Ibanez RG570

See my previous review. This is an update and a 'goodbye' review, since tomorrow I'm going to go and trade it for an Ibanez SC220. It's not that I don't like the RG anymore, I just like the S-Classic a lot more (for starters, it has a fixed bridge, mahogany body and a much more comfortable neck). I have owned the RG for almost three years.

I got into this pickup-changing thing and tried DiMarzios, EMGs and Duncans (in that order). A few days ago I put the stock pickups back in because I wouldn't get much for the Duncans in the trade, and damn... I like the stock pickups better than any of the replacements I tried! Just goes to prove that if it isn't broken, don't try to fix it unless you really know what you are doing.
Nowadays I also use a much better amp than when I bought the RG. Then I had a Park G10, now I have a Tech 21 Trademark 60.
The bridge pickup (V8) has well defined and powerful crunch (without overdoing it) and the neck (V7) is smooth and fat for soloing and some clean sounds. The split 2nd & 4th positions are good, but the middle singlecoil is pretty bad by itself. So if you make the mistake of buying an H-S-H RG instead of H-H one, do replace the singlecoil with a Kinman (or Duncan) if you ever intend to use it.

See previous review.

Not a single problem. I did manage to put a few scratches in it, but nothing that would be visible from more than a meter away.

See previous review.

Well, I had something of a love/hate relationship with the RG. I never liked the tremolo and somehow the RG feels big (I'm 172cm/70kg, so it's probably not just me). I haven't measured and I doubt it's actually any bigger than your average strat, but it FEELS big and somewhat awkward for rhythm playing. Very nice for lead playing, though, and of course that's what it was designed for. I did eventually get used to the huge frets, but I still like them a bit smaller (thinner anyway).
Initially I really loved the ultra-thin neck, but I've found it is actually a little fatiguing for my hands (or maybe it's just that while the neck is thin, it is also wide). Also, the flat 17" radius is not a bonus on the lower frets (but very nice when you go above the 12th fret).
As much as I dislike tremolo-bridges, I'm probably going to miss the string locks. You can tune the RG once, play heavy palm-muted stuff every day and do outrageous string bendings and check a month later, and it will still be in tune.
I think Ibanez makes very good medium-priced guitars. I personally think they are slightly better than the Jacksons in the same price range, but the difference is slight. The Jacksons are prettier, but they tend to have more singlecoils in them, whereas Ibanez now makes the RG in the perfect H-H format. As I said, I think the difference in quality is negligible, so try them all and pick the one that feels the most comfortable to you.

I guess this has been said enough in the previous entries. What i would like to add is that this guitar has a much lower action as compared to most other guitars and that could be good or bad news, depending on the guitarist. For me personally, i rejoice at this! The neck is amazingly small and easy to grip and the wood is really smooth..great for sliding those power and bar chords. (used to get blisters on my thumb with my old guitar) As for the wood used, its really fab. Simply tap on the guitar body and you'll see how much it vibrates. Floyd Rose is very very flexible- pulling it up and down is a breeze and the range is really wide. The finish is the best part. Mine's a grey and silvery finish..which makes it really stand out. Throw in the shiny metal parts and the mirror pickguard and its really a beautiful thing. This guitar really looks beautiful.

I play progressive rock, rock, alternative, jazz and neoclassical. I use a peavey amp and korg effects. Initially, i thought that the sound was pretty thin. After playing awhile more, i realised it was rich and full but yet thin in a certain way. This makes the guitar sound good, but yet very agile. Unlike the typical fender sounds, this guitar sounds really unique. Listen to Petrucci's guitar for a similar sound. As for the pickups, the guitar is pretty versatile. The accoustic sounding pickups sound really rich and full and the last one sounds bright and agile. The first pickup (nearest to you) sounds a little dampened but this is solved by cranking up the distortion.

I guess i've mentioned about alotta this in the features. (by accident!) Well i've tried meddling around with the floyd rose and such and so far its been pretty smooth going. (unlike my old guitar - i totally destroyed it) the Ibanez manual gives much help too - with the measurements for the actions and the gauge of the strings - really useful information. As for the flaws, there was a little scratch in the pickguard but i guess thats insignificant. The guitar is very playable straight from the box and is easy to maintain.

Havent put the guitar to the gig test yet. So far, the guitar parts seem pretty solid and looking good to last. i've yet to drop the guitar (hope that doesnt happen) so can't really determine anything and i've not had the guitar for a time long enough. However, the mirror pickup needs lotsa cleaning as the dirt and grease from your hand gets over it all the time. Tip: Use a newspaper and put a little water on it. Use it to clean the mirror pickup GENTLY and you'll be VERY amazed at the results.

I've been playing for 3 years and i really do find this guitar comfortable. The RG series is really suitable for lead guitar and its sound is really unique. That's what i really love about it. In addition to that, it is really easy to playing and is simply comfortable. Unlike the conventional fender style (and usually boring), ibanez guitars are exciting and unique. They break away from convention and this is found (as usual) in the RG570 guitar. However, if you've not had experience with Floyd Rose bridges, dont try this. Mess around with a cheaper guitar first. It can get rather messy. If i lose this guitar, i'd buy a better one.. but i'd stick to ibanez...mabbe a better RG guitar or a JS/JEM model

It's a 99 model, you know the features.

METAL!!!!!!!!!!!! I DON'T KNOW WHY THESE KIDS ARE CHANGING THEIR PICKUPS, THIS GUITAR IS ALL YOU NEED IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A GREAT METALLI-CRUNCH, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT SETUP(TRIED OVER A BOOGIE DC5 AMP). I'VE TRIED SEYMOUR DUNCANS AND THIS V8 SOUNDS BETTER THAN MANY OF EM.

FACTORY SETUP:SHIT, ALL DAY FIXING THE THING, WORTH THE WAIT. THE EDGE TREMOLO IS A DREAM! IT'S JOE SATCH WHAMMY!

5 GIGS, NO PROBLEM.

1 YEAR WARRANTY.

6 YEARS PLAYING, OWN: SRUYZ NO NAME SHIT, IBANEZ RG270, IBANEZ BLAZER, BOOGIE DC5, KORG AX300G. THIS GUITAR BLOWS AWAY ALL THE SHIT I HAD, AS WELL AS $500-$700 JACKSONS. GREAT AXE.

It's a 99 24 fret, HSH pickups, 1 volume, and 1 tone control. The pickups are the V7,S1,V8 (5 switch selector) with the Maple 1PC Bubbinga Reinforced thin wizard neck, and a rosewood fret board. It has the Low Pro Floyd Rose all chromed out, and the locking nut. This guitar is the Grey Nickel, which is like a silverish/grey, (no finger prints show up on it) and it is all chromed out. (Looks really sharp)

The pickups had a very high rating, and it's nice to hear the difference in sound when you switch the selector. (some people use to much effects, and you can't hear the difference in any guitar when you switch the selector) I play rock/metal and some jazz, and it does it all nice. (switching the pickups is not a even a consideration.) I use a Roc Pro 1000 head, and 2x12" cabs stacked, with a Metal Zone pedal and a ToneWorks PX2. I play with just the Roc Pro distortion sometimes, and it kicks ass, I am talking pure crisp vintage sound, and when I go clean it get's even better.

When I first got it, it came right out of the box, and the second string had some buzz to it. I took it to RIT music, and had them set it up, the action is even a little lower than the spec recommends, and I get great action with no buzz. This guitar fit's great, and plays smooth as silk. (I go to the music store and goof with other guitars, and say "It doesn't even compare to by Ibanez RG570". The color is the grey nickel I mentioned ealier, and there are a little spot around the center pickup they missed, but the overall guitar with the chrome floyd rose and hardware looks great. (This guitar has the better low pro floyd rose and fine tuners) The pickups don't make much noise at all.

I've had it about a month and a half now, and I have changed the strings about 5/6 times, (I play alot) and with the reinforced bubbinga neck it should last a long time. My cat has knocked over the case 2 times from standing up agaist the wall, and no problems.

I use the dealers, and they will do anything I ask with my Ibanez, I love hanging and trying new stuff at the dealer.

I have been playing about 20 years on/off and am getting really serious about my playing, I wanted something nice without over doing it. I was originally looking at a RG470, but fell in love with the reinforced bubbinga neck on the RG570. (The RG570 has the better floyd rose with the snap in wammy, not a screw in, and the neck plays nicer than the RG470) If it were stolen I would have to search and replace it. At this price, you couldn't ask for a better guitar. I played the Peavey Wolfgang with the birds eye maple neck, it was the only guitar that compared, but at $1400.00 dollars forget it.

My guitar is a new old stock guitar, so it has some of the older features. Purchased on-line from a seller. This guitar has the features of a top line guitar at a reasonable price. Japanese-made, 24-jumbo frets, master volume+tone, H/S/H, passive electronics, basswood, rg/strat shape, floyd rose, gotoh tuners, ultra thin and wide Wizard neck, and mine came with a M100C case

I play a lot of heavy, classic, and modern rock. The pickups on this RG is a V1(neck), S1(mid), and V2 (bridge). The sound is clean and works well with distortion. I find it easy to get the right settings because of the versatility. These pickups are not on the newer models, but these really have great tone to them. Awesome for vintage sounds and new rock (much better than my previous all single coil strat).

Well set up, except that the pickup output screws were all set to the lowest position which will need arranging. The finish was absolutely astounding. Though this finish (pearl blue) can be difficult to find in the ibanez series, it is the best blue I have ever seen. The strings needed replacing, I use ernie ball 10's, so I had to adjust the bridge tension to keep it level. Perfectly smooth and adjusted 2-piece maple neck.

This guitar is pretty solid. A great guitar for live stuff. The black hardware may eventually wear off, but that can easily be replaced a long while later. Very thick, strong finish; strong strap buttons; highly dependable (no need for backup)

1-yr warranty from ibanez; 1-yr warranty from music store

I've been playing quite a while now (2 years or so) and i've found this to be an incredible guitar. The floyd rose system keeps everything in tune all the time and the pickups are amazing. If stolen or lost I would definately buy this guitar again. For anyone who is considering an ibanez vs. a strat, get the ibanez. Though fender is better known, you will sacrifice quality and sound if you buy from them. I have a standard strat from fender and I can tell you that they don't even come close to Ibanez's quality. They're single coils aren't nearly as versatile as the Ibanez's H/S/H configuration. Thanks Ibanez!

Made in 1999. 24 frets HSH pickup configuratiooonn 1 volume and tone knobs 5 way selector. V7 S1 and V8 passive pickups made by IBANEZ! it is made out of BASSWOOD!!! strat style that is a cool iron pewter FINISH!! that is dark dark gray with a tiny tiny HINT of blue and it is really fattt brotha it has a floyd rose EDGE bridge that is really cool i think is the 2nd best to the lo-pro EDGE but it is great. super thin neck i got it for $646.41 including TAX yall and a SKB hardshell case. it sells for $549 at sam ash which is the cheapest price ive ever seen in my life yo.

it suits my music style great i play limp bizkit and korn and stuff and i dont care about 7 strings cuz they arae too dam expesive and i use a peavey STUDIO PRO 112 with dumb ZOOM 3000s processor. It is kinda noisy on the single coil i guess. it has a nice sound the pickups are pretty good i m not changing them i compared them to EMG 85's and wut the hell i see no difference seriously children its really teh amp that makes ur sound different, pickups contribute to like 10% of your sound and the amp is like 60% or more. It can make a good heavy sound real easy and i love the color and shape and sound and price it is great.

the set up and action sucked and this was my first floyd rose thing i ever owned and i tried lowering the strings but i was doin the wrong thing and the bridge flew up and then i pushed the tremolo down and my high E string broke and i was mad sad but thats ok i fixed everything and now it play s like a dream i guess maybe not i still have to get everything low cuz im not good with this stuff. yeah it had one flaw the tone knob was loose as hell and now i have to bring it back cuz its loose and whenever i turn it it shoots back at 0 so that sux.

i can really depend on this guitar...if it had a fixed bridge but it doesnt so i cant but thats not the dumb guitars fault no i wouldnt use it on a gig without a backup because if u break a string ...haha. the finish is kinda thin i heard but i didnt get any marks on it yet the hardware and everything seems great and the guitar feels solid as hell so are the strap buttons those are solid too i love them they are nice and chunky like a little fat boys boob.

i didnt deal with the company dude brotha.

I have been playing for exactly 2 years and 1 day now and I own that amp and effects processor i told u about dumb and a cool HAMER SLAMMER beginners guitar..(not cool) and it came in this package that was cool but the guitar was not cool but it had a cool video with a sexy guy not. and if it got stolen i would be sad but if my hamer got stolen i would laugh and hell yes i would buy the same guitar again this is the best deal for the best guitar. i compared it against a S470 but the pickups werent as hot and it didnt have 24 frets and it was $50 more and it had gay colors. i compared it to a RG470 but that guitar felt too stiff and not good. I wish this guitar had one more volume knob for the neck pickup so then i can play tom morello stuff.

Made in 1995, Japan, 24 fret, 1 vol. 1 tone 5 way selector, H/S/H pickups, Basswood body, Maple with Bubinga reinforced neck, Green emerald speckled finish, Floyd Rose trem., Very good tuners( look and work like sperzels) Very thin rosewood neck

Sounds wonderful. I play it accoustically and it just rings, I plug it in and it sounds even better. I play it through my Marshall VS100R most of the time, but also through a Mesa Studio 22, a Fender champ and a Fender Musicmaster bass amp. It just sounds good

The guitar needed set up when I got it. Not a problem for me. This is not a guitar for the easily frustrated or non Mechanically inclined. If you don't know how to work one, DONT BUY A GUITAR WITH A FLOYD ROSE!!! They are a pain in the ass if you dont know the way they work. Everything else is perfect, exept the neck-body joint. I can fit a penny in the gap. Does not reflect on the sound though. It buzzes ever so slightly, only because I play a low action downtuned to drop D

For some reason when dialed in with good strings, this thing will not go out of tune. It does withstand live playing, and finish is covered with stickers so I dont worry about that anyway( I has also been signed by various local artists/friends). I put dunlop strap locks on all my guitars, because dropping them is stupid. I do depend on it and I would play In the middle of a mosh pit without a backup

Never dealt with company. Heard they are good though.

I have been playing for 8 years, and I am 17. I compared this to every other guitar out there, even other RG570s and this one just caught me. If stolen I would hunt down the scoundrel who took it and Administer a massive beating, and take my favorite guitar back

These features have been listed many times before so I'll just leave this to you-I'm sure you know the specs.

This is where this guitar soars. I run this through a Line6 Spider amp and it compliments it perfect. I get such great tone. I play mostly hard rock or metal and this guitar definitly does the job. Its humbuckers aren't noisy at all, with clean sounds it is very bright and nice sounding, on distortion it just plain kicks ass! I really love the sound of this guitar!!!
P.s- if ur gonna look at this guitar, try it through a line6 amp, they really are great!

Everything was fine on the guitar, action good, pickups great,frets fine. Everything was good

Well I havent gigged with it but messin around with my friends it does fine, but I couldnt tell ya too much about this.

Dont bother with them, i go straight to my store and they fix me up.

I've played 4 years now and this is the best guitar ive owned by far. I compared this to an ESP and a jackson and it blew them away. If this were stolen i'd find the bastard who stole it and beat him over the head with it! GREat guitar!

I recently purchased a 1999 model for $600 with a P.O.S. Peavey trade-in. If you know the RG series, then you know this guitar's config, etc...

I jam on it thru a solid-state Crate 120 watt head and 4-12 Crate cab. It ROCKS! The sound is full and very loud. I'm impressed with the pick-ups. It also sounds great thru my Digitec RP-12. Awesome clean sounds and really down-and-dirty distortion.

I did find one note that buzzed and a little tweaking on the truss rod took care of that. Other than that, it's great.

don't know..... never dropped it. :)

Never deals with them....

I've been playing for 11 years. I started on a Les Paul Studio and have played several guitars since then. This one is the best one I've played, and I've played some expensive guitars!!! If I could change anything about it, I'd make it a little lighter. Also, Ibanez needs to quit skimping on the cases. I recommend this guitar.

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I meant to put this in my review, but I forgot. Noticing that several people who have reviewed this guitar have had problems setting it up and keeping it in tune, etc, try going to this site for help. www.jemsite.com it is like the ibanez set up bible. Yeah, it primarily deals with jems, but the set up tips will work for pretty much any edge or low pro edge equipped ibanez, especially the rg570 which is almost a jem. this site is really a lifesaver and will help you with all of your ibanez set-up woes!

This guitar is an RG 570 with a locking tremelo, basswood body and rosewood fingerboard. It is a really cool purple color that changes in the light!

This guitar has a great sound. It features two sets of humbuckers and a single coil-you can get almost anything!

Very nice-super quick guitar. But watch out for the fininsh - although beautiful it chips very easily.

Everything seems solid and reliable - but watch the finish!!!

I have been playing for 20 years and this is my first experience with a non Fender or Gibson. I love this guitar!! It plays and sounds better than anything I have had ie. Les Paul, Strat, Tele etc

I bought it new. It was made in Japan by people who know what guitars should be built like (yeah uh huh). It has 24 frets it has one volume and one tone. You know all of this stuff if you read any other post. H/S/H config for the pickups. The body is basswood and the neck is maple with a rosewood fretboard and a bubina or something strip for support in the back. It is super strat style and is really pretty. It has an Edge locking trem which I like. I got a hardshell case with it, so that is pretty darn cool huh?

When I first got it I hated how it sounded because I was used to my other guitar (a strat). After playing with it and modifiing it I love it. I am using it was a small Peavy practice amp right now because i'm really poor, but i've played it through really nice Marshall stacks and it just kicks ass. It is really quiet except for the single coil of course and that isn't even that noisy. I really like how this guitar sounds. It has alot of sustain. It buzzed alot when I first got it, but I fixed that. Anyone who can't get this thing to stay in tune and stop buzzing is some sort or retard.

it was set up horribly, but I got it fixed. The pickups were too high, but a simple screw driver adjustment was all it needed. The only complaint I have is the finish. It is too thin. It had a few chips in it when I got it. I wouldn't be too mean to this thing.

If you don't knock it into stuff, this thing rocks for live playing. The strap buttons are really big, but I still like the snap things. I would always bring a backup simply because if you break a string, you are SOL.

Havn't dealt with them. But their site doesn't even have their e-mail address on it, so i'm pissed at them. If anyone knows it, please e-mail me.

I have been playing for about a year so i'm no stevie ray or anything, but i've played my fair share of guitars. This isn't my favorite, but it is still a great guitar. I love it. I play it every day. If you are looking for an afordable and good sounding guitar, this may be what you are looking for.

1998 model, made in japan. 24 frets, 1 tone knob, 1 volume knob, 5-way pickup selector. Pickups are v8 at bridge, s1 in the middle, and v7 at the neck (h-s-h). All passive electronics. Basswood body, not sure about the neck, but the fretboard is rosewood. Wizard neck (thin, for fast playability) with re-inforcement strip. THe finish is Iron-pewter, black with a sort-of grainy appearance (looks pretty cool, better than just plain black). Edge (not lo pro edge) bridge, licensed under floyd rose. I don't think it has locking tuners, but who cares because it has a locking nut. Neck is equipped with jumbo frets, and I think the scale is a little wider than most guitars. I got a free Ibanez Proffesional Deluxe case with it.

Sound is pretty good, depending on what style you want to play. I play everything from blues to metal to shred and the guitar suits those styles pretty well. If you want to play strictly blues or alternative or whatever, this is definately the wrong guitar for you. THis baby was made to burn! THe bridge pu is fairly hot, sounds good when distorted. It even offers a decent clean sound. Middle pickup is a little more noisy (it's a single coil, what did you expect?) but seems to be shielded all-right because it isn't as buzzy as one, say, on a strat. Sounds best when clean or with light distortion. It's a little punchier and tinnier than the other two. Sounds good for clean stuff. Neck sounds good, but I really don't use it that much (good for clean also). With the right amount of distortion, the guitar can really burn, but it also sounds good with more subtle distortion for a sweeter type of sound. The guitar does clean up fairly well when you turn down the volume. Of course, you will have to buy replacement pickups for whatever style you are into.

I bought this used, so I can't really comment on the factory setup. I was set up super low, the previous owner liked buzzing! No dead notes except one, when I bent the 20th fret up a whole step on the high E string. Raised the bridge just a little and that took care of all the buzzing from fret 12 on and the one dead note, and it still plays great (not like cutting your hands on wire when your playing on the higher frets). It still buzzes a little on the lower frets, and I will adjust the truss rod eventually to correct this, but it isn't bothering me at all yet. The tremelo routing is great, you can pull the pitch up a full fifth and more, even when the bridge angle is set a little off (ass down) of perfect neutrality. Heard about the lion's claw routing on the JEM? Same thing, just not the cosmetic effect. Pickups are solid, they definately don't wiggle around" like I've heard some say. Even if they are not as high or low as you would like, how hard is it to turn a freaking screwdriver? Have I mentioned the edge trem yet? It is great. I've never had a locking trem and this is excellent. The EDGE has a really solid feel and makes no clinking noises. ANY FLOATING TREM will be affected if in pitch if you put too much pressure on it with your palm, so you will just have to deal with it (this is not a defect). If the trem is properly set up (angle, tuning, etc.), the edge will not go out of tune often. You can play for hours without having to retune. I really don't know why people say this thing always goes out of tune because mine does not. Just make sure the strings are properly stretched before you replace the locking nut, or you will have to retune often as they stretch and stuff. Also, if you've just bought or are going to buy this guitar, go ahead and take it to a luthier so that it can be properly set up and play the best that it can play. And it does play quite well when properly set up.

THe guitar seems like it will stand up to live playing (I have played it for hours straight without a problem). Of course I would't know since everyone in my town listens to teeny bopper bullshit rap and I cant find anyone in my town to shred with. The hardware finish is rock solid and will not scratch easily unless you are just being plain careless with it. The finish does look fairly thin, but like I said it looks better than just plain black. It has a coat of laquer on it, so unless your name is Stevie Ray Vaughn it won't chip off with regular playing. Unless your either so cool or so drunk that you bang it around like Robert Townsend. THe strap buttons are pretty big. The guitar seems dependable (only had it a week though). I would bring a backup to a gig in case a string breaks (remember,locking tremelo).

Never dealt with them, though I happen to know that if you want to order something from them, it will take a few months if they are backordered.

I've been playing for 2 years (bass 2 years before that), so I basically know my shit. I use this guitar through a boss metal zone which I bought the same day (see metalzone review). It is an upgrade from a set bridge Jackson Rhoads, and I love it! It is absolutely the coolest guitar I have ever played. If it were lost or stolen, I'd probably immediately buy another one (or maybe an S-series for variety), but I know I would stick with Ibanez. I love just about everything about it (except for the immediate Floyd-Rose woes that anyone who's never owned a Floyd equipped guitar has to adjust to, but it's worth it). I didn't really compare it to anything much else except the rg520q (which I didn't like because of the exclusion of the single coil). Nothing else really had the features at the price range I was willing to spend (which is another reason I like Ibanez). There isn't really anything else I want on it with teh exception of maybe some new pickups, but I bought it for what it did have. Besides, anything else you would want on it you can put on it (tuners, pu's, whatever). One interesting thing, this guitar is accually the same as the JEM except for the different neck and pickups, an EDGE bridge instead of a LOWPRO EGDE, and no pick guard. Plenty of guitar for the money. IT absolutely kicks ass. Again, I see none of the problems that seem to plague some of the more recent posts. With the variety of the pickups and the locking trem , this guitar is very versatile. If you like to play fast, you have found the right guitar. Set up properly it plays great. Just add your personal preference of pickups and your ready to go. I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

24 frets, 5 way pickup selector switch, volume and tone pots, H-S-H pickup confirguration. Pickups are stock Ibanez passive pickups. It has a Floyd Rose-licensed tremolo and Wizard neck. I bought it used, but it had been returned after only a few days of ownership by another person. So it was virtually new.

I play progressive death metal (oxymoron, eh?) and, at first, this guitar was perfect. The neck is fast, low action and good playability. I use it with a Peavey Express 112 since nowhere I play is big enough to need more, with a Boss DS-1, Dunlop Crybaby, plus other pedals as needed. It definitely has the character of John Petrucci's guitar tone, somewhat understated and mid-rangy to my ear. The passive pickups aren't hot enough for death metal. There isn't much variety to the distorted tones the guitar puts forth -- either thick and sludgy (a la Crowbar) or thin and wimpy (a la a Service Merchandise guitar). Oddly, the single coil puts out the best tones, distorted or clean. While not HOT, it cleans up the distortion and seems to put out a more even sound, mixing the sludge and thinness to perfection. I like the sound at times, but for heaviness, not great. For solos, it is OK, but again there is a lack of power in the guitar's sound...I could put in some EMGs, but not right now.

The paint job, binding and routing were average on my guitar -- very minor flaws. Looked like the store I got it from mishandled it. The set up, though, was awful, and remains that way. No matter who's worked on it or how much I've adjusted it, the strings BUZZZ constantly. Tried every suggested solution, nothing works. The bridge literally floats, up and down at the slightest touch, and every note and chord you play goes directly out of tune. I don't know if it's the strength in my hands or a bad guitar, but it's really irritating to work around. No problems with the pickups themselves, but the wiring of the pickups and pots was at best shoddy. I've had to resolder everything to keep it going. The locking nut doesn't hold the guitar in tune, the microtuners are not good because it takes too many rotations to make a microtone adjustment -- you end up unlocking the nut, retuning using the tuning pegs, and starting the battle all over. The neck is exactly what I want, like a plank of wood, and the frets are in excellent shape.

As far as live playing, bring a backup because heat and sweat decimate this axe. The poor soldering and wiring (before I fixed it) would cut out after a little moisture got in the air. The finish and hardware won't degrade quickly. But the electronics are not set up for live playing, even jamming. The tuning is the biggest problem -- it'll turn your hair grey. It's maddening. I would not depend on this guitar for anything as it will only cause tremendous headaches for anyone that wants to record, jam or play a gig -- great for a bedroom shredder though.

I dealt with Ibanez regarding an RX770 I had a few years back -- they were helpful, if a bit slow. They sent me a history of that model of guitar and specs for it. Never dealt with Ibanez regarding this guitar, but they couldn't help me if I wanted them to.

I first started playing in 1987, but only took up music very seriously in 1993. I wish I had already figured out that I needed to buy for my needs, not because favortie guitarists played a certain brand or I wanted their tone. Sounds silly, but a lot of people I know fell victim to that desire/sales pitch. You know, "Hey how's it goin' today? Who's your favorite guitarist? Mesa/Boogie's and the Custom Shop this way, sir!" I love the action and playability this guitar has, but I hate the tuning problems and its immense unreliability. If stolen or lost, I would only want it back to trade it in on something else. I recently played the ESP 7 strings (both M and H models), and was shocked at the difference. I'm trying to get the Tune-O-Matic ESP 7 string, and get rid of this piece of junk.

24 frets, H-S-H, ... yadda yadda, it's all mentioned below. I really wish it had a locking tremolo, though. I really hate the fact that you have to reset your intonation every time you put new strings on it. WHY?? The locking nut with microtuners on the tremolo would generally be a good idea, except for the fact that this bastard is consistently out of tune.

I guess it sounds pretty good, except for the constant buzzing of the strings. No matter what I do, I can't seem to keep it from buzzing. The tremolo action is so light, that just the pressure of a bar chord brings it up, causing the whole chord to go sharp.

It was set up okay I guess. I was thinking that I'd be able to adgust it and get better perfomance out of it, but that just hasn't happened. The strings buzz. Always. I've screwed with it and screwed with it, and I just can't keep 'em from buzzing. The volume nob is very close to the bridge pickup... which is good if you like to mess around it a lot while you're playing. However, I use a volume pedal, and it seems to just get in the way while I'm playing.

It seems really solid. I don't have the same paint complaints that others have mentioned, but then, I pretty much baby it. The pickups almost seem like they are just "hanging there". I don't really see how they could fall out, but they sure do wiggle a lot. This guitar will never leave my living room, so I don't see much need for a backup.

never dealt with them.

I hope you like tuning your instrument. and tune and tune and tune. It's always out of tune. I'll get it perfectly in tune, and five minutes later, it's out of tune again! Really frustrating. Almost to the point of making it unusable. I highly recommend this guitar if you love out of tune buzzing sounds. But if you put enough distortion on it and tune between every song, it sounds pretty good.

i have a1998 or 1999 ibanez RG570.24 jumbofrets.volume and tone . 5-way selector.ibanez pickups h-s-h the neck is maple with a skunk stripe or what ever you call it for reineforcement the fretboard is rosewood it has a iron puter finish which is a grayish color. it has a floyd rose tremolo . the neck is really thin. i payed $569 for it and got afree 100doller case with it. i had guitar ceter special order it

i play metal,hardecore,punk blues and this guitar does a good job at covering everything. i use this guitar with a fender ultimate chorus. this amp is loud!!!! 130 loud watts. i use this guitar with a wah,flanger and delay. i used to use a dod death metal pedal but the thing sounds like crap. the guitar is very quit exept when you have the dist. on 10 and the amp cranked it gets some feedback.the brige pickup is awsome it gets agood chunky sound with my amp. the single coil is pretty weak and i dont use it much .it doesnt really sound like the pickups on my epiphone strat. the neck is nice on the cleanchannel

the guitar was set up good from the factory .i had to adjust the bridge cause i tune down. the action is really good execpt for a few buzzs. but you can hardly notice it. every thing on the guitar is perfect exept for the finush .it chips really easyiv had for 5months and there are tows of chips in it .the paint is really thin. thats why i gave it a 7

the guitar will withstand anything but you have to get a paint job sooner or later.the strap buttons are huge and the strap never falls off

never takled to them

ive been playing for almost almost 3 years . and this guitar kicks. ive played 7strings and there not that great unless you wana be like korn. ive played alot of other guitars and this is the best

This is a 1998 model, with 24 jumbo frets, one volume/one tone knobs, H-S-H configuration with a 5-way selector switch, Floyd Rose Edge vibrato system, Gotoh tuners. It's the Juniper Green finish (stunning) and it came with a huge set of Allen wrenches (why I don't know, you only need the one size). It's also got probably the thinnest neck I've ever played. It's really great! The body is basswood, the neck is maple with a bubinga stripe down the back for reinforcement and the fretboard is rosewood.

I play this through a Marshall VS-102, which can turn virtually any guitar into a winner, but I must say this thing really sounds fabulous. I play mostly hard rock, with some metal, and this could not be more perfect for that. Undistorted, the sounds of the single coil and bridge/single coil are great for delivering shimmering acoustic-like tones, while distorted, any pickup configuration delivers, the goods, though I very rarely find the need to take it out of the bridge pickup. It's very bright, and picks harmonics like crazy. I love the sound--it's the BEST!

This guitar was set up near perfect. The one flaw I found (if you can even call it that) was that the bridge stuck up a little, because the tension in the strings was too strong. But, a quick turn of the screwdriver adjusted the Floyd Rose to the proper position. Other than that, everything was perfect and will never be touched. And you really can't beat the "black chrome" hardware.

This guitar looks capable of withstanding anything. I must admit at first I was a little nervous about that super-thin neck, but I've gotten used to the idea that nothing bad will happen. The finish looks like it will last forver, and the hardware looks like the stuff tanks or something are made of, so no fears there either. The strap buttons are bigger than most, and are very solid--they're never slipping. I can depend on this for my life, and would absolutely use it without a backup during a gig.

I've never dealt with them, other than sending in my warranty card. I did special order this from them, and it took much longer than they promised, but it was at Christmas time, so I can understand how they would be a little behind. I just think maybe they should have told me longer than they did.

I've been playing off-and-on for close to 10 years now, and playing dedicated for close to 2, and this is easily the best guitar I have ever owned or played, probably the best I ever WILL own or play. It's just the best. I have never enjoyed playing as much as I do with this. I chose this over a Jackson and ESP, both of which I seriously considered, but they just didn't have the feel, OR features of this guitar. And of course, NO ONE has that sweet Juniper Green finish. It is everything I want in a guitar.

Ordinary Floyd-Rose equipped guitar. H/S/H pickup configuration with Ibanez V7/S1/V7 pickups. Nothing special, but one of the best designs I've found so far. Excellent playability, decent tone and extremely good looks.

My other guitar is AmStd Stratocaster. Compared to it, Ibanez has obvious differences what comes to sound, due to pickups of course. When played without amp, I'm really tempted to grab Fender and Feel its sound. Ibanez sounds like dead, although its body resonates really nicely. Amplified sound is -lucky me- a whole different story. I think Ibanez has done a good job what comes to variety in tone. By using switch/vol/tone with an idea, one can really get good sounds out of this! Just try neck/middle combo with vol put a bit down, chorus and lush reverb. Sugar! Then, bridge pickup, major distortion and ahh... Eternal erection. ;) Although I really like Ibanez's tone, there's certainly place left for my Stratocaster. In clean and shred. Not better, but different. We'll see what I'll get with different pickups.

I bought this guitar new. I haven't had to set it up again since trying to slap in some .10-.52 strings I used in my strat at that time. They didn't work.. Back in .09-.46 and it's a dream. Easy to set up and keeps its settings. Guitar is also nicely finished. Better than my stratocaster, I have to say. It's got red flame maple top with gold hardware. A bit cheap compared to let's say, PRS, but does it fine for me. Frets are well dressed, haven't cut my hands yet. The only thing I have to complain is that neck is so lightly fitted into body (to allow better access to +20 or something-fret) that one can bend neck sideways in the neck pocket and detune guitar.

Some people say that RG necks are too thin and fragile, but I'll trade it to excellent playability. I think everything works ok. It was also an amazement to me that now I have to change strings just because they get old, not like with strat when strings just got broken. (And I have a graph tech equipped and well set-up strat)

Haven't needed, although I think that the shop where I bought it from, sucks.

This Ibanez is really what I were looking after, although I bought it even without trying it with an amp.. (about 15 min of drooling and such (I said that it is a beautiful guitar), quick visit to cash dispenser and..) Afterwards I was a bit bugged about the fact that I could've bought a used JEM for the same price. If this is stolen, I'll get an Ibanez Universe. Same kind of design and That B String!
I'm playing thru Digitech 2112/Marshall 8008/Rivera CS212-setup.
If you're about to buy RG guitar, feel free to ask. I'll try to answer your questions, although this is quite much what I think about it. I'm also quite picky about my gear (in a good sense..) so this isn't just 'it's good becouse I paid money for it'-opinion.

H/H configuration, Floyd Rose trem, locking nuts, Schaller tuners(I think), passive electronics, made somewhere in Asia, 5-way selector, volume, tone, 22 frets, two Ibanez humbuckers, etc...

For the price, this guitar has an excellent tone. Though I don't think it would be too suitable for blues or country, this guitar is an excellent mid-priced guitar with a very metallic sound. I'm strictly an extreme metal player, but I think the RG-570 would be suitable for any aggressive style. I use this guitar with a Digitech RP-5 processor through a Marshall JCM800 head and JCM900 4 x 12 cab. I wouldn't know if the guitar would be suitable for blues, country, or any other similar playing style because I don't play anything even close to that.

As far as I can see, this guitar is very well made. The pickup selector switch was very noisy, but a little WD-40 cleared that right up. Everything else on this guitar seems to be pretty sound.

I've been beating the hell out of this guitar in my band for close to a year now, and it performs just as well as when I bought it. This guitar is extremely reliable and durable.

I haven't had to deal with Ibanez yet, but if they built a guitar this good, they'll most likely be willing to help me resolve my problem.

What else can I say besides this is a killer guitar for the money.

Not sure of the year I think 97. 24 Jumbo frets, Hum at bridge V8, Single S1, and Hum at neck V7, all passive. 1 tone and 1 volume. I don't know the body wood, the neck is maple w/ a rosewood fret board. It has a Iron Puter finish (not the best paint job I've seen). Strat Body style, very comfortable. Floyd Rose patent whammy. I paid $950.00 as a combo w/a Marshall VS30R amp. They threw in strings, picks, hardcase, strap, and some other things.

I jam at the house and play 99% metal. The sound I get with my Marshall alone is cool. I bought a Zoom 505 pedal (I don't like it.) I usually just use the bridge pickup. It can get some great harmonics and sounds great for heavy metal. The single coil has a good clean tone to it. I don't use the neck pickup except when I am experimenting with different sounds. With the music I play I wouldn't miss the single coil or the neck humbucker

I don't know how long it was in the store. It buzzed while I played it and the intonation was a little off. I figured I could fix it. I fixed the buzzing but the strings are to high for my taste. I have checked the neck and it's straight and the whammy is square. I have had better action on cheaper model Ibanez. For the price I paid I would expect better. The pots seem to be made cheap because the knobs seem to tilt to one side easy. The paint doesn't seem to be thick enough because you can see where the paint has soaked into the wood. Nice color though. The finish on the hardware is Iron Puter, looks cool but it seems cheap. Maybe they were experimenting???

I don't play live. Like I said the paint does seem thin. I replaced the strap buttons with Schaller locks.

I haven't called for any help.

If it was lost or stolen I would buy a Jackson or a BC Rich. (Probably will anyway.) I love the sounds I get from it. For the price I paid I expect the action to be a lot lower. I bought this because I liked the cheaper models I have owned. This was to be an upgrade and my last guitar. Disappointing!!!!

This guitar was made in 1990 in Japan, it has 24 frets, with a solid top. For electronics it has a H/S/H configuration, wiht Ibanez V1 humbucker at the neck, S1 in the middle and V2 at the bridge, all with ta 5-way switch, that I doesn't do anything fancy as the pickups are 2-conductor. The lectronics are passive with 1 tone and 1 volume and no pickguard. The neck is maple, I have been told the body is basswood(correct me if I'm wrong), I know the new ones are. The finish is a dark shiny blue/purple. The body is Ibanez super-strat, it looks a lot like a JEM, does anybody know if they are the same? The bridge is a Floyd Rose, I'm not sure if it's a lo-pro or not(once again does anybody know?), I know the new ones have the lo-pro. It has standard, sealed Gotoh tuners and a Floyd Rose Locking Nut. I give it 9 due to it's lack of diversity in the lectronics department.

I play mostly hard rock and black metal, although I do play some classick rock. I'm using an older Crate G40C with the onboard distortion, I also have a BOSS MZ-2 Digital Metalizer that I don't use. I mainly use the last and second to last position on the 5-way switch, which are bridge humbucker and bridge plus single-coil, respectively. The pickups seem a little bit too hot for my tastes, I like something a little bit cleaner and with a little more growl than these have. One thing I don't like about these pickups is that when you play notes from the first and second string right after each other, the pickups make a sound similar to feedback, which I don't like. I'm thinking of trying out a new pickup in the bridge. The neck humbucker is useless, it lacks clarity, it's really muddy. The playability of this guitar is excellent, I love Ibanez's necks and I find the Floyd Rose to be really comfortable and the jumbo frets are excellent, even in the worn out shape they are in right now. So I'm able to get a decent sound out of it because it's easy to play, but the electronics limit me in what I would like to achieve as far as tone goes.

This guitar is very solid, the neck is wonderful, I can't speak for the manufacturer's job, but the action is wonderful on it. The hardware has quite a bit of oxidization on it, particulalry on the pickups and the neck plate. I've found it difficult to adjust the bridge for intonation, perhaps I'm not doing something right, but its eems like everytime I want to move the saddle I have to loosen the string a lot, sometimes remove it completely. Overall this guitar has held up well, the frst could use a crowning and it could use a setup, but I don't think it's had either in 9 years, so I would say its pretty good.

This guitar is extremely solid, I've whacked the headstock a couple times against my desk, wall and bed and it hasn't even squealed. The paint is has several cracks and chips from the previous owner and considering how deep some of them are, it looks like it's taken quite a beating before. It has straplocks on it, as I mentioned before, it looks like they were purchased a little bit late. I don't gig, but I wouldn't use a backup, because I don't have one working at the moment, but It's very dependable, it is missing one of the locks for the nut, so it tends to go out of tune pretty quickly, but that's an easy fix.

I e-mailed them to find out the year of this guitar and the responded within a couple of days, I later emailed them asking about the trem and body wood and never got a response, so it's hard to say. Since they responded within a couple of days 2 out of the 3 times, I'll give'em a 7.

This is a very nice guitar that is fun and comfortable to play, It has everything a beginner to an intermediate player could want and with a switch of pickups even a pro. I've seen several bands using this guitar recently, so that's a pretty good indication of it's usability. I think the electronics could have been better, but for all I know it could be my amp is part of my problem. I would recomend this guitar to anybody, they can be picked up quite cheaply and they are easy to use.

Japan made, 1997 model. 24 jumbo frets on a maple neck/rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. H/S/H config, was originally ibanez but I put a Duncan JB in the bridge. Gonna change to EMG-85/SA/85 as soon as I get some money. Passive electronics. I guess basswood body. Finish is called "Holo-flake blue" and it's a really pretty sparkly blue. Nice! other features are standard RG feautres. I got with nothing except the whammy bar and some wrenches.

I play neoclassical shit. Sounds great! More consistent warmer tone than my old RG-560.

Set up was okay, action was a bit high, but everything else was good.

It breaks strings more than my other guitars, but everything else is good.

okay.

I own schecter, peavey, ibanez, and digitech. I tried this against an ESP M-II Deluxe (nicer but too expensive), an Ibanez RG-470 (sounded bad and didn't stay in tune), and a Fender Floyd Rose Classic (felt like shit to me, but sounded great). If it got stolen- ESP M-II custom with neck-thru.

Ok, year is 96 I guess; made in Japan; 24 frets; basswood blue transparent finish body with maple top (very cool green flame-type pattern); 1 500k volume and a 500k tone; five-way selector; H/S/H - Ibanez V8 / S2 / V7 (passive) ; maple neck with rosewood top, thin and very wide 12 inch radius, super-jumbo frets ; super strat body style with deep cutaways for easy access to the upper frets; Ibanez lo-pro edge tremolo floyd rose licenced, VERY cool; Gotoh locking tuners;all gold hardware; no case or anything - buyed later.

Well, I play jazz-rock, richie kotzen kind of style, and a litlle bit of hard rock, and this guitar I guess it's to "metal" for me. don't have that glassy sound of the strato, but the output is very high. I use a marshall vs100 with only a vox wah-wah, I don't like digital-fake distortion and extremelly high distortion, just enough to make some fast runs and arpeggios. The guitar it's no noisy at all, if you have done the shielding right, even in the single only position. The sound it's very big, but not like a paf pro. It's real muddy with the H's but have a real nice glassy and Bright sound in the H/S together positions. This guitar is made for Metal, and is real good for that, with high output and a very dark sound. I guess I'm gonna buy a clapton strato in december and leave the ibanez to the whammy stuff.

I buy used, and the setup was terrible. with some easy ajustments, she became top professional. The Ibanez guitars are very easy to adjust, VERY easy. the action is VERY low right now, and it's a very thin and easy neck to play. the only problem that I found is the neck size (wide and lenght) is so GIANT. the pickups in my guitar are set kind of high, to increase the volume a litlle more. The bridge is the wonderfull Ibanez Lo Pro Edge. It's never out of tune, never, never, never. The frets are too high for me, but help the bending stuff, because the neck is too flat for that. the pickup selector is VERY noisy, change it soon as you can, and the potentiometers are real fragile. one of mine broked twice. Ah, the FINISH is perfect. Very, VERY beautiful. kind of a transparent blue flame top. it's AWESOME!! the gold hardware came of very easily with time, and this sucks because it's f@#!!! beautiful!

This guitar was made for stage and gig playing. the tuners are shit, but with the locking tremolo, why use it anyway?stay in tuner ever and ever. the gold hardware is cool but it's easy to wear off. the finish doesn't. I play a lot on the stage and besides a feel marks it's looks new and beautiful. the strap buttons I changed for the dimarzio locking strap, so I don't use anymore, but are real good and solid. Please, NEVER use a floyd rose guitar without a backup PLEASE. if any string broke, you are F....

never dealt it and I don't think I gonna need too.

I've been for 7 years, 3 years with this guitar. I used to play hard rock and metal once, and this guitar is the result. I guess it's don't suit my fusion needs anymore. I'm trying to buy a real good fender or a musicman luke, I don't want ibanez anymore, it's a pain in the a# for peole with litlle hands like me. besides of that, its a very very cool guitar. It's not professional, but is not expensive and it's the best guitar for this price range.

i have two, 94(??) and 97. they both are japanese made superstrat style guitars with floyd rose trems, and gotoh tuners. they are both equipped with 24 JUMBO frets(love 'em!!). solid basswood body with rose wood neck and skunk stipe. the pickup config is h/s/h. in the 94 the pickups are as follows:a V2 in the bridge, an S1 in the middle, and a V1 in the neck position. the 97 has a V8 in the lead, S1 in the middle, and a V7 in the neck position. my 94 was used, so i didnt get any thing with it, but with the 97 i got a hardshell case and small toolkit for the bridge/nut/truss rod.

my main style is METAL, if its loud and hard, i probably play it. im really happy with the tone i get out of it with a peavy bandit 112, but through my jcm900 it needs some work tone wise. i make my own effects ,but basically i could use high end. it just doesnt bite quite hard enough suit me(but im going deaf anyway so what can you do?). it seems to play really well clean also.

other than having to get it set up for 10's, it was perfect.this seems to be done at the factory as all of the 570's that ive seen have stock 9s on them. the finish is freakin' FLAWLESS!!! this is the most gorgeous beast ive ever seen.the 97 has a metal flake purple finish. the frets as i mentioned earlier are great!
THIS THING JUST LOOKS EVIL!!!!

ive beaten the crap out of the 97 and it just looks back at you and aks for more. i droppedit off the stage at a show and i didnt even crack the finish!
the 94 didnt fare quite so well, somebody abused this thing hard, but it still looks okay.
both are super dependable, but i wont go to a show without a backup, period.

ill have to post back on this one, as i have to get some parts for the 94.

if either was lost or stolen i would hunt that person to the end of the earth. the only thing i could ask for would be a little more power out of the pickups. the neck is the best ive ever played!

I now own ren peddlers rg570 the one he said he would never get rid of sorry ren ! and ren owns my mockingbird as we traded guitars in a coast to coast trade, the guitar is purple and so is the headstock. when i got it it had 10s on it and the bridge was sticking way up so I put on some 9-42s lowered the bridge, adjusted the truss rod ect..ect.. uhhh set the guitar up. and I love it, anyway 24 jumbo frets rosewood finger board basswood body gotoh tuners h-s-h pick-ups edge trem and ren said its from 1990 ? nice yellowing starting to form on the neck ...

the combo of basswood and the edge trem is the overall tone I was looking for and could not get out of a adler mocking bird with a stop tail,ren seems to like it so it was a good trade anyway the tone is bright and I must agree with ren about the stock pick-ups a bit thin not as full as my js100 that I put a paf pro and a fred into, but a set of evo pick-ups should cure that,I also plan on installing the jem wiring and switch, as the evo's coil tap well after I do my rewire this will be a 10

compared to my js-100 this guitar is a bit better a 9 on fit and finish, well the gutar is used so its got some nick's and dents ..ect but its a solid guitar I do my own set-ups so I won't comment on that I like it as low as I can go with only slight buzzing, others hate it that way ? go figure ? one of the black dome knobs is uhh not right (ren where in the hell did you get that knob?) witch does not matter as the I will repace the pick-ups (EVO) knobs and pick-up rings with dimarzio purple ones to get that poor boy jem look (the purple people eater)

this area gets a 10 from me, this guitar is solid,I like the older rg's before the wizard necks just a bit stouter all I own are ibanez's and I love em all and this is one of my fav's I'll repost after the pick-up change and tell ya how that goes

ibanez will not deal with ya go to guitar center to order parts they have never returned e-mail or anything but if my name was steve vai Iam shure they would rap out with me all day long sigh.....

my rating on this guitar will be a 8. I feel for this type of guitar, (a floyed rose type shread thingy) that you will find no better. now Iam not saying its as good as a prs , old les paul-goldtop,or a 10th anv. jem ect... but with me price is a factor, and all my guitars are players, you'll find a great price, the best floyed trem made ( the edge)great tuners , frets and a guitar worthy or pick-up upgrades this could be a 10 with me (all things factored in) but ibanez needs to work on customer support as far as parts and stuff.ever try to find list price on a edge trem ? I have. anyway I still love the guitar and sorry ren ya can't have it back .... Chip