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Ibanez XPT700XH Xiphos Electric Guitar

Shred on all 27 of this guitar's frets. This metal machine features D-Activator and Air Norton-S pickups and a Green Shadow Flat finish. 10 People rated this product: Rate and Review This Product
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Manufacturer's Description for Ibanez XPT700XH Xiphos Electric Guitar

X: Two lines intersect and continue to the outer edges of the imagination. The XPT700XH 27-fret Xiphos exudes a mutant, mysterious magnificence while the neck-thru construction offers increased sustain and maximum wicked riffage. Hit that high G on the 5-piece Maple/Walnut Wizard II thru-neck and your sound is unsettling but radically wicked. Additional features are the Edge III bridge, DiMarzio Air Norton-S and D Activator pickups, 3-way toggle switch, 1 volume and 1 tone knob.

Pickups
The ceramic D Activator humbucker in the bridge position provides a loud yet clean tone with rich harmonics. Plus it responds instantly to hard or light pick attack. The alnico Air Norton-S humbuck is warm-sounding, very well balanced, and has the same unique tonal characteristics as the original. Its combination of medium output and harmonic bite are very effective for single-note soloing as well as chords. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Ibanez products.
Neck Material: 5 piece maple/walnut

Neck Type: Wizard II Thru-neck

Scale Length: 25.5 inches

Radius: 15.76 inches

Body: Mahogany

Frets: Jumbo

Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood

Inlay: Sharktooth

Bridge: Edge III

Neck Pickup: DiMarzio Air Norton-S

Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio D Activator

Hardware: Black

Case: Optional
Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Shipping Weight: 12 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 48 x 23 x 5 in
Ibanez Warranty Ibanez Non-New Product Warranty Information Ibanez Electric Guitars and Basses have a 1-year warranty on NEW instruments only for the ORIGINAL purchaser with a Sales Receipt. All used or factory 2nds products are not warranted. If you have additional warranty questions, please call the manufacturer at 800-669-4226
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zZounds has verified that this customer bought this product from us. This review has been selected by our experts as particularly helpful. "Another Xiphos Joins The Metal Arsenal"
Sound: The Dimarzio D Activators are a hot ceramic pickup designed to have the high end bite and midrange punch of an active pickup while still maintaining the organic feel of a passive pickup, maintaining all of those rich harmonics without sounding muddy. They do that perfectly. Match that to a 5 piece maple/walnut thru neck and mahogany body wings and you've got the perfect platform for these incredible pickups. The maple/walnut neck adds high end definition and the mahogany adds warmth. Put it all together and you have a rich, full sound at any level of distortion. As an added bonus it sounds good clean as well. I can't get a bad sound out of this thing on any of my amps. Some people may mourn the lack of a D Activator in the neck position like the other XPT's, but Ibanez couldn't fit one into the space alotted by having a 27 fret(!) neck, so the Air Norton (still a railed humbucker the size of a single coil) was a nice choice. It's medium output with a bit of bite. I did have to adjust it's height to get it to keep up with the D Activator. Feature: A 27 fret(!) metal killing machine with real Dimarzios and a locking trem with a slippery fast thru body neck (sharktooth inlays) and homocidal body shape? Yeah, I think the features deserve a 10... Oh, and with 27 frets(!)you get a full three octaves of Em pentatonic/blues scale 2nd position, just in case you really want to make peoples ears bleed. Ease of Use: If you know what you're doing with a locking trem it's a 10 as far as ease of use goes. If you don't know what you're doing with a locking trem then FIND OUT how to get it set up and tuned properly or pay someone to do it for you! If all else fails, stay with a fixed bridge guitar (like the XPT700FX). There's quite a bit of futzing around to get these things to the point where the bridge is stable, the action is set and the guitar is tuned. However, once you're there, it'll stay tuned forever, or until you decide to change string gauge/tunings, whichever comes first, at which point you're back to square one and it's time to get out the allen wrenches and the offset screwdriver. I just solved that problem by getting several other XPT's and set them up for specific dedicated tunings, but that's a rather expensive option. As a result I've learned to enjoy eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for most of my meals these days :) Quality: On this specific guitar the quality is excellent. This is my fourth Xiphos and all except the first one are exceptionally made. The first one had the pickup selector switch installed backwards and there was a large glob of polyurethane finish coating dripping off of one of the wings. These guitars are made in Indonesia. Don't let that scare you away though. They're very well built with quality materials and hardware. Just be careful, because the shape of this guitar leaves it prone to chipping/breaking the pointy ends. Get the Ibanez case and you should be okay Value: Well, if I didn't already own three other Xiphoses I'd say it's a great value, but since I already do I'll say that at $200 more just for the extra three frets I would say that it's not quite as good a value, but we're talking in relative terms here. Either way for $900 it's still a lot of guitar for the money Manufacturer Support: I've dealt with Ibanez in the past and they're always willing to help. The folks at zZounds are great too. They want you to be happy with your purchase. The Wow Factor: "Sex Appeal"? Well it sure is sexy in an evil sort of way. Its understated flat green finish and black hardware definitely make it look sinister. The pseudo single coil in the neck position along with the extended fretboard certainly give it a unique vibe. NOTE: Ibanez redesigned the body this year (2009) of all Xiphoses. They've beveled the sides much deeper, giving them a much sleeker look. They've also repositioned the back strap button so the guitar doesn't nosedive when standing, an awkward and sometimes extremely tragic shortcoming of the previous body style. Overall: I've never really been a fan of Ibanez until they released the X series two years ago. Now I'm a huge fan. I've been playing since I was a kid in the 60's and I've seen a lot of different styles and fads come and go in music gear. I've also worked in the musical instrument retail business buying and selling gear. To me these guitars are exactly what I've been looking for for a very long time. Well made, awesome body style, fast playing thru neck and pickups that can scorch the paint off the wall or give you a vintage tone depending on your mood. Would I change anything about this guitar? Well, I thought a reverse headstock like the other Xiphoses would be pretty cool, but I think now that it might be aesthetically unbalanced. I chose this guitar because of it's uniqueness and to add to my growing collection of XPT700's.
Style of Music: Anything Metal!
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"Wickedly delightful!"
Sound: The bridge pick is great! Great tone and versatility...the neck pick up needs to go although its nice for my tastes I just don't like it..I replaced with the Chopper by DiMarzio and I love it even more. Although for the price I would've preferred a better bridge like the Edge Zero but I can't really complain Feature: Especially in this economy you would think Ibanez would throw in a case just something to protect the thing and say "thanks" for buying it. Ease of Use: Nothing really complicated about it although I would pay to have it professinally set up. Quality: It is a neck-thru construction which is great for sustains but my biggest surprise is how lite it is. Value: You get a wonderfully crafted guitar for the less than the price of Jackson RR1, SL1, or the higher end ESPs. Manufacturer Support: n/a The Wow Factor: Wicked look and feel...awesome sound and more versatility Overall: Unlike a 24 fret guitar, this one has more to offer. I don't see myself getting rid of it anytime soon.
Style of Music: Death, Speed, Thrash, Rock, sci-fi metal
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