Ibanez RG570

this is actually a custom made circa 1990 model. the rg style guitars are commonly known as being strats on steroids, and i guess i'd have to agree with that. basswood body, h/s/h pickup configuration, 24 jumbo frets, floyd rose double locking tremolo. the big things that make this model different from others are: this has a maple neck/finderboard instead of the customary rosewood fingerboard, the finish is a pretty bright orangish type color- the volume and tone controls are green, with a black pickguard (very steve vai-ish). the neck pickup is an emg select, the middle is a dimarzio hs-3, and the bridge is a dimarzio x2-n. it's also got a toggle switch that acts as a coil splitter and a phase switch. i aslo had a chandler tone-x built in.

when i first got this guitar, i was playing primarily metal. i've since broadened my styles (rock, blues, etc.). i have been using an ampeg svt, but i recently sold that and i'm getting a 5150. this guitar is very quiet. at high volumes, there isn't much annoying noise that goes on when you're just sitting there between songs, unless of course, you're pointed right at your amp 5 feet away from it. actually, the mid pickup (hs-3) can be a little noisy sometimes, but that's all. this guitar has one of the widest tonal varieties i have EVER heard on a guitar. it used to be too much for me! every pickup position is clearly different from the next, which is excellent and very useful. in all, there are 7 different pickup configurations, including the phase setting. when played clean, this guitar has some of the most captivating sounds. they're all beautiful. with distortion, it's just the same. the tone control by itself can make a distinct change in your tone, unlike a lot of tone controls. also, when i pull up on the tone control, it activates the chandler tone-x, which is a midrange booster preamp. this acts like a wah pedal. this feature alone gives me a wide wide variety of sounds, from muted nasally sounds, to bright and piercing, to really feedbacky stuff. i've had this guitar for over 3 years now, and i've seldom found a guitar that can match it's sounds

this was a custom made job, so it better be good!! the action was fine, but i had it set up again about a year ago, since it's several years old. everything is seemingly flawless. nothing is loose, and the tuning is perfect. i hardly ever have to tune this thing up. the volume knob can come off, but that was done by the guy who set up my guitar and installed the tone-x a year ago. the only thing that annoys me about the finish is that the body finish and head finish don't exactly match. the headstock is slightly lighter, but i've heard that this was common in all their guitars this color.

this guitar has gone through a lot. it's been gigged over and over again and it's gone through abuse, sadly enough. there's one paint chip in the back where it fell over, and there's a ding on the front where a drum stick went flying and hit it. it's gone all over the place, and still in almost perfect shape, even after 8 or 9 years. i have used it before without a backup, but i don't really like doing that, just in case.

never had to deal with them

i've been playing for quite a while now, and this is my favorite piece of musical equipment i've ever owned. i also have a new ibanez s classic 520, which is an awesome guitar, but it still can't stand up to this one. if someone had the nerve to steal this guitar, i would hunt them down until i was dead. i'll never find another guitar like this, and i will NEVER sell it. i love everything about it, and i would buy another one just like it if i could. it seems like when i play it, it plays itself, and all i have to do is hold it. i'm a devoted ibanez fan due to this guitar!!!

1997 Japanese, 24-fret solid-top, 1 vol, 1 tone, "Split 5" 5-way pickup selector (Neck HB, Neck SC/Mid SC, Mid SC, Mid SC/Bridge SC, Bridge HB) 3 Ibanez Pickups (neck: V-7HB, Mid: S-1 SC, Bridge: V-8hb), passive electronics. Basswood body, maple neck with rosewood fretboard. Superstrat body shape (well duh it's a superstrat), Ibanez EDGE Floyd Rose Liscensed bridge (Still the best!) tuners are gotoh I think.. Neck is THIN THIN THIN and wide, with jumbo frets. Finish is BEAUTFIFUL flake blue, it's so sparkling you need sunglasses. Mine came with NOTHING at all except the whammy bar. It isn't dripping with features (like a BC Rich Bich Supreme with like 6 switches) but it isn't bare (telecaster, les paul junior), it's your average superstrat.

I play METAL (black, thrash, progressive, melodic, you name it), mainly with Marshall/Soldano SLO. Generally my effects are wah, delay, and my HANDS. This guitar can SCREAM for a stock $500 guitar, man, it has some good fatness and BEEF. There are a lot of mids in these pickups, and a lot of bass.. not the brightest in the world. I get great blues/clean tones with the middle pickup, and the neck is fat. It's not a Les Paul, but it has good sustain for a superstrat. It also can be a little muddy and occasionally a little buzzy, but it still rocks.

I had it set up at the store so i can't comment. Great action though. Pickups, everything adjusted well.. I will say the finish is BEAUTIFUL the guitar was on display for over a year and it still looks brand new.

My other Ibanez has so i guess this will but i can't say now.

They're great, Very helpful, quick and polite.

I needed to replace my old main axe, the RG-656S (see review), so i tried every superstrat style guitar i could afford (and those I couldn't) and this hit me the best. Maybe someday i'l put DiMarzios in it like a JEM but maybe not, the pickups really do rock. Plus the neck is the WIZARD neck with all-access joint, so playability is *10*! It's not the best guitar in the world (JEM JEM JEM) but it rocks 100% and sounds good!

Japanese made guitar w/ 24 jumbo frets. Basswood body w/ flamed maple top. 1 vol, 1 tone, 5 way selector. H-S-H pickup config (V7-S1-V8) with 2nd and 4th positions of selector splitting the humbucker working it w/ the single(yes, humcanceling!) Bolt-on maple neck w/ a high quality rosewood fingerboard. Super strat-shaped body w/ rounded heel. Gold harware, Ibanez Edge Trem.

I play diverse styles, from metal to blues to folk. The guitar being a locking trem type loses some warmth. Pickups and electronics are very clean although humbuckers seem to produce an excessive amount of mids and lacks bottom end. However the single is excellant when used w/ a split bridge humbucker(Fender Twang!). I replaced the humbuckers w/ a Duncan Distortion humbucker and Duncan Custom Trembucker. The custom beefed up the sound perfectly... (Rating is for originals pickup config). Would be an 8 w/ the duncans..(added sustain and warmth)

Seems that Ibanez RG's are set in the factory to use light gauge strings.. using regular gauge(or heavier) will result in the bridge getting excessively raised, this however can easily be corrected. Pickups are direct mounted and the alignment is perfect. Lacquering is reasonable w/ grooves that follow the grain of the maple top. Neck is firmly bolted on w/ a great satin finish. The edges of the fingerboard however is too angular and can be pretty sharp .. Gold hardware oxidies pretty quickly too.

No problems w/ reliability, very light weight axe, great for stage use and is perfectly balanced. Stays well in tune even after divebombs. Strap buttons are huge and holds strap well(however is too large to use w/ some straps). No need for gigging w/ a backup but I use others for some variation.

Never needed any.

Been playing for 4yrs and have 4 other guitars. Will definately get another if this one is ever lost. Being lightweight and has a very fast neck(although too thin and flat.. practically no support for bending) its a good guitar for shredders and playing live. Lower range high end guitar at the price of a mid range.. undoubtedly one of the best deals on a factory guitar..

This guitar was made in 1990 in Japan. It has 24 frets. I guess it a solid-top. I'm not too familiar with all of those terms. It has one tone, one volume, and a 5 way selector switch. The picup configuration is H-S-H. I have no clue what type of pickups these are, but I'll tell you wahat it says. On the neck pickup it says V1, on the single coil it says S1, and on the bridge pickup it says V2. I'm not sure if it has active or passive electronics or what woods are used, sorry. It has a Strat body style. The bridge is a Floyd Rose Licensed Locking Tremolo. It has Gotoh tuners and they are locking. When I got it I neglected to notice that it doesn't have the locking nuts. I don't know what kind of neck/scale it has. According to the another persons review, it has Jumbo Frets. I got it used with a gig bag.

I love this guitar. I own 4 guitars (and know nothing about them :>) and out of them this is the one that I like the most. I play a ton of different style including: punk, pop-punk, thrash, hardcore, metal, emo, ska, and even a little blues and solo-type stuff. Right now I am using it w/ a Fender Champion 110 amp w/ the drive channel. I have a few pedals, but rarely use them. I am getting a Marshall stack soon, so I can't wait to see it how it will sound with that. It's gives off a little feedback when I the Gain up around half-way. It has a very bright sound, but I can't say it's really too full. I like it that way. Nice and tight. It's really a screamy guitar. Bending sounds especially cool on it. You can get quite a lot of different sounds out of this guitar. Very versatile. I like it a lot, but I can't say that the neck pickup is very outstanding. I don't use it too much. Otherwise, I'm very happy with everything it has and I don't plan on replacing anything.

I got it used and everything was perfect. I'm not sure if that's due to the previous owner or if it's because of the factory.

This guitar would be great for live playing. I plan on using it live when my band gets gig. The hardware seems very good and so does the finish. It is 8 years old and Everything is absolutely fine. It looks and works perfect. I would totally depend on it. I wouldn't play a gig without a backup no matter what. I am very neurotic about breaking strings. But if I surpassed that fear, I would use it without a backup. Oh by the way, I've owned it for 2 monthes and haven't ripped a string yet, and I do attack them. In fact, the strings don't show any wear. Maybe, it's the strings. If anyone knows what kind of strings these might be, please contact me.

Haven't dealt with Ibanez at all.

I've been playing for about 4 1/2 years and this is my fourth guitar. I also own an Epiphone Special (shit), a Kimberely (?), and a Squier Fat Tele (quite nice). I consider this guitar my first quality guitar and I would never get rid of it. Before I bought it I wish I would have asked for the locking nuts. If I ever lost this guitar, I would first cry and wail, then I would go back to the store and buy the other one that they had. I love how it looks and especially how it feels when you play it. It's very light and comfortable. I love the bridge pickup and the strap buttons. If you want a good and relatively cheap guitar, get this.

This is a 1996 model, made in Japan guitar with a basswood body, maple neck and a rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets. It has 3 pickups in a H-S-H combination, 5-way selector that splits the humbuckers in positions 2 & 4 (and connects them in parallel with the middle pickup) and master tone and volume knobs. The pickups are stock (neck:V7, middle:S1, bridge:V8) and they are passive, as are all the other electronics. Finish is glossy black (I think Ibanez calls it black pearl or something). The bridge is Floyd-Rose style, and the body shape is strat-like, but sleeker. Tuners are Gotoh. Neck is very thin and bolted on. No pickguard.

My style is mostly metal and other heavyish stuff, but I try to play lots of different things every now and then. The Ibanez suits all that quite well, except that I can't seem to palm mute it properly (maybe it would work better if I could play it louder). I mostly play it through a BOSS ME-8 with headphones, as I live in a block house (or whatever they are in English), and my neighbours really wouldn't appreciate the noises I make, not to mention that I mostly play at night. However, I've also used it with a Park G10, and it really makes that little amp growl and scream, and the neck pickup sounds great clean. It isn't noisy at all (except the single coil when it's used alone).
The bridge pickup is clear and sounds good with distortion, and the neck sounds good & bassy clean, as I said above, but it's a bit muddy when distorted. The single coil in the middle is bright, but I don't care for it that much. I wish thay had made the RGs without the single coil a couple of years ago... The pickups are pretty good and the guitar has lots of variety in its sound with coil taps and all, but they could be quite a bit hotter. I still would like to try to play really loud (and not with the damn headphones) with them to see if that would help, but I'll replace them anyway after I've bought a better amp first (I want one anyway, even if I'll still be doing most of my playing with the headphones).
I give it 7 for now, though it probably would sound better if I could play it loud with a real amp.

The guitar was set up pretty well, though I lowered the action a little. The tremolo-springs were adjusted so the guitar couldn't be tuned properly without the bridge's tail-end rising too high, but that was easy to fix. I haven't found any flaws in the workmanship and the finish is absolutely uniform. All parts seem to be of good quality and fit together well.

It seems quite durable to me, but I have handled it pretty carefully, so I don't know how many serious bangs it can take or whether the finish scratches easily (no scratches on mine).

Don't know. I did send email to Ibanez to find out a couple of things about it after I'd bought it, and they answered in a day or two.

I still think the frets are a bit too large, but I've gotten pretty used to them. I was looking for a guitar with two humbuckers (I'm biased against single coils, because my Tokai had such lousy ones) and no tremolo, but somehow ended up buying this Ibanez. The main selling point was the super-thin neck, which suited my rather short fingers perfectly. I just didn't feel comfortable trying to reach aroud thick Gibson necks. It also felt good, is balanced perfectly and, as a bonus, looks good too. I did try quite a few other guitars before I bought this, and of those that were available, this was the best that I could afford. The Jacksons in the store were also good, but they had too many single coils in them for me to really like them and they would have been too similar with my older Tokai.
I also own a Tokai Custom Edition (my first guitar, I've been playing it for five years), Park G10 and BOSS ME-8. If it was stolen, I probably couldn't afford to buy another one, so I'd try again to get a two-humbucker guitar with no tremolo. Don't get me wrong, the tremolo on this guitar is really good, so if you are fond of tremolos, you'll probably love this one. And the guitar stays in tune no matter how hard you push or pull on the tremolo arm.
I wish it had a bit hotter pickups, but that's all. I still like it, and haven't found anything to dislike in it. Except maybe for the palm muting difficulty. Oh, it can be done, but it doesn't have anything like the chunkiness of the Tokai, which sounds really good. I'll keep working on it...
It's a good guitar. Maybe I'll buy more guitars in future, but I'll still keep this one (and the Tokai, too. That one is definitely not for sale).