Ibanez RG570

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.

Don't know the year, Japanese made, H-S-H, 24 fret, Floyd Rose. My Ibanez was lost in the basement of a music store. When the music store went under, they needed help cleaning out the basement (which use to be a small studio) I was good friends with the guys who worked there so I lended a hand. We found all kinds of great stuff, including this amazing Ibanez. It is a white finish, and had the crap beat out of it. The guitar besides being chipped and dented is all original. A versitiel guitar. Remember, this one is probally 10 to 15
years old

This is the best guitar I have ever owned. It has great sustain, and stays in amazing tune. This one looks like it's been through hell, but keeps coming back for more. This was when Ibanez "made" guitars.
Can scream metal or clean up real nice.

When we found it, it was in it's hardshell behind a huge pile of empty cardbord boxes. Besids a little rust it was o.k. Some new strings and a set-up it is fantastic.

Still going strong after a hard life. I play this guitar without backup at all times. I sold off all the rest of my guitars(strats, les pauls, other Ibanez') to play this one only.

Never delt

Fantastic find, I'm happy the guys I was working with let me keep it.
I don't know if I'd buy a new 570, I hear bad things about the new ones.

I have the standard 570, mostly same config as all the other reviews.
My 570 is finished in a sparkly green that really catches the eye.

My music style is mostly metal (speed, thrash, death) but I also play blues, southern rock, classic rock, and classical, among others. I just got myself a Boss ME-30 (you gotta try one!) and am playing on an old Gorilla GG-80 amp. I love the tonal diversity that I get with this guitar, through pickup combo's and such. The sound quality is definitely superior on this guitar. If I have to complain, I would say the sustain isn't the greatest, which surprises me considering the quality of wood used. That may also be this old gorilla amp I'm using. The ME-30 has definitely satiated my need for sustain, though!

This is a category where I am not an expert. My guitar's action, etc... are well suited to my playing styles, but I believe they could be better. I bought it used. It was a floor model, so it took plenty of abuse, but still looks, sounds, and plays great. One thing that drives me nuts is the G-string. When played open, or at the 5th harm. or 12th harm. there is a buzz from deep within the guitar, that I just can't find. you can't hear it through the amp. I think it must be a pickup spring or something like that. I have seated all the loose parts on the outside of the guitar, and the tremolo springs, but can't get it quiet. Guess that's what I get for getting a floor model...

There is no doubt in my mind as to the reliability and durability of this guitar.

Bought mine used. Couldn't take advantage of this.

I have been playing for 15 years. I own a Yamaha SE 150 elect. guitar, a Lotus Dreadnought acoustic, A Gorilla GG-80 amp, A Peavey Backstage 30 amp, A Boss XT-2 XTorsion (distortion) pedal, A Boss Me-30 Multi-effects pedal, A Rocktron Half-rack Distortion gate, and a generic (Kasino?) chorus pedal.
If I lost my RG570, I would be heart-broken. Don't know that I would get another RG570, but I would definitely get another Ibanez.

This Ibanez RG 570 is Gray Nickel, it has 24 frets and the pickup configuration is H-S-H, the pickups are Ibanez V7 on the Neck, S1 and V8 on the Bridge.
The controls are very ease to access and they work perfectly, i love the way the volume control and the tone control are, they just fit perfectly; it has 24 frets and they all are very easy to access, it has a Floyd Rose Edge Bridge and i think it works awesome.

It fits my music style perfectly, if there is something that i LOVE about this bad boy is that it's 100% Versatile, i like to play some heavy metal stuff, but i also enjoy clean jazzy tones, and this guitar just makes them sound perfect! You can get a totally clean sound with the original pickups, when i bought it i was going to change the pickups for some DiMarzio's, but as of now i am very pleased with the original ones.

The factory set-up was awesome, i didn't even had to worry about it. I took it to a technician and he has just amazed by how well adjusted it was, the pickups, the bridge, the neck, everything was just in the right place. The painting job is excelent too, it still shines and it really looks good!

I've been using this guitar for almost a year now, i play every single day for hours and hours... and as of now it's been INCREDIBLE! no problems so far! it's extremely reliable. I REALLY REALLY depend on it, it's like my baby! I would definitly use it without a backup.

The warranty is one year long, but so far i haven't used it! THANK GOD!

I love the RG 570, i really depend on it and for the price you pay it offers a lot of stuff! it's the best buy of my life so far!

At first glance, you'd think "wow, this guitar has a lot of features!" Well, it does have a lot of features, but it's the quality of those features that make it a mistake. But, for the sake of the features section, it has 3 pickups (hum single hum), a 5-way selector, a basswood body, an Edge tremolo, a Wizard neck, 24 frets, all-access neck joint, the works. I'll dig into all of these later, but, hey, what the hell, hoo-rah, it has features. Um...10.

My musical style is fairly diverse. I love listening to jazz, I like some classic rock sounds, I dig some blues, love classical, progressive, fusion, and even some modern rock and pop. I would say that this guitar suits some of my needs, but not most. For the sake of progressive and instrumental rock, it has what has become the standards-humbucking pickups, jumbo frets, you know. But the overall sound of the guitar is incredibly bright, sometimes too bright, even with the rosewood fingerboard and the humbuckers. This can grow tiresome, especially if you plan on playing anything really jazzy. I'm not asking for an archtop, but we could use a little more meat here.

I'm running it through a (forgive me) Fender Princeton Chorus, but I've heard it through others. I've played it through a 5150II once, and it still had it's boring little personality. Don't get me wrong, it's got good sounds at certain spots, but it needs work.

Likes and dislikes: I like the half-volume, 70% tone setting with some gain. This gives a really interesting, ballad texture lead tone.

Dislikes: Those lousy V7, V8, and S1 pickups. They just don't cut it. They want to be good pickups, but they can't!

The guitar was set up pretty crappy from the factory, and I'm told that this is pretty standard with Ibanez. The trem was set WAY too low, and it was buzzing just about anywhere. The trem angle was off as well. The pickups weren't adjusted well either, and I had to tweak them a while to get a nice, balanced sound. They were WAY too high, and the midrange was just taking over.

I suppose the top was nice, a metallic purple style color. Really a nice finish, I kind of like it, that's why I'm going to fix the guitar instead of scrap it.

Ah, a question regarding poor quality wood? Let's talk about that nice little Wizard neck. Many people gripe about this guitar not holding good tune, and here lies the source of all of their woes. Go ahead and try an Edge on any high quality axe (like a JEM or a JS) and you'll have wonderful tuning stability. But due to crappy woods and the lower neck mass of the Wizards, you get nothing. Any pitch-lowering will throw you out of wack, and forget about raising the pitch. If you want to pull up the trem on this axe, be prepared to unclamp and retune.

I doubt this guitar would survive very rigorous gigging. Like I said, you won't be able to hold tune very long, so have a few backups (in fact, if you have a few backups, sell them and this piece of trash and get a JS or JEM). I don't think the hardware will last very long, I have to work on it every month. I think the finish will last, it's been withstanding my sweat for over a year now.

The strap buttons are actually pretty solid!

No, I cannot depend on this.

Definately need a backup.

I honestly hate Ibanez customer support. Why should I have to see my authorized Ibanez dealer to have things done? What about people without Ibanez dealers close by? They need to kick this up a few notches.

I've been playing for 3 years now, and feel free to scoff. But I think serious players will agree with most of my review, this instrument is purely terrible. With the price you'd pay fixing it up, you could've had yourself a brand new JEM7DBK, or if you saved a little more, maybe even a 7VWH, which are far superior instruments which you won't have any problems with.

I don't wish I'd have asked anything before buying this, I just wish I'd have been more experienced.

If it were stolen or lost, I'd probably save up for another Carvin.

My favorite feature is probably the 24 frets. I just love having that range.

Unfortunately, I didn't compare it to many other axes in the store, I just had my mind set on the 570. I wish it had a better neck and better pickups, and I'd probably like it a lot better.

I have a late 90's model made in japan, it has 24 extra jumbo frets. the 570 has 1 volume 1 tone and a 5 way selector, h/s/h/ config. It came with v7/s1/v8 but i replaced with EMG's, which are active, not sure of body wood, fingercoard is rosewood, of cousre it is the rg body style and it has a recessed edge tremelo (very nice, no tuning problems) gotoh tuners w/ locking nut, it also has a super thin wizard neck

great for rock, punk, metal, could be good for blues i guess, i am using it with a zoom 3000 (very very nice!), orig. crybaby, metal zone, boss noise supressor, and boss ge-7 7-band graphic eq and a mesa/boogie dual recto combo,sometimes a randall warhead combo no excess noise, great sound quality, great distortion, good clean, especially if you add in a little chorus, i love everything about this guitar

best action i have ever seen that comes stock, pickups were adjusted great, great routing, no flaws

great, can put up with lots of punishment, great for live, hardware will definitley last, finish will also last, great strap buttons, but i still replaced with locking, dependable, i would use it on a gig without a backup

i have never had to use it

great dependable guitar

Made in Japan - 24 fret - H/S/H - 1 Vol, 1 Tone, 5-way Switch - Basswood Body, Rosewood Fingerboard - Superstrat all access body - Edge tremolo - Gotoh Tuners w/ Locking Nut - WIZARD neck - Iron Pewter paint on body, all hardware done in beautiful black chrome

Versatile guitar, but does it's best work playing heavy stuff - I'm using a Line 6 Flextone II, and the two make a good couple no doubt - when distorted, I like the bridge pickup all by itself, but when playing clean sounds, try the other switch positions for some interesting tones - the factory pickups are 'ok', but in my opinion, this guitar deserves better and I am going to replace them before long - this axe has a nice tone, and the factory setup was even adequate(allthough I intend to lower the action) - while this guitar is by no means all things to all people, it has a tremendous capacity for hard rock and metal, and it's passable on some other styles as well - part of its 'passability' is that it is easy to play due to the style of the neck and body

Factory setup was totally playable, some will want to lower the action further though - from the factory, the floating bridge was positioned properly and the tuning holds despite my attempts to rough up the tremolo - I have yet to find any flaws in construction, and from what I can tell, the Japan made Ibanez guitars put the Korean ones to shame - no offense to those who own Korean models =) let me just say that pound for pound, the Japanese construct a superior product to the Korean made Ibanez models(570 v. 470) - once you play a 570, you'll never be satisfied with taking the 470 home, it's that simple - handle this guitar with care though, not because it will fall apart, but the cosmetics are fragile - I barely bumped the headstock and I have a nice little chip/dent already - just mind the paint and such and you'll be fine

I already mentioned the fragile cosmetics, the guitar itself though seems quite solid - my strap buttons took a rogorous beating already without so much as a flinch - you can almost hold the guitar by the whammy and it always goes right back into tune without any problems whatsoever - the hardware is beautiful to look at, and my guess is, it will last at least as long as you would expect(if not longer) - I don't gig right now, but I would play this guitar live with no hesitation - a backup is essential though for more reasons than one, but only one reason has to do with the guitar itself - this is a nice Floyd Rose bridge, but if you break a string on stage, you be bummin see? - changing strings on this guitar is a more involved process than on some other guitars, so do yourself a favor, have a backup while someone else restrings your main axe - other than that, I'd say this guitar will get you through any gig with no problems - also, word to the wise...NEVER EVER take off all strings at once when changing them all - start with the high E and change them out one by one while retuning along the way =)

Never used their support - I'm giving an 8 because any company who makes a guitar this nice can't be all that bad

even if their support totally sucked, the product itself would still get high marks from me, I like this guitar a lot

I love everything about this guitar except for:

- stock pickups are ok, but some hot aftermarket pickups would really do it some justice
- thought the construction is solid, the finish is fragile

Some of my favorite things are:
- the Iron Pewter finish is very nice
- the hardware looks great
- the neck is easy to play and all access is granted
- crazy mad bends, divebombs, harmonics, you name it!

If this guitar were stolen or lost, I would definitely buy it again

made in 2000. japan. yeah you guessed, PIECE OF SHIT. 24 giant frets. h/s/h configuration. v7,s1,v8. basswood body. maple neck and rosewood fretboard. colors: sour apple and grey nickle. i had both and both were pieces of shit. went out of tune everytime i used the tremolo. i'm returning the one i just got to get a fender deluxe powerhouse strat. the only reason so many people get these are because so many popular artists use the, korn, limp bizkit, staind and so on. nothing included. nice neck though. thin. really thin. whatever happens don't get one of these. if you do get a late 80's early 90's model. those are nice.i'm lucky guitar center is letting me return this so many times. I thank them alot. temolo is nice but to bad it doesn't stay in tune.

nice sound except the single pickup. noisy as all hell. I play ska, metal, punk, and others. the humbuckers are nice for these.i use a fender frontman with reverb. nice amp.with a dod death metal distortion and dunlop origianl crybaby wah. cool sound effects. you can make alot with the floyd rose.

shitty set up. action way to low. buzzes like crazy. pickups seem loose and wobble a lot. the grey finsih is cool.bridge was set up ok. the ibanez logo on the head stock is sopposed to be like a mirror but has some wierd color.

i don't play to many gigs. nice hardwear. finish seems shitty and about to chip or wear off.nice strap buttons. extral big. no stap lock needed. strings break way to easy so iw ould always use a backup.

i emailed them about the tuning problem and i've gotten no reasponse after about 2 weeks. still havn't. i give them a 2 for atleast having it.

this is a stupid category. if you read the whole thing you'll know the over all rating. i'm tires of typing so i'll make it quick. don't get it. it sucks. it is a piece of shit. it is worthless and you should pay about 2 cents for these. i have no clue why people like these so much. i thought i was getting a good deal but i guess not. i would never buy guitar again/ i'm never going to buy another ibanez product in my life.

1990
Rosewood neck
24 fret
electric blue
Floyd bridge
SUPER NICE WIZZARD NECK

This thing rock better than any other guitar I have.
I put a s.duncan in the bridge (trembucker).
My best guitar! Old blue rocks better than my strat or Jackson dink.
I can squeal or growl with this puppy.

Action was too high from the shop. Had to lower a bit.
Other than that,no problems.

Paint is chipping,but I have beat the hell out of this thing for 10 years!! Trem is holding up great. Had to resolder a new jack in but that is fine for a old axe. I never gig without a backup, but if I had to pick one guitar, it would be my old blue.

Not very good. I needed a neck for a rg 550 and could only go through
a dealer. I hate that.

Playing for 13 years.
I LOVE THIS GUITAR!!!
I am going to buy another one so I have a backup.

this guitar was made in 1990, japan , all black (perfect metal look), black hardware, floyd rose lincenced floating bridge, locking trem, gotoh tuners, v1, si, v2 HsH, pickups, volume and tone controls, jumbo frets, rosewood fretboard,

this suits my style well, which is metal when playing this guitar, i also have a mecxian fender strat, so it shits all over that in this field, it is pretty noisy, but i put it through a shit load of volume and dist, i use a DOD grunge, with an adaptor put up to 12 volts, an ibanez flanger, and a peavy 80 watt Bandit 112, and it burns on that setting, i should add that i tune it down 2.5 steps and drop B, 52 - 10 gauge strings, and it manages this setting extremly well

pickups, action was pretty good, strings buzzed and bridge and to re-set up for the heavier guage, but that was fixed when i got it serviced, this guitar is also very easy to play, does weigh a bit, but not to much, looks great and feels great to play,

its made in 1990 so its around 10 - 11 years old, and i got it second hand, its in pretty good condition too, the "ibanez" logo came off in some places so i had to re- paint it, knobs are loose and the volume came off, locking nuts have a little rust, but thats just cause the dick that owned it before me never played it and just left it to gather dust and debree.its strong and i would use it live, a back up i think would be needed just in case

n/a

ive been playing for 3 years, and i have played a few guitars in my time, this is the best for my style hard rock/metal, and i just love the look of the thing, it sounds as evil as it looks too, i might put an emg 81 in the bridge if i get some money, but the v2 is fine, except it is noisey.

It's the 2000 model, made in Japan. Pickup config: H/S/H It's got an Ibanez V8 in the bridge, a V7 in the neck, and an S7 single-coil in the middle. The pickups are passive.
The body is basswood, and the fingerboard is rosewood. The neck is an original Wizard neck made of maple with a strip of bubagina (spelling?) in the centre.
The finish is IP (iron-pewter) which basically looks like a sparkling black colour. The body style is similar to the KH-II ESP guitar.
The bridge is an Ibanez Edge tremolo. Tuners are Gotoh SG-38 die cast tuners.
It came with a couple instruction manuals and a bag of allen keys.

The sound definitely suits my musical style (metal, industrial)
I'm currently running it through a 10 watt Ross combo and a Peavy Mynx bass amp. I use a Boss Metalzone for distortion and a Boss ME-30 for effects. I find that it gives off minimal noise while not playing even with distortion cranked up. The sound is very devestating with distortion, and if you fiddle with the volume and pickup selector you can get a more vintage strat sound as well. The sound is very versatile. Harmonics are easy to pull off as well.
I like everything about the sound, although I think EMG-81s would make this guitar absolutely perfect.

The guitar was set up decent, but definitely needs some adjustment. The tension on the tremolo seems to be too little, in that the string tension is pulling it up a little too much. Nothing major though.

I'm treating this guitar as if it was made of glass, because I've heard it scratches very easily...

not yet.

I've been playing guitar for 7 years and own two other guitars. One being a Yamaha SE112 and the other being a G&L strat copy.
If it were stolen or lost I'd buy it again.
I love pretty much everything about this guitar, it's gorgeous.
I compared this guitar to the RG470 and decided to go with this one because of the finish, the extra strip of wood in the neck and the Edge Tremolo. I wish the guitar had EMG 81's in it.
This guitar plays like a dream, and actually makes playing easier, as opposed to a strat-style guitar. Very well designed, I can tell Ibanez put a lot of work into this aspect of the guitar.

I just bought this guitar!Its a 2000 model so its brand spankin new, it was made in japan.It has 24 jumbo frets,the finish is kinda thin ive heard so i think ill be paying attetion to that.The guitar also has one tone and one volume control,5 way selector,H-S-H pickup config.,the pickups are a bridge v8 a middle s1 and a neck v7 these pickups are outstanding!!!The body is great as well,nice feel super thin neck for fast playing!Its got a liscensed EDGE floyd rose on it and a locking nut so once you tune it you rarely have to tune it up again unless you play constantly.I got a good discount on a case that was marked 150 and i got it for 85 not that big of a deal but it helped a bit.

AWESOME SOUND!!!!!I play anything from punk to heavy metal especially old metallica and this guitar is perfect for that! Right now i have no amp i have this little crappy pocket amp that i use witha pair of head phones so i cant tell you much on the sounds from different amps. Although i did play it on a mesa boogie when i bought it and a nice little peavey and it sounded great on those!The guitar has no noise what so ever and even on the tiny pocket amp i ahve it makes no noise and that little amp is old and the wiring is kinda faulty so that means this guiatr has no noise at all whic is good.The guitar has a real lively sound full of deep rich sounds to high bright sounds its very versatile in sound.I love distortion so when i played on the mes boogie and the peavey naturally i selected those soudn settings and it was awesome it, but all i cna say is that the guitar sounds great any way you make it sound so its very workable.

Great set-up no problems.Pick ups were perfect when i got the guitar and havent given me trouble yet.Everything looked nice on the guitar it was all set up really well.Although ive heard about those finish complaints so im gonna watch for that and if worse comes to worse ill just get it repainted and refinished with something more durable.

This guitar is built like a titanium bomb shelter it will withstand anything so i dont have to worry about damaging it excpet for the damn finish.Starp buttons feel like they were niled on there and then melted directly to the guitar i feel confident about using a strap on it.So far this guitar ios real dependable, i dont gig so i cnat say mcuh about that.

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Im not a professional player in fact ive only been playing about a few months but my dad knows his shit and he saw that this guitar was a killer guitar hes been playin for 35 years and he is aweosme at playing he has an old 70's telecaster american deluxe series and is interested in buying an american dleuxe fat strat so he knows his stuff!And hes been teaching me to play so as of now i am getting pretty good and when we were at the store he realized rtight away that this was the guitar that he knew would be perfect for me.I didnt wnat a run of the mill pos beginners guitar i wnated a guitar i could play forever and this guitar is it everythign is perfect on it! If iot were stolen id kill the person that stole it and then buy a new one so that i could have 2 guitars! I compared this guitar to an ESP-M-100 AND M-200,and this guitar was far superior i also played a few of the other cheaper ibanez rg's and this one kicked their ass so im happy with this purchase!In fatc i was even impressed by the color which was called sour apple sparkle but it really looks more like a greenish gold or champagne color so i like the guitar its awesome i recommend it!!

RG570 in Gray Nickel finish(pretty),'99 or 2000 model,Japanese,24 frets, basswood body, stock Ibanez humbuckers in the neck and bridge (v7 and v8, I believe), single coil (S1)in the middle. 5-way selector, 1 volume, 1 tone, licensed Floyd Rose double-locking EDGE tremolo, gunmetal hardware. Maple neck with a strip of Bubinga. Jumbo frets, rosewood fingerboard. Came with a couple small booklets about the Floyd, and a bag of allen wrenches.

I'm probably forgetting something, but I'm pretty sure someone else has me covered.

Very Standard stuff. The Edge tremolo beats the hell out of the Lo-TRS on the cheaper Ibanez guitars, though not as nice as the LO-PRO EDGE (JEM, Prestige editions only, I think).

If it weren't for the bridge being so nice, I would have rated it a 6.

I play mostly heavier alternative rock. A lot of people like this guitar for metal, and that's why I bought it too.

I think the tone is very empty sounding. It doesn't really lack for bass or anything, it's just on the 'thin' side. Hard to describe, other than saying the sound is sterile. No life in the tone. Unfortunate setback considering how comfortable it is to play.

Pickups are garbage, at least on mine. They're stock, but still. The middle pickup is useless, and the guitar hisses on positions 2 through 4. Zero difference between the rhythm and treble settings. Disappointing.

Currently I use a Boss GT-3 and a Trademark 60 combo by Tech 21 (sweet). Like I said, the guitar hisses on 3 of the 5 positions, audible even through the headphone out on the GT-3. I have a cheap plywood Kramer 111s with 3 singles that makes less noise than the Ibanez. Sad.

Factory set-up left a little something to be desired. Strings were nice and low, which was good, but the low A and E buzzed like crazy from the 7th fret on down. Raised the action slightly and adjusted the truss rod, which eased the buzzing. Middle pickup was so high it interfered with playing. Otherwise okay.

Putting the first impression of the set-up aside, the neck plays great. Smooth. Not as nice as a Musicman Axis, but pretty damn slick. Too bad it sounded like crap.

Seems pretty solid. Banged it into a ceiling fan (!) and it didn't get a scratch. Neck is thin, but sturdy. I'm not worried. Never gig without a backup, teenage America.

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I've been playing for 8 years now. I have a Gibson Les Paul, and a cheap ass Kramer Focus 111s that keeps surprising me. I was really disapointed in this guitar, especially considering I played one in the store and liked it before ordering one. I checked out some others too, including a RG520QS (same guitar minus the middle pickup), an S-series Prestige model, and some of the other lower end Ibanezia.

I've sent the guitar back for a refund, actually. Whether or not it was just a problem with the pickups/wiring (it was just so NOISY), I'm not getting another. Just don't like that Ibanez tone. I'm a Les Paul addict, though.


My advice: Hear any guitar you're interested in THROUGH YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT. If they have it at the store, great, otherwise bring in your own crap and get a REAL estimate of how that instrument's gonna be at home. Wish I had.

Ultimately, guitar's not terrible, neck feels good, but just not what I was looking for. And the pickups sucked.

Made in 1992. It is the year they came in cherry sunburst finish. H-S-H humbucker configuration. Very smooth and fast neck. Very slim. It definitely doesn't play like a gibson. Pickups are of high quality and put out as good as any on the market. Great tuners.

Can cover any sound but it really doesn't have its own sound. This is a great guitar. I can get rich sounds, smooth sounds, bright sounds, pretty much any sounds.

The japanese make the best cars, the best electronics, hey why not guitars too. This guitar is very well made. No dead frets and no buzzing strings. It is very clean sounding. The original finish is long gone. I had this guitar painted in a metallic green burst finish by a custom painter. It looks pretty good but the guy didn't really nail the color I wanted and I went through a lot of trouble.

This guitar was my first electric. I have had it since 1992. I learned many of my first licks on this guitar and I will always keep it no matter what. I have played shows with it and it holds up very well but I am scared to death to play with out a backup. If one string breaks I am screwed because the whole guitar goes out of tune. This guitar has a floating trem which I don't really like but oh well. Anyway I have moved on to teles because they are simple and they suit my style. hell they suit almost any style with the right pickups and they are very comfortable. But like i said i will always keep the guitar because it was my first.

Great guitar but if I was thirteen again and buying my first guitar I wish I had gotten a just a plain old fender strat.

Made in 95 in Japan, NOT KOREA!!! Just to let you know if you are reading this and own an RG570 or are looking to buy one pay special attention to the details. There are a lot of people trying to pull off their RG470's and such as 570's. There is a difference!!!
The RG570 is made in "JAPAN".
It has the "bubgina strip" down the back of the neck.
It has the "REAL Original Wizzard" neck.
It has the "Edge" trem.
It has the "V7, S1, V8" pickups.
If your RG570 in question doesn't have all the above features than it well......isn't a 570.
Just thought I would let you know, I used to own an RG470 and the 570 is by far more superior. The neck and trem deffinitely are of higher quality.

This guitar suits my style perfectly, which is blues to death metal crunch. I use it with several Marshall amps(6100, JCM 900, 1987X plexi RI)and a line6 pod. I have previously used it with a Mesa DC-3 and a Marshall JMP-1 and a Digitech GSP 2101. More recently I have used it with a Visaul Sound Jeckyl&Hyde pedal also. I haven't found this guitar to be noisy at all. The sound to me is very rich, full and agressive but can be sweet and buttery when the volume control is rolled back a bit. I think this guitar can make just about any desirable sound there is. Very versatile. Definitely the most versatile guitar I have ever played. I have owned several quality usa made strats and they just don't compare, the 570 sounds more like a "strat" than a strat does. Put the pickup selector in positions 2,4,or 5, roll back the volume a bit and can we say "and you paid how much for that Fender?" That's the nice side of this guitar, but this guitar is mean also. It can put out the most powerful crunch when ran straight into a Marshall 100 watt tube amp, Tone to the bone -in your face. This guitar can cover SRV to Sepultura.

This guitar came setup with very low action. Not to my preference so I raised it some. The finish is very nice, no flaws whatsoeverafter.

I think this guitar could withstand a nuclear war. This thing is built like a tank. I have never owned a guitar this long without having to replace at least a pickup switch. It's been 5 years and it still is all original and works like it did the day I bought it. Every thing after 5 years has been very durable. I have banged this guitar against things so many times and it still looks like new. I would and have used this guitar without a backup.

Never needed any.

I have been playing for about 14 years. I would definitely buy this guitar again. As a matter of fact I have. I love everything about this guitar, it is as close to perfection as can be.

its a great guitar...just try one out for yourself. its neck is ridiculously thin...very comfortable to play. the only downside is that the strings are spaced further apart...a tad too much for my liking, but thats not too big a deal. has an h-s-h pickup configuration and locking trem. this thing was built for metal. i use a dod fx7 for distortion and noise gating and with that alone you can get some real evil sounds. like everyone else said, though, break a string and your up a creek. definately bring a backup. thats the only reason i give it a 9 instead of 10.

like i said, perfect for metal. it sounds great with distortion. i use the neck position almost 100% of the time, but when you go clean it sound isnt all that clear...kinda a little muddy. the second position though is great for clean parts if you have the ablility to quickly switch, something that im just too lazy to learn.

the action is the best i ever played...but dont ever attempt to set this up yourself. dont even think about changing tunings by even a half step or your bridge will get real messed up (drop d type tunings the exception to this rule). even be careful with changing strings...its best to go 1 at a time where once its replaced, tune it...otherwise it will take forever for the bridge to readjust. finishes on this good...mines iron peweter which kind of looks like a metalic black.

when i play live i really let this thing have it, and it can definately take it. never goes out of tune no matter how hard you hit the strings (unless you break one). the most solid guitar ive ever played. my one gripe is the paint job...VERY THIN!!!! probably the worst ive ever seen. i once dropped an allen wrench accidently about 6 inches form it and the paint just flaked right off. ive also had numerous other paint chips. ive never chipped paint on any of my guitars except this one. i really dont care about cosmetics so i still give it a 10.

never had a problem, never dealt with them.

ive been playing for about 7 years now. other guitars i have are a kramer zx30 (crap) and yamaha pacifica 112 (nice sound, not so sturdy), so i consider this my first GOOD guitar. its a good guitar at a decent price. i was even considering getting another for a back up. im definately happy with it and would recommend it to anyone.

99, Japan. 24 Frets. HSH. Gray Pewter, nice look. One tone, one volume. Floyd rose rip off tremolo. Not bad, but I've seen better.

I play everything except country. This guitar doesn't cover any of them. Maybe if you're into noise. I'm using it with a Fender Stage 160 (GREAT solid state amp, go try it, now). It's awfully noisy. The humbuckers are too hot, not fat, and just plain muddy. The single coil is okay, not terrible. Most unversatile guitar I've ever tried. I hate it. I'd sell it, but I'll probably keep it for decoration.

Good action, nice wizard neck. Too bad it has a rosewood fingerboard, and a 13" radius. It was in perfect condition when I got it, but it's a little thin paint.

It's pretty durable, and the hardwear is like a rock. Finish will probably wear off soon. I replaced the strap buttons, I always do. I woudln't gig with it if my life depended on it.

This guitar has a 24 fret neck,tone and volume control and a licenced Floyd Rose tremelo. Passive electronics with low profile fat frets. A pitch black finishand gotoh tuners

This guitar has extremelyt high output pickups.To spicy for a good clean sound .This is a heavy metal shredders guitar. It gets a 5 becouse of its lack of versitility, but good metal guitar

This guitar has amazing action. When setup right. Out of the box it was not exactly a dream machine. The finish was well done but nothing special. My biggest complaint about the actual guitar was the sloppiness of the interior, it was and still is not done very well at all

As long as a string does not break your home free. Because of the tremelo if one string breaks they all go horribly out of tune. You could not even fake it if you had to. I'm giving it a six because of the string problem

Ibanez is a good company. I have even returned a guitar and they did not give nme a hard time at all. Mine had a one year warranty

This is a excellent intermediate shredders guitar. It has a very very fast neck which I have come to love, a tremelo system capablr of going three steps either direction and it looks like a guitar that would kick your ass. If your upgrading from beginner and are in to metal this is the guitar for you

First and foremost IBANEZ GUITARS ARE CHEAP PIECES OF SHIT, the hardware on this guitar seems like it was made of aluminum, it is that bad. What do you expect from a mass produced guitar from japan which is made by 5 year old japanese girls? The pickups are thin sounding, my single coil sized humbucker sounded thicker than these pickups! The body is cheap basswood (bad for tone) and some odd colored maple for the neck. The tuners are ok. But the finish is real real thin, be careful! And the neck is not one but TWO pieces of maple laminated together (cheap cheap) just look behind the 3rd or 4th fret.

The sound of this guitar is the worse part, i have no idea why ibanez sells so many of these shitty guitars, they are crap. It sounds like a piece of plastic. I found it to make only one sound, the thin sound. Like a real bad strat copy. It is VERY NOISY even on low-gain settings.

The frets on this guitar BUZZED like a jar of motherfuckin' bees! I raised the action up high just like how i likez it, and it still buzzed, and i even adjusted the truss rod, and it still had buzz on frets 1-5 like a mofo. The electronics were noisy on the pickup selector as well as the volume knob, not bad for a brand new guitar!

This guitar wouldnt last very long if you had to defend yourself with it, i dropped a little dinky boss pedal on it and it went right through the finish and put a nice 2inch long cut in the wood. So i dont think the durability is too good on it. Quite frankly i'm afraid its gonna fall apart.

I have been playing for 6 years and i think if i had to buy another new guitar i would save my money and buy a NICE USA JACKSON GUITAR there is no comparing the two, USA jacksons are built like fuckin tanks. If i could do one thing for this guitar it would be to sell it to some stupid young sap who likes ibanez guitars because of all the ad space they buy in magazines and all the no talent motherfuckers they pay to endorse their shitty guitars. I even played a S Prestige series and it was no better. IBANEZ BLOWS!

I bought the guitar around 97, not sure exactly. The color is Iron Pewter, a cool color. Made in Japan, its Ibanez....no need to further explain. It has 24 frets, Edge Tremelo,H-S-H pickup configuration, V8 V7 and S1, decent sounding pickups for being stock pickups. Neck is the Wizard neck, real thin, easy to play.Has locking nut, not sure what the tuning machines are, has five way selector switch. Body is basswood.There's really alot to play with on this guitar.

The guitar suits my style well, which is heavy rock/metal/alternative with some classic oldies and classic punk for good measure.I play the guitar through a Fender Super 60 rackmount head, and a handbuilt speaker cab with two 12 inch Eminence speakers. I plug into first my Boss metalzone, then into a DOD 7 band equalizer, then i run into a Digitech RP7 then into a DOD flanger then into the amp.The guitar is extremely quiet. It has a full rich sound. and can be very bright at the same time. You can coax a variety of sounds from the guitar.Im sure all the effects I use help in that department too, but isnt that the point of effects??? I dont really have any gripes.

The guitar was set up pretty well, the pickups were adjusted pretty good, but I had to tweak them anyways, to get the level of sound I wanted out of them.The guitar was/is in excellent condition. Nothing was loose or improperly adjusted or setup.

This guitar could withstand live playing. It is extremely rugged, and would more than likely hurt someone before it got hurt. The finish is great, I have yet to put a scratch, nick, or dent in it. The strap buttons are pretty secure.It's a dependable guitar, but I wouldnt gig without a backup guitar. It takes forever to change a string with the Edge tremolo, which is just like a Floyd Rose, one string breaks, the whole thing goes out of tune. thats my only complaint.

I've never dealt with Ibanez before. I have my own guitar techie that I go to. Hes actually a Luthier. He takes good care of my guitars.

I've been playing guitar for about 9 years now, and this is my favorite guitar. I own three others,and am always lookng to buy more guitars. I currently own along with the Ibanez a Fender Heartfield Talon IV, a BC Rich Warlock, and a Washburn Acoustic. My Ibanez is my favorite, I do most of my playing with it. If it were stolen or lost, I would definitely buy another one. I would like to see it come with maybe some EMG"s or Seymour Duncans, but the stock pickups are pretty nice in and of themselves.The guitar is cool.

1999 Model. Made In Japan. 24 Frets. 1 vol, 1 tone, Ibanez V7, V8 andS1 pickups. 5 way selector. (Bridge Hum, Bridge split with middle, Middle, Neck split with Middle, Neck Humbucker. Maple neck with bubinga strip on back. Basswood body finished Grey Nickel. Sleek start style shape. Ibanez Edge temolo. (similar to a Floyd). Ibanez non-locking tuners. 25.5 inch scale. Rosewood board. Jumbo frets.

I play prog rock, pop, blues, 80's metal, fusion and modern country mainly. It does all these better than any other guitar I've owned.(fenders, gibsons, kramers etc etc.) I play through mesa boogie and peavey amps. It is only noisy on the middle setting (single coil). It has a bright sound that cuts well. As I said it can do almost any sound that you use (for the styles I've mentioned). I would prefer less bright pickups with a little more fatness.

It wasn't bad. It needed a litle tweak to make it suit me (a little higher action). The only flaw is that the locking nut is fractionly off centre. If it cost more for the guitar I would be more concerned. It's a fraction of a millimetre. Otherwise, very good.

This is a very solid guitar. The hardware is wearing a little already (3 months old) but will definately last. The finish seems pretty durable. I Do gig without a backup. (Is this an American thing? All you guys surveys always ask this question. I've never used a backup ANYTHING on a gig. Who can afford it?).

I have been playing for 19 years. Professionly for 16 years. Currently I also have an Epiphone Les Paul, a Peavey Classic 50-410 and a Mesa Boogie Quad Preamp. (Among other stuff). I would probably buy it again if stolen or maybe a Yamaha Pacifica or Carvin. I love the neck, it's great to play. I basically chose this guitar after I had narrowed it down to 3. It had to have 24 frets, floyd, 2 humbuckers and a single coil (and I loved the color). The ibanez had all the features I wanted. And it sounds like ME when I play it. It really suits the way I play. I f I had a choice I would have had different pickups in it. I do like the ones in it, but I get the feeling I could do a little better with Seymours or something.