Ibanez Q Final Verdict 

Got mine yesterday. It plays absolutely buttery smooth and came beautifully set up. It has already become my favourite sitting on the couch noodling guitar. Highly recommended.

Super helpful review, I love the honest take. Thanks!

Thanks for the verdict. Well said and bravely said. You helped make our decision going for a Japan RG550 until the Japanese version of these Q and ICHI models come.

Getting me two of these. One HSS, and the other HH. Love the headless, no neck dive thing. And them being so light, which is a plus for my old back. No back pain.

I'm really enjoying mine - two slight things that bug me are the pickups are quite sensitive to being struck with a plectrum and I have to keep shifting my hand back to avoid it - something I'll just have to get used to. And the neck markings are on the subtle side - if the lighting isn't good, I find myself losing track of where I am on the neck. Apart from that, it sounds and plays really nice and I really like not having to be careful about banging the headstock into the desk and I also really appreciate being able to just place the guitar on the floor, leaning against something - it's quite stable and I don't always need to have a stand for it. The slanted gold frets are nice too .

Great review. I think these are going to sell well and I like the Laser Blue (Q52) model and have seen RU-vid reviews that say it has a thicker neck than the other Q models. I can see Ibanez releasing some new models (with Trem) next year. Like you mentioned I can see some more high-end models coming. I think this was Ibanez "dipping their toe" in the headless market. So maybe worth waiting.

Fantastic video, very balanced opinion and monster chops!!! Superb Holdsworth esque legato 😎👍

some impressive licks! Sitting waiting for mine to be delivered and praying ups wont ruin it😶

Nice presentation, thank you! I would already be very happy with the standard model and I leave the custom shop ones to players who can really appreciate them. Most probably the Q52 will be my next guitar, when it will be available in the shops of my town, in Italy. My policy is: I never buy a guitar before feeling it in my hands.

I own a QX52. I didn't need another guitar but I instantly fell in love with the thin neck. But I felt it lacked a little in the highs but Ernie Ball Cobalts fixed that. I like thin strings (9-42) so that might have dulled the sound a bit.

ITSY BITSY TEENY TINY GUITARS FOR LITTLE TINY TROLL PEOPLE LOL.

Nice review !!!

I got the 7 string model and whilst build quality was good the setup was terrible to the point where I've taken it to my tech. Apart from that was impressed and really looking to get more time on it.

Great video👍🏻 Love the look these, especially the black one. I’ll probably get one, but it’s hard to pick between the Black one here or the ICHI10-VWM model. I know they have very different pick configurations, but in understanding the switching options they can both do single & hum-bucker tones. (even if it’s not true hum-bucket tones) Just that ICHI signature model looks beautiful. But then again, the thinner 19” neck of the black one is more me. “SHRED🎸. “

Very good video, thanks. I've been playing Ibanez for over 30 years and always get excited when new models come out. I like the sound of the thinner neck on the model with slanted frets (same thickness at the 12th as at the 1st fret), but I'm not so sure how I'd cope with the slanted frets. I'm not keen on the fret markers either: I've owned Ibanez guitars with fancy or offset fret inlays in the past and they don't work for me. I'm a very visual player too and, for me, standard traditional dot fret inlays can't be beat. Thanks again.

I'm waiting for the neck through version.

I might just order the bridge part with ibanez and see how much they're charging for it.

Verdict at 10:05. I agree with your assessment btw, thank you for sharing, great info!

Great review and thoughts, Anthony. I wonder if the Ichika Nito model is anywhere closer to that premium feel that you and I both seek. It's the same price as some of the other Q series models though. 🤔

Great review! I'm currently very interested in these models, and your review was honest and unpretentious! You have one more subscriber! Cheers

hi. I love these guitars, would you say that the slanted frets help with short fingers? I find my pinky is often a bit too short

Hm, I think you should have demonstrated the Clean sounds, no backing track disturbance

What do you think of the positioning of the blade switch for fast switching mid playing? Compared most other standard strats, it looks little bit more difficult to reach without bumping the volume knob.

I agree, Got picked up the 7 string, not sure I like the lack of sustain on these things, just seemed kinda cheap for it being a $1300us guitar.. check out my review on my channel. I demo the pickups and give close ups on the build quality.

After multiple research I think I set my hearts desire on the prestige series from Ibanez and just have a hot rod to enjoy everyday for many years. Thanks for your humble and honest opinion. Enjoyed the vid !

Yeah, they don't need to go thick flame tops or anything that expensive to jazz it up some. Just, the fantastic, creative aesthetic designs the Premium & Iron label RG, RGD, & S'es get..and some of the Prestiges (to a lesser extent , they tend to be a bit plain...but there are some bangers like the frozen ocean one with the birdseye maple/pearl boards - I think you're talking about )... But yeah...Ibanez consistently have the best. inventive aesthetic designs. year after year... I'm sure we can expect some on the Q's in years to come. I love the laser blue, tho, so...🤷‍♂️ What I want is a trem on them! I'm all for going headless. For 1) compactness 2) tuning stability, and 3) general ergonomics. And I think head!ess look mad, anyway! But I need a Floyd Rose style trem. I know Strandberg* and KIESEL have them..but - I could be wrong, but I am of the impression that Ibanez doesn't. When they do...with a sick design....I'll be all in..at Iron label or Premium price points...

I've got the slant fret top-of-the-line model with patterned top. My particular guitar has one infuriating issue with the high E slipping off the fretboard. I pulled the bridge off and moved it over about 1mm and it's helped but not fixed the issue. The guy that attached the bridge in the factory must have been drunk when he installed it with screw holes not aligned etc. Not great. The other thing that bugs me is the little circles on the pickup covers that if you're playing with your fingers tend the catch your fingernails. They're very handy guitars to have laying around and you definitely play more because they're light and compact. Quality is good, timber is good but quality feel is about 6/10. An upgraded made-in-Japan model is screaming out to be made. It would definitely be worth the extra bucks.

My greatest insecurity regarding this model is tuning. Does it hold tuning well? I had a guitar with a Floyd rose once and had it locked so I could use it as a hard tail because of how I had to do the whole tuning process more than once a week.

I'd like to ask about the frets. Upon you playing them, do your notice any wear on them? I haven't tried any guitars with gold frets so I'm very curious.

I'm with you! I'll buy a prestige version of this model as soon as it comes out. I own two Ibanez prestige guitars and I'm interested in this headless design. The cherry on top is if they put the Prestige wizard neck profile on a QX model.

no trem...mainly use an s series with a gotoh,infinity etc...but my old roadstar pro series radius comes out for the heavy ,found an edge2 trem to replace the worn out original..bit rare ...record with a kramer gunslinger (floydrose).. but if i buy a new ax,itll be an ibanez,probably a s series ,gotoh is not a floyd ,but i like the tension adjustment.slanted frets ...ewwww.

I see a lot of comments and reviews about headless guitars not being great for beginners. My question is why? I am an absolute beginner and really love the headless look and weight. I cant seem to find a local store that stocks them or has them in stock so playing one hasnt been an option yet. I get how to string and intonation works. What else would make it not beginner friendly? Also i am leaning towards the qx54qm or the lazer blue matte with normal fretts since I have never played slanted fretts.

I like the look but for me it would make more sense with GK input for synthesizers . This Strandberg asymetrical neck and multi-scale has more sense with 7 and 8 string guitars .

Nice and honest review man! I have 2 Az prestige and 1 premium and I know what you mean about the build quality and feel!!!!

i'm really suprised you didn't go for the evo gold or stainless frets as they are the best and considering the evo's aren't being made anymore these should become much more valuable.

Question: do they need special double-ball ended strings?

They look intriguing but ...I would miss a bar for my way of playing ...would you ask Jeff Beck to get rid of his bar on his Strat ? ....and I guess that drop tuning would be a hard option ....I mean not as easy as on a standard guitar.

although you say it looks and feels nice and I believe that, one has to wonder if 800-900€ isn't too much for a "standard" model (whatever that means). Meaning isn't it a bit too pricey maybe cause of the new and cool shape/headless feature?

Are the fretboard edges rounded? They don't look like they are.

If they do a prestige model in the future, what are the features you would like to see? For me it's neck through, stainless Steel frets, a bridge with trem, an even larger cut away on the top horn so it meets the neck at around the 20th fret and shorten the bottom horn and angle it slightly further away from the neck to give more clearance.

If they are really doing a Prestige one, it'll likely be starting from 2.5k or 3k

Hi there..........Do you like the 2 humbucker version better than the 2 single coils and one humbucker version........Thanks.

Can i play jazz ou funk with one of this? Im a begginer guitarist and i'm thinking about buying this

Do the slanted frets make barre chords easier?

+1 on the Japanese quality

I have qx52 bkf and i must ask. Did u notice that neck is very sensitive to neck vibrato?

Did the QX52 (black) have a thinner body? It looked thinner than blue one.

if I were going to get a Headless it would be an Ibanez

Why they did not offer it with a whammy bar is huge fail. So many players want one including me. This would probably double the sales.

I'm surprised these are so expensive considering they're the standard cheap ones. I mean they're 2-3 times the price of regular Ibanez RG or S series, and those are full size guitars! These are priced closer to Ibanez Premium series, what will the Premium and Prestige Q series cost then?! 😮 Seems to me that they're capitalizing on a fad

Are all q series models are slim light weight?

Not sure the highly processed track was the best choice for a guitar demo

is it a Floyd Rose type bridge?

Wtf is that? I need one lol

sorry but lets play as fast as poss. all the time bores me

NO...roll credits

IF YOU'RE OVER 5 FOOT 6 INCHES DON'T BUY THIS CAUSE IT WILL LOOK LIKE A UKE?

Needs a tremolo

Please bring in manila philippines that guitar ibanez q.