Ibanez RG570

This guitar has all the features I need. 24 fret Wizard neck, H-S-H, Edge Floyd Rose Bridge. One tone, One volume knobs.

Sounds Awesome. It can de used for basiclly any kind of music. The bridge pickup sounds excellent. Great for leads. The single coil however is not up to par with the humbuckers. It's even hard to get a good bluesy sound out of it. The neck pichup is great or rythmn and jazz playing.

I've actully gone through two of these guitars. The one I have now is great with action fit and finish. No problems. However the first one I had I bought when I was still fairly new to guitars. Since I wasn't very observent I didn't notice that the bridge was put in crooked. That caused a whole bunch of problems to the guitar. But otherwise they're fine.

These guitars a fairly durable. I've never dropped mine or anything like that so I'm not sure if they can with stand heavy impacts. However they hold up to every day use pretty well. I've had this one for about a year and things are starting to fall off. The string saddles on the bridge come loose and that bar right behind the nut came loose too.

Ibanez's are great as long you don't have any problems. The first one I had, had to be sent back three times and I was without it for about 4 months altogether. I was never able to get any information from the music store (I don't shop there anymore) or Ibanez on what was going on. So there was really nothing I could do. It wasn't very fun.

I've been playing guitar for about 5 years. I run this guitar through a Bad Horsie Wah into a Carvin Legacy Combo. Sometimes I go through a Boss GT-3. Sounds great. If it were stolen or lost I probably would give it up. I haven't had a great experience with Ibanez. I'd probably get a Parker,Jackson,Hamer,or Fernandes. However the bridge on this guitar is amazing. I haven't played Jem's to much or any other real nice Floyd Roses, but I've never had to complain about it. Except for the fact it's falling apart. Part of the reason I choose this guitar is because I was quite sure what the quality was and I didn't research guitars enough before I bought it. A tip to anyone buying a guitar like this: Try every type of guitar out there. Try every brand out there. And don't listen to what anyone says about it. If they say it sucks, go play it and find out for yourself. You might end up loving it. Because you don't want to be stuck with a guitar you don't love. (Trust me, I know.)

This is your standard Ibanez RG570, mine's the 2000 model, cam with about 5 allan keys and and everything else you'd ever need to make the standard adjustments on a guitar. It's got 1 tone and a volume control, and unlike some guitars the tone knob actually has a great effect on the sound (more on that later). I still have the stock pickups in it (V7, S1, V8) as i felt no need to change them. I really love the finish, it's a nice smooth silver colour. It's got an Ibanez Egde Locking Trem system, stays in tune pretty damn good, not quite as perfect as an original Floyd, but i don't really use it much, if i do a couple dives during a song it usually stays pretty much perfectly in tune, but if you press the whammy down full, and spring it back and forth for a dramatic ending for 30 seconds you'll need to make some fine adjustments. But the main reason I bought this guitar is because of the Wizard neck, i couldn't settle with the wizard II on a lower model, i had to have the wizard. The neck is paper thin, a shredder's dream, and if you've ever got hand cramps from playing too long, say good bye to them. Ibanez makes the best necks if you like em thin.

I play mostly hard rock and metal, deftones, sevendust, finger eleven, old school pumpkins (best band on the planet) and it works great for my style. I run it through a Boss TU-2 Tuner, Crybaby Wah Pedal, Boss BF-2 Flanger, EH Small Stone Phaser, Boss RV-3 Reverb/Delay, and finally a DOD Ice Box Chorus, then it goes into my Peavey 5150 Half Stack. You can get some great tones out of this guitar, with distortion the V7 really makes the harmonics sing, and it has a nice edge to it, i keep the ton rolled back a little bit and it's perfect there. The tone knob and the pickups in combination can get you almost any sound you'd want from a guitar, from bright picking sounds (no quite twangy like a tele though), to low muddy almost undistinguishable sounds. You can get a huge variety of tones on a clean setting, but not nearly as noticable with distortion on, but that's ok cuz you it sounds great, switching pickups will give you a good change between rhythm and lead sounds. The neck is great, but of course with the thin neck you trade off sustain, but when you got your amp turned up do really want a chord to fade out for a whole friggin minute?

The action when i got it was pretty good as I remember, but I kinda tuned it down and changed the strings soon as I got home. Changing tunings or strings gauges with a floating bridge is living hell I must say, it can take up to 2 hours. But the thing's great once you get it in tune and you're never gonna change it again. The finish looks nice, but I found a chip 2 days after I got it, I don't know when it happened or how it happened, it handn't even left my home yet, but oh well, it was on the back of the bottom horn, seeing as how pointy the ibanez horns are it was a vulnerable spot, i should've watched it a little better I guess. Then I found another one on the back of the guitar the other day, did nothing to it that should've chipped it, I think mine's got a cheap finish on it, i gotta go get some touch up paint. But once again, the finish looks great (Love the way it looks), but it's fragile, take care of it.

It's Ibanez, of course it's gonna last, one thing you know about the big companies is that they're reliable, brans like fender, gibson, PRS, and Ibanez have been trusted for years, and for a good reason. The endpins on Ibanez guitars is what I really love, I do alot of moving around and jumping, and both Ibanez's I own have big knobby end pins to hold the strap on, jumping stretches out the strap, with smaller end pins (I.e. Fender) the straps only last a couple months then they keep falling off, Ibanez has great end pins. But the finish again isn't very reliable `;(

Never dealt with them, read another review, most likely very good people to uphold their reputation.

Overall there is no guitar I'd rather have (I havn't played a PRS yet though), that's because I LOVE the neck, and it looks pretty damn cool too, and It's very light weight(But not as light as my 540S). When I first got it I tuned down and I got a messed up warbling sound, i had no idea what it was, then I found out it was the fact that I was tuning my light gauge strings too low (a 46 to C#), I had to get it professionally set up with some 10-52's because the guitar couldn't handle that heavy of strings, but after that it was perfect. A great guitar, pricey for a 16 year old like me though, but well worth it.

made in japan 24 jumbo frets silver v7 si v8 pickups floyd rose not thos crappy ass edge trems nice look

Well I play mostly metal death metal like machine head and cannibl corps I think the pickups nail them both to a T the single coil makes so noise but what do you expect with a stock single coil

this guitar was set up perfect everything was just were it needed to be no flaws at all

some buddies of mine and I started a band a couple of years ago called Subtracktion I played in a couple of gigs with it man did it soud awesome.

never had a problem

I love every bit of this guitar theres no draw backs

Nothing special about this guitar, as far as features go, it has a floyd rose trem. on it. 5 way pick up selector two humbuckers and a single coil.

The sound of this guitar is great! I play everything from bluegrass to heavy metal, and this guitar handles it all beautifully. Although I did find the neck humbucker to be a bit muddy, so I put the bridge pickup in the neck, and had a dimarzio fred put in the bridge. The single coil will give you great tones.

This guitar came ready to rock from the moment I bought it. It was set up almost perfectly. The bridge is very comfortable for swift picking, although can be a pain when changing strings! The action is comfortable, but easily adjusted with the floating neck.

I have beat the living crap out of this guitar, and it still rocks. I move around a lot on stage, and it has very few scracthes and chips because it has a good hardy finish (but be careful because everything has a limit, and it will chip) I play often without bringing a backup. I have had this guitar for two and a half years, and have not had any problems.

I'm not sure how long the waranty is on this guitar, but I didn't really need it. I have dealt with the company to order some extras for my other guitars, and they were very friendly, and moved as quickly as possible.

I have been playing for 5 years, and I have already been through a lot of gear. I am very picky with what I play, and tend to switch gear often, but I do not plan on selling this guitar any time soon. I really love it. I also play an Ibanez JS100 and a Jem 555 and while they are nice guitars, sometimes I just got to put them down and play my RG. It loves to be played, and I love to play it, if it were stolen I would probably cry... then go and buy a new one.

It made in Japan, I got it in a Second hand electrical applied shop for a very cheap price, the pick up has been changed to 3-way EMG pick up. The clour is dark blue with full of stratchs on the whole body and neck. It looks alright for start not very attractive colour nor shape... quite boring in fact! But started to like it after a while, it looks nice when it reflecting the light when sitting on the stage quietly.

Since it has changed to EMG active pick up I must say it is so lound and powerful. I am using a Marshall VS30R, my amp just couldnt stand I think my amp will die for it coz the output is too big!
The tone is wram and bright.

The action is nearly flawless, just abit too low I reckon. Becasue of it think neck, I always enjoy playing it. It allow u to become a super fast hand with the neck and the action. The hardware is alright.

I dropped the guitar before I performed on the stage, but it still stay in tune. I think this product will last until I die. I think the last owner didnt protect it at all with all the scratch and crack on the body, (even a cig. scar on it) but all the hardware work very very very good!

didnt deal with them at all

I've been playing guitar for 2 years, I owned one Washburn MG 70, one vester and ESP J4 bass and one ovation viper.
If someone like to play metal or enjoy low action with smooth and thin neck. I strongly suggest u buy it.
The think I like the most is it neck. it is more than awesome! It just give lots of inspiration with it. Since my Washburn has a super thick neck, I enjoy to swapping these two guitar when I feel tried to for what I play.
If it were stolen I think I wont buy it again coz it is abit over price with those pick up.

Think mine is around a 91' model, got it in 92' new and it still sounds great. Pretty much standard all the way, except a replaced volume pot and duncan SD in the bridge.

The sound is great, I wasn't real impressed with the original and since I rarely use the neck or single coil I only felt the need to replace the bridge pickup. It's been so long since I got it I don't remember the originl setup, but I know it holds my setup great. I play with an extremely low action, and it never buzzes. Tuning, well it is a chore to get it right, but once it's in... it's in for a long time. Just make sure to thoroughly stretch the strings before lockin it down.

The body was in perfect condition when I got it, and remained that way for many years. I have dropped that thing more times than I can count. Off the stage before, onto concrete floors.. you name it and I have dropped it on it. And the only thing I have managed to do to it was take a small chip of paint off the tip of the headstock. No scratches, dents, or anything else on the entire body. Neck is still lightning fast after 10 years playin it. Intonation holds fairly well, I usually have it set again every 6 months to a year. Overall a very reliable guitar. I have gigged without a backup before, tho not the smartest thing it was all I had at the time.

Guitar is great, I'll have this guitar until I die. I bet it'll still have a great finish too.

Never dealt with them, doubt I ever will.

Over all this has been one of my favorite purchases. Would I buy another one? Probably not because this thing will outlive me. I play it thru a Single Rec, 4x12 Mesa, and a G-Force and it sounds great. If it was stolen I would definitely hunt them down. I don't want another one, I am perfectly happy with this one.

This guitar was made in Japan in probably like the year 2000. It sat in the guitar shop about a year before I actually bought it. Of course, as you should know already it has the 24 frets, an orignal Ibanez edge tremelo, (basically the same as an original floyd rose). Its got a wizard neck and its color is sour apple sparkle. It comes equipped with the H/S/H pickup configuration with a 5 way pickup selector. 1 volume knob and 1 tone knob. I believe it has jumbo frets and regular dot inlays. Nothing real fancy. I'll have to give this thing a 10 because it has capabilities. Thats why I got it.

Well to be honest the stock pickups suck compared to others I have heard. Here is how I would describe the sounds with each pick up selection. Starting at the bridge. The bridge humbucker really doesn't have that full sound like a gibson. It sounds vintage but you can tell the diffence. The second position brings on a weak twangy telecaster sound. The 3rd position is a bit fuller, but a buzzing nucensce is audible...whatta pisser. It sounds good with a clean tone w/ some reverb. Selection 4 is a bit darker, I never really use this selection. I have no comment on it really. The neck humbucker, position 5 is bassy, but it still sucks. These pickups are too thin sounding to me. I am sure with the right setup you could get a descent tone out of em. I do right now with my Marshall, but the pickups are gonna go sooner or later. I want to put a Paul Reed Smith HFS in the bridge, Stevie Ray Vaughn's middle pickup in the single coil slot and another PRS rhythm pickup in the Neck (not real sure yet though). PRS tone is what floats my boat, wheather that is attainable with this guitar i have yet to find out because i don't know that much about changing the pickups. I just have ideas. If the PRS route fails i am definitely getting a seymour duncan JB in the bridge and other seymour duncans to go in the other slots. I am still debating and haven't yet to find out anything. With the idiots at the guitar shop that I do my business working on this thing it'll probably sound like shit because they are dumb as hell and their repair man is a former herion junkie (he has no teeth). I am giving this a stock rating though based on the stock pickups.

I have no idea how this thing was set up from the factory. All I know is that i have to use .10 - .46 guage string on this thing. They are the only ones that don't buzz. These strings handle detuning also. But thas just what i know about mine. I like using 10's though. They aren't too small. Ovarall this thing has a badass action. The finish is damn good on my guitar...I've hit it a few good times with screw driver and an allen wrench and it didn't do shit to the finish. The finish looks brand damn new.

This thing could be used live i guess....I holds tune really good. I played it for 3 weeks or so a full step down and checked it and it was still there. Thats damn good if you ask me. Occasionally it will come out of tune every now in then, but there is a reason for that. Usually I have too much coil tension. Oh yeah, I wouldn't recommend someone getting a guitar with a Floyd Rose(original or liscensed) if you are impatient. It will piss you off. It is a bitch to tune. Luckily I know a lot about string tension to where I can get it in tune rather quickly. I had to start somewhere and somewhere used to be like 2 hours of hard time to put in to tune this bitch. Once its there it stays, unless you have too much coil tension.

I wouldn't know about the customer support. Don't really give a shit about em. I am going to make their guitar sound baddass with PRS pickups. And don't dis me for doing that either. I don't want to spend 1500 dollars for a low line PRS when i can have all of this done to mine for under a 1000 (including the price of the guitar). Oh well.

I have been playing for 2 years. I have a 150 watt Marshall AVT 2000. I am not afraid to experiment on the digital side either. My next purchase will be one of those digitech Genetex3 processors. Maybe this guitar will sound good going through that. I'll let you know. I have played this thing through a Johnson Mellinium 150. With the volume at about 3 and on the Mesa/boogie rectified setting it sounded badass.......but if digital ain't your thang don't do it. It sounded alright through an all tube Marshall. I really don't want to fuck with tubes though....sure my amp has a tube in it, but hell thas just one tube.....not 8....oh well....i don't care about tubes, maybe you do, if you do go for it......

You ought to know whats in it

Great guitar for metal, badass tone. I put a Duncan in the bridge position cause the one that was in it was good, but I wanted better.

Action is great, nice and low, shreads like hell. The guitar was in perfect condition when I pulled it out of the box

Yes, I play shows with this guitar, dropped it a million times. The finish is cracked but thats my fault. Its a solid guitar, never lets me down

I wouldn't know, I never needed any customer support.

I've been playing for about 5 years, the RG570 kills my strat, and keeps up with most guitars out there. If it was stolen, I would definately get a new one. I have plans to put better pickups in (and EMG 81 in the bridge and an 85 in the neck,) but it sounds and plays great as is.

I don't have to go into detail about what it has. You already know. To make a long story short. Yes, you always need a backup guitar. No, the pickups don't suck, you are tone deficit. I've been playing for 15 years. I have an Ibanez RG570 with some great pickups in them. I kept the s1, because I don't use it. the v7 and 8 were great, but didn't suit my personal needs, I go for the expensive shit. I have a whole lineup of 570's. Most of them with DiMarzio DS100 pickups. I love the overtone. This guitar is HOT! The neck feels like I can shred up hours worth of solos and play years worth of rhythms. Don't accept any crap from anyone. Ibanez is a Japanese company, yes, but some people have no ear for tone, so they rated "Ibanez" the sucky company. All I have to say is "get your head out of your ass and eat my dust." I'll shred you all to hell! Ibanez doesn't suck, but if you really think that you can go right on up to Joe Satriani (yes, he IS your daddy) and Steve Vai, and Noodles of the Offspring, and John Pettruchi (crappy spelling), and George Benson, and many other great guitarists, (for all you new age/old school rockers) Korn, Pennywise, System of a Down, Godsmack, and MANY other bands... go tell THEM it sucks, then listen to them play. (be sure to bring a towel to dry the piss off your pants. This guitar will send your balls to the wall!

Everyone needs a backup. Get some more RG570's

Who needs it? Are you going to call and complain that a cable was not the right color? Ibanez doesn't have customer support because... THEY DON'T NEED CUSTOMER SUPPORT, if you're going to f*ck up your guitar, you're better off with a Fender Standard Mexican Strat, if you're stupid enough to buy anything but an Ibanez.

15 yrs exp. I have a ZOOM GFX-8 and a Marshall JCM 800 all-tube head, a Randall 1960's guitar all tube head, and a home-made speaker enclosure with Marshall speakers. I wish this guitar had... babies... so I could have more RG570's HELL YEAH!

2000 Japan 24 frets 1 volume 1 tone 5 way selector h/s/h wizard neck floyd rose and the finish is gray nickle

goo goo dolls ---> offspring ----> korn so pretty much everything. im using boss-ds1 pedal and marshal avt 20 combo. well obviously since the guitar is h/s/h it makes heavy/thick sounds. but then if you play around with the nobs u can make strat sounds.

the factory set up was kinda low. the finish was great.

the paint chips off easily from what i've heard.. other than that.. it's a tank.

never dealt with them yet..

im thinking of buying boss GT-3 multieffects. after that i'd love to buy another RG570. why? because this guitar is great. no doubt about it.