Ibanez RG570

Ibanez RG 570. 24 jumbo frets, volume, tone, 5 way selector(HSH), V7, S1, V8 pickups, basswood body, I believe, Grey Nickel finish, Edge double locking trem, Wizard Neck.

This midel sounds fairly well. The neck pickup is a bit bassy and somewhat muddy but the bridge pickup sounds pretty good. It also has a nice sound when using the split humbucker and single coil pickups. It produces nice clean sounds as well as raging distorted rhythms.

The factory set up was ok, on mine at least. The bridge wasn't quite balanced but that was easily fixed. The action seemed ok at the time, but I later had problems with it. It buzzed terribly, maybe I just didn't notice it at the time. The nut had to be raised but even after that, it still buzzes pretty bad. The bridge also had some strange bubbly lookin thing on the metal, almost like it was bubbled off by heat or something, it just looks bizaar. I do love the Wizard neck though. It's nice and thin and extremely easy to play. The finish looks nice too, I love the color. That playability though will cost come points.

I wouldn't play without a backup with this guitar. I find it doesn't stay in tune very well for whatever reason. I'm startin to think the saddles slip or something. Even after you lock it all up it still drifts out of tune after about 5 minutes. Extremely aggrivating. Other than that everything seems solid. The strap buttons are solid, finish is nice and thick, little wear affect.

Haven't dealt with them.

I'v been playing for about 3 years now. I've tried out a whole lot of guitars after having troubles with this one. Its not a bad guitar at all, but I wish it performed better. I'm not sure how other ones would compare but with my settings/string guages, i wasn't very impressed. I do like the look and feel of it, but thats just not enough for me. If it were stolen, I'd be relieved. It would give me a damn good reason to buy a new, better guitar.

I'm sure by reading the other reviews you know what the features are. It has V7,V8, and S1 pickups which are great for all types of tones. My guitar's color is Nickle Grey which definately is sweet. It has really cool silver knobs. Only crapy part is my tone knob crackles but I'm getting it fixed. Jumbo 24 frets. Wizard neck. Floyd Rose tremelo which is extremely sweet. The Floyd Rose is really cool because you can bend natural harmonics which sounds really cool.I had to buy the case seperate but i got it for $50. The case is well worth it.

Great sound in this guitar. It has pickups for everything. The pickups give a good variety of clean tone whether you want a chunky clean or a nice soft clean tone. The distortions can get from really bright to chunky to really hard and angry. You can play anything from Slipknot to Incubus on it. Very versatile in the sound.

Everything was great on my guitar. The finish is spectacular and the pickups and everything were adjusted great. Some crackling when switching from tone to tone or pickup to pickup. Some minor feedback but not really bad at all (its a guitar, what do you expect).

The guitar is very reliable. I haven't had a huge spill with it so I don't know how it would hold up if something significant would happen to it. The paint comes off quite easy which is kind of a bummer. The paint is really nice so you don't want to mess it up. I can depend on it so far and would'nt say you'd need a backup.

Never dealt with the company. I got it from Ted Brown though and the people will take care of it anytime.

Veeerrrrrrrrrrryyyyyy solid. What a great guitar with great sound and looks. I've played many Ibanez guitars and I knew right when I played this one I would buy it. I can't put it down. If someone stole this guitar I would die. I wouldn't know what to do. It would take a long time to get over it. JUST MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE FLOYD ROSE SYSTEM IS NOT USER FRIENDLY TO PEOPLE WHO CHANGE TUNINGS ALL THE TIME. YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE BOLTS OUT EVERYTIME. YOU CAN STILL FINE TUNE WHEN THE NECK IS LOCKED THOUGH. Buy this guitar, you won't regret it. I would have paid even more money for it.

This guitar has it all V7 S1 V8 pickups(which are high output)
floyd rose (edge)trem, not one those shitty ass low pro trems
24 frets jumbo nice guitar

I play mostly metal stuff but lots of stuff using clean also . The pickups ar over all very quiet. The single coil can be a little noisy but what do expect, its a stock single coil. I play it through a marshall EL34 100/100 poweramp with a rocktron piranha preamp, which is very kickass, and a marshall 1960A cab. It souds killer. When i got this guitar i used it with a boss metal zone and a peavey practice amp even with that setup it was great sounding.

When I bought it was setup perfectly but it was aroud guitar techs for about a year

never had to deal with them

I've been playing for seven years and had this guitar for three it is one great guitar it has defiantly paid itself off

I think it's a 97 or 98 year model, 24 fret, floyd rose trem... blah blah blah, it's all been covered by other people. Though I hate the trem, a steel plate bolted to the bottom of it and to the body, instead of springs fixed my complaints about it. Gotta love the thin neck, a through body or at least a set neck that thin would be nice but the bolt on hasn't failed me yet.

It didn't have pickups in it when i got it, the kid I got it from took them out for is ax120, so I ended up with the ones from that, they sounded like poo so I got a lawrence XL500, now it definatelly has some punch. I'll give it a 5 since I haven't heard the stock pickups, but it does sound good the way I have it set up.

Well I did get it used, and in several pieces (had to bolt the neck back on, wire it, and rig the trem) but it's pretty hard to screw it up if you know a thing or two about guitars. The neck needed a lil adjustment (truss rod) but after that it played great.

The finish is, well, krylon i think, it originally was like purple metallic or something but the kid spray painted it a few times, it's black now. Would definatelly be better from factory.

I think it was made in 2001, Japan is stamed on the headstock,it has 24 frets and one smoken wizerd 2 neck not the cheap one i,ve read about in other reveiws.This neck has a buguda wood strip, or what ever you call it,(more on this later).pickups h,s.h v8,s1,v7 it has a basswood body two peace maple neck(love that neck). The finish is rootbeer matelflake,simply beutifull.Floyd rose lo pro,jumbo frets.I did get a cord and strap. I got this guitar for $500 new.

I,m a youth leader at my church and I lead praise and worship too,I play a variety of music in the youth band.I have 1985 Fender prinction course,and my new to me (used)Line6 Flextone plus. The sound is great, sooooooooooooooo much better than my squiar strat Ha! or my Areio Pro2 I can get a realy good clean sound, all the way up to Satch and Vie with the help of my Line6.One of the youth in the band has a RG560 an older one he bought used,mine seams to have a warmer sound.

I bought it at a music store in Spokan Wa.( Rock City)It was set up there and very well might I say. Action is awsome low and alive no Buzzzzzzzz.The finish is flawless every things tight, no chips or dents, pickups are quiet.

It seames to be durabul I do wipe it down though whin I,m done playing, and I do play it at least two hours a day.Strap buttons? these things could hold up a tank there solid. I have never used a backup with my other guitars (had strigs on my pro2 for a year and never broke one ),and like I said I play at least two hours a day.

I,ve been playing 20 years and have had and played a multatude of guitars , I now have an old pro2 got it at a pawn shop, and a sqiare strat, oh by the way I have a 1967 maxitone that was my older bros,needs some work though.
Ok THE NECK is to die for, I played Jaksons,Wasburns,Fenders,Gibsons,Arieo pro2,Yamaha,and to tell the truth ,there necks are like 2x4s compared to Ibanze wizeird and wizeird two necks I cant say enough about them this is my favorite feature. Pickups and other componets can be replaced but the neck to me makes the guitar and Ibanez has the best, in my opinion

2001 series,24frets1 vol. 1 tone 5 way selector, h/s/h,
double coil v7, single S1, double coil V8,
grey nickel finish,Floyd Rose trem
locking tuners Jumbo Fret wizard 2

I play metal(Korn,Slipknot,etc.)Great distortion.But I also play Nirvana so it also has a very good clean sound also.I am using a marshall 80watt avt with a dod distortion,Ibanez phaser,Boss Metal Zone,a Morley wah pedal(which I barely use because It has the most shittiest wah I have ever heard not worth the price),and a Dunlop crybaby wah(a great wah wah pedal)Great sound overall.Mainly I use it for metal/grunge though

Good set up came in droppped d tuning.No finish flaws.great grey nickel finish

Yes I play it live 1 once a week and band practice at least 5 times a week.The hardware seems like it.I can depend on it.I would probably use it w/o a back up if we didn't have so many different tunings

N/a never dealt with them.Life time warranty

about a year.I also own A gibson.I would buy it again.I love the sound and fast neck.I hate the floyd Rose trem. system because of the difficulty of changing strings.An overall great sounding,playing guitar

Year 1992
Price; $525.00
24 frets
Solid body
Strat styled set-up 2 knobs, V,T. 5 way
2 humbuckers 1 single coil in the middle.
Colour: Black
Floyd Rose locking Trem
HSCase, Wrenches, and set-up book.

This guitar is my first new instrument. It was a total departure from the "classic" stuff I was playing up to that point.
Very clean and Strat-like sound. It gets better with some gain and volume.
I changed out the Humbuckers (bridge and neck). That helped beef it up some as well.
The only dislike is the frets. They (in retrospect) are a little too big. My fingers get sore slammin' into them, though on the action side and Shred-ability, I could play this guitar all day!
A great overall Guitar.

The factory set up was O.K. They supplied a handy "how-to" book with set up instructions so I tweaked it a bit, and for the last decade it has been the shred-machine. I haven't had to adjust the neck or intonation. It does take FOREVER to change the strings though.

I do suffer with the old sky-high Floyd Rose Bridge, my palm will brush the fine tuners and I have to stretch my hand around to pick notes at the bridge.(now of course they all have the lower styled model.)

Body finish and mechanicals were first rate. No fill holes like some Fenders I've had. Fortunately for me, this wasn't someone elses' first guitar.

The hardware has held up beautifully and it has never faultered. It has been a great utility axe. The cool thing is that if you break it, you can go get another, for the same price just about.
I have owned this same 570 for a decade. If this was the only guitar in the world, that would suit me fine. But I am looking to change it up for a JS1000.

With reasonable maintenence this Axe is MINT!

With the locking tremolo you do need a back-up guitar though. Not because of the bridge, but because STRINGS BREAK. Just like drumsticks.

I never needed to contact Ibanez. The guitar has been great.

Been actively playing live,rehearsals, and Jam sessions for 17 years.
I play with an Alesis Quadra-Verb GT and a Fender Bassman 4x10. Blues based rock and Heavy Metal.
If I replaced it, it would be another IBANEZ. Probably a JS1000.
Loves: reliable, always playable, totally shred-able neck. Beautiful blacl on black finish.
Dislikes: Huge frets(speed bumps), Old styled Floyd Rose bridge. The fine-tuners stick straight up.
If you want a guitar to be continuably playable, you have to take care of it and buy a better than average instrument.. at least!

mine is a '95 made in japan 24 jumbo frets. H/S/H config ah you kno the specs. Basswood *good tone but a little soft and dents easy. thin neck but not the cheap ass shit wizard 2 they put on cheap ibanez. LOVE the finish. Its irridescent purple metallic *changes to blue at diff lights

well, i play all types of music, so i have all types of guitars. this guitar isn't noisy at all, plays like a dream, love the action. floyd rose edge is awesome if ur a shredder and kno what ur doing. but if you have it cause u like to bend it up and down then i am going to slap you. some complain about not staying in tune but if u can set it up right you can smack the bar down to the body and back up and they stay in tune fine for a bolt on. i run through mesa triple rec halfstack and the sound is to die for. these people expecting these gibson-rich full tones are fucking morons. you dont buy a metal guitar if you want to play fucking jazz. If you buy a guitar PLAY IT FIRST. jesus christ some of u people amaze me.

i bought it used and set it up myself. it plays like a dream. pickups needed to be raised but no biggy there. i LOVE THIS FINISH. its trully awesome. strap buttons are screwins so u hav to tighten once in a while but after i set it up 10 10 10 10

very reliable. i would gig w/o a back up but be bitting my nails the whole time. you never kno with a floyd whats gonna happen to the strings so be ready. finish is gonna last. scratches dont show at all. overall great.

ah ibanez sucks but it doesn't matter i bought it used

ive been playin 12 years and its a great guitar. if it was lost i might check out some of the better esp models but thats all up in the air. im not gonna lose it so there! great guitar for the value. love the neck, plays for hours w/o tiring and lightweight. overall great guitar get out and buy one if u play metal and want it for the sounds u can make.

My review is going to be a little different, before writing this I read almost ever review on this guitar to make sure I covered a little new ground to put peoples minds at ease..
It's made in Japan, 24 frets, H-S-H setup.. Edge Bridge, Wizard Neck, Basswood body.. Mine came with a nice Grey Nickel finish..
Ok.. I've read a bunch of reviews with people complaining about features.. I see no point to this, why the hell would you buy something that doesn't have the features you want!!! It's just stupid people b!tching about stupid things.. This guitar suits all of my playing needs.. I give it a ten.. I can get tons of different sounds out of it..!

I believe sound is more in the way you play then in what your playing with! That said, this thing will get a bunch of different sounds if you play with the volume and tone as well as the settings on your amp.. Many of the people shooting off at the mouth are crying over it having a crappy sound.. Well thats not the guitars fault!! Get a better amp!!! I'm playing through a 100watt Marshall Half-Stack with a Dunlop Crybaby 535Q Wah-pedal, a boss Delay, an old TubeScreamer and whatever else I find lying around. I play Heavy Metal, Industrial and Hardrock, but also like a little blues now and then.. And I can get any sound I want with a little fiddling...
It has a nice chunky sound in the neck position, and can easily handly palm-muted power chords.. Switching to the single coil does bring a little noise.. But what regular single coil doesn't.. You can get some nice glassy strat like tones out of it, the bridge humbucker is bright and tight.. It's not muddy.. I have nothing bad to say.. And if I did, it would be my own damn fault for buying it without playing it first!!!

Firstly, who cares how it came from the factory.. Thats a stupid question! Unless you buy direct, it just doesn't matter... When buying any guitar, get the techies at the store to set the thing up when you buy it...! That's their friggin' job!!! I got mine from McCauley's in Cambridge Ontario.. These guys are incredible.. They set this guitar up exactly how I asked, and I haven't had any of the other problems I've read about.. Then again.. I picked the guitar up and looked at it before I bought it.. When buying a guitar, if something looks wrong to you, put the thing down and move the hell on!! The Edge bridge does take some getting use to for people new to the whole floating trem' thing... www.jemsite.com is a great help for people new to Floyds.. Other then that.. I tend to rest my hand on the bridge most of the time and have had no problems.. The finish was awsome.. I've never banged my guitar yet so I can't comment on the paint.. What I can tell you is if you bang any guitar, your going to wreck the finish..!

Does this guitar withstand live playing..? How does one answer such a stupid question... Ya I guess it does.. I play live with it twice a week, have had no troubles.. I guess if people were throwing beer bottles after it it wouldn't.. Nor would it if you thought it would be fun to beat the floor with it! The finsish on mine seams to bew holding up fine.. And it's used a lot.. Both when I teach and when I play live... The strap buttons are decent, strap locks are better for playing live though.. I depend on this guitar for teaching, recording and everything else.. I never gig without a backup.. It's just a dumb idea.. Even with a fixed bridge guitar...!

Ibanez has no real customer support... Unless your Steve Vai or Satch!
My advice is to get in good with a guitar shop near you.. Talk to them.. Ask for advice, and if you buy from them, get them to fix it.. There isn't a store that I've been too that won't fix stuff they sell.. And DO NOT BUY ONLINE!!! You never can tell what your getting!

I give a - 1 for Ibanez (for a so so web site)
I give a - 10 for McCauleys.. They've never let me down

I've been playing since 1989.. I've owned Fenders, Gibsons, Epiphones, Jacksons and ESPs.. Each have something to offer, so I'm not going to bash them, nor am I going to tell you this is the best guitar in the world! That is a matter of opinion.. My advice is, go to some shops, pick up some guitars.. Don't be nervous about being new to the guitar and sounding like crap in a shop.. Everyone sucked at one point including the guys in the store!!! Find something that feels good to you.. Think about where your going to play.. are you going to stand a lot..? sit sometimes..? you should ask yourself these things when looking.. A $2000 Les Paul is a great guitar, but it's heavy, and isn't the best for sitting back on the couch for playing.. Nor can you get as many sounds out of it.. This guitar has been perfect for me and my needs.. It's not to heavy, has easy access to the frets, sounds good, and I can sit back and the body is contoured enough to be nice and comfortable! If it were lost or stolen, I'd buy another, but lets face it guitars are a very personal thing and you can never replace something your really enjoy.. The only thing I wished it had was a button I could push to make it spit out money! (dumb question.. sorry..) If your looking for a well priced guitar, that can do what you ask of it and more.. Then go try one out.. sit with it and play it.. plug it into a bunch of different amps.. Hell.. Get the guy in the store to play for you and just listen.. In the end you'll find something you like.. for me, it's this guitar..

Good features for $570, 24 frets. The previous comment about 'i worked at ibanez...blah blah made out of scrap' you are an IDIOT!!! I'd just thought that you might want to know that, because.. you are. You've never worked at ibanez.. or you got fired for being an idiot and wanted revenge by posting bad comments. There are not many guitars that are as good as the 570 for this price range. I'd prefer a $600 Jackson to this.. but that's about it.

The sound.. the sounds good for the money. I installed EMG's in it. Overall sound is better now.

I never played an Ibanez fresh from the factory, mine was already set-up. Pickups were adjusted fine. Frets were files smoothly, no jagged edges or anything. Everything was fine on it :)

this guitar is very reliable and durable... I've had it for over 3 years now.. strap buttons need tightneing every couple of months.. it does use SCREWS which will always loosen with use. I would use it on a gi w/o a backup. The frets have good wear on them.. as with any 'nickel' frets. Unless you have a Parker of course.. those beasts basically DON'T wear down.

Never had to deal with them

I'll give it an 8. There's alot better out there.. but also ALOT worse. If you're in the market for a mid-priced performer, definatley check the rg-570 before you buy something else. Along with some jacksons in the same price range. For the idiot who made the comment about the "flexitone" did you mean 'flextone' and if you did... .to say that all guitars sound the same through there is RETARDED! That thought is halarious and just NOT possible. You are definatley mentally retarded!