I bought an RGT1220PB-ABS recently and returned it immediately because the tops of the bridge height post ANCHORS were, for some odd reason, sitting above the level of the trem route. When I tried to lower the bridge on the treble side for the desired action of 1.2mm at the 12th fret (after adjusting the neck), diving the trem would cause the the bridge plate to hit the anchor. The lowest I was able to get the High E action was 1.6 - 1.7mm so the trem could still be usable. (The Low E side had enough clearance) You can actually see both anchors poking out above the wood surface AND the thin black foam strip they use to "hide" the underlying wood, in this video @1:11. No other Ibanez I've ever owned (I currently own 2 RGs, a Standard and an Iron Label) have ever had this problem. Their anchors are actually slightly below the wood surface of the trem route. I contacted Ibanez and I was told they're waiting to hear back from QC. I told them I returned the guitar but I was still curious to hear their response so idk if they'll even answer me now. But ultimately, it seems that this is the intended design and build spec so QC wouldn't pick that up normally. The action was ridiculously high when I got the guitar (2.5mm Bass/ 2mm Treble). It was a real shame because the neck specs/features on that model are an anomaly compared to their other models currently available. I can't understand why Ibanez would design this ONE model that way smh. I'm still entertaining the possibility that I missed something but after setting up my own guitars for the past 25+ years, I've never come across this problem until now.
I had my first Ibanez in 2020, i invested in a RG Prestige made in Japan and is my goto and i smile every moment i play it, it was expensive (1800 euros before inflaction) for my wallet but considering what we get compared to 2000+ guitars from other brands i think is a no-brainer, i took half year to make my decision, and i decided well, the most important is due to restrictions in that time i can't try guitars in store, so when it blinded arrived i just knew, that's my baby, the one. Made perfectly, plays perfectly, i only tune it when changing strings otherwise is always in tune, magic, just see RG5320, what a monster guitar for the money, i just love it. Just have one complain, the split coil should be in a push/pull knob instead in another selector. It would be easy changing coils. Other than that i would prefer to have the locking nut more rounded and with a better aerodynamic aspect, and less blocky, cause in certain and rare positions when making chords my hand smashes it, and it hurts a little. Consider this Ibanez, if you see this comment, i believe i am not the only person that had experienced this constrains.
Hard to choose what I liked best amongst this year's releases by Ibanez, so I'll default to the PIA. But boy, are there so many great guitars in this video!
Mmmmm I really, really wanna try one of those QX52's. Light, comfy, ergonomic, workhorse guitar with a pair of nice humbuckers, sounds amazing. Unfortunately I cannot spend another $999+ on another guitar lol.
