Ibanez GAX70

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Ok, heres the moral of the story. DONT JUDGE GUITARS BY PRICE!!!
Ive had this guitar for a while and it is F*IN AMAZING!!! If you combine it with a Crate Amp w/ Reverb and a Digitech Metal Master Distortion Pedal, you will get the sickest sounds ever. I play hvy metal so what would u expect? The tone is superior to fenders and gibsons. My friend has a 1000.00 epiphone and we compared sounds. the ibanez whooped his @$$. This is definately a MUST HAVE for beginners-advanced players.

The pickups scream, i bought the floor model so i got scratches and fingermarks but it doesnt bother me. The guitar is a masterpiece, suprizingly its at such a cheap price. I only experienced one flaw in this, the neck adjustment. It can get annoying. But its not really a big deal.

This guitar is bulletproof. The worst thing that can happen to this guitar is a dent ( by slamming it into a wall or something ) or getting it out of tune ( same as dent ). It is ezily dependable, the buttons keep the strap secure. i dont need any backups for this guitar at all. and all you fender strat fans, strats suck balls.

Never had any probs.

10, 10, 10, 10 , 10 ,10. Does that show u how much this guitar rocks? Ibanez makes THE best guitars. Nothing can compare to its superiority. Definately get this guitar if u play metal/ blues/ jazz . The tone is crazy, the bridge is smooth, i never broke any strings and dont plan on. if it were stolen, id probably buy another one beaause theyre so damn cheap.

well it's been listed here a thousand times already so i don't think i'll bother. nice sg-style dual controls for tone/volume on each pick-up (two humbuckers). no trem on the bridge but i f**kin hate trem anyway, too much tuning hassle. not bad features wise, but nothing special.

still got the stock pick-ups in it and it's a perfectly acceptable sound, pretty thick although sometimes some definition gets totally lost when using the neck pick-up and distortion. the pick-up selector is *very* noisy, even after cleaning and muchos playing about with, so if u want to do the old tom morello machine gun effect it will sound bollocks. It's good for metal, but anything mellower you'll be struggling with, even after reeeally playing about with the eq i couldn't get a less intrusive tone. so not much variety in sounds, and compared to my other guitar (a jackson ps-4 - BEAUTIFUL!) it leaves a little bit to be desired tone wise.

my main problem is the intonation - the guitar came to me and the intonation at the twelfth fret was piss poor. the 3rd ( G ) string is totally shot to hell as well, you have to tune it a microtone down just so it's in tune with the rest of the guitar, but then open chords sound terrible. considering it came straight from the manufacturer i find this absolutely shocking, very disappointing indeed. the fact that i have to pay to get this kind of shit fixed really pisses me off.

ok, i will admit the finish is reeeeal nice : cherry red i think the actual name for it is. i had to play about with the rest of the set-up, after i sent it to be fixed for the intonation, which was a bit irritating but i like my guitars just right. there were quite a few rough edges on the neck and on the whole it feels a bit 2 flimsy.

little to none. example - im playing a gig and i open up my gig bag to find the the bridge pick-up assembly has totally collapsed, the plastic casing totally shot and the pick-up is basically hanging out of the guitar. That kind of thing is totally not acceptable for someone playing gigs. this was after about three months of use. also, the tuning pegs are totally shit, after about two songs into a live set, it needs fully re-tuned and i use thick strings. the switch is also very flimsy. oh and it's also incredibly bottom heavy so when u let go of it the headstock smacks u in the face. NOT IMPRESSIVE AT ALL.

this really takes the biscuit - i phoned them up after all these problems and they said stuff like that did not come under warranty. they were total fucking assholes about it as well, seeming totally un-interested and even rude. one fucker even said "well what do you expect for $200 dollars?". well i DON'T expect to have to shell out another $150 to make the damn thing playable and i sure as hell don't expect some cheeky little fuck on the other end of the phone acting like a wise-ass. if ibanez call this "customer service" then they got a lot to learn. i will never buy another ibanez guitar - this thing is pretty much a piece of shit.

in the state it arrived in, had someone stolen it i would track them down... purely to shake their hand for taking the thing off my hands. i am willing to admit that i got a "runt of the litter" and mine may have been a one off, cuz the one in the shop was a lot better. but after the experiences with the company i think that ibanez are a bunch of fuckwits, in no way deserving their reputation as good manufacturers. frankly my experience with this guitar was nightmarish, with new things going wrong almost every week. sorry, not good enough. this guitar eventually wound up keeping my family warm on a bonfire, after i purchased an esp viper-301. now that's a REAL guitar, maybe ibanez should take some goddamn notes. i heard the guy from linkin park uses this guitar - hmmm, figures.

I'm not sure what year, but I can say this much....it's trans red with chrome hardware, 22 frets, stop tailpiece, blah blah blah, you guys probably know all the specs from the 80 other reviews.

It suits me quite well, of course alot of people(Jam hippies) think I'm a no talent hack since I play metal/hardcore. That's ok, because I can play circles around those assholes. I play the guitar through a Mesa Boogie V-Twin into a Digitech GSP 5, then into the high input of a custom built Crate BX-160(bass amp). It's the Crate head with a custom cab and a JBL 15. It sounds great for what I play, Bt the pickups are a little lacking in clarity, even through conventional guitar amps. Decent bite, and the wiring hasn't given me trouble in the 1 year+ that I've owned it.

The setup when I first got it was non-exsistent. This is mainly due to the fact that I bought it discounted, due to the fact that someone dropped the guitar on it's headstock and put two hairline fractures in the body directly between the end of the neck and the neck pickup. The fact that it is still in great condition after that should speak volumes. The store tried to do some repair work, but failed. They loosened the truss rod, but once I got it set up to my liking, the frets didn't buzz, the action feels good, and the finish has been hella durable thus far.

Si, la guitarra can withstand live playing. I did the trick where you spin the guitar around your head, and that ripped one of the strap buttons out, so wood glue and strap locks are definetly necessary. I also launched it about ten feet a cross a parking lot, and while it put a nasty little dent/chip in the back of the guitar, it didn't f*ck up the truss rod, it still stays in tune, and it didn't really affect the guitar, except for the cosmetics. Considering the abuse I've put it through, this is one tough little bastard.

Couldn't tell ya.

Remeber when you look at the price that I got it discounted. I've played for three years or so, and This was my first guitar. I played bass for two years before picking up guitar, but for the shit I've done to this guitar in the time I've had it, it's in great shape. I still have it and play it, even after buying a late eighties BC Rich Stealth(which has become my main guitar). Hella cool guitar, and definetly worth it.

same as all the other ones... i don't feel like listing it all, so just go to the ibanez website and look for yourself.

well, the sound is decent. i've played this guitar on two amps and it sounds good on both. sound seems nice and full, good variety... you can get lotsa sounds out of this. i have no complaints about the sound at all, it can do anything i throw at it quite well... although it depends on the amp i'm using. it's no fender strat, but for the price, it's damn good!

no finish flaws at all, nothing ever comes loose, i don't have to tune it very often... only once so far. i love the controls, you can see them from all angles, although i wouldn't mind lables on the or something so i know what they do.... i've figured it out by now tho. pickups were adjusted just fine... ya... nothing wrong here.

well, i dont' see why this guitar wouldn't withstand live playing first of all... really durable. finish is super strong, its bumbed into wood and at times concrete walls, and not a scratch. the strap buttons seems solid, but i'll still get strap locks or something sooner or later. from what i can tell, if you put the strap on properly, it won't fall off. now, as for using this at a gig without a backup... this IS my only guitar, so yes.... :D

no idea... never had to deal with them yet.

well, this is my first guitar, and i haven't been playing very long at all.... so don't just buy this guitar because of my review... i'd have a look at reviews done by people with more experience.

i would buy this guitar again if it were stolen... it's a nice guitar, great "bang-for-the-buck" thing going on.

i love the body shape... it seems to take the best elements of the les paul and the sg... i like that.

before buying this i did compare it to other guitars... i tried a squier strat, and a bronze series bc rich warlock. i've been told that low-end, cheap bc-rich's suck, and that if you want a strat, dont' get a squier... so the obvious choice was this. this one was the cheapest, and the best (out of the 3) from what i can tell.

the only thing i wish i had was a better amp... but that can wait...

All ready been stated by other players. What you pay is what you get (at least in this case).

First I like to play a guitar straight with no effects, boost, gain, distortion, crunch (you get the picture), and then with all of the above to listen to the pickups. As I said...you get what you pay for, the stock pickups are a bit weak in comparsion to the stock pickups on my Squire II Strat, which I paid about the same price back in 1993. (the foremention Squire has been upgraded since). Played it through my pedal and amp, sounded fine. Set up was a bit too high for my likings and the iontonation was off. I re-set it up as best as I could (hey, we talking about a $200 axe here). Afterward's, I got the feel I like but then I got a FLAT BuZz on the 15th fret on the high E string! That did not make me happy at all even after re-setting (raising it slightly higher) it still buzzed. My squire is set lower, and no buzz on that baby! Fret work? POOR! The axe is good for rhythm playing, but lead work is out of the question here.

Action was medicore and after re-setting, I see why it was set high. Fret buzzing on the 15th fret on the high E string as I stated previously.
I didn't bother the pickups since I'm planning on replacing them anyway.
The so called "Butterscotch" finish really looks orange, which seem to be a popular color from the place I shop because that color sold out quick. The finish and color is good for this price range.
The tuners suck...will not keep the guitar in tune for too long. I plan to change those to grovers soon (after I see what I can do with that pain in the @$$ 15th fret buzz).
The top black finish on the head stock chips very easy, and I try to be very careful about handling my guitars.
And for the guy who didn't know what wood the body was? It is Agatis.

I've played it live a few times, and it did ok...but I had to re-tune after a few numbers.
I think the tuners will go first before the rest of the hardware, but I don't play this guitar too hard anyway.
I agree with the other guys, you gotta get lock strap buttons...I've almost drop this guitar a few times because of not having a set installed on it.
I'm a bit hesitant on deciding if I could depend on it, I don't play too hard on the strings. But I have broken a couple of high E strings on this guitar since owning it. I say this because I use the same strings on my other guitars and haven't broken any strings on those. I probably will end up replacing the bridge too.
On a paying gig with more than one set, I would definetly have a backup.

Haven't used them.

I have been playing for 23 years off and on (mainly off up to until last year).
Well I should had played it somewhere else before buying it online.
I would not replace this axe if it was snatched...I'm through with playing guitars on this level of quality. The reason I bought it in the first place was because I was asked to join a band from a bud whom I haven't played with in years, and I was currently at that time not playing guitar at all. I did not want to invest a whole lot of money just in case there was a reason for letting a lot of years go by not playing anymore. The axe looked cooled in the catalog and I knew not to expect too much at this price range, but it did help me get back in to playing again and with renewed intrest.
I'am jazzed up about playing again and I bought a C-1 Classic w/Natual finish. As much as I love PRS, LP, the damn guitars are just over priced. I think Ibanez should make available an upgraded model with at least better neck and fret work.

Mine is a 2001 Ibanez GAX70 in Transparent Red made in Indonesia, 22 frets, etc. Hardtail bridge, 2 humbuckers, 3 way switching, 24.5" (?) scale, sort of a double cutaway Les Paul shape.

Well, it did moderately okay in sound. I put a Duncan C5 in the bridge and it sounds much better now. The stock neck pickup is pretty fine. The guitar seems best for metal with the hardtail bridge and 'dark' tonewoods. It doesn't have much variety stock. Just the standard cheap electric tone. But now I prefer single coils anyway.

The action was set low at the factory and I've never adjusted it. The pickups were too low. The bridge was laid in fine. The bridge position pickup route is a bit slanted. The inside leaves a bit to be desired when working on it, with rough, unfinished edges and it just looks very sloppy inside.

This guitar will not withstand live playing. Not for me. It didn't for my friend at a show, either. Three of the tuners have come loose at points in time. The factory switch broke, the jack came undone, and my strings break at the bridge all the time. Contrary to what some people say, the finish isn't very durable at all. I've dented it and scratched it a lot, not even through roughing it up. It fell the other day and a chunk about 4x2 was ripped out of the back paint. It's very cheaply finised. Squier/Fender/etc have a much better finish.

I've never had to deal with Ibanez. They're probably too busy with FiElDy wannabees anyway.

I've been playing 2 1/2 years, I have a Strat, P-bass and Jazz bass. I would not buy this again, I'd probably get a Telecaster or something. I love the fact that it's not going to be mine much longer. I chose it because I liked the neck at the time. I don't like it anymore.

Year: 2001
Don't know where it was made
22 frets, beautiful black finish, 2 vol/2tone, H/H, Powersound 1 and 2 humbuckers, passive electronics, mahogany body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, double cutaway body like a wider SG, Tune-O-Matic bridge, non locking tuners, thin neck with medium frets.

Pretty much a simple guitar, but kicks severe ass

Good for any style, this guitar is versatile as hell, but awesome for heavy stuff especially. I use it through a Crate MX65R amp with a Danelectro Black Coffee Metal Distortion, sounds great through both. Awesome metal sound. I'll probably put some better pickups in sometime, but no complaints with the ones it comes with.

Factory set-up was good, but I toyed with the action to make it higher and raised my neck pickup. No flaws anywhere. Finish is beautiful!

This guitar could withstand WWIII if it came to that, as everyone else says it's a tank. Hardware is durable, and the finish will last for forever. I'm going to put in straplocks because my strap falls off all the time when I move around, but that's like every guitar. No guitar is complete without straplocks. This thing is as dependable as they come.

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I've been playing for a year and a half, and I love this thing. It's like my child. If it was stolen or broken or lost I would bawl like an injured baby, than I would hunt down and kill whoever took it. Then I'd buy a Gibson SG, but that'll be in a long time.

This is the type of guitar i was looking, i play hard rock to even metal. I like the sound this ibanez gives.

I have a garage band we are going to start playin at gigs when school starts. I think that this guitar can withstand my playin. I dunno but the stap button seem a bit loose because when ever i play and bring the guitar up it fall out of the button. Thats not really a good thing to a guitar.

I've been playin for about a 1yr. I also use a boss heavy metal hm-2 and a digitech metal master. i love that it has a good sound. i like the three way switch. If this guitar was stolen or broken i would probably replace it cause it was my first guitar i even owned.

Very nice. Dual humbucker with a nice rosewood body and maple neck. I got mine i transperent red, and it's a damn beaute. Plays cool, with a
nice, crunchy, baritone sound. Great tone and well worth the cost(even though I got mine pretty much for free from a friend).

I really like the tone I get from this baby. I have to compare it to me Squier Bullet, and it get's the gold. I play it through a Fender Frontman 15, and it brings out alot of good sounds.I usually play metal-rock type stuff and this guitar is really bold with the crunching and pounding. Sweet-ass sound.

The finish on it is beautiful and it looks really cool with the wood showing through the red finish. The action is almost pefect, and the Ibanez manufacturers did a superb job. It even has a little black smudge on the back of the body, and makes mine recognizable. It gives it character and it is my new bestest friend!!

I think that it'll withstand a very severe beating it hasn't even come close to chipping, and the scratches on the back from my belt are very minor. If it were alive, it could probably kick my fuckin' ass. It's a freaking monster.

My friend bought it from Guitar Center, and the people there were very helpful and nice. Ibanez is also a great brand with outstanding products.

I've been playing for almost a year now, and I gotta say that this guitar is teaching me a hell of a lot, and I'll try to never let it go. It's greeeeaaatt!!

My guitar is a 2001 Ibanez GAX-70, with a transparent orange finish, which isn't bad. It features two volume and tone knobs each (one for each pickup, of course), mahogany body, a maple bolt-on neck with a rosewood fretboard, tune-o-matic bridge, two Ibanez Powersound humbuckers. This series is shaped like the Ibanez Artist series, or like a double-cutaway Les Paul. The neck scale is 25", I believe, with 22 jumbo frets. Pretty good features for its price!

I use this guitar (I'm borrowing it from a friend) with a Morely wah, Ibanez ToneLok delay, and an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, all plugged into a little Peavey Rage 158 practice amp. The sound is a little disappointing, yet, it's appropriate for the price. The sound lacks bass and midrange. The neck pickup sounds a little bit better than the bridge, the neck sounds a little more full. Keep in mind that this is only true in the case of the stock Ibanez Powersound pickups. The tone knobs are suprisingly useful, they actually make up for the treble overuse when rolled down some. Pickups don't give much buzz, either.

The action on this guitar is great. Hard to break a string on this thing, except for the 1st string, which isn't unusual. A bit of buzz on the first few frets of the 6th string. Not too much complaining here.

This guitar is durable, but the tuning is not. The paint job seems to be thick, but if you drop this and you expect it to keep tune, forget it. It does keep tune when cared for, though. The only thing that bugs me is that the grip of to the pickup selector fell off. One more thing: the strap hook closest to the neck comes loose quickly.

Haven't talked to Ibanez about this particualar product.

This guitar is pretty good. I've made up my mind that I like it more than my Squier Jagmaster, and I could have saved $50 if I bought this guitar instead. Compared to my Jagmaster, this thing plays alot better and has more features. The only thing the Jagmaster has over this is sound. But if you set your amp right, it can sound alright. Really good value

same features as mentioned. is it necessary to restate?

well, punk rock is my music. this handle's it well. i play in styles of ramones, green day and many other bands. i haven't had any feedback when i played it loud on my Fender Stage 100. It's got good crunch too.

set up well. got it from guitar center.

i don't abuse my guitars, except for the strings, and it should hold up fine as long as my band gets out of the garage and onto a stage.

$199 are you out of your mind? i would think so. i've heard people drop new pickups in this and make a great rhythm machine. mine sounds fine with the stock 'buckers.

This is a 2001 model. 22 frets. Mahogany body. Maple neck w/rosewood fingerboard. 2v/2t 2 powersound humbuckers. Very nice black finish.
Double cutaway (like artist or sg) Tune o matic w/stop. Fat and flat neck at a medium scale(between strat and paul)Standard features but alot better than any other in this price range.

I play anything from Blind Melon to Mudvayne and this guitar dose it all pretty good.I play this straight into a Fender Roc Pro 1000 head into 2 eminence 12s. The pickups sound fine but do leave alittle to be desired but I am a 11 year guitar veteren. The bridge pickup got good harmonics but is alittle to bright. The tone controls are better than an my les paul!

I got this used and it was set up pretty well. The finish is awsome! I couldent find one flaw an i got it used! I was very impressed by everything on this guitar considering the price. There is NO! unwanted feedback. Most cheep ass guitars have just compleatly shitty pickups but these arent that bad.

The finish is awsome! The hardware seems good. The shop where I got it had to replace the strap buttons before I got it so I wouldent trust them. This is my backup so it better not screw up! I wouldent use it without a backup just because I wont even use my Gibson without a backup so take that as you will. But I do think this guitar will last.

I've been playing for 11 years and I own a Gibson Les Paul a Warlock and hamer standard. I bought this guitar for something to accessorize so anything that I dont like I will just cange so I'm not worried about it. If it was stolen I would buy a more expencive ax model. By two favorite guitars ever built are the Gibson Les Paul and the Ibanez ax body styles. For the price you CANNOT get a better guitar. It would be imposible! If you are a begginer or someone like me that just wants to change all the hardware and put in active pickups an coil splits and shit this would be great.

This guitar was made in Indonesia (probably around 1998-1999).
2 "Powersound" humbuckers. 2 tone 2 volume knobs. 3 way selector.
22 frets. Double cutaway body. Transparent butterscotch (a.k.a. orange/yellow)

doesnt suits my music style (oldschool punk, metal, blues) very well, does a good metal but not punk. I practice with a crate GFX-20 with a kramer digital delay. GIVES LOTS OF FEEDBACK OVER VOLUME 5! Crunchy, bassy sound. The stock pickups on this guitar really give a bass sound, especially the bridge pickup. Can make a good crunch, but very bad for lead guitar. I like the crunch it gives, but I hate almost everything else.

The tunes on this are horrible, they came loose after a week of having this guitar, the guitar never stays intune. The finsish is really ugly.... I have tons of scratches on this thing, and it actually looks better now. Ive had to get it fixed three times because of the soldering in it. The bridge seems to cut my strings so they break faster.

I would never do a gig with this again, even with a backup,I did once and I dropped it because of the really crappy strap buttons, and it failed to make sound at one point. I think that the knobs are going to fall off! The finish doesnt last and will not last.

Never had time to deal with them.

If had this guitar for almost three years, and it just keeps getting worse. Go get a Gibson if you have the cash, or get an Epiphone or Schecter if you dont have very much.

This is a good beginging guitar... seems sensable for the price.

It's made in indonesia i believe. it has 22 frets. 2 volume, 2 tone and 3-way selector. The pick up configuration is H/H and are ibanez powersounds. The body made of agathis, the neck is maple with rosewood fingerboard. solid finish, the body is a double cutaway body arch top. fixed, tune-o-matic bridge. non-locking tuners. for more info just surf in ibanez website.

the stock pickups are damn muddy and noisy. i changed the pickups with seymour duncan jazz model in the neck and seymour duncan 59 model in the bridge. it sounds so much better with seymour duncans in it.

it was well set-up at the factory. the action was to high for my taste. the finish was perfect and flawless. the nut is not a good nut. it's cut too deep. the tuners are very cheap, i changed them with gotoh tuners. and the bridge doesn't intonate well.

never bring this to gig. the hardware will last, except for the tuners, but they are not good quality hardware. you should use a straplock system otherwise the strap will lose from the guitar. don't depend on this guitar to much and don't gig with this unless you have upgrade this guitar with better hardware and pickups.

no idea

i've been playing for 1 1/2 years. this guitar is a very good beginner guitar. for those who just started to play guitar this guitar is the one for you. it will last until you realize that this guitar is not as good as you thought it was. if it was stolen or lost, i would get something else. remember this is a BEGINNER GUITAR. for advanced player or for those who has played for more than a year don't get this guitar. save your money for something else better than this.

Dual Humbuckers. Cutaway. Tailpiece. Rosewood neck. Everything feels great. Its a really good steal for 200 bucks.

This guitar covers everything, and I mean everything. Any style you wanna play this guitar works with it. Its the perfect sound for anyone.

This guitar feels so great. I honestly didnt appericate it that much until today and I played it and I thought, Damn this guitar is the greatest. How young and stupid i was a year ago. Everything comes perfect from the factory.

This guitar will probably last forever. I know it still looks new even after all the times my friends have banged it around screwing around with it. It feels practically "Nuke" proof.

I havent dealed with them.

I have been playing for about 2 years now. I had pawn shop Squier Strat before this guitar. But hey dont be ragging on squiers they are cool as hell. All i have to say really is that this a great guitar for anyone. Newbies, To Midrange players to, Legends. This guitar is simpley the shit. Even if you have a guitar u already love. Go buy one for a guitar to mess around with or buy it just to buy a new guitar. Its worth every penny.

well 2 tones 2 volumes,22fret. two humbuckers u guys can read the other reviews for this stuff

I did the same as that other guy up at the top.. i run it through an rp300 into my marshall mg80rcd. the proccessor brings it up to a great sound straight through w/ out the proccessor i has a nice tone, not too bad could be better. maybe upgrade the pickups? i dont know

the only complaint i have is that it frets out a lot so the action has to be high:(

id use this without a backup no doubt, very trusy. strap pops off if u hold it upright sometimes. but this guitar will last definetly. ive played it live many times

Let's see hear... been playing 2yrs now and i have a fender strat that i started off on. i prolly wouldnt buy it again cuz its not my style of guitar. the thing about it is it can play any style, jazz, rock etc... im just looking for a rock guitar, RR3 i think.... i wish it had wings so i could fly away on it. its a good guitar not great but good:D

toggle switch, four volume knobs.
be creative, use your imagination, and you'll find that this guitar defies the laws of your writing skills.

This guitar definitely suits my style, which is a total mix of glassjaw, hum, and dream theatre,(i dont play other bands songs, i play my own (make yourself), if you could imagine what that sounds like, then you'll know what my style is. This guitar suits everything i need! No wammy bar, no string through body bridge, toggle switch (major plus), and its also extremely quiet (everyone seemed to forget to mention that in these reviews), unlike those crappy fender guitars that produce a ton of fuzz,and hiss.
I use it with the Crate gfx 2x12, which is also a really good amp for personal practice (not for gigs, or band practice)! No effects.
Totally noiseless!
A perfect mix of rich/full and bright sound.
This guitar is pretty unlimited.
The only thing i dont like about this guitar is that the factory sent these guitars to the stores really loose, so after about a month or so of playing, things started to break, like the toggle switch. No biggie for me though, because i bought it from guitar center, and they hook you up if you need something repaired.
P.S. the really wierd thing about this guitar is that it helped me a ton with writing songs. Iv written stuff i didnt even think of the day before i bought it. It has really expanded my creativity, and just a word of advise to all those dreamers and songs writers who want to be in a prosperise band, dont play what other people are playing! You're never going to promote anything new if you do that! Play what comes most truly natural to you, and in the end you'll be more happy with yourself.

They could have done a better job.

This guitar will definitely withstand live playing.
This guitar will last for about 4 or five years probably.
I depend on this guitar for a little of everything when it comes to music.

I bought it from guitars center, they arent stingy or anything, they'll hook you up!

I wasnt dissapointed with this guitar, despite the cheap toggle switch. But you cant expect PRS quality when you only payed 200 for it!

Dont know what year, I bought it September 2001 though. Not sure where it was made either. (India?)
22 Frets
Volume and tone controls for both neck and bridge pickups. Three way switch for pickups; bridge, neck or bridge and neck. Both pickups are humbuckers.
Non locking kind of cheesy tuners. In there defense, I only have to tune the guitar when I begin a session.

I play a wide range of music, from country (as rarely as possible) to tool, metallica, zeplin, rage,lynard skynard.
I play through a Digitech RP200.
The pickups could be better, the neck sounds a little flat, the bridge sounds to twangy and weak.
With my processor, I can tweak all the shortcoming out of the guitar, I get great full hard rock crunch, I get nice clear ringing leads and solos. If you are a beginner as I am, I would highly reccomend coupling this guitar with at least a cheap stompbox to get a satisfying sound. I also play the guitar dry, (no amp) when i travel. I find that it has a better, more audible sound played this way than a lot of electric guitars!

The action was perfect right from the store.
The pickup are mounted slightly off center from the strings. I knew this when I bought it though, for the price I paid it was accceptable flaw.
Other than the pickup placement, I could find no other flaws. No cracks, bubbles in the finish (Beautiful finish!). The controls were all aligned properly! I either got a good one or Ibanez has a good QC program.

This guitar would stand up well to any style of play. I wouldnt have problems recording with it even.
The hardware is all solid, Im waiting to see if the jack is gonna get loose but hasnt yet. The strap buttons feel a little anemic, they have not broken or loosed up yet though.
I pull this guitar out, I play it for hours, I have no doubt that it will do its job every time.
I dont have another guitar, dont feel I need one. This guitar (bargain basement though it is) fulfills all my music needs.

Havent had to use the warranty or customer support.

Ive been playing for 5 months. This is my only guitar, I am just about to purchase an Ibanez AE18TVS acoustic. I play through a Digitech RP200, and a Crate 20w bass amp. (I like the thick sound I get playing through the crate bass amp)
I shopped for 2 weeks before I bought this guitar. I played the top end guitars, and the low end guitars. I could not find anything any of the more expensive guitars did, that this one didnt, that was worth the hundreds of dollars difference. I love this guitar, the finish is gorgeous, the action is sweet, I like the slim neck, I is my baby. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND THIS GUITAR TO ANYONE WHO PLAYS IT AND FINDS ANY ASPECT OF IT DESIREABLE. BUY IT, YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!!

Made some time between 2000 and 2001 in Indonesia.22 jumbo frets,laminated body(available in 3 colours;black,red or butterscotch).
3 way pickup selector.4 control knobs(2 tone,2 volume).2 Ibanez powersound humbuckers (I'm not sure of the setup,I think it's s/s/h though).Agathis body,beechwood neck and rosewood fretboard.I've got the transparent black finish and man is it sweet!You can get it in red or butterscotch also although the butterscotch is pretty vomit indeucing to look at!Cut away body with stop tailpiece bridge.Nice thin neck.Came with a gig bag and a set of .11 strings.

My God what a versaile guitar!Linkin park to green day to blink 182 to lynyrd skynyrd to spanish to blues,this thing does it all!I play through a zoom 505ii into a bogey ca10 and this thing sounds great.The neck pickup's a bit muddy to use so I don't use it much.The bridge is also a little twangy but if you keep the tone at about 5 you'll hardly notice.Nice full sound on the middle selection and nice bright sound on the bridge selection.

The action is just right,not too high and not too low.The head on the guitar is QUITE HEAVY though.It takes a little getting used to playing standing up but with practice you won't even notice it anymore.Everything else is pretty well set up pickups nut bridge,My one complaint however is that the strap nuts are pretty loose.In fact once when I was jumping around one of the nuts came out!No problem though,I fixed it by putting wood glue on the screw threads.Good as new!

I havn't giged with this but from what I've heard it does the job great.The hardware is fairly solid and the finish is nice and tough too.Like I said I havn't giged with it so I don't know.

Havn't dealt with them

I've playing for almost 3 years and this beats the shit out of everything else in its price range.If it were stolen I'd definetly buy another.I love the body and the versatility it has.Before I got this I was playing a piece of crap Rockson strat copy and when I picked this up everything clicked.At times I wish it were possible to put a tremolo arm on.Of course you can't but I'm not complaining.All in all this is a beautifully crafted, well designed guitar with very few flaws.Ideal for a beginner or someone who wants something they can pound the stuffing out of and get great sounds back from!

Made in Indonesia in 98 or 99. 2 humbuckers three way switch two tone two volume. Agaithis body, which is a cheap imitation of mahogany. Tune-o-matic bridge, with stop bar tailpiece. The neck is maple with what I was told is a rosewood fingerboard, but seems more like ebony compared with my other guitars. Big frets I think Jumbo, but maybe extra Jumbo. Good amount of features for a cheap guitar.

Heres where you'll either hate or love this guitar, I mean you should already love it because its one of the best looking guitars I've seen. If your looking for a great distorted guitar you'll love this, it handles the overdrive from my Marshall great, I also use various distortion pedals, which it sounds good with, really heavy though. If your looking to play clean parts that aren't single notes you may be able to get by, but I can't this guitar sounds dead to me when you play clean. But I mostly play distorted so I give it a 7.

HOLY CRAP! This guitar has some high action, but I got use to it. Also everytime I play the things that hold the straps on get loose.

It can take a beating.

Pretty good if you don't have too much to spend and liek distortion.

Features: Two Humbuckers, 3way switch, Rosewood neck, 4 knobs(2 volume & two tone), 22 frets, stop bar bridge.
Pickups sound okay, nothing special. Has a stop bar bridge but has a tendancy to come out of tune pretty easily. The guitar is black, and surface scratches shown really bad, fingerprints standout too,(you can get it in other colors) Over all, its nothing speacial for features. The input on the guitar comes loose easily too and really cannot be tightend, the input is also on the bottom which sucks when you want to sit on the floor or on a bed(basically where i play guitar) so this can ruin straight angled cables, i suppose it can be fixed by a right angle cable.

I just play guitar, mostly alternative or old rock-n-roll type stuff. The strings are naturally really loose on this guitar, this can probably be adjusted somehow, but the factory sent out this guitar really loose, the knobs were loose also, so one bump and its out of tune instantly. Its sound fine, but it has really high pictched kind of sound overall which might be a good thing for you metalheads.

Like i said before everything was really loose on the guitar, the knobs, the strings, the input, the screws for the strap were loose, and when i tightend them i striped the inside(pissed me off!). The finish is good looking, no flaws on the finish, although like i siad it scratches easily. The bridge was i tiny bit uneven, but you can fix that also.

This guitar just feels bad. I really cant eplain it, but it really does feel like it would fall off of you onstage. Like i said the screws that hold the strap are loose and easily stripped so the strap will sometime pull the screw out if you play it too hard.

I haven't talked too Mr. Ibanez myself.

If you are buying a cheap guitar to drop this "beast' in D and crank out full distorted slipknot-type music, it will probably work okay. Don't buy it if you are looking for quality, though.

1999
22 frets
volume an tone
rosewood neck
thin neck

works pretty well for classic rock
doesnt do to well with punk
sounds good with lots of distortion

action was pretty good
no flaws so far as i can tell

reliable and durable
finish is impossible to wear off, NO MATTER WHAT!
strap buttons seem solid
always stays tuned

never had to use them
hope it stays that way

i've only been playing a little while
this was my first guitar, and i like it
i love the shape and the reliability
i wish it had a trem
its definitely an awesome beginner guitar...
actaully its a great guitar for the price range for anyone

1998,99? not sure which
22 frets bolt-on neck
2vol 2tone 3way toggle Dual Humbuckers
basically a starter Les Paul DC
I was most impressed with was the tuners, 3 on a side, high gear ratio, very consistant and stable, grover copies maybe.

good enough sound when it was stock. I have replaced the bridge pickup with a dimarzio super distortion, and it sounds much better. I use it as a backup for my Les Paul, playing through a marshall. Original Bridge pickup was a bit weak and twangy and slightly microphonic, so it had to go.
This guitar pretty much has 3 sounds. Bridge pickup, Neck Pickup or Both. None of them are bad tones, but they arent amazing either. the volume and tone knobs need to be left at 10, rolling them down doesn't clean or fatten the sound.

when i first got it, the action was so low that every fret farted out from end to end. adjusted this and it was fine. Also, the electronics cavity was not shielded so it hummed a bit at high volumes until i shielded it. The neck on this guitar is the best i have played on an under $200 guitar. Same wizard neck that's on the expensive ibanezes.
Finish is black and it's over 1/8" thick (i knocked a chunk out accidentally). takes a beating pretty well. this guitar has been through hell and it's still shiny!

I have used this guitar live hundereds of times. It usually is waiting beside my amp incase i break a string mid-song, but sometimes i use it for alternate tunings. Stays in tune VERY well. MOST of the hardware is pretty good, excpt for the bridge saddles. the metal is rather soft there and gets chewed up quickly. I really need to get them replaced, probably won't though. The toggle switch never really worked right. every now and then it would pop back to the middle position, now it wont sit anywhere but there. I just duct taped it to the bridge position and it's fine.

never dealt with them.

Overall, I think that this is one of the best cheap-o guitars around. I've played some $500 guitars that weren't as good [*HAMER*] *cough* Oh, did I say that out loud? >:). My favorite thing about this guitar is its stability. It's always in tune and it always sounds the same -- ALWAYS. If it were stolen or lost I'd probably just shop around until i found something else i like, instead of running straight to the ibanez dealer, but i might end up with another after all. I don't really depend on it as a main guitar. Hell, I may have gotten the only one that works!

Made In 2000/Indonesia. Read one of the other reviews for the features. Butterscotch Transparent. Pretty Average settings Plain, Simple. Everything you need.

The sound is okay. It's a great beginner's guitar. You can get some good sounds with a good distorion. The neck pickup is full and fat sounding. The bridge pickup is a bit thin but that can be fixed by adjusting the tone knob(They actually make a difference!!!).The Powersound pickups are the Yugo cars of all pickups! BUt great if you're just starting out.
I thought about up grading the pickups when I first got it, but why? I'd rather buy an awesome guitar And maybe upgrade the bridge. I'm a lead guitarist. I need Metallica, Thin Lizzy type sounds for my band. This guitar doesn't quite get me there!
It's a beginner guitar so it's probably the best you could get for the price.Eight

VERY NECK HEAVY!!!!! If you don't hold the guitar while you play the guitar's neck drops to FIVE O'CLOCK. NO Kidding. Very annoying. NOt practical at all. Bad for playing shows. It can be fixed though. Just drill a hole in the body were the neck joins it. Put in your strap locks (or buttons)I SUPER GLUE MY STRAP LOCKS IN BTW, ever since I was playing my bass guitar and the threads in the body stripped down and the bass dropped! I caught it just before it hit the ground though(lucky) It was set up decently I lowered my action and had to fix the intonation.It had what looked like a crack in the finish near the neck pickup(not a scratch) I didn't mind though. You can only see it at certain angles. Everything was pretty decent.

I Wouldn't gig with it ever. I do take it along just in case someone needs a guitar. I wouldn't because of the sound. The actual guitar though would okay except for the neck heavy problem. I of course replaced the strap buttons with Dunlop Strap Locks. The best 12 dolar investment.

Not sure

I have a Line 6 spider amp(50watt). An ESP LTD M-251(AWESOME) and a Takamine Acoustic. I Use Big Muff dist. Tubescreamer. ZOOM GFX10 multi-effects, And Line 6 DM4(awesome multi-distortion box). It was my first guitar. I loved it and still do. I usually play it when I practice at home. I Like to keep my ESP clean(only gigs and rehearsels). It's the best guitar in its price range.
If your just starting out go for this one!

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The bridge pickup is great for high end crunch and the tone controls are nicely voiced. I wish there wasn't such a drastic treble cut when the volume is cut but that can be fixed. Neck pickup is a little weak. Not as hot as the bridge and not bassy enough to give the woman tone, sounds better clean than distorted. The combo position doesn't inspire either. But its all about the bridge pickup in this guitar. 9 for the bridge, 7 for the neck.

I lowered the action and raised the neck pickup. Finish was clean and frets felt good. Couldn't see any flaws. I was surprised by the smooth quality of the tuners in this price range. I don't know what the gear ratio is it is nice and the guitar stays in tune well. Neck is comfy and quick. Hardware is solid. Others have complained about this guitar being neck heavy. This is true, but the neck will not fall to the ground like on some really cheap guitars. It stops just a hair below level. If this bugs you, do not buy this guitar.

Everything seems solid. Finish is thick. I always like to have 2 guitars at a gig but I would depend on it if need be.

This is a really good choice for a beginner/mid level player or a secondary instrument for a more experienced player. My primary guitar is a tele and I wanted something with a completely different sound and feel. This does the job beautifully. A couple of manufacturers build similiar shaped guitars, but this is the most affordable. The competition from Fender and Epiphone in this price range is a joke. Don't raise your nose at this just because of the low price. In this range, most manufacturers don't offer translucent finishes and separate volume and tone for each pickup. Used you can get one just over $100, new around $200. Overall a great value and good looking axe.