Item: IBARG370DXL
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50 People rated this product :
9 out of 10
3 People wrote reviews
10 out of 10
"Best actual left hander around!"
Feature:
As an accessible guitar for those who can't afford a month's wages on equipment, this has great features. In this range, you aren't going to find a guitar with more features. The strings are locked down so you can bend the notes all day with less retuning than comparable guitars. I like the neck, as it's not too thin or too thick. You can adjust the tremolo bar to stay put or swing freely, a nice touch. My only gripe is that mine did not come with the actual bar...
Quality:
Built very well, nothing seems like a cheap shortcut in construction. Everything seems to be well engineered, capable of holding up to travel, and pretty solid. Nothing has broken, and the finish was nice and even.
Value:
You aren't going to get a better left handed guitar than the RG unless you're getting closer to the 1000.00 price range. One of the main problems with lefty guitars is that many companies uses a lot of righty parts. Thankfully Ibanez gave us all flipped parts, even down to the shark tooth inlay on the frets being correct. It would have been easy to do little circles like other manufacturers and be done with it. It's a nice touch that they took the time to give us a mirror-image guitar like southpaws actually deserve.
Desirability:
You can't go wrong with all black. It's going to fit into any look you've got going, because it's versatile. Although it does look like a metal guitar, you can work with what's essentially a blank canvas. The sharktooth inlays look really good.
Sound:
Even though this looks like a metal guitar, I can assure you it will play anything you can throw at it. In all honesty, a modeling amp will take you most of the way to getting a great sound in a variety of genres. While I can't say I have a recording contract or label, I can say that this guitar isn't holding me back.
Ease of Use:
You can really just pick it up and play, and it's pretty simple to get it to sound like you want it with a good amp. Tuning is easy. Once everything's locked down you really only mess with the fine tuners. You can do it on stage even. But don't expect to do major tone changes without an allen wrench - which unless you're in only into a niche sound you won't even change it from the factory setting.
Overall:
I expect to keep this for years. Until I can justify spending over a thousand dollars for another, this will be my only electric guitar. If it was stolen, I would definately buy another. One of the major problems to buying a lefty guitar is that you can't actually try many of them in person. Not to worry, you will be very happy with this one. If you're on the fence, pick the RG. More features, good quality, and better design than the nearest alternatives.
Submitted: 4/16/2008
Style of Music: grunge, progressive, metal, blues, industrial
10 out of 10
Feature:
The pickups are great and really don't need to be replaced. The floating bride is nice for when you like those screahing sounds and dive downs
...I also like the designs of the inlays.
Quality:
This guitar is more durable than it looks. The parts don't wear out and it has stoppers in the bridge to stop the whammy bar from going too far off. The whammy bar is also good but isn't one you twist in. it can lock anywhere you want it to and also be loose on diffrent settings.
Sound:
I love the sound I can get out of this guitar. The pickups are great for the long ringing notes. The metal sound you can get out of it is great too. The distortion is a litlle sensitive on it though but I like to play that way so it doesn't bother me.
Ease of Use:
The playing is great for any kind of metal you can think of. But if you get new strings, prepare for about 3 weeks of torture from trying to retune it all the time. The Floyd rose is a pain but once you get a feel on how to use it, you'll be fine.
Submitted: 1/31/2008
Style of Music: Metal, Nu Metal
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