told that the ibanez edge's are the best licensed floyds around.
@twolf422 i have the exact same guitar and i love it as well. The only thing that i wanted was 24 frets instead of 22, but it is still a great sounding guitar.
I own both a lefty '91 RG550 and lefty '06 RG1570. The stock pickups aren't great in either, with the V1 and V2 pickups in the 550 definitely being superior; I switched 'em out in both. The necks, craftmanship and fretwork on both are absolutely superb and both the original Edge and Edge Pro stay in perfect tune. In general, I play the RG550 more because it's got more character due to its age, but honest to goodness, you're going to have an incredible guitar if you pick either of your three.
