That guitar sounds like a million dollar one I can hear all tones so clear and even I am impressed so I just bought one same color yesterday. Thanks for the vid
Bought this guitar in summer 2019 and still plays like brand new. Beginner price range, great sound. Also I'm pretty sure these were discontinued for a bit which may be why it's was hard to find.
Ibanez makes the best affordable guitar; no contest. I just ordered this little lady and am stoked to be playing again after 5 years. That binding is sexy AF.
Really impressed with this guitar. My first Ibanez and I love it. I have more expensive guitars and this plays as well or better than any of them. A Gibson Les Paul, Fender Strat and Telly all of which play beautifully are matched if not exceeded by this little beauty. It does not have the highly polished finish of the more expensive guitars but it has its own charm and style. Above all else, right out of the box it plays great, fantastic action. Best set up I've ever seen on a new guitar which would be ideal for beginners who get derailed early by poorly setup guitars. Kudos Ibanez.
I had in mind as a total beginner that never played a single note of guitar what kind of music I want to play and after you started playing on 10:30 sold me on this guitar instantly,can't wait to get started now.
My mom ordered one for me since i’ve had an electric guitar from amazon for two years, it was a christmas present but isn’t arriving till after christmas, but i also got my first fender amp! happy to finally be moving on from my amazon starter kit to higher end items!! edit: my guitar came and OMGGGDHSH ITS SO GOOD!!! I’m so happy to finally have a better guitar!!!!!!!
I bought this guitar early 2020 and love it. One of my favorite RGs in my collection and the cheapest. Plays great. I think the Infinity R pickups sound pretty good, but I actually just recently put some Infinity 1 and 4 pickups I had laying around in it. Improved the output and has a thicker tone now. Killer guitar and AMS currently has this RG in stock again for those looking!
@@GiblesWantToHug2651 first go to a guitar store and try full size guitars. If they’re too big guitar center has smaller fender squire guitars, try them to see if that works.
I've just bought one of these as a beginning guitarist. can't wait for it to arrive, and the price seems so reasonable for how it looks. Especially if it's as good as the review suggest. Thanks
I own one. I first saw it on AMS and they were sold out. I walked into my guitar store after about a week looking for it online and there it was. I didnt even play it before I knew I was going to buy it. All's I had to do was hold the thing. But when I plugged it in at the shop it was like it belong to me since I was born. I love this guitar. Its one of my two fav guitars.
I can't wait until it arrives! I'm so pumped! I'll send you a message when I get it to let you know what I think. Thanks again for putting out the review vid, it was 🔥
I just bought the matte black 131ex. I prefer this color combination, but I love reverse headstocks. If this came with one, the dx would be an instant buy for me.
@@MTD1976 can’t lie 11:00 is the exact reason I want a guitar like this! Literally Ibanez makes the best metal guitars out there, any show I go too nowadays the guitarist is always rocking an Ibanez, also great tunes man. Keep shredding!
Just starting out (again) and researched best bang for buck guitar for playing rock/lead (pound I'm from UK) and just kept coming back to this one from between Jackson js dinky and a couple of ibanez. Went to local guitar store and out of stock so like you went on Amazon and found one in the awesome black and red colour and it's coming on Saturday. Can't wait 🎸🔥
just got this guitar last week only in all black. It was to be my home practice guitar in between gigs but as great as it looks and sounds it might make it's way into my live guitar lineup. For price ya can't beat it.
Hey there ⁽⁽ଘ( ˊᵕˋ )ଓ⁾⁾ I'm from Germany and TODAY I bought this Beautiful Piece of an Guitar Myself and tbh.... I'm "Wow'ed" to the point where I'm at loss for Words, how great this one is! Definitely NOTHING to regret buying it! I played on a lot different Guitars in My life so far, I became early on a Fan of IBANEZ when I started playing, but unfortunately I never had much money to be able to buy a 'GOOD' Guitar to 'start off or getting back in' so far 😅 But now that I did , for My first one of a few I want to buy in the future, it was the best choice I could have made, personally 👍 I absolutely can agree with everything said in the video about this Guitar and a 💯% I can recommend this one as an affordable great Guitar for either... - someone who started playing - coming back after years 'not playing' - and in general to everything else 🤣 I hope you'll have as much fun and joy using it as I do when you get it 👍
I bought this guitar on Amazon also and it came perfect, didn't have to tighten or adjust anything. Unlike the LTD arrow I spend near $800 for from guitar center, came all kinds of messed up, everything was loose, the trem was a mess, things installed improperly, etc., The list goes on. But, I will be buying from Ibanez again due to the fact that if their quality control is excellent for a $250 guitar, then I would think that it would be excellent for their expensive models.
Thank you so much for the review,i want this guitar but i was trying to decide if its really worth it and this review helped me decide that i should maybe get it,thank you onve again
Hey Man thanks a bunch for this detailed and very professional (personal preferences and thoughts included 👍) review about this IBANEZ Guitar! Additionally a few things I wanted to let you know about: 1. you definitely DESERVE more Subscribers haha xD 2. almost Two Year's after you've made and uploaded your review I from my perspective here in Germany I can say this one is STILL not so common/ easy to get I bought mine just TODAY and the Shopowner told me, they got this one last week, and I had the Lucky Moment to be the first one interested in it, so I got it haha xDD When I asked him when there'll be another in his Shop he said: "If tomorrow a customer orders one, he/ she has to wait for at least 5 weeks till it's here" 🤣👍 3. Last but not least: the ONLY DIFFERENCE between the one you used in this Video and mine is that the "Color Brightness or Intensity" of the RED Shark tooth inlays is brighter - more intense RED then on the one I bought today 😤 My inlays I'd say, are more 'Dark Red' But that's all^^ everything else is probably exactly like it was when you got yours 👍 I subscribed to your channel and if someone I know wants to buy this Model or wants to know more about it I recommend them your review Video 👍 Aye Sir! Keep it up and have a great day + thanks again for your great Video, helped me a lot, getting to know my 'Beauty' more 😂 Gosh... I'm so in love with this Design, I often wear clothes which are Black & Red haha 🤣
@@MTD1976 anytime 👍 I appreciate you for making this video and stuff like that 😤 I didn't found as much good and in particular, detailed reviews, especially showing off how different play styles sound on this guitar, your review was the first so far which 'answered my questions' about that ^^
I’m buying the grg250dx version pre owned for £120 in the morning man. What a stunning instrument. They discontinued the Floyd rose model in 2015 and i almost bought the fixed bridge one just for the look and to be fair every Ibanez I’ve played has been high end feeling, I also ha Jackson dinky with a Floyd so next I’m after something with a fixed bridge to easily tune quickly to different depths of metal sorcery. Beautiful guitar mate can’t wait for mine
I'm considering buying this model as my first guitar, and this convinces me to actually do! Gonna let you know when I finally get enough money - so in a long time lol, if I don't forget
Almost ordered a Paul Stanley Signature Guitar but saw this one for $100.00 less needless to say after watching your vid I am sold on it... Your video was well done BTW keep Rockin' Man!!!!
I consider buying one for 180 euros, so like 200 dollars i think.. The quality seems really good and i bet there are guitars for 3x that price that dont have a good quality control as ibanez.. Thats why i love Ibanez, they dont rip off costumers.. They offer really good instruments for reasonable prices and that way they profit, cause the customers come back to them..
compré cuando salió ese modelo, ya qué me gustó mucho el look... hice excelente compra por lo que pagué....solo reemplace los pickups, todo lo demás se mantiene original....y quedó de lujo!
I've just bought it today and it sounds great/awesome 2023 July 25 ...my 1st Guitar 🎸 ... and by the looks and comment of it I don't mind ❤ ...Gonna get so good ..!!! What is the First thing that i should learn
And this is why my wallet is mostly empty. I see something as pretty as this Ibanez in my favourite colour combination that looks like something Dracula would shred on and I immediately want to be all over it! When you were detailing the specs of it, I noticed the black paint had a bit of a dark red glint to it. Is the paint pearlescent or slightly metallic? It's hard to tell if it's got a pearlescent finish or if the body is matte black at times. That distorted metal is also mosh pit material. Not bad at all! Keep at it!
@@callum_666 thanks man, you’ll love it. I think I’m going to install aftermarket pickups, the sealed all black, like maybe EMGs. I’ll make a video if I do that.
This is my goal guitar once i saved enough money, im a total beginner but im concerned bc some ppl say i should get a tremelo/whammy bar with the guitar but i really love this one
I found one at guitar center almost brand new. Best $200 i ever spent. Needed a cheap guitar for college cuz i sure wasn’t bringing my ESP LTD to a college dorm. Couldn’t be happier with mine except one pickup keeps sliding down on one side, something with the screw bore
I've got a lot of guitars. All of wich cost much more than this gio. I've been looking at these for a mod project because I love the look. However, the more I hear about them. The less I want to change anything lol. Nice review man.
Purple Heart fretboard???? How cool is that?! It looks and sounds good! Maybe my next guitr and toss a set of Bareknuckle Aftermath pickups in it cuz I’d love a grunty low-tuned Ibanez guitar! I also used the Pectifier in my last video! It can sound very good!
I just bought this guitar. I'm a newbie and I'm having issues with the action, doesn't matter how much I adjust it the strings are always to close to the frets. I guess I have to take to a technician.
Tried this guitar out today. Had it set through a Marshall,think it was a code or something. Anyway usually I play metal and hard rock but I played it clean and this guitar rang out beautifully. For almost an hour,I couldn't put it down in store. I might have to get it lol. But for that i might have to sacrifice my Charvel. Let's see what happens
WIfey is letting me get a second guitar (only have Kramer Baretta special at moment). Hoping to try one of these, a Jackson dinky and a LTD (ESP) EC-100 to see what one feels the best. My intention is to make it a drop tuning metal machine, lol. Watching this video has helped, thanks for uploading.
I teach guitar , i took 1 of my people to get a cheep guitar I played this 1 time...said take this 1 . Action was insane especially for a $200 Cheap guitar... Pickups ...your gunna need a metalzone or something... But worth every penny
What gauge are the edefault strings and what gauge do you use normally? It would have been nice to hear some (distorted) riffs from the bridge pickup but overall - very nice clip. Thanks for posting.
They’re comparable in price and probably quality. The 70QA I’m sure is just as good as this one but I’ve never played one. If you’re a beginner I’d recommend get the one that you like the color better. Really any guitar will work for you as a beginner. So it’s just what you like better cosmetically.
Would you recommend this guitar ? I have been playing for 2 years now and it’s time to buy a new guitar that I can play metal with it and get rid of my cheap cheap Stratocaster . I’m planning to buy this and put emgs 81/60 on this guitar and make a chug monster out of it but the question is this guitar it’s good enough to play metal and you recommend it ?