Identifiable by the Prestige logo, it features neck with the comfortable rounding found previously in vintage instruments broken in by years of dedicated playing.
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lotusfeet04, on july 25, 2006 8 of 10 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Sam Ash
Features: My particular RG 1570 was made in 2006 in Japan, by Team J Craft. The guitar is awesome, Wizard neck, 24 frets, Jumbo Frets, Basswood body, Ibanez V8, S1, and V7 pickups, and a wonderful Edge Pro tremelo. The guitar has a mirage red top with a color-changing sparkle. 5-way pickup selector and a volume and tone knob. The tuners are Gotoh. This guitar has a locking nut, and it never comes out of tune, no matter how the whammy bar is used. // 10
Sound: I have a different style of music than most, which I call alternative electrabletal. I play a lot of Vai, Satch, Johnson, Hammett, SRV, Page, Reid, Weiner, VH, and Atkins, and this guitar fits perfectly. I play it through a Custom Crate 212 120W amp, and I use a Boss DS-1 and DigiTech DS-7 distortion pedal. The guitar had a slight buzz when I first recieved it, but was easily fixed by lowering the pickups. On the brige pickup, the tone is similar to a Strat or Les Paul, the single-coil pickup has a warm tone of its own, and the neck pickup has almost endless sustain and sounds like a DiMarzio Evolution. This guitar can get any sound you want it to. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: When I got it, the intonation was not set, but is easily fixed. The action was perfect, the pickups were a little too close for me, and the top was exactly as I saw it on the internet. The bridge was routed perfectly, and there were absolutely no flaws on it. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is perfect for gigs, very tough. The hardware seems and appears to be strong, however I saw the same locking nut on a Steve Vai Bad Horsie guitar and it was rusted. The strap buttons are solid, and the finish withstands my rough playing. I would never need a backup for this guitar. // 10
Impression: This guitar is perfect for my style. I have been playing for almost two years, and this guitar will stay with me forever. I also own two other Ibanez guitars, one Epiphone s900, and a Jackson RR. I have no regrets on buying it, and I would buy another one in a heartbeat were it lost/damaged/stolen. I love everything about it, and the only thing I dislike about it is not being able to keep it clean! The pickups are the best thing about this guitar. I compared this guitar to a Steve Vai JEM and got pretty damn close. I chose this one because it was obviously cheaper but none less impressive. I only wish it had a Fernandes Sustainer, but I might buy another one just for that reason. // 10
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JS Donnie F., on august 08, 2005 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Features: Ibanez Prestige guitars are crafted of premium woods by our most experienced luthiers using the perfect blend of New World technology and Old World craftsmanship. Identifiable by the Prestige logo, Prestige models feature necks with the comfortable rounding found previously in Vintage instruments broken in by years of dedicated playing.
Sound: I play some classic rock, hard rock, and some Satriani stuff but I don't consider myself as a shreder). It has a good pickup arangment - bridge humbucker is good for solos, middle single coil for cleans and neck humbucker for rhythm. I use it with my Fender Hot Rod and the cleans are really good. But some pickup upgrading would not hurt, if you want a really good tone. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: The action was set perfectly, tremolo was set perfectly, the finish is mirrage red, not the best loockin' color, but very nice. // 10
Reliability & Durability: // 10
Impression: This guitar is exelent for my music taste and I would deffinetley buy it again, if it would be lost. I love the neck, because it is so thin and easy to play, and the double-locking tremolo bridge is really cool too. I first tought of buying an JS100, but this one has a better neck and tremolo, so I chose this one. Again, great guitar. // 10
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sylent, on february 09, 2006 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 1033.2
Purchased from: My local guitar store :D
Features: Its an Ibanez RG1570 MRB (mirage blue) made by Team J. Craft (Japan). It has 24 fret length with jumbo frets and rosewood on it. The body is very thin actually and the color is very hot that turns from pitch black, dark blue, blue, purple, kinda greenish and somewhat very dark mixed green-and blue. It includes a case that was specially made for this guitar. It of course, has a floyd rose Gotoh tuner on it that w/e you keep the tuning on, it stays in tune! // 10
Sound: This guitar is actually pretty versatile. I play heavy metal up to blues stuff and jazz and it works out for me. I use a vox amp and the sound is very rich with each pickup-switching you do in each 5 switches. This guitar is made for soloing and lead I bet it has both the Richness and brightness of the sound which actually depends if you Switch the pickups on this guitar to your style of music. The pickups can be better but it is much better than the RG2550 and RG2570 whhich cost much more but looks to (me more less appealing, except if the RG2570 has matching headstock). // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: It was setup pretty good actually since I ordered it from my local store and it was proof checked (or double checked) when it came to the store. It came pretty good in tune. Everything was good to go. // 9
Reliability & Durability: This guitar will with stand live I bet you. But I never been on a gig yet since this place I live at sucks and alawys bring a back-up (especially a good fix-bridge guitar), so you might never know if your string will break. The hook (for strapping the guitar) is very tight. // 9
Impression: Well I play jazz and almsot all kind of rock except emo. I would've gotten maybe this nice Epiphone Les Paul Custom with EMGs and it looked so nice. But then again I decided on the RG since I wanted a floyd. I compared it to my old guitar and that 800 difference really payed off. I reccommend this instrument to everyone and check out the red version of it too! Get this guitar Switch pickups to your desire and have fun! // 10
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XChainsawGorgeX, on january 06, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 500.00
Purchased from: Ebay
Features: Being a lefty, it's freaking hard to find quality for good prices. I saw this same guitar at the local sam Ash and it was $899.00. looking on ebay I found this beast for 500.00! Freakin' win!
Stats: Mine is a 2003 model with the 3-piece oil finished maple "super wizard" neck, best neck I've ever laid my hand onto. Period. super-thin and fast but not too much. I'm used to playing Les Paul style necks and the transition was so easy.
Made in the FujiGen factory(where Ibanez's flagship models{the J-customs} are made) I was amazed with the quality. 24 fret neck and Ultra-access cutaway for beautiful transition and reach ease. Solid gloss black finish(might change that but it's awesome and matches my playing style of Darkness). Basswood Body, Maple neck and Rosewood fretboard. The previous owner had blocked the edge pro bridge professionally and set it up for what seems to be a 7-string set without the high e to acomodate for B tuning(which I personally would have done anyways) Tuning is really easy and solid with this bridge. 1 Vol, 1 Tone, 5-way blade. V7(N)-S1(M)-and previous owner dropped a JB in the Bridge. Gotoh locking tuners. Came in the Ibanez case and included the original V8(Bridge) pup. // 10
Sound: I play everything. Everything. On this guitar. I use a Marshall VS100 with it straight(no pedals). It oozes Harmonics and the JB is in my opinion one of the best low tune pups out and that will ever come out. The stock pups are bright as lightning and I love the humbucker splitting 5-way because I can get some crazy tones from Strat sounds with alittle gain to acoustic sounds with a good EQ mix straight from the amp. My main guitar. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: Well action from the previous owner was pretty amazing if you ask me. pickups are in the perfect placement for pinches. the only thing I had to do was lower the middle pup for good picking room. Tremolo is routed out excellently. No noise from any of the electronics. Only complaint is the small chips from previous play and there is nothing big (biggest is maybe 2 cm long and 2 mm wide on the back edge near the bottom). No problems in playability at all. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This used to be a gig guitar quite a bit from the previous owner. I'm working on getting something set up for doing that but I'm not in a solid band yet. Hardwars is hardcore Broot4l tough. Strap buttons holds forever(great balance in the weight helps tremendously with that). I would use without a backup in most cases, depending on length of show. The finish lasts amazing. // 10
Impression: Amazing guitar. If it was stolen, I would find them, disembowel them, and make them eat their own intestines. Solid construction and amazing quality. I love everything about this guitar. Only thing is that I might repaint it. I'd probably do a black/Blue/Green Swirl. I don't know why but I saw one and I loved it. // 10
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Tubyboulin, on july 15, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: C$ 899
Purchased from: Mill Music
Features: This guitar is a 2008 Ibanez RG1570, made in Japan. It features a wizard prestige neck, 18mm at the first fret and 20 mm at the 12th, all access bolt-on neck joint, and 24 jumbo frets. Mine is mirage blue finish, and I think it looks really great. MB shifts from black to sparkling blue, depending on what angle you look at it. It has a floating bridge system, the Edge-Pro, which is a very reliable system. So far I've only had to tune it 3 times, and I use the bar heavily. It's got H/S/H Passive pickups built by Ibanez. One tone, one volume, 5-way switch. Pretty straightforward control layout. Comes with a prestige case, from Team J-Craft. // 8
Sound: I purchased this guitar to play metal, shred, and '80s hair metal. The guitar was pretty much built for these genres! I love the neck, and the unfinished back of it makes it really great for moving around quickly. the AANJ proves better high fret access than my Gibson SG (due in part to the SG's strap location). The bridge pickup does produce a bit of noise, and single coil is noisy as all hell, but I barely use it. The pickups are really where this guitar fails, however. The neck pickup is very muddy, the single coil is lifeless, and the Bridge pickup is extremely thin and trebly. I'm switching them out for DiMarzios as soon as I can. This is really the only downfall I've found with the sound. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: From the factory, the action was extremely low with very little fret buzz. The pickups were at a good height, except for the single coil. I had to lower it because it was getting in the way of my picking hand, but as I said I rarely use it. The bridge was set up fine, everything was routed out well and the finish had no flaws. The hardware was in good condition, the pickup selector doesn't produce any noise, and the neck is attached properly. Ibanez did a great job ensuring this guitar was ready to rock straight from the factory! I Love the neck on it, and it's really a joy to play. // 9
Reliability & Durability: I have used this guitar at every gig I've played since I got it, and it is holding up fine. I've hit the headstock against doors, dropped the case, and had it sliding around in the back of a truck (in it's case, of course) and it is fine except for one small dent. This was caused by a drumstick being thrown at it by my drummer. I don't assosiate myself with him very much, any more. I Would never gig without a backup however, due to the floating bridge system. I have 100% confidence in the elctronics of the guitar working properly, though. The finish does not look like it will wear easily at all, and it would be a shame if it did! it's a very beautiful guitar. // 9
Impression: This guitar is perfect for the styles I play with it. I've been playing around 4 years, and am recording a Demo with my band, played gigs at outdoor festivals, and radio stations in Canada and the US are requesting our Demo as soon as we finish to play the songs. And this guitar is what I've used on all of them! I compared it to other superstrat styled guitars like the B.C. Rich Gunslinger, and Jackson guitars but I ultimatly chose the Ibanez because I loved the feel, and the Price! The one thing I don't like is the pickups, but that will soon be fixed. I own a Ceriatone 36 Watt head, Marshall Cabinet (MG, unfortunatly), B-52 AT-112 amplifiers, and a Gibson SG Special guitar. If this was stolen, I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. Great guitar, and I highly recomend it to any shredders on a budget! // 8
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MT Zombie, on november 15, 2007 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 915
Features: This particular Ibanez comes from the Prestige range. It's a 24 fret beast with an Edge Pro floating trem. I got the mirage red finish, a finish very different from many that I have seen, although it's known as red it seems to also have hints of other colours as the light shines on it. The RG1570 has a pickup combination of H/S/H. The pickup selection is 5-way, giving different combinations and very different sounds. First is bridge position, next is the top coil of the bridge humbucker with the middle coil, next is just the middle single coil pick ups, next is the middle single coil with the botton coil of the neck pick up and last is the neck humbucker. Then one mater volume control and one tone. // 10
Sound: I play a lot of heavy music, metal, hardcore, punk and grunge. At the moment I am playing it through my Korg AX3000 and Hiwatt 100watt combo, not the best setup in the world I know the new amp is on it's way when I get my christmas over time. However, I have played it through a full valve Laney and it was very good indeed. Pickup terms I tend to keep it in bridge postion however in solos some of the other configerations are good to play around with. However the only downside which many other people have mentioned is the pickups, they aren't bad but they could be a little better for the price you are paying for this, however this is easily sorted, I shall do this once I am sorted with a nice new full valve amp. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: For the strings it had on (which I believe are 9s) it was set up perfectly, however, I like slightly thicker strings, so after much fiddling around with the floating trem and an extra spring it was sorted and still plays a dream! Other than that no other flaws, just set the pick up heights to how I saw fit. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I believe I have played this guitar at around 10 gigs now. I only ever had one problem with it and that was a string breaking half way through a song! not much can be helped with that. People sometimes say you don't need to gig with a backup guitar but for this reason you do, esspecially with a guitar with a floating bridge as it's gunna take a couple of minutes to set up. So the guys kept playing, I grabbed my half step guitar, tuned it up to drop d and came back in ready for my solo. Easy. // 10
Impression: This deffinatly works for the music I play, only thing I wish it had would be better pickups, but that's in line to be changed. If it were stolen from me I would deffinatly get another or higher range model but certainly nothing bellow this model. All in all, great guitar and plays like a dream. I'd also like to mention this is my first review on here. if any one has any issues or advice etc on how to make a review better, just message me, cheers. // 9
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Brett Michael, on april 06, 2009 1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Malaysia
Features: My guitar is a prestige Rg made in Malaysia. I paid about $1400 for it, but it was deffinately worth it. It has the five-piece wizard neck with a maple fretboard and twenty four jumbo frets. The guitar itself is made out of mahagony with a chameleon color blue finish called mirage blue. All of the hardware is chrome, including the whammy bar. There are volume and tone knobs in a black finish along with a 5-way selector. The guitar came special made with DiMarzio pickups. Along with the guitar, I bought an Ibanez deluxe hardshell case, distortion pedal, and amp. Also a set of Danelectro effect pedals. // 9
Sound: The overall sound of the guitar is decent. There are several guitars that have a better sound, but my guitar suit's my music style. I normally stick to metal and alternative styles, so generally it will have a distorted sound. The pickups alone can produce a distortion. I use an Ibanez amp along with several effect pedals to create the loud, screaming sound that I like. The one thing that I wish I could do is create that crunchy, distorted sound found in some bands. My guitar is not capable of producing it. But the pickups can also create a very rich sound if switched to the front ones. As for overall variety of sound, there are quite a few sounds that it can produce, but there are still many more that it can't. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: When the guitar was purchased, it was set up fairly well. There was a slight buzz on the lower E string, but nothing that couldn't be fixed easily. Other that that, the action was great. You barely have to touch the strings to play. The pickups were fine, no problem there, and the top was matched perfectly. The only bad thing is that when I got the guitar, there were some flaws in the finish. Not from the factory, but from shipment. There were some light scratches in it and one bad chip in the body, but everything else was fine with it. // 10
Reliability & Durability: The guitar is extremely durable and can withstand abuse. Mine has been dropped several times with no damage to the body or hardware. It will withstand Live performances easily. The strap buttons are solid with no trouble. The guitar is extremely dependable. It stays in tune really well and there have never been any problems with it. I play alot, and the guitar has no pick guard, but I have had no problems with the finish. There are a few light scratches, but other that that, nothing else caused by picking. // 10
Impression: I've been playing for about ten months and stick mainly to playing metal. The overall style of the guitar suit's my mood and playing. The finish just has that "I'm ready to shred" look to it. So it suit's me. I use several effect pedals along with the guitar, so it can create the sound that I want from it. If it was to be lost, I would try to get it back or by another exactly like it. But it would still never be the same as the original. I love everything about it, no question, and can't find anything to hate about it. This guitar was made for me and I liked it better than any other guitars that I looked at. // 10
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unregistered, on april 20, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: C$ 700
Purchased from: A local Friend
Features: My guitar is a 2008 from Japan (It's a Prestige). Rosewood fretboard, with 24 frets, and a Maple/Walnut Wizard Prestige neck. The finish is a mirage red, which I have to say, is sexy as hell. Pickup configuration and controls are pretty Standard. The key feature that makes this guitar a 10, without question is the Edge Pro bridge. This bridge blows my mind with it's ability to hold tune no matter how much you use the tremolo. Also, the tremolo bar itself has a neat feature of not being a screw in, but instead, it clicks into place, giving you a full range of motion, and you never have to worry about it being slightly loose, and causing any sound issues. // 10
Sound: The sound quality of the guitar itself is excellent, but unfortunately is not overly well complimented by the Ibanez pickups. The pickups are body mounted which is nice, and they are capable of covering an impressive range of sounds, but the quality of the sound from the pickups is moderate at best. My suggestion, replace the pickups with something a little nicer quality, and you have yourself one of the best sounding guitars out there. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: This guitar, as with anything assembled by team J. Craft, was amazing how well set up it was. Action was perfect, pickups were pretty good, needed some slight lowering, but that's got to do with personal preference as well. Routing was perfect, and not a single flaw on the entire guitar. The finish itself is something that I have only ever seen from Ibanez, and is just stunning. The Mirage red is a metal fleck finish, that depending on the angle, and the lighting that you are looking at the guitar will look different. From a distance, or in dimmer lighting, the guitar looks as if it is a glossy/sparkly black, but in brighter light, it is a very dark maroon, sometimes beige, sometimes green color. Very difficult to describe, and even more difficult to get a good picture of. One of a kind finish that can only truly be done justice in person. // 10
Reliability & Durability: The guitar is pretty new, so I can't be much help here, but from the track record of the guitar and it's hardware, as well as the fact that it is an Ibanez, I'm going with yes. It is without question a dependable guitar, and if your one to stay in the same tuning, tuning will become a foreign concept on this guitar, because the tuning is incredibly solid. The finish seems like it would last, but once again, it is a new guitar, so it's hard to judge, other than oil marks from my skin, the finish looks, and seems like it will continue to look amazing. // 10
Impression: The guitar overall is amazing. I definitely suggest this guitar to anyone Who wants speed out of their guitar, as thanks to the Ultra thin neck, this guitar was built for speed. Personally, after replacing the pickups, I can't imagine myself ever choosing another guitar over this one. You will never find a guitar that feels quite like this one, and the quality of workmanship put into the guitar, combined with the sheer genius of the edge pro bridge makes this guitar an obvious choice for anyone who is looking for a quality guitar. The even more amazing thing about this guitar is the price, or lack of. Unlike it's competitors, *cough* Gibson *cough*, the RG is not a pricey guitar, as are any of the Ibanez line. So long as you stick to simple finishes, the guitar is amazing quality, and an amazing price. Only down side is unlike a top of the line Gibson, a top of the line Ibanez such as this one cannot be expected to appreciate in value. But if your thinking of buying a guitar as an investment, then your never going to play it anyways, and so Who cares about the quality of the actual guitar. Overall, the Ibanez RG 1570 is a practical, high quality guitar. // 10
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whitemanwalking, on march 16, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Thomann
Features: * Left handed model
* Made in 2005 in Japan by team J Craft
* 25.5" scale, 24 Fret thin 5 piece maple neck
* Solid basswood body
* Mirage red finish (discontinued)
* Wizard Pro locking Bridge
* HSH V8 S1 V7
* x1 volume, x1 tone 5 way selector
* cosmo black hardware
* fitted flight case incl. // 8
Sound: The stock pickups are poor. I knew this long before I purchased the guitar having every intention of replacing them. I like to do quite a bit of research before buying things and found it was a widespread complaint I saw throughout various reveiws and forum discussions. It came to my suprise that the vast majority of reviewers on this site don't seem to feel the same way! However, lets carry on..
They do clean sounds beautifully but as soon as you add some kind of overdrive or distotion they lose a lot of clarity. They don't seem to have much treble, mid or bass. They just seem a bit like soggy bread, so I do recommend installing better ones for sure, but they're not horrific.
Once you get new ones this guitar sounds just great! If you compare the specifications of this guitar to the top of the range models the only differences to be seem are pickups and cosmetic options. Presuming you like how this guitar looks already, the cost of the guitar plus replacment pickups is an absoloute bargain compared to some of the high end prestige models.But since the guitar came with stock pickups I will rate the sound accordingly.
As far as sound goes the guitar's saving grace is the pickup combination. The different sounds achieved through each combination are all highly usable. I personally like the 2nd position which uses the bridge humbucker and the single coil. It produces a much more twangy sound that the bridge humbucker alone. Really suitable for some of the old hard rock or blues. If you did a bit of rewiring and added in some push/pull pots there you'd have even more sounds available to you. // 7
Action, Fit & Finish: When I bought the guitar the setup wasn't great. The action was a little high, the guitar wasn't in tune, the bridge pickup was too high and the strings needed replacing really. As mentioned earlier the guitar was made in 2005 and I bought it new in 2007 so I had anticipated the strings to be a bit old and out of tune at least. To my suprise the intonation was pretty much spot! However, with the stuff mentioned, you can imagine though it was a little dissapointing to play when I first got it out the box.
I soon went about getting a new set up strings and setting it up properly. You get a nifty bag full of tools in the case so all these adjustments were easily done - plus a manual if you do something horrible. The guitar played amazingly afterwards. No problems there at all.
The finish was stunning. Perfect. I assume it had just been sat in the flight case for the 2 years before I bought it so there wasn't a mark on it. All the frets were finished inpeccably, no loose parts and I was pleasantly suprised to find the Ibanez logo is a mother of pearl inlay which I was unaware of when buying it. The colour is a matter of opinion. I got mirage red, which I couldn't find on any other site, and to my knowledge was the last new one avalable on the web. In photos it just looks black but in person it is a very dark red riddled with (what I think are) tiny copper fibres. In some light the colour can look a dull brown/green colour, it's pretty interesting. // 10
Reliability & Durability: The guitar comes will a flight case fitted for the guitar. It is lined with some kind of red fur which feels very nice to touch and keeps the guitar nice and safe. Once inside it doesn't move and inch. The case also has a handy compartment for your strap - since you have to take the strap off to put it in the case - and there's also enough room to fit your tools and the whammy bar in.
The guitar feels extremely well built and would definately withstand Live playing, as long as you don't abuse it too much. Nothing is about to fall off but of course, with any guitar, things happen. So do have a backup. Locking trems are a nightmare if you break a string but if never had any breakages to date from this guitar. The only time I've had any problem is with overly heavy whammy bar use. By heavy I mean at the time I was seeing how far I was willing to bend a note up with it before I chickened out. All the happened was the high e slipped a little. But realistically, with more sensible use of it this is never a problem.
Oh and sometimes get a bit of a crackle when turning the volume pot. This might just be a case of cleaning the pot or it may be a rubbish pot altogether. It's not really an issue for me though either way if I'm honest. // 9
Impression: This guitar has the playability for pretty much everything. Pop, punk, jazz, rock, metal, thrash, funk, blues, grunge, ska, the list goes on. Perhaps not anything which require very low tunings beyond B Standard just beause of the scale length. The sound however is a different matter, the guitar has a great variety of sounds but, the pickups do let this guitar down a little bit. With a pair of decent pickups fitted this guitar could conquer most genres, it's extremely versatile. But as it stands new, you can still play them on it. They just wont sound so great.
This was a highly considered buy and I am very happy with it. I love the guitar playablity and the quality of it's build, that a can honestly say is flawless.I looked at many other guitars before buying this including models by Jackson, ESP, Epiphone, RAN, Fender, Tokai and Carvin. The guitars playablity, overall build quality and price sold it to me really.
It's a good guitar, with a good set of pickups it is a fantastic guitar. Extremely versatile and a pleasure to play. // 9
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tinman717, on august 18, 2007 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: I just bought this guitar a little over a month ago after doing tons of research to figure out the perfect guitar for me to buy. All I have to say is that this guitar is amazing! This guitar has loads of cool features. It has the extremely thin Prestige Wizard neck on it, which is seriously the most comfortable and fast neck I've ever played. And my friends Who have tried the guitar say the neck is the best they have ever felt. It also has the Edge Pro double locking tremolo system, which works like a charm. The guitar stays in tune no matter what, as long as you properly stretch the strings when you change them. If you don't like floating bridges, don't buy this guitar. A lot of people complain that this guitar will sound out of tune if they rest their hand on the bridge well no duh! As long as you know how to properly play a guitar that has a floating bridge, you will have no problem with this guitar. It's perfect. // 10
Sound: The RG1570 sounds amazing. I run it through a Yamaha DG80 112 amplifier, and MAN, I couldn't be happier. I can get some really great Van Halen style tones with the combination of this guitar and amp, as well as many other sounds. I mostly play rock and punk music, and kinda "pop-punk" or whatever (think Sum 41 and Fall Out Boy combined), and this guitar works for all of that. And running it clean, it delivers just as well. I like to set the amp on a nice clean channel, and set the Switch on the guitar so that it uses the bridge humbucker and middle single-coil pickup at the same time. You get a really unique tone if you use that combination of pickups, one that I personally really like. The variety of sounds this guitar can make is endless. Use the bridge humbucker for a harder tone, whether it be clean or distorted, or use combinations of the other pickups for different sounds. Experiment all you want with the pickups and your amp, and you'll find a sound you can't resist. As for the stock pickups, they are pretty good sounding. Just DiMarzio IBZ pickups. I haven't replaced them yet, but I probably will, just for the hell of it. They get great sound and it's totally fine, but depending on your personal preferences, you might want to change them to something more suiting to you. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: I hate it when people downgrade the guitar because it wasn't set up properly or whatever when they bought it. Look man, if you're a serious guitarist, just read on the internet and learn how to adjust action, intonation, bridge height, all that sort of stuff. I totally tweak and adjust my guitar all on my own, and I'm only 15 years old. If I can handle it, anyone can. As for the finish, it's awesome. I have the Mirage Blue version of the guitar, which is what most people have. The guitar can look black, very dark blue, bluish-green, or a combination of all three, sorta. You'd kinda have to see it in real life. The pictures on the online stores are a little misleading, because the finish on the guitar isn't nearly as bright as it is in the pictures. It's a much darker blue, and I've never had the guitar in any lighting condition that made it such a light color that it looked like it does in the pictures. The finish seems well applied and thick. It doesn't scratch very easily. I've only put 2 very very minor scratches on the guitar that you can only see when you angle it right, and they are on the back of the guitar anyways. Probably just from rubbing on one of those button things on my jeans or something, Who knows. But yeah, the finish is just great. Some people were worried about it looking too "snazzy" or something, but I don't think it does. It's not like some sort of Ultra-cool flashy thing. It just gently and slightly changes colors depending on how light hits it. // 10
Reliability & Durability: The RG1570 is a very solid piece of equipment that would definitely stand up to Live playing no problem. Due to it's tremolo system, I would bring a fixed bridge backup guitar with in case you break a string, because replacing a string on this guitar can take a few minutes. And that's the only reason you would really need a backup, is just to save time if you Busted a string. This guitar is just so good, and it can cover pretty much any style of music, so you probably would never even have to Switch guitars if you didn't want to. This guitar is of extremely high quality and is among the highest quality Ibanez offers. The hardware should last a really really long time, due to the high quality hardened metal on the bridge and other stuff like that. The finish will probably last forever as long as you don't abuse it. Nothing really bad about the guitar in this area at all. // 10
Impression: Overall, this guitar is just amazing. It covers pretty much any style of music you want it to. I've been playing for 6 and a half years, and this is my favorite guitar I've ever played. Highly, highly recommended for anyone Who wants to rock. And if you aren't a rocker, but you want the locking bridge system, this guitar would work for you too. // 10
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unregistered, on january 13, 2006 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 600
Features: Mine is 2005 model made in Japan by T. J. Craft team, which, I believe, is responsible for all Ibanez prestege and signature series. The neck is very thin, shred-oriented with 24 medium-jumbo frets and rosewood fretboard with dot marks. I'd like lower frets being scalloped like on a Jam. But still the neck is well accessible. The basswood body has a nice "mirage" finish, whish changes its color depending on the angle at which you look at the guitar and the lightning conditions. There a re two finishes available for this model "mirage blue" and "mirage red." I own the blue one and its color varies from light sparkling blue to almost black. The bridge is Ibanez Edge Pro, allowing for deep divebomb trem work. The pickups are Ibanez-made in H/S/H configuration. Controls are kind of a standard volume, tone, tone with 5-way Switch. The guitar is equipped with non-locking Gotoh tuners. It may seem a disadvantage, but considering the locking nut, I believe tuners have little to no impact on overall tuning stability. The guitar comes with hardshell case (very well made, much better then ones supplied with American Fenders), set of allen wrenches and spare plastic shells used to tighten the trem bar. No cable or strap or polish cloth. // 9
Sound: I play mainly hard and heavy rock (everything from Deep Purple to Dream Theater, Vai etc) and this guitar allows me to cover everything without changing the guitar. Roll back the sound and put the Switch into position 2 or 4 and you'll get bluesy straty sound. On the maximum volume the sound is fat but not as fat as LesPaul would be. I play it through Fender Blues Junior with Boss DS-1 and Vox Wah. The sound is good but I'm thinking to getting Mesa/Boogie F30 which, I guess would be better match for this guitar. I also plan to change pickups. The stock pickups are OK but still leave much room for improvement, plus I'd like to get warmer sound with more sustain. I'll probably end up with some Dimarzo Breed or Paf Pro. Haven't decided yet. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar I own received some pre-sale treatment in the shop before I purchased it, so it's hard for me to judge what was it look like right out of the box. However, I still needed to adjust the action in order to lower the strings and to get rid of string buzz. But I believe that any instrument placed in extreme weather conditions (from warm shop into the car with minus 4 outside and back to warm house) would require some fixes. Otherwise I have no complains. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I am not a pro so I play live very rare. But considering the quality of the instrument I think it would withstand heavy use and abuse. The stock straps look quite nice, however I changed them into DiMarzio ClipLock, which is more useful for me. But that's the matter of taste, anyway. I wouldn't go for a gig without backup simply because there's always a danger of breaking a string. Otherwise, I don't feel I'd need a spare guitar. // 10
Impression: As I've said, I play hard rock and moderately heavy metal and the guitar suites me fine. I think that after pickup change it would be even better. I also own Fender Deluxe Stratocaster, which I primarily use for clean sound but I found that when I'm too lazy to Switch from one guitar to other the 1570 can handle not only heavy riffy kind of music but also more bluesy stuff. I woudn't trade it for my white Ibanez Jem, but I should say that for its price its very well made guitar with good playability. // 9
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unregistered, on june 09, 2006 1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 627.83
Purchased from: Local Guitar Shop
Features: Mine was made in 2005. It was made by Team J. Craft in Japan. It has a 24 jumbo frets and the fretboard is made from rosewood, the neck is maple. The body is basswood so its light. It has a edge pro trem and has a H/S/H pickups. The neck for me is awesome, it's thin so you could shred anywhere the fretboard. Also you can reach the higher frets easily 'cause of its all access neck joint. It has a Gotoh tuners and has a cosmo black color that matches the trem and the knobs. It come with 1 volume, 1 tone knob and a 5-way switch. Case is included and is a Team J. Craft custom hardcase. // 10
Sound: I play Dream Theater songs, John Petrucci, Vai, Malmsteen, Satriani and the guitar copes with every playing style you could think of. I play it with a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier and a DigiTech GNX3000. the pickups are basically good but I would recommend changing it to DiMarzio or EMG's so you could get the guitars full potential. Other than that, it sounds great. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: The setup was good but not great. The action is low so it plays fast. But I had to adjust the intonation a little bit 'cause it's kinda sharp when fretted. Fret wires are in good shape, although I had the pickups change to air norton in neck, and tone zone in the bridge and now it sound even better. Other than that it didn't have any other flaws. The paint is awesome. It changes color in diffrent lighting from black to blue to a bit greenish blue. // 9
Reliability & Durability: The guitar is durable and will withstand a live gig, though I would have a backup guitar just incase the strings break 'cause I tend to use the whammy a lot. Strap buttons are tight. The finish is excellent, it doesn't scratch easily and is smooth. // 9
Impression: I have been playing for 9 years now and so far this guitar is my fave. I have a Fender Strat, a Parker Nite Fly and a MusicMan John Petrucci and so far, nothing beats its thin and fast neck. If was stolen I would definitely buy another. I love the neck, the sound, the trem, it's awesome. Although I could wish it only had a H/H configuration and a 3-way switch just like my Petrucci model. So far, This guitar is great. Price is not too expensive but the features a rich. Go get one and try it yourself. You'll definitely like it. // 9
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metalldragon, on august 30, 2006 1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 800
Purchased from: Local Store
Features: My RG 1570 was made in 2005 in Japan, by Team J Craft. The guitar is awesome, Wizard neck, 24 Jumbo Frets, Basswood body, Ibanez V8, S1, and V7 pickups, and a wonderful Edge Pro tremelo. The guitar has a mirage blue top with a color-changing sparkle. 5-way pickup selector and a volume and tone knob. The tuners are Gotoh. This guitar has a locking nut, and it rarely comes out of tune, no matter how much the whammy bar is used. I had a hard case made by team J craft when I bought this. // 9
Sound: I mainly play Steve Vai and Satch stuff. I like to play a bit of metal here and there, some blues. And I can tell you that this guitar suits all my styles. It is very versatile, and the clean sound is great too. I'm using a Marshall 50 watt amp, and when I'm in the mood, I plug in my DigiTech Death Metal distorsion pedal. This guitar has a low feedback, even with maximum distortion, the guitar still cuts through. This guitar can play anything, unlike the Jackson I have which can only play metal, and my other Fender Strat which when added the distortion, begins to hum. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: When I got this guitar, the action was very low, though the sound was still clean. You can shred as fast as hell with this guitar due to it's ultra thin neck. The pickups are a bit loose, but don't worry, they won't fall off. Other than that it had no scratches or flaws what'soever. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is a rock. I've had it for over a year now and it really is like Brand New. I would definitly go to a gig without backup. The strap buttons are very solid. I'm telling you, If you take care of this guitar, it will laast a lifetime. This guitar is a rock. I've had it for over a year now and it really is like brand new. I would definitly go to a gig without backup. The strap buttons are very solid. I'm telling you, If you take care of this guitar, it will laast a lifetime. // 9
Impression: I've been playing for about 4 years now, and this is my favourite guitar from the ones I have. If it was stolen, I'd sell my other guitars to buy it again. The sound is close to a JEM, it's ideal for Steve Vai lovers who don't afforrd a JEM. I've been playing for about 4 years now, and this is my favourite guitar from the ones I have. If it was stolen, I'd sell my other guitars to buy it again. The sound is close to a JEM, it's ideal for Steve Vai lovers who don't afforrd a JEM. // 10
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irishman, on december 18, 2006 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 981.54
Purchased from: www.guitarampkeyborad.co.uk
Features: This is a RG1570L (the lefty version), made in 2005 in Japan. It's got 24 jumbo frets, a three piece Wizard neck (bolt-on), which is noticably thinner and more comfortable than the neck on my other electric (B.C. Rich Warlock). The neck is made from Rosewood and the body from basswood. The bridge is an Edge Pro, and is absolutely sweet! There are some people that seem slightly daunted by floating trems, but resting your arm on the bridge really isn't a problem and doesn't affect the tuning at all. The guitar has one volume and one tone knob. I think more volume knobs would have been nicer, as there are 3 pickups (IBZ V7 humbucker in the neck, IBZ S1 single-coil in the middle, and an IBZ V8 humbucker at the bridge) and a 5-way selector. The Edge Pro is a double-locking trem. The guitar comes with an Ibanez hardcase. // 10
Sound: I mainly play rock and metal, satriani, vai, Metallica, Slayer etc. the guitar suits the style like a glove! I also play a good bit of hendrix and classic rock like that (cream, rory gallagher etc.) and you can get a really nice tone from the guitar for that sort of music as well. On distorted tone, the bridge humbucker sounds electric! It's sound is very similar to a Jem, which is just as well since they don't make those in lefty's! The neck humbucker packs a similar punch, though isn't quite as bluesy as I'd like a neck pickup to be. I'm not too keen on the single-coil when distorted, though with a clean tone it sounds unbelievable, the sort of tone one would usually attribute to a Strat! The guitar has nice sustain and the Edge Pro is great for making those screaming harmonics just like Satriani. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar came nicely set-up. The intonation was a bit off, but that is easily fixed. I also raised the single coil pickup a little since it was a bit quieter than the two humbuckers. The action is set up nice. The finish on the guitar really has to be seen! I have the mirage blue model, and it looks killer! It shimmers from black/deep blue to a light blue/green, and really is totally cool! // 10
Reliability & Durability: This guitar can take a good whalloping, the locking nuts will keep your strings in tune and the strap buttons will keep you from horribly embarassing yourself at a gig by dropping it! I would probably bring a backup to a gig, only to deal with playing songs in different tuning, since to re-tune this would take a while, but that's the price you pay for an awesome bridge! // 9
Impression: This guitar is great if you want to play any sort of rock/metal. I've been playing guitar for 7 years now and this is perfect for me. If it were lost or stolen, I'd buy another one in a second! The one thing that takes getting used to is the different neck scale, and seeing 24 frets instead of 22 is a bit confusing at the start! // 10
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unregistered, on october 29, 2007 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: www.Gak.co.uk
Features: Ibanez RG1570 made by Team J Craft in Japan. Easy access to all 24 frets due to deep cutaways on the body which not only allow for easier accesibiilty to all frets they also look really cool. The neck is a 5 piece Wizard Prestige, one of the thinnest Ibanez do. The fretboard is Rosewood with jumbo frets so it is easy to bend strings. The body is made from Basswood which works well with distortion and also gives a nice clean tone. It has a unique mirage blue finish giving the guitar a sparkly look which appears to change from black to blue in differernt lighting conditions. The bridge is an Edge Pro which are said to be the best double locking trems in the world, and I would agree. It ahs a H/S/H configuration making it very versatile. If you play a lot of metal I would say you would benefit by upgrading the bridge pickup to something with a higher output. There is one volume and one tone pot with a 5 way switcher. Locking tuners are Gotoh. Hard case was included with accessory bag including allen keys and washers for trem arm. // 8
Sound: I mainly play Metal and together with a high gain amp I have found a nice tone. It is perfect for fast solos, squealing harmonics and divebombs. The neck pickup has a nice full warm sounding tone perfect for sweeping those arpeggios and the single coil is great for clean sounds. You can also mix the Single coil with neck/bridge pickup. This guitar would suit any style whether it be metal, rock, blues, jazz, funk, you name it and it will probably do it. // 7
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar came to me with a reasonable set up. I only adjusted the trem when I changed string gauge. Pickup height was good. I've had this guitar for a year now and the only problems I have had is the pickup selector knob falling off, that was easily fixed though. The volume tone has completely faded unlike the tone control as I use the volume control more. I don't think this is due to cheap hardware but me having more acidic sweat than normal as my guitar strings corrode after around 4 hours of playing even with wiping down. As with all Ibanez RG's, the coating of paint on the body is quite thin so it can easily be chipped, if you take care you should avoid this. // 7
Reliability & Durability: I've played live with this guitar on many occassions without a backup. The hardware seems of high quality. Your strap won't be coming loose half way through your set due to the size of them and they are firmly stuck in the body. I think the finish will last but the hardware may fade over a long period of time, as with most guitars played a lot. // 9
Impression: If it were stolen I would definately buy another if I could afford it. I've been playing around 6 years. I can honestly say I love this guitar. I bought this product without playing it on the internet (as I'm a lefty). I had never played an Ibanez before but soon as I picked it up it jsut felt perfect like it was custom built for me. // 10
Mahoru
: Ehhhmmm... this guitar is (actually) made in USA, not in Japan... as all Prestige guitars ^^' POSTED: 05/17/2006 - 02:04 pm / quote|
Mahoru
: Sorry, it was a mistake: its pickups are made in USA, not the guitar itself. And korinaflyingv, you don't need to call me this way to make me realize you're the one who really is POSTED: 06/11/2006 - 10:27 am / quote|
TJM2482
: Good reviews, i've heard only good things about this guitar. The only thing I have left to decide is which color to get POSTED: 07/17/2006 - 12:04 am / quote|
lotusfeet04
: I bought this guitar at Sam Ash for $699 and it is awesome. The tone is great, easily compared to a JEM or JS model. The tremelo is flawless, and the neck is super fast. Best guitar I have ever played. And TJM2482, you should get a Mirage Red model. It's beautiful! POSTED: 07/24/2006 - 11:16 pm / quote|
XaosKnight
: damn i bought a js100 and now i wish i had bought one of these POSTED: 08/07/2006 - 10:26 pm / quote|
Triviumfan54
: dude you should have bought this, it rocks. run this through a Line6 Spider 30 and youll know what i mean! POSTED: 08/12/2006 - 06:00 am / quote|
mfkr511
: i dont have one but i love the finish on the mirage blue model POSTED: 08/23/2006 - 09:32 am / quote|
metalldragon
: if u dont have one , buy one POSTED: 08/29/2006 - 10:01 am / quote|
Wolverin
: You know what all ibanez sound pretty good and this isn't an exception.Unfortunately this like all other ibanez has a f---ing stupid bridge.You cant rest your wrist on the bridge because the strings get detuned if you do so.Tell me is it possible to play hours long solos without resting wrist on the bridge.That would be painful. I would rather want a fixed bridge like that of a Fender Strat on this Guitar. POSTED: 08/30/2006 - 06:59 am / quote|
Triviumfan54
: actually i have this guitar, and it is possible to play long solos and various other parts without the bridge detuning itself, although i does have a tendancy to do so sometimes. you get what you buy and i'm not complaining now that i've got this. POSTED: 09/01/2006 - 12:59 pm / quote|
You know what all ibanez sound pretty good and this isn't an exception.Unfortunately this like all other ibanez has a f---ing stupid bridge.You cant rest your wrist on the bridge because the strings get detuned if you do so.Tell me is it possible to play hours long solos without resting wrist on the bridge.That would be painful. I would rather want a fixed bridge like that of a Fender Strat on this Guitar.
Learn to not anchor then. I can play hours without my wrist or fingers touching the body, or bridge. POSTED: 09/05/2006 - 10:02 pm / quote|
Anathema07
: About this whole "resting your wrist on the bridge" thing, I have a question. I am guilty of resting my wrist on the bridge whenever I'm playing faster bits, however I don't press down extremely hard. Is the detuning thing a common problem? (I wouldn't know as both of my guitars have fixed bridges). Also is it just with Ibanez's Edge Pro tremolos, or do Floyds have the same problem? I have played a couple of guitars with FR tremolos and I never had such a problem. However, I only played those guitars for a short amount of time, seeing as they weren't mine. I've been saving up to buy a guitar with a floating tremolo, and it would be useful to know what I'm getting myself into. POSTED: 10/02/2006 - 08:43 pm / quote|
About this whole "resting your wrist on the bridge" thing, I have a question. I am guilty of resting my wrist on the bridge whenever I'm playing faster bits, however I don't press down extremely hard. Is the detuning thing a common problem? (I wouldn't know as both of my guitars have fixed bridges). Also is it just with Ibanez's Edge Pro tremolos, or do Floyds have the same problem? I have played a couple of guitars with FR tremolos and I never had such a problem. However, I only played those guitars for a short amount of time, seeing as they weren't mine. I've been saving up to buy a guitar with a floating tremolo, and it would be useful to know what I'm getting myself into.
yeh im thinkin about that too. POSTED: 10/25/2006 - 09:53 am / quote|
Alan2112
: I recently purchased this guitar and i have to say it's an excellent guitat for the price.I love the finish,it's not as bright as i was lead to believe and most of the time it looks black.The only thing i would change is the pickups.I have the blue one and i am seriously thinking about getting the red one. No problem with the "resting your wrist on the bridge" thing.Don't see how it would be,wouldn't have my hand that far down. POSTED: 11/25/2006 - 02:31 pm / quote|
You know what all ibanez sound pretty good and this isn't an exception.Unfortunately this like all other ibanez has a f---ing stupid bridge.You cant rest your wrist on the bridge because the strings get detuned if you do so.Tell me is it possible to play hours long solos without resting wrist on the bridge.That would be painful. I would rather want a fixed bridge like that of a Fender Strat on this Guitar.
Get a G3 DVD and check out Satch and Vai, that's how you play solos without resting on the bridge. POSTED: 12/19/2006 - 05:53 am / quote|
Chiefwiddler
: Rest your hand on the bridge? Why? Your hand is WAY too far up! I only go anywhere near the bridge when I am palm-muting, and only go right to the end when doing light palm muting where I want some fizz. Cant say how anyone with technique can have this detuning problem. Sorry if that sounds a bit sh*tty, but, you need to address that problem. POSTED: 12/19/2006 - 08:48 am / quote|
Rest your hand on the bridge? Why? Your hand is WAY too far up! I only go anywhere near the bridge when I am palm-muting, and only go right to the end when doing light palm muting where I want some fizz. Cant say how anyone with technique can have this detuning problem. Sorry if that sounds a bit sh*tty, but, you need to address that problem.
Some people when beginning tend to do that instead of tensing their hands up. I personally don't do it unless palm muting either though, but I see what they mean. POSTED: 12/19/2006 - 05:28 pm / quote|
E V H 5150
: I usually pick in between the two humbuckers on my guitar. Is that bad positioning, because I saw some dude shredding hardcore with my guitar, and his picking hand was above over the low-e string, and I haven't taken time to play like that. POSTED: 12/19/2006 - 09:44 pm / quote|
jimshoe505
: Well, we obviously know that wolverin doesnt really know what he is talking about. He just has nothing better to do but sit on here and bitch and moan. Quite frankly, hes just like the rest of you. You all have nothing to do but sit on here a review guitars. I think that is a waste of time and you all are idots for it. I own an RG 320 with the whole floyd rose deal and I have never had a problem with "de-tunning" of the strings due to hand placement. You would have to have to have used some force down on the strings or you could just be stupid and not know how to lock your stings in correctly. Anywho, thank you all for giving me the inspiration to write this letter, this memo if you will of pitty upon you people. thanks again! POSTED: 12/20/2006 - 12:23 am / quote|
A7XDisturbed
: This guitar is ****ing awesome period.! POSTED: 01/13/2007 - 06:45 pm / quote|
millsie123
: This guitar is indeed immense, however there is no need to flame each other about where your bloody picking hand is! Just play where it's comfortable for you, to answer Anathema07's questions, it's a fault common to all floating tremolo systems due to their design, they're supossed to detune the strings, thats why you can 'whammy' both ways
i have this guitar, and i recommend this guitar POSTED: 03/11/2007 - 04:55 pm / quote|
Boz0r
: Just buy a guitar with a fixed bridge, if you can't handle the sheer power of a FR bridge. POSTED: 03/15/2007 - 12:18 pm / quote|
flambe chicken
: This guitar kicks ass. I'll put up a review when I've had it for a little longer! POSTED: 04/08/2007 - 11:35 am / quote|
Steven Jack
: Dudes thanks for all the great comments, i've just secured one and am gettin it at the end of the week POSTED: 04/15/2007 - 08:45 pm / quote|
Steven Jack
: these comments and great reviews REALLY help POSTED: 04/15/2007 - 08:45 pm / quote|
yoyo1299
: most people rest their pinky and ring finger of their right hand [if you're a right handed player] on the body of the guitar just below the bridge, it works, and don't put PRESSURE on the bridge.... if you do, then you can't solo properly dude POSTED: 05/10/2007 - 02:24 pm / quote|
SpeedCacophony
: this guitar is good, although there are some flaws that you mat find if you play alot on it, as you may have to adapt certain aspects of your playing to be asble to achieve what you want with it. personally i found this guitar more suited towards legato and swept arpeggio based work, with it slightly tailing of towards the 16th fret in terms of alternate picked capability. thats not a lack of technique on my part as i have perfect technique- i just find it easier to play fast shred runs on my mates K-602 as you can notice where the quality and money has gone into it. regardless this is a fantastic second or third guitar and it has definately helped my development in a more virtuotus direction. also a tip for palm muting and the bridge- jst be gentle and have a light hover above your bridge or a slight rest, try to develop your pm without too much force from you picking hand, and try to restrict/limit how much your hand moves at high speed when practicing as this will make it easier to solo/shred when playing freel. good luck with this guitar-it definately served me well POSTED: 05/14/2007 - 03:45 pm / quote|
MT Zombie
: Just one question really, I tried this guitar in my local guitar shop and i am now getting it for my 18th in a couple of months. but, reading several reviews people can't seem to make their mind up whether its a 3piece neck or a 5 piece. I always thought it was 5pc Some shops are advertising this as 3. Are there cheep ones that i might get ripped off with?
Can anyone help, or suggestions for a guitar (probably ibanez) thats better but not much more expensive, I really want the floating bridge, and to be honest im also not seeing the problem with the bridge either, but oh well. POSTED: 05/23/2007 - 02:53 pm / quote|
4d5e6f
: This guitar is a 3 piece neck, but trust me, it's still QUITE nice. POSTED: 06/13/2007 - 12:09 am / quote|
kool98769
: Hey, whats the access to the upper frets like?(frets 22-24). Also, i have heard from a friend that a few of the upper frets are scalloped. Is this true? Thanks POSTED: 06/23/2007 - 12:42 am / quote|
tinman717
: access to the upper frets is great. Nothing really gets in the way. I mean if you are trying to get to the 24th fret with your first finger you will have to kind of deform your hand to do it, but if you're just regularly playing and doing it with your pinky or something its not really a problem.
I love this guitar and I have no problem with the detuning because of resting my hand or whatever. It takes a lot of practice to figure out how to palm mute and rest your hand when you play guitar, but once you get it, you can do it on any guitar. You have to be very gentle with the tremolo. It's really sensitive. So new people who like to use a lot of force and arent as smooth of players should watch out for that POSTED: 06/24/2007 - 05:34 pm / quote|
chilli99
: maybe I missed this is reading everything above, but how is the weight of this guitar and how is the balance POSTED: 06/30/2007 - 01:32 pm / quote|
tinman717
: hey man I think the weight is perfect because its not so heavy that it hurts your shoulder and stuff, and its really easy to move around with it and it feels light, but it feels like it's a solid guitar, you know? Like some really light guitars feel kinda fragile and wimpy. This guitar is medium-light but it feels pretty strong and you feel like you're playing a solid, nice guitar.
The balance is pretty good. The neck doesn't try to come up or fall down on you, like with some guitars. It just kinda stays where you want it, and when you just let the guitar hang on its own, the guitar is at a comfortable angle for both your fretting and picking hand. POSTED: 07/01/2007 - 10:19 pm / quote|
rocknblueslady1
: Hello. I am thinking of buying this Guitar (Ibanez RG 1570) for my 15 yr old son. I have read lots of reviews and it sounds like an excellent guitar. Wondering about the color. Need to know more about the color since I am buying it online. I can't tell if I like the Mirage Red or not. Anyone w/ the Mirage Red? What is the color like? I heard the Mirage Blue looks black, purple, and green when it hits the light. That sounds awesome, but is it too flamboyant for a 15 yr old boy? Thanks for you're advice. POSTED: 07/10/2007 - 08:02 pm / quote|
Vetleh_92
: I love this guitar, it's so "easyplayd" as we say in Norway. POSTED: 07/31/2007 - 12:44 pm / quote|
mxh
: can you get this wih EMGs? POSTED: 09/01/2007 - 03:21 pm / quote|
probably not stock, but you could put them in yourself. to everyone else, im having trouble deciding between the 2550 and this one. any input? POSTED: 09/01/2007 - 10:24 pm / quote|
Breed85
: The 2550 has superior stock Pickups, a pickguard and sharktooth inlays. The Dimarzio/IBZ are USA made Dimarzios which are made exclusively for Ibanez guitars. The bridge pup is said to be a cross between a steve morse (DP200) and super distortion (DP100) dimarzio pups and so on (check dimarzio.com faq)
Some say the 2550 has a better build quality with better selected woods etc.
The rest is down to aesthetics. POSTED: 09/02/2007 - 07:09 am / quote|
The 2550 has superior stock Pickups, a pickguard and sharktooth inlays. The Dimarzio/IBZ are USA made Dimarzios which are made exclusively for Ibanez guitars. The bridge pup is said to be a cross between a steve morse (DP200) and super distortion (DP100) dimarzio pups and so on (check dimarzio.com faq)
Some say the 2550 has a better build quality with better selected woods etc.
The rest is down to aesthetics.
yeah. i like the 1570s paintjob but at the same time i think its too flashy for the music i play (more metal, technical stuff) POSTED: 09/02/2007 - 02:04 pm / quote|
troykeenan
: would this guitar be good for playing muse-type songs? i'm usually an sg player so how does it compare to the epi sg400 sound- and feel-wise? POSTED: 11/05/2007 - 12:58 pm / quote|
RooZ
: I bought my guitar today in mirage red. Awsome color and guitar! POSTED: 11/22/2007 - 03:12 pm / quote|
Well,i am playing electro guitar for over 6 years.Never had an ibanez before,but i know some series of them suit my style,which is called blackened-death,perfect.
I like the overall of this guitar,but my question is for all those who listen to blackened-death like stuff(dissection,belphegor,melodic death),should i buy this one or,any other in S series?İs there anyone here who played both? POSTED: 12/03/2007 - 08:36 am / quote|
Metalic Demon
: im thinking anout getting this guitar, either this, a cort EVL X4, a bc rich warbeast or a les paul, i play metal - any preferances onto what i should get POSTED: 12/22/2007 - 10:57 am / quote|
Xzen
: How does this guitar to the Schecter Synyster guitar? if anyone has both? ~Thanks POSTED: 01/05/2008 - 02:54 pm / quote|
eeL
: I'm having a hard time choosing between the Ibanez S470 and this RG1570 - any opinions? POSTED: 01/08/2008 - 08:04 am / quote|
Xzen
: The S470 is made in korea and the checks arent as good there and often the quality is poor. Best place ibanez guitars are made is japan and thats where the RG1570 is made POSTED: 01/11/2008 - 04:20 pm / quote|
Fzau
: I'm playing almost a year now with a Squier Strat and considering to buy a much better guitar (duh).
I just can't make up my mind: "should I buy an Ibanez S520EX (a real beast btw)or an Ibanez RG1570 ??". I mostly play metal (Metallica, Megadeth) but also deathmetal (Ensiferum,...) and some metalcore. That's not all, I also play bluesy things and nice clean songs. You could say I'm searching for a versatile guitar But it needs to have that extra bit of punch (gain & sustain).
Anyone with experiences with these ? POSTED: 02/06/2008 - 03:37 pm / quote|
Fzau
: I'm playing almost a year now with a Squier Strat and considering to buy a better guitar (duh).
The only problem I have is not being able to choose between an Ibanez S520EX and this Ibanez RG1570.
I'm looking for a versatile guitar that can play bluesy stuff, clean stuff but mostly metal and deathmetal.
Anyone who has experience with these guitars? POSTED: 02/06/2008 - 03:41 pm / quote|
Fzau
: Wtf???
Sorry, the first message didn't show POSTED: 02/06/2008 - 03:41 pm / quote|
Metalic Demon
: Get the rg1570 and an amp that has a smooth clean, a real crunchy O/D and a realy ****ed up distortion and all the other settings and you should be able to play all these types. i got a cort x6 and a line six spider 30watt (yeah only 30, i got no cash) and the sound is imense - and realy warm and smooth on clean. POSTED: 02/07/2008 - 03:06 pm / quote|
eeL
: got the 1570 few days ago, best gat ive played IMO POSTED: 02/08/2008 - 05:09 am / quote|
Fzau
: Thanks. I got the Line 6 Spider III 30watt too
Lovely sound, and even more with a Line 6 PodXTLive POSTED: 02/09/2008 - 12:51 pm / quote|
Metalic Demon
: yea line 6 is better than most people think, anyway i suggest the rg1570 or similar POSTED: 02/11/2008 - 03:10 pm / quote|
Doddington
: Someone please tell me which colour to buy, it would be very helpful.
From the pictures the Red is the only good looking colour (plus im sick of black guitars ive had enough to get bored) And the Mirage Blue just looks like a dodgy guitar that has sparkles thrown all over it.
Anyone have high quality pictures?
Thanks. POSTED: 02/17/2008 - 07:39 am / quote|
convictionless
: i own this, buy the swede black one unless you want a sparkly one then dont but if your playing metal get the black one its easier to clean, the red one (i have) gets dirty easy, after a gig i actually felt where my arm was cause the sweat dried up on the guitar. also when i palm mute i have no problems what so ever its techniqe not the guitar you retards. POSTED: 03/22/2008 - 06:07 am / quote|
Robert734
: ok so i am thinking about geting this guitar, it looks sweet and all the revews look good.
4d5e6f wrote:
This guitar is a 3 piece neck, but trust me, it's still QUITE nice.
its a 5 piece or at least the new ones are. POSTED: 06/22/2008 - 02:22 am / quote|
Robert734
: can anyone tell me y the rg 1570 at guitar center is different than the one at there sight??
one at ibanez- http://www.ibanez.com/eg/guitar.aspx?m=RGT320Z
one at guitar center -http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez-RG1570-Electric-Guitar-5 19965-i1150869.gc POSTED: 06/22/2008 - 02:31 am / quote|
can anyone tell me y the rg 1570 at guitar center is different than the one at there sight??
one at ibanez- http://www.ibanez.com/eg/guitar.aspx?m=RGT320Z
one at guitar center -http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez-RG1570-Electric-Guitar-5 19965-i1150869.gc
nvm lol i clicked the wrong one lol ignore the dumb comment lol anyway ibanez rules !!!! POSTED: 06/22/2008 - 02:33 am / quote|
EmuChicken
: I have the suede black one, nice to play. ... That guy above said its "medium-light"... I'd want to push in and say its more of a medium weight... maybe crossing over to heavy... although not as heavy as a gibson LP!
... Dont know about you guys, but one thing about this guitar that I dont really like is the wood usage.. whilst playing unplugged, the sound doesnt "feel good" in comparison to a mahogany (my other guitars- ibanez 2020x/ cheapass wesley honeycomb- lol)
The stock pickups are "vintage" pickups, they have some power, but theyre far too clean for my style in music (punk), Id prefer more low eqs and punch for palm mutes! ^-^ ... other than that, its a damn good guitar... ... unless you break a string onstage! (grrr!) POSTED: 09/03/2008 - 01:08 pm / quote|
EmuChicken
: note... if you say you wouldnt take a backup onstage with you... its your funeral! - one string breaks the whole tremolo system screws up and all the other strings will be badly out of tune! :E
... that said, this guitar is damn good, but NOT for beginners! POSTED: 09/03/2008 - 01:09 pm / quote|
blagards
: just a quick question to anyone who has experience of both this and the Ibanez RG370DX. as i am a lefty i have very few options when it comes to buying guitars, and im thinking of buying one of these. which one would you reccommend as being better value for money and as an overall better guitar? POSTED: 09/15/2008 - 12:21 pm / quote|
MrKiller
: Someone told me that the black version on this guitar has some kind of sparks on it (like the mirage blue). Is it true, or is it only black? POSTED: 12/20/2008 - 01:22 pm / quote|
Gulivar
: What I find hilarious about those reviews is that most of them were written by what seems to be the same person using different accounts being variations of the same thing, and the same misinformation... mmm either a major Ibanez fanboy or Ibanez themselves. POSTED: 01/09/2009 - 06:34 am / quote|
zhGuedes
: that guitar looks awesome
i bought mine 6 months ago in brazil and she hasnt came yet im so pissed of POSTED: 01/25/2009 - 08:18 am / quote|
The Beef Lord
: I can't decide whether to buy this guitar or the RG 2550. Any suggestions? POSTED: 03/10/2009 - 06:44 pm / quote|
Hey, whats the access to the upper frets like?(frets 22-24). Also, i have heard from a friend that a few of the upper frets are scalloped. Is this true? Thanks
Rictus23
: I am now planing on getting one POSTED: 03/16/2009 - 09:57 pm / quote|
jayeshrc
: if you rest your hand on the bridge, it will not detune as long as your palm is resting on the part where the two screws go into the body (saddle screws i think) POSTED: 03/17/2009 - 02:12 am / quote|
jayeshrc
: its like pushing a door... you push at the hinge, nothing happens. you push further away (ie. closer to the edge) it moves... POSTED: 03/17/2009 - 02:15 am / quote|
Hey, whats the access to the upper frets like?(frets 22-24). Also, i have heard from a friend that a few of the upper frets are scalloped. Is this true? Thanks
This is not true, none of the frets, including 22-24 are scalloped on any of the wizard necks. scalloping is completely unnecessary with a neck as thin as a wizard. POSTED: 04/19/2009 - 11:38 am / quote|
This guitar is a 3 piece neck, but trust me, it's still QUITE nice.
The wizard neck on this particular model of the RG guitar is actually a 5 piece, three maple, and two mahogany, and is as solid as steel, and straight as an arrow. between the neck and the bridge, this guitar is outstanding. POSTED: 04/19/2009 - 12:05 pm / quote|
rebornmaster9
: must... have... RG. i'm stealing one from guitar center next time i go, even if that means taking the whole thing apart and shoving it in my pants. POSTED: 04/23/2009 - 11:19 am / quote|
lukegjpotter
: I want this now, only 2 problems, I live in Ireland (not known for metal) and I'm left handed. GAK in the UK have a 1570L, I haven't ever bought anything online yet, so I'm a bit nervous about forking out €800 for one. I want a line 6 spider 3 120/150W too. POSTED: 05/06/2009 - 08:00 am / quote|
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But it needs to have that extra bit of punch (gain & sustain).
