Played this guitar last month in my Local Guitar shop here in Germany and immediately put half down as a down payment and will be bringing it home next week. I can't wait 🤘🤘 was looking for a Floyd Rose guitar and for the price this is unbeatable.
@@ToroKchannel Definitely. Watched a lot of vids about the Guitar and I'm very certain that I made the right choice ✌ Three more days and it's coming home ❤
@@ToroKchannel A direct comparison would be great but yes looks like the Max Fusion is always on backorder. On paper the Max Fusion is 0.82mm thicker on the 1st fret. They have their differences but whichever we choose we can't really go wrong in my opinion
This guitar is first on my list of possible purchases, today I have a Golden (GH 88 or something like that) that is very old and deteriorated... I saw many other Ibanez guitars, but with a floating bridge this was the cheapest and it seems to have a very pleasant tone for a heavy metal style... The difference in price of guitars here is very high, and I explain this below. But to give you an idea, this guitar costs around 4000 reais, that is, 3 times the local minimum wage (monthly). The next guitar I was thinking about, the RG 470 AHMZ, costs around 6000 reais, 50% more than the SP3. For us it's very expensive, you have to choose wisely... I'm a beginner/amateur, I want to play songs by Kiko Loureiro, Satriani, Steve Vai, Angra, Iron Maiden, which are my favorites. Do you recommend this guitar, the RG 470 AHM, or something else? Oh yes, I want an Ibanez, it needs to be Ibanez... Well, I'm from Brazil, so the dollar is very high in local conversion, around 5.10 reais for 1 dollar. Apart from that, there are taxes in Brazil which are ridiculously expensive, generally around 60% for imported products, then we have the margin of the distributor and the store, which practically makes the value in Brazil reach around 8 to 10 times the value of any product in dollars sold abroad (USA, Europe, etc)... Well that's it... Thank you. Congratulations on the video. Success! (translated with google translator)
Thanks for your comment ! I haven't played the RG 470 AHMZ but, specwise, it's very close to my RGA 42 FM. It's coming with the Quantum pickups that are potentially better than the Infinity R on the KIKO SP3. I have to be precise about this : when I have reviewed the Ibanez RGA 42 FM I've been disappointed with pickups that didn't have a good note definition. But later, when I have bought another RGA 42 FM in order to change the pickups, I have rediscovered the Quantum and they sounded good with a nice articulation, and somethingin the tone that's pretty close to DiMarzio. Now, the tone on the KIKO SP3 is pretty good and totally acceptable for an amateur. I don't think you should pay 50% more just for the Quantum pickups (if the pickups were DiMarzio, things would be different, of course ! ). The playability on both the KIKO SP3 and the RG 470 will be the same, so really excellent and you can learn your favorite Angra, Maiden or Satriani songs. I'm amazed with how expensive these guitars are in Brazil ! Now, if I remember well, in the early days of Angra (I've been following this band for a while, I really love their early albums) before Kiko Loureiro moves to Ibanez, he was playing Tagima guitars, that has been acquired by Marutec music, a Brailian company. Maybe a Tagima guitar would be much less expensive for you and still as good as the Ibanez we have talked about ?
@@ToroKchannel I think that for me, now the most important thing is really the playability, how well the neck and bridge are adjusted to leave low strings, a clear sound without fretting. This is what will help me evolve in technique. The tone is something I would like to have now, of course, but I'll be patient and worry about it later when I'm playing better. I appreciate your comment, as it helped me decide, it really seems better that I spend less now and still have an excellent guitar to play, even if the pickups are not that good, the rest of the guitar seems to deliver great quality. I will use part of the difference in value to buy pedals and etc... Thank you very much... Success in your work.
@@ToroKchannel The tagima guitars that Kiko used have not been manufactured for a few years now, in their place are generic guitars, strats, teles... anyway
I'm sticking with Schecter. I have the C-1 Platinum and it does the job. But, I have been checking out the Schecter Hybrid hellraiser which has a lot of sustain and EMG pickup and floydrose. What makes the it better is that Schecters are neck tru body and not a bolton.
i was thinking about buying any Jackson js32 models, but the Floyd Rose reviews say that the tuning stability is awful, so I'm probably going to buy that Ibanez
I am using sheckter sgr s1 and sınce i consıder myself late beginner maybe intermediate , I want to change my guitar for a better one do you think I should go with this guitar (I am worried about floyd rose) , or get Ibanez RG421AHM or just stick with my current guitar? (I mostly play metal , sometimes go for blues riffs ). Thank you for your help.
I've never had a SGR guitar in hands, they're not easy to find here in Europe. But I've had a Schecter C-6 Deluxe and it looks like it's pretty much the same. The Ibanez KIKO is a great player but if you're afraid with the FR, just don't go there. The RG421 is very close to my RGA 42 FM and it also is an amazing player, the neck is just a tiny bit thinner than what you have on Schecter. But I think the pickups are better on your Schecter. I don't think these Ibanez are a real upgrade for you. If you want something really better, you should go for a Schecter CR6 (or C-6 Pro in Europe), or a C-1 platinum. They're way more expensive of course, but you could find one on the used market for an interesting price.
@@ToroKchannel That helped me a lot then maybe I will wait some time to purchase c6 pro it looks really good! or depending on my budget maybe I go with kiko (I don't think I will use floyd rose that much) . Thank you for your help sir🙏
what your headphone connected to the pedalboard? I'm looking for a good headphone to play without disturbing my neighbours, thanks so much for any reply
I'm using a Beyerdynamic DT 770 pro, I've had it for more than 6 years now and using it on a daily basis. Still fine, very comfortable, I have just replaced the earpads 2 years ago.
En fait t’as un floyd rose bien stable, donc quelque chose nettement plus onéreux qu’un vibrato 1 ou 2 points. Plus accessoirement, celle-ci a un manche 24 vs 22 pour la GIO. Après, n’ayant pas la GIO à portée de main, impossible de comparer la qualité de finition.
