Ibanez RG470

24 frets, one tone & volume. LO-Profile double locking trem. Dual Humbuckers & single coil. Black gloss finish.

The stock humbucker in the bridge was pretty good, but I wanted something meaner, so I tried a Duncan Distortion humbucker, but then went with a Bill Lawrence L-500. The humbucker in the neck is terrible, something that should definetely be changed, it didn't sound good clean or with gain. The single coil sucks, but don't they all? I will probably throw a hot-rail in there.

Unlike the action on a lot of cheaper RG models, the action doesn't chunk out on you around the 12th fret. The action is fairly nice, with some adjusting it could be great. The finish is on there well, I keep bashing it into things and it doesn't lose the paint, go figure?

Definetley a reliable guitar and brand, I am not a fan of Ibanez at all, but they always seem to produce quality instruments at a fair price.

I had to order new lock-blocks for the tremolo because I lost one, I had guitar center special order them for me, I would say they are reliable, but not fast on there feet. It took a month to get them shipped!

If you want a guitar that is versatile and reliable for a moderate price, Ibanez might be for you. There are thousands of people on ebay selling theirs, I would go there to check on one, but definitely try it first. This guitar might be great for some people, but terrible for you. Any guitar center will have them in stock, try one out.

1999 Model
24 Frets
1 volume and 1 tone knob 5 way selector
Pickups: (V7) H / (S1) S / (V8) H [ All Ibanez Brand ]
Floyd Rose Licensed (Double Locking)Tremolo

The Pickups are great, I don't see why other people are putting them down. The humbuckers can also be paired with the single coil for a 2 single coil effect.

The factor condition was great also. Perfect condition.

I've bumped it a few times and it still keeps on looking and sounding great so I think it will last

This is a great guitar especially if you play rock music. Have fun

1997 dk green, Korea
you all know what it is
I've had it for 3 years and have put Dimarzios in.
Tone Zone for the bridge and Air Norton for the neck

I play lots of styles. But mostly pettrucci, vai etc... Obviously this guitar is perfect for this and is perfect for lead in general.
I use a ADA MP-1 preamp and a Peavey Classic 50/50 poweramp, If you want something with some gain, then get a MP-1, don't get a crap marshall. The guitar suits the preamp/poweramp combo.
Factory it sounds like $%)(, this is all because of the pickups though, if you like metal and thats all you play, get EMGs if you want versatility get Dimarzios. Factory the rating would be a 5.

Factory, as per usual, it was set up crap. I've had everything adjusted and it is now set up perfectly. Don't try using 10s with this as the trem is really only designed for 9s. Yeah i agree the stap buttons suck, but that's my only complaint. Everything else is brilliant for the price. Epiphone would give you crap plastic hardware for a similarly priced guitar.

This guitar is a tank. It's been through the wars and still looks like a bought it yesterday. I have dropped a bookshelf on it and lifting the shelf off the guitar expected to see a mess. It was fine apart from a tiny ding which didn't even chip the finish. I've also left it in the boot of my car when it has rained and the boot wasn't closed properly, i rang up the insurance company ready to file a claim but took a second look at it and there was nothing wrong with it!

I've been playing for 4 years. This is my only electirc guitar but i'm gonna get something else soon, probably a les paul.
I would buy a higher model RG, I compared it with similar priced Jacksons when I bought it, Ibanez kick Jackson's butt at this price range. My favourite feature is the neck! it rocks! I wish it had better strap buttons and the pickup switch knob keeps falling off, i'm gonna have to glue it on.

Japan made. 24 frets. solid top. 1 volume 1 tone, 5 way switch selector. p/u go like h/s/h. inf# pickups in all positions. made of basswood. black finish. superstrat style body. floyd rose Lo trs II. wizard II neck. jumbo frets. no case. 9 cause of no case... but isn't that really the dealers fault??

nice, but a tad bit dead on the bridge positions both clean and distorted. really rich and full at the neck. great for a beginner gutiar tho.

Everything is beautiful on it. Quiet pickup selector. Smooth volume tone/knobs. Action was a bit low... too much buzzing. But I fixed that like 5 mins after I got home.

I think it's very reliable. Yeah. I'de go without a backup to a gig. I've been doing it. lol. One of the strap button screws got stripped, but I fixed that with a toothpick and wood glue. Finish looks thick (and I can tell cause I made a pretty deep gague in it with one of those Dunlop soloing picks... fuqin' sharp!).

never had to...

I've been playing for about 7 years. This was my first electric and I'm trying to sell it. If it got stolen, I probably would just kill the fucker and take his money as compensation, but I wouldn't go out and buy a new one. I'de look for an S series Ibanez (much higher price range but I like better). Beautiful first guitar!!!

THIS GUITAR WAS MADE IN '99 IN JAPAN. IT COMES WITH 24 EXTRA JUMBO FRETS. HAS 1 VOLUME, 1 TONE W/5-WAY SELCTOR SWITCH, WITH H-S-H PICKUP CONFIGURATION, THE PICKUPS ARE A V8 IN THE BRIDGE S1 IN THE MIDDLE AND V7 IN THE NECK/PASSIVE ELECTRONICS. I DONT PARTICULARY LIKE THESE PICKUPS CAUSE THEY DONT SEEM TO PICKUP EVERY NOTE, AND THE SUSTAIN IS NOT THAT WELL AT ALL. I WANT TO INSTALL AN ACTIVE SETUP(EMG) BUT THAT WILL ALMOST COST AS MUCH AS THE GUITAR, BUT I PROBABLY STILL DO IT. THE BODY IS MADE OF BASSWOOD (I WAS SO SUPRISED HOW LIGHT THIS THING IS BEING BASSWOOD AND ALL) THE NECK IS A SMOOTH MAPLE WHICH IS EXTREMLEY THIN, AND IT FEELS GREAT, THE FINGERBOARD ROSEWOOD WITH DOT INLAYS. THE FINISH ON MINE IS NEW PENNY, IT LOOKS PRETTY NICE ( I WANTED BLACK, BUT WITH WHAT I HEARD IT IS HORRIBLE SO IM GLAD I GOT THIS FINISH). ITS A STRAT STYLE BODY, THE BRIDGE IS A LICENSED FLOYD ROSE( WISH IT WAS AN ORIGINAL BUT IT DOES A GOOD JOB OF STAYING IN TUNE WHEN I DIVE BOMB, HEHE), TUNERS ARE DELUX GOTOH, THESE ARE NOT LOCKING!!!!! IT CAME WITH THE ALAN WRENCHES AND TRUSS ROD AJUSTMENT WRENCH.

THIS PERFECTLY FITS MY STYLE, METAL, HARD ROCK. I USE A MARSHALL MG30RCD, AND A BOSS ME-30, ITS GREAT FOR THIS PEDAL. THIS GUITAR DOES HAVE A PROBLEM SHUTTING UP WITH HEAVY DISTORTION, BUT ITS OK. LIKE I SAID EARLIER THE PICKUPS DONT CLEARLY BRING OUT THE HIGHER NOTES. I GIVE IT AN 8 CAUSE THE PICKUPS JUST DONT HAVE THAT UMPHHHH.

THIS GUITAR WAS SETUP PRETTY WELL, THE ACTION IS PERFECT,(LOW, JUST LIKE I LOVE IT) I CANT STOP TALKING ABOUT THE PICKUPS, ADJUSTED PRETTY WELL, BUT THAT ONE SMALL PROBLEM PISSES ME OFF, THE GUITAR HAD SOME SCRATCHES IN IT, BUT THAT DOESNT REALLY BOTHER ME SINCE THEY WERE SO SAMLL. EVERYTHING ELSE FITS AND WAS SETUP PERFECTLY.
ATTENTION: THE FLOYD WILL ONLY GO IN TUNE IF YOU USE 9-42 GAUGE STRINGS THE WAY IT WAS SETUP, I WASNT ABLE TO PLAY IT FOR A WEEK CAUSE I WAS USING 10-46 AND IT WOULDNT GO IN TUNE. I THINK YOU HAVE TO GET THIS ADUSTED TO USE WHAT GAUGE YOU WANT. GOOD LUCK

THIS GUITAR WOULD STANDUP PERFECTS TO LIVE PLAYING. THE HARDWARE WILL LAST LONGER THAN ME AS FAR AS IM CONSERNED. THE FINISH HAS SOME SCRATHES IN IT, AND A CHIP HERE AND THERE. THE STRAP BUTTONS LOOKED GOOD, BUT I IMMEDIATLEY SWITCHED TO LOCKING BUTTONS.

NEVER DELT WITH THEM, BUT COMES WITH A 5 YEAR WARRANTY SO THATS GREAT.

GREAT GUITAR, I WISH IT HAD BETTER PICKUPS BUT EVERYTHING CANT BE PERFECT. MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS IS THE NECK, ITS SO SMOOTH AND THEN, GOD I LOVE THAT THING, IF IT WERE STOLEN OR LOST, ID SIT IN MY MOMIES LAP AND CRY IN HER ARMS ALL NIGHT LONG, AND THEN I WOULD TELL MY UNCLE(EX NAVY SEAL) TO GO FIND THE GUY AND KICK THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF HIM, HEHE.

This is a 99 (I beleive not sure) black version RG470. The pickups are V7/S1/V8 pickups they sound fairly good, it has a REALLY liteweight basswood body, and has a Lo-TRS II tremolo. It has 1 tone and 1 volume with a 5 way selector switch. It has a very nice and thin neck with that oh so nice all access neck joint system. This guitar only came with tools I had to purchase the case seperately.

This gutar suits me well I play a variety of things but mostly metal and rock ie: KoRn (like it or not!), Metallica, Coal Chamber, Megadeth, etc. and it sounds good on all of those. It sounds very good.

The action was great but this really hurts the rating and that is the finish. There are alot of flaws, barely and I mean barely noticible but I know they are there so......Flaw #1: On the headstock a little above the nut where the headstock finsih disappears under the nut there is a flaw it is not painted or the paint was somehow chipped off in this region. Flaw #2: On the top "horn" of the guitar theres an almost hair thin line that has no paint (only shows up when positioned right) where you can see the wood. Flaw #3: ALL AROUND the guitar from the bottom across the neck join and over the top edges there are little tiny white spots that resemble dust but WILL NOT wipe off no matter what I try. Now I think if you pay over $400.00 for a guitar EVERYTHING should be in good order. So this sections rating will suffer.

This guitar would deffinately withstand live playing I've dinged this guitar on a couple things and I've yet to find so much as a scratch in the regions dinged where as the Epiphone I had would dent or scratch when barely hit by something. The finish will deffinately last that is if I don't decide to strip the paint.

Never delt with them

This guitar is a great deal if it were lost or stolen I might buy it again or I would try out an ESP/LTD hard to say. I wish they had taken better care of the black finish though. If you're looking for a good guitar I suggest this one. If it hadn't been for the finsh this would have scored a perfect 10.

It's a 98 made in Korea like most Ibanez guitars. 24 frets on a rosewood fretboard. 1 volume and 1 tone with a 5-way split coil switch thing. H/S/H. It's the newer model so it has V8-S1-V7 pickups which are hotter and sound much better than the crappy powersounds. The body is basswood which is actually pretty heavy with a maple neck. It's basically a pointed strat body and seems to be a little thicker. It has a very thick black finish. It has a Floyd Rose which is very cool. The tuners are non-locking Gotoh. The neck is very thin and has jumbo frets.

I play mostly hard rock and metal and it covers these styles excellently. The single coil sucks alone so I use one of the split coil modes for clean stuff. The pickups are pretty quiet aside form the usual computer screen hum. I play lead and its bright sound is perfect for that.

The factory setup was pretty good, not quite as low as I like though so I had it professionally setup by a friend. He also adjusted the spring placement on the tremolo block. There were no flaws I saw on the guitar except for a tiny amount of rust on the 12th fret which scraped off easily. The finish was very thick and is showing no real wear after 5 months or so.

It is very reliable. The only thing that isn't is the black finish on the hardware which is rubbing off in some spots due to lots of palm-muting. Other than that, it's solid.

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It's my second guitar. My first was a Squier strat and this obviously blows it away. I love the floyd on it and the pickups also.

A '99 RG470, i believe it was made in Asia. I think it has a whopping 24 or 25 frets, with a 5 way selector, H/S/H. One tone, one volume, im not sure of the woods, floyd rose bridge. Im gonna return the guitar though because the floyd rose is a pain.

This guitar has a great sound but is too dark for me. I use a marshal vs 230 amp.

Action was in incredible shape, low action, but it buzzed, another reason i am returning it. Finish looked beautiful.

THIS GUITAR WILL NOT WITHSTAND ANYTHING!!! The stupid floyd rose and locking tune thing is anoying, the hardware was nice, but too many screws and such, im getting my self a fender.

I dont remember

Ive been playing for a year and put this guitar away after 20 minutes and picked up my squire, an annoying system this floyd rose is.

Basswood (whatever the hell that it) body Solid black (including hardware) Pretty thin Wizard 2 Neck It feels great!! (according to Ibanez the original wizard is thinner)Mine has a Seymour Duncan Distortion in the bridge and a hot rails in the middle with factory v7 neck pick up. I bought it used so I'm not sure of the year but my guess is 97 or 98. Even though I bought it used it came with the Ibanez booklet, Cheap cable (like a new guitar would!!!), and Ibanez hardshell case. It was in absolute perfect condition when I got it. Ohh yeah It has non-locking grover tuners according to the Ibanez website (My bet is that their copies or really cheap because the seem pretty jerky) Has a locking nut tho. and an Ibanez Lo-Trs II Tremelo(pretty damn cool) It is a copy of the Lo-Pro Edge which I'm sure is superior to this but This will suit the average persons needs. I play rhythem so I use the tremelo to pull up powercords and sometimes dive bomb but I like the ability the pull a chord sharp. Holds in tune pretty well. It also uses Ibanez split 5 switching which cuts a humbucker for the inbetween postions (mine is wired that way even with my duncans) A nine because there are always ways to improve features.

Well I can't really comment to much here because I have Duncan pickups I play pretty much 2 kinds of music: Hardcore Punk which is my favorite (bands like Bad Religion, Pennywise, Down by law (they are more emo and not hardcore), 59 times the pain,Anti-flag, Straight Faced) and Metal (Pantera, Vision of Disorder, Anthrax, Canable Cropse) I don't own to many metal albums tho. The neck pickup is kinda boomy for clean and pretty thin dirty I never use it. The hot rail is perfect for real metal, pantera and beyond (Canable Corpse, Sepeltura) where the tone is not real fuzzy but has lots of gain. This pickup probably won't suit you posers who say you like bullshit like KoRn and Limp Bizkit (and other bands that suck donkey dick like Slipknot and 311) besause its not fuzzy and has a "clean" palm mute sound (the kind real metal needs) The Distortion is good for punk that needs a fuzzy sound (especially palm muted) and gets a great 59 times the pain/Pennywise plam mutted sound) This is also the pickup that fag from Coal Chamber uses which makes me not like the pickup as much but a lost of punk bands use it. I never use the inbetween postions because they just cut 2 puckups and combine them.I don't play lead so I don't know how it would sound for that but The neck sure is fast, pretty good sustain also. For me the sound is an 8 because I'm sure there is better and the neck pickup sucks I'd replace it but I never use it By the way I use a peavey transtube Special 2-12

Very fast neck, Action is hella low and intonation is good. Stays in tune well also. Finish is verythick and black not much else to say Tremelo bar is pretty hard to remove (atleast it is for me maybe you know an easier way? e-mail me) I'll probably add a trem-setter, The trem bar is also pretty lose (can rock up and down with adjusting the pitch) but www.jemsite has a good tip if making it more solid. One thing weird it that when using the trem it makes weird knocking noises kinda (from the springs pulling the wood I think) Maybe it is because I had to put 4 springs on it because unless I tightned the spring holder all the way to the wood it would float to high with 3 springs. a 7 because of the small problems with the tremelo

Hella yeah it will last, after a while i'm sure the black will where off the hardware. I'll post another review on how it holds up after my band starts practising and getting gigs the case seems good to. I've had it for a week and a half and I don't see how people easily break strings playing with the floyd I pull it back as far as it goes lots of times and the strings are fine (I've never broken a string playing and I play hard, on the other hand I break plenty of strings turning the tuner the wrong way and snapping a string) For backup I have an ibanez Ex piece of crap

I have their 800 number but Its at my other house so e-mail me if you want it I'll also post it later. I'll give them a 4 because its very hard to find an e-mail address or 800 number on their website nor do they update their effects section enough (they don't even mention their tone-lok pedals yet) No warranty bought it used. The dude I bought it from was cool tho

for the price I payed and what I got Its perfect. If your looking to buy one new check out chris B's music (can't remember their web site) the sell them for about $70 less than Guitar center or musicians friend. It sounds great with the duncans and pretty good unplugged It no les paul but it has a floyd rose and 2 of my most favorite bands use rg series (Fletch from Pennywise uses a coustom Rg and 1 of the guitar players for 59 times the pain uses a 570 I think but it might even be a 470) For those of you who are confused the Rg470 is the top of the middle part of the Rg line and The Rg270 is not middle of the line it is 1 away from the bottom of the line (I hate when people say it is middle of the line) This guitar kicks ass and you all should try it If you in the market would also be good for a lead player. The only thing the sucks about it is the gay bands like orgy, korn, limp bizket play the 7 string version of this guitar. those bands suck and so do all the posers that say they like them you all suck and need to get a real life or not let Mtv tell you what type of music to listen to and get you own taste. Mtv sucks to

I got it new in 1997. It is black strat-shaped 24 fret guitar with H/S/H (passive) pickups with a 5-way switch with a Floyd Rose floater and locking tuners. I think the body is basswood and the neck is maple with a rosewood fretboard. It has the INF series pickups which is its only major drawback. It came with a nice case.

I play a variety of music but most rock. It suits that style quite well except for the weak pickups. It is really too bad that the pickups are so weak since they don't sound pretty good. Then again, that might be because I play through a Peavey Classic 30 that has a very nice tone. It is a pretty versatile instrument that with some effects, I can make it sound the way I want most of the time.

The tech at the shop where I bought it set it up for me when I bought it for no charge. The action is pretty low and the wizard neck is very playable. The guitar is flawless and the finish is perfect. Even though this is an intermediate guitar, it has the fit and finish of a much higher end guitar.

This guitar should be fine for live performance before I play this one live I think I will take the advice of others and swap out the pickups. The hardware seems good and durable. The finish is excellent and hasn't worn off or chips where I have banged it on things. The strap buttons are okay but for performing, I think it would be wise to replace the buttons with strap-lok. This is a very dependable guitar but it would be foolish to gig without a backup especially with a locking tremolo guitar.

I haven't dealt with Ibanez but I had the shop fix the socket where the threads broke. I think someone put in the trem bar and didn't screw it down and broke the threads. This happened in the first week and they didn't charge me to fix it. The shop I got it from was Fat Sound. They really stand behind their stuff.

I've been playing for 11 years and this was my third guitar. The first was a early 70's Teisco and the second was a early 90's Ibanez acoustic. If it were lost or stolen, I'd be really upset. I'd have to hunt down the thief and hit them over the head with my LP (that would probably be considered deadly force though). I like all my guitars but I think this one is my favorite. I chose this one due to its playability, nice tone, and versatility. I wish it had better pickups.

Made in Korea,1996,Basswood body, Maple neck with rosewood fretboard, 24 Jumbo frets. Black finish. LO TRS II tremolo, TopLock. Passive pickups (H: inf1 /S: infs / H: inf2). 5 position pickup selector. 1 tone and one volume control.

I mostly play metal, and for this I have yet to find a better suited guitar. I run it through a Marshall Valvestate 8280E and the sound is great (rating: 8). However the standard pickups (the inf1/infs/inf2) aren't too hot (and a bit noisy), so I replaced them with an EMG 89/ EMG S/ EMG 81 setup, and trust me, this is an improvement! EMG-pick-ups rule, they blast everything away! (rating: 10) The guitar looks great too with the EMG's fitted. I saw that the RG470 now ships with V7 and V8 pick-ups, and i've heard these are a lot better. So if my RG would have come with these, the soundrating would probably be better. This guitar isn't just for metal fans (although those are the ones who will appriciate this guitar the best, especially when fitted with EMG pick-ups (yes, I know I'm babbling, but I just love these EMG's)). Pop, grunge, rock or blues can all be played on this this guitar without a comprimise in regards to sound (by the way: the standard pick-ups are good enough for these types of music ). I guess the only ones who will not appriciate this guitar are the ones who like country or mushy music(you know sickening goody,goody music), they should stick to Fender.

Since I rarely use the tremolo arm (and then only to lower the pitch), I fixed the bridge. Further: action wasn't as low as it could be, so I adjusted that as well. I've had this guitar for 3 years now and except for some small scratches the finish is still in great shape, although it took some serious bangs.

I think you could take this guitar to hell, and still come out of it pretty unscaved.

Never had to deal with 'em.

I've had this guitar for 3 years, and i think it'll probably last another 50. I love this guitar. If it were stolen I would buy another RG, maybe a more expensive one, but definatly another RG. But I would probably replace the pick-ups with EMG's. With that done I'd say for metal, rock or grunge, this IS your guitar!!

This guitar has everything that you need period! I get just about any guitar sound That I could ever want. I have an older model 470 (1993 to be exact) So, I got mine when the 470 was "new." I have played in four different bands and had more gigs than I can remember with this guitar- from Metal to jazz to funk.... and this guitar has constantly delivered that goods!

THe sound is great! The only mods that I have done have done is a a pickup swap. I put a Tone Zone in the bridge and a PAF Pro in the neck. I get any sound that I want.

I love the action on this guitar! It's LOW!!! That's how I like it. The finish is good.

Like I said, I've giged heavily with this guiatr.... and I've never had a problem.

Never had to deal with them.

This is my No. 1 guitar. I have a Les Paul that sits in the case most of the time. The only time it comes out is when I break a string at a gig. If you are looking for a pro guitar at a very not pro price.... then this is the guitar my friends!

it was made in eitre 98 or99 it was made in japan.it has 24 jumbo frets. its solid top.controls given are volume tone and 5-way selctor switch.the pickup configuration is h/s/h.the bridge pickup is stock ibanez pickup which is a v7 humbucker the middle pickup is a si single coil and the neck pickup is v8 humbucker.the body is a basswood,the neck is maple with rosewood fretboard.the guitar came with a kick ass finish the color is new penny.the body style is strat style.th bridge is a ibanez floyd rose lo-trs ii. the tuners gotoh tuners locking.the neck style is wizard 2 which is pretty thin.it is good for fast guitar solos and fast rythm.it did not come with anything i had to purchase a gig bag separetly.

I PLAY HEAVY METAL AND THIS GUITAR SEEMS TO DO ITS JOB QUITE WELL. I AM USING A PEAVEY MAX 100 PROCESSOR AMD PEAVEY STUDIO PRO 112. 65 WATT AMP. IT IS NOISY ON THE BRIDGE PICKUP WHICH IS A V7.THIS GUITAR HAS A VARIETY OF SOUNDS FROM HEAVY METAL TO BLUES AND ACOUSTIC.I HAVE NO DISLIKES ABOUT THE GUITAR EXCEPT FOR THE BRIDGE PICKUP WHICH WILL BE GETING REPLACED WITH AN EMG 81.

THE GUITAR WAS SET UP WELL WHEN I GOT IT BUT THE ASCTION WAS A LITTLE LOW FOR ME. I CAN'T REALLY SAY HOW THE PICKUPS WERE ADJUSTED BECAUSE I DONT KNOW.THE GUITAR IS GREAT NO FLAWS.

I HAVEN'T PLAYED THIS GUITAR LIVE YET BUT I THINK IT WITHSTAND THE TORTURE.THE HARDWARE IS BLACK IT SEEMS LIKE IT WILL LAST I JUST WORRY ABOUT SCRATCHING IT. THE FINISH IS LIKE INDIDSRUCTBLE.IT HAS REALLY SOLID STRAP BUTTONS.I CAN DEFENITLEY DEPEND ON THIS GUITAR.NO IT IS ALWAYS GOOOD TO HAVE A BACKUP JUST IN CASE.

NEVER DEALT WITH THEM

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR ABOUT 2 AND A HALF YAERS. I WOULD COMPARE THIS GUITAR TO ANY JACKSON MODEL. THIS GUITAR ROCKS FOR THE PRICE.

BY THE WAY METALLICA KICKS ASS!

This Strat-like Ibanez RG470 was made in Japan 98 or 99 (not really sure.) Solid blue basswoodbody, 25.5" scale 24 Jumbo Frets maple neck with a rosewood fretboard including center-dots. Passive Ibanez electronics, H/S/H configuration with Ibanez Humbucker-split wiring. Ibanez licensed Floyd-Rose lo-trs tremolosystem, locking Gotoh tuners. Gigbag, tools and manual included.

I play this guitar through a Marshall Anniversary Series Combo and it works very well. I've tried it through lots of different Marshalls, valve Fenders and Crate Blue Voodo and it works every time. The electronics are absolutely marvellous, particulary when I play the clean channel. The middlepositioned single-soil is a bit noisy when you use it alone, so use it together with a split humbucker and it sounds great. The body delivers a very bright sound, a perfect mix of middle, bass and treble. I play in a metalband, and we mix a lot of musicstyles. It works well for everything.

The action was great, I have nothing to complain about.

I've played with it live many times, no problems at all. A trustworthy guitar, definitely!!

I've never dealt with them.

I've played for eight years. I've been trying Gibsons, Fenders, Kramers, Washburns, Jacksons and many others, but this one is definitely the best one at this price. I mean, if I were rich I would probably buy the lates RG or a USA Jackson, but this one is great. My favourite is the electronics in relation to the tonesetting, it's like an extra equaliser. Compare that to the Japan Jacksons, they are worthless. When you adjust the tone, it just sounds worse.

This is an update to my previous review. I looked over my review and I realized that I had overlooked some important flaws.
I forgot to mention the fact that there are several "dead spots" higher up on the fretboard, where the string can not properly vibrate and sustain is cut off almost immediately. This is more apparent when bending at these spots. It is a subtle, but very annoying thing.
I am hoping that the guitar just needs some adjusting of the neck to fix this situation, but the folks at Guitar Center already tried set it up once. If anybody out there knows what to do, please e-mail me.
Hopefully, if this can be fixed, I can do it myself...Guitar Center will probably charge me about $50 if I have them try to set it up (and there's no guarentee they'll be able to make it any better).
Anyway, I really hope this can be fixed. It may seem like a minor thing, but it really affects the playability of the instrument. Everyone else talks about the great playability of the RGs, and I can feel it below the 12th fret. I like everything else about the guitar (except the pickups), so it would suck if it couldn't be properly adjusted. I was thinking about changing the pickups, but if it doesn't play right, it's not worth the investment, and I'll trade it in for something else later on. Anyway, for now I'll have to lower my overall rating to a 6.5.

I think this guitar was made 1997 because it doesn't have the bubinga strip or the V8, V7, and S pickups, but it looks relatively new. If you want to see the features in detail, look at the other posts below, or go to www.ibanez.com. Mine, specifically, is black, and has the lower-end INF series pickups. The 24 frets are very wide, and it takes some practice to play accurately higher up the fretboard. Guitar Center threw in a case and some picks (The case is huge. It wasn't designed for this guitar.). This guitar has basically everything you need, but it doesn't come with anything really fancy like coil tapping, or active electronics.

I have only been playing for about a year, so I don't really have a particular style yet. I play through an older Peavey Rage (15 w) w/ no effects. This guitar was meant for hard rock and shred, though. My complaint is with the INF pickups. The 2 humbuckers are both weak and kind of hollow sounding, and the single lacks character. If you turn the distortion way up, you can get a passable sound, but it doesn't sound very good clean. I think part of the problem is due to my crappy amp.
I plan on changing the pickups like this: Dimarzio Tone Zone in the bridge, maybe a FRED in the neck, no idea about the single...possibly an HS3. I think this guitar will sound awesome with the new pickups (and a new amp), but for now it gets a 6.

I got the guitar used, and the action was pretty bad. It was easily fixed by the staff at Guitar Center, but I had to take it back 3 or 4 times because they didn't want to recognize it. Finally, on the fourth time, the guy fixed the Floyd Rose and adjusted the truss rod correctly. At least they didn't charge me for the set up. Since then, I have readjusted the Floyd, and the action is almost down to where I want it. I think the truss rod might have to be adjusted one more time, but I'll leave it alone for now.
Everything else is fine. There was some rust on the pickups, tremelo, and nut, but I cleaned most of it off. There is a small dent in the finish, but its on the back, so nobody will ever see it.
My overall rating in this category will assume that everything has been set up properly.

This guitar seems very reliable. The finish is thick, and should last for a very long time. Despite the thinness of the neck, you can feel how durable it is. The strap buttons are small, so it would probably be a good idea to change them. I've never played live, but it seems good enough to use in that situation.

There is no warrenty from Ibanez because I got it used. I can't comment on their customer support, but they do have a cool website. The people at Guitar Center are friendly, but a little less knowledgable than places with their own repair facilities. They have better prices than most of those stores, though.

I have been playing for about a year. I also have a Crate Electra strat copy (see my review), and a Peavey Rage amp. I wanted a really cool looking guitar with 24 frets and a Floyd. I was also thinking about an ESP LTD M200, but they were like $500 (new, of course). The fact the Satriani, Vai, Petrucci, and so many other great players play Ibanez drew me to their guitars.
Before I bought this guitar, I promised myself that I would try everything in the store until I found the perfect guitar. However, it's hard to do that when you're eager to get your new guitar home and start playing, and your parents are standing around bored, complaining about their aches and pains. This turned out to be the only guitar I tried, and I wasn't thrilled with the feel. I picked it because I liked the body style, the black finish, and the price. I really wish I had spent some time trying everything out. Fortunately, everthing turned out okay, and I am happy with my purchase. Next time I buy a guitar, I'll let my parents stay home, and I'll be prepared to stay awhile so I can get exactly what I want.
As for this guitar, I love the stability of the tuning with the locking nut and the Floyd, the speed of the neck, the cool tilted back headstock, the ease of access to all 24 frets, and the black finish. I don't like the stock pickups, but that's about all. I kind of wish it had a neck-through body to increase sustain, but that would add significantly to the price. If this were stolen, I would try to find a higher end model, like a 570, or a Jem. I am giving this guitar a 9, because it has basically everything I wanted in a second guitar, for about $350. Stock pickups are made to be taken out, anyway.

This is a great guitar for its price. I got it in a Royal Blue color which I love. I havent had any problems with it so far except that its a pain to tune and change the strings. One thing about it is that you can only use 9 gauge strings unless you want to adjust the tremolo system. I love the low action for the neck. Makes good playing for lead. Great guitar if you like metal.

The guitar sounds great. I play pretty much everything except country and it sounds good with all of them. I use a Fender Strat for clean sounds and this for the heavy. I have the Infinity pickups on my guitar. But the newer Rg 470's come with the Vintage pickups which are supposedly better. The pickups give great sound but I have recently replaced them with emg 81 pickups in the bridge and neck. The emg's are awesome. They blow the stock pickups away.

I havent found any major flaws in the guitar. This guitar can withstand a beating. The paint is still great on it. Its still in one piece....

No problems so far. Ive had it for a year.

Havent dealt with them.

I would give the guitar a 10. It is a great guitar for lead and metal. I have a Fender Stratplus with it and I would say I play this guitar a considerable amount more. I wish I would have waited to get the Vintage pickups but i dont guess it matters since I replaced these pickups. If it were stolen I would probably buy a JEM but oh well.

This guitar is sweet. It has 24 frets and has a Wizard II neck.. Its really thin, so you can really thrash up and down the fretboard. The frets are jumbos, which i really like. they're good for hammering. The pickups are H/S/H. They're standard Ibanez RG pickups, V7, S1, and V8. It has the floyd tremelo which is the best feature any guitar can have, regardless of brand or make. This has alot of features for a great price.

This guitar has a great sound if you like to grind. But, if you put it on the single pickup or neck pickup, you'd be amazed at the quality of the tone that you get.

I had the guitar set up especially for my playing needs, but when I was trying it out in the store, the action was pretty good. Everything was in excellent working order except that the pickups are rough along the edges of the fretboard. If those were fixed, I'd give it a 10.

This guitar was built to take anything. It's a tank. I could drop it every night, and it would be fine.

I've been playing for 4 years, and I've never played anything that was as good as an Ibanez. They're reliable, durable, and they sound great for an affordable price. I would recomend this guitar to anyone who is a serious guitar player. If i had to replace it, I might get a 570 or a 7 string, but definately an Ibanez.

Korean made. American basswood body maple neck with rosewood fingerboard (Ibanez Wizard ii type). 24 Jumbo frets.
H/S/H Ibanez pasive INF series pickups with 5-way selector. Ibanez Lo-trs ii Floyd rose trem (locking nut obviously)
The guitar shop Threw in a hard case. Tools included
Only one tone knob could be ,limiting to some players. Tone and volume knobs need to be a little more sensitive. But don't be scared this is a great guitar.

Because of the 5 pickup positions which incorporates humbuckers as single coils in some postitions you can get a wide variety sound to suit most styles. This is a guitar for musicians who want to play accross a range of styles ON ONE GUITAR.
Middle single coil pickup is a tad noisy but put it through a descent amp (I use a Laney VC 50) and this is not really a problem. It also has a bit of a low output.
With the back pickup you can acheieve a real screachy shred kinda noise. The next selection forward mellows the shred sound out a bit. The middle single coil sports a kinda "Ren and Stimpy" theme tune sound. The last two selections go form beefy to beef city. I'v played this along side mates Les Paul I can honestly say that I can almost match the beefy crunch that it puts out.
Likes: - Versility of the guitar Dislaikes: - Could lose a bit of noise (I plan to fit DiMarzios)
I give it an eight simply because there are guitars that sound better

All the actuall production is fine acceppt that the middle P.U is a little lose in the cavity. The style of the trem where a screw down nut attached to the arm itself that screws down over a thread on the bridge means it comes lose quite quickly.
The set up was good, I lowered the action. But I like STUPID low action. Lets face it the action is so easy to adjust it dosen't matter what the factory set up was like.
I don't know what string thay were on it whan I got it but BOY WERE THE TOUGH. I mean I seriously abused that trem ala Vai btu teh bugger woulden't go. I ended up replacing when they when dead!!!

This guitar is tough, but thin neck may break easily it your being a fool with it and chucking it all over the show. Hardwear seems to be lasting well.
Strap buttons are solid enough.
I don't know if anyone reading this has seen the submit form for reviwes but is says
Would you use it on a gig without a backup?
I would NEVER use a guitar at a gig without a backup no matter what the hell it was.

Haven't delt with them

I love this guitar it is Brilliant for the price. For the price I got it for it really is top quality!!
I give it a 7 because I've recently played a JEM 7v (Vai model)
THAT WILL ROCK YOUR POTATOES

Made in Korea strat-stile guitar. It features 24 jumbo (I think) frets, Floyd Rose TRS-II bridge, non-locking tuners, gold hardware, basswood body with flamed top natural finish, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, 1 volume, 1 tone, 5-way selector, H/S/H pick ups configuration, Ibanez INF1/INFS1/INF2 (from neck to bridge). The tuners are quite bad. Luckily the nut is locking.

I play this through a cry-baby, a Boss ME-30 and a solid-state Marshall VS30R, and like to play "powerful" rock (Van Halen, Satriani...). First of all I wonder why they put that useless single-coil in the middle. It's VERY weak and I can't manage to figure out its timbre because of this. I haven't experienced other pick ups, but I might say the neck one isn't bad at all. When clean it sounds good even to my single-coil-used-to ear. At high-gain distorsion I don't like the loss of personality typical, in my opinion, for any neck humbucker (except Gibsons). The bridge pu is quite trebly, yet it hasn't got much harmonics and has got almost no bottom end... yeah, quite crapy. I'm waiting to test it with a valve amp, but I believe I'll have to change it. The 2 and 4 positions are weak due to the single coil weakness.

I think this guitar lived in my guitar-shop for a long while and has been somehow manipulated. I had to make a complete set-up by myself and I still have some problems with the low E that buzzes on every fret if you don't strike it very gently (but I read about this in another submission). I had to tighten the truss-rod quite a lot. My action now isn't low because of the buzzes and also because of 22nd fret bending problems with a lower action. The look of the guitar is wonderful, it looks similar to a PRS thanks to the amber finish. I won't give a rating for this category because of the manipulation suspect.

I haven't played this guitar at live volumes yet, but I think it would be ok. I think the gold color will go away quite soon from the hardware, instead the finish looks tough.

I sent an e-mail to the company about truss-rod regulation. They first told me to ask a repair technician and then gave me the Ibanez standard action regulation. Make your own deductions!

This is not a high-quality instrument, but neither a bad-quality one. I love its look and style, and hate my problems of low E string buzzing. The TRS-II bridge does its job, but the guitar doesn't stay in tune forever.

My RG470 was completely stock Made: Japan Frets: 24 Solid Body: Basswood Pickups: H/S/H Floyd Rose tremolo Schaller tuners Rosewood fretboard
Good quailty materials for a good price

I bought an RG470 because I thought I was looking for a sound simular to some of my favorite artist (Satriani, Vai, Petrucci) Ibanez made their guitars out of quality materials and it was a great value.
I went from a Strat to this and I really started missing the neck positon single coil, these pickups have power, but they aren't very touch sensitive. Plus, I found out after about 6 months that I really dislike the Floyd Rose, the little clamp at the top of the neck seems to mute the sound a bit. Can't bend with this low action either, .009's have a thin winny sound that sucks for anything aside for metal.
It stayed in tune, but getting it in tune was always a hassel.
For what it is, it's good. But it wasn't what I wanted. If you're playing a Strat style guitar now, don't sell your old guitar till your sure you like this.

Very reliable, I've droped it a few times, banged it up. Still sounded the same.

I've been playing for about 8 years. I would not by an RG470, or any other RG style guitar again, This guitar helped me find my love for vintage tremolo's and my disgust for low string action. You can't get that SRV or Eric Johnson tone out of this, but you can do Paul Gilbert or Steve Vai
If you like low action and are into Metal/heavy rock and play a lot of lead this guitar would be a good choice.

Ibanez RG series. Basswood body, 24 frets, dot inlays, two humbuckers and one single coil. Lo-profile (lo trs 2) double locking trem. Nice purple-blue finish. I think it's what Ibanez used to call "jewel blue" before they changed it to be more blue that purple.

This guitar sounds good. I bought it used for $350. I had one before some years ago, when they first came out with this particular model, which was around 93/94. This one is the same year. Anyway, it sounds really good. I did replace the bridge pickup with a Dimarzio "Tone Zone". It's my first Dimarzio and I love it. I play metal and this guitar/pickup combo is great. The sound is versatile enough for regular rock, and some jazz, too.

Well made. I think my favorite feature is the rounded off neck heel. Very good invention. The hardware is tough and durable. Good quality wood on the neck and body. Rather quiet guitar, no noise. Only thing I don't like it that Ibanez makes the fretboard flat on the higher frets and more rounded on the lower ones. If you sight down the neck you can see the change. A flat fretboard is difficult to deal with when soloing from the 15th fret on up to the 24th. I think Ibanez needs to take a lesson from Jackson and make them rounded all the way down. I'm going to rate this section a little higher despite what I've said because I have large hands and long fingers so I don't have the same problems with the flat fretboard as my smaller friends do.

This guitar is well-built. YOu could easily play live with it. Just replace the stock pickups and you'll be set. You could get away with the stock ones, I suppose, but they definetly aren't Dimarzios or Duncans. I understand that the new Ibanez RG470s come with the V1 and V2 pickups. As I recall those pickups sounded good right out of the box. You should always have a backup no matter how good your guitar is. You never know what will happen.

Never needed any.

I've been playing for 5 years, off and on. I would buy this guitar again, even the new ones. If it were stolen, I'd be upset, but I'd just go get another one.

1996 model, made in Korea (printed on back of headstock). Strat-style solid basswood body (with sharp "horns); high gloss finish. Maple neck w/rosewood fingerboard (24 frets jumbo frets, pearl dot inlays). Ibanez calls this neck their Wizard II neck, and it has a huge radius, so it plays nothing like a traditional Stratocaster neck. Bridge is Ibanez' LO-TRS II (Floyd Rose licensed) double-locking type. Non-locking tuners. Pickups are stock Ibanez passive Infinity series: H/S/H, with Split-5 5-way selector. 1 volume and 1 tone knob (all hardware is black).

Versatile guitar! Neck INF1 pickup delivers full-bodied, fat clean tones that are great for blues and jazz playing (or Smashing Pumpkins sound w/tone control at full low with a high-gain amp; very thick distortion). The bridge INF2 humbucker produces a tight, balanced sound with moderate output. There are much hotter pickups, but these are some of the best stock pickups I've heard; much clearer and tighter than Jackson's Duncan Design. Some players may find the bridge pickup lacking in its bass response, but I think your preamp settings will give you any tone you want with this guitar. I play heavy rock mainly, with a Dunlop Cryababy wah and Boss ME-6 multieffect/preamp through a 65W solid-state Fender Eighty-Five 1 x 12" combo. Great sound for the price; even sounds good unplugged.

Action was good enough for me to fee comfortable; low, but no harsh string buzz along the neck (however, low E string is susceptible to buzzing when picked hard). Very accurate fingering of frets 12-24, which impressed me! Fine intonation, and I love the LO-TRS II bridge. It takes a beating and stays in tune really well. If not for my tuner's LEDs, I probably wouldn't know if a string was a little sharp or flat; the effect of brutal whammy bar use is THAT subtle.
The bad news: The first time I changed strings, I removed the backplate to adjust tremolo angle, and I noticed a 1-inch crack in the body. Apparently one of the backplate screws was drilled in at a sharp angle, splintering off one side of the tremolo cavity. Talk about disappointed! Unacceptible! Ibanez did right the situation (see below).

I've only gigged with my RG470 once, after having for only a week. It didn't go out of tune once in a two-hour set under very hot lights and a lot of sweat. The hardware is durable enough. No loose switches or knobs. Trem arm seems to be either full swing or completely stiff at first, but after a few months it's breaking in to where it's swings, but isn't loose. Barrel is easy to adjust. Finish is holding up fine against shirt buttons, pick scratches, and such, but I bet it wouldn't take many belt buckle scrapes to scratch the paint on the back. For this reason, I never wear a belt when I play this guitar. It's too pretty to risk it (Jewel Blue looks great under bright light; looks purple under most indoor lighting.) I know I can definitely depend on this axe and not need a backup with fresh strings.

Dealer wasn't much help at first with the crack on inside of tremolo cavity. They said if it didn't affect playabillity, it wasn't worth fixing. But it was in the back of my mind that I bought a brand new guitar that was cracked. So I took it back after e-mailing Ibanez from their cool Web site, when I was told it shouldn't have ever left the factory in that condition. The second time around, dealer was helpful. I paid $20 for shipping, but I got my guitar back in two weeks in great condition. Not only did Ibanez repair the crack, they also reinforced the tremolo cavity with a strong carbon graphite adhesive, which also shield the wires from electrical interference in the same way that foil does. My rating of 8 is for the dealer's reluctance to service the guitar the first time. If not for that, I'd have given Ibanez a 9 or 10. They need to watch their business partners carefully.

I've been playing electric guitar for 13 years, and this is my first "real" guitar. I've only owned $200 entry-level guitars prior to buying my RG470. The RG470 is everything I want in a medium-priced workhorse axe. It's not top-of-the-line by bar, but it stays in tune, has comfortable low action, offers tonal versatility, and has eye-catching good looks for strong stage appeal. These guitars list for $699 without a case. Because two music stores both wanted my business, each counter-offered the other until one couldn't reduce the price any more. I feel lucky for paying only $499, which included an Ibanez hardshell case. If lost or stolen, I'd definitely buy another (probably the RG450 or 550 only for looks -- I like the pickguards). Compaired to Yamaha RGX and Jackson DX2 and PS4, the Ibanez RG feels more solid and sounds better.

It has 22 frets, 3 seperate pickups. (Double-Single-Double). It has 2 knobs 1 volume,1 tone. I think it is maple wood. I am not sure though. It comes in black,blue,red Probably more. Its a cutaway with a medium size neck. Bridge is tremlo. It has quick tunes and nuts to hold the strings at the head. The neck is medium with medium size frets. Guitar I think was built in the US not sure though.

The sound is fairly good. It can go from clean to dirty and still sound good. This guitar in my opinion sounds really good in "Drop D" tuning. I use a mesa boogie subway rocket. Big muff distortion and a Cry Baby wah-wah. Yes it can get noisy. The sound is rich as long as you have a good amp(I guess like any guitar) The guitar can do pretty much anything from clean to dirty to country style to blues. Likes:The 2 double pickups..Selector swicth to go to different pickups. The quick tunes. Dislikes: The guitar needs repaired and setup more often then other guitars.

The guitar could have been better built. But it holds up pretty good. The guitar came with no flaws. I have had it for 2 years and all i have needed to do is set it up and replace the nuts and the head and the screws at the pickups.

Yes this guitar is played very well live. The guiitar last pretty long. The finish is awsome I play all the time and it doesn't have a scratch except if you bang it off a wall or something. It won't get scratched. The strap buttons will last pretty long. yes I can depend on it. Umm..I always use a backup at a gig so I can't say I trust any guitar...but if I had to I would.

I have never dealt with the customer service so i wouldn't know how they are. It has a 1 year warranty.

I have been playing it for 2 years. If it was stolen I would buy another guitar because..I like new things I love the guitars pickups. But I hate the guitars action. It is not too great. Maybe its me but if it's not the action sucks. Umm thats really about it with this guitar. nothing else much to say.