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"The Little Iceman That Could" submitted June 27, 2004

By a customer from pacbell.net

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Music Style: Hard Rock meets Spaghetti Western

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Sound: This guitar comes with stock Ibanez humbuckers which are not that bad - but not really good either. If you are used to playing more expensive guitars or using replacement pickups you will probably want to swap them out. But I knew this going in and have no complaints with the stock sound. For the price, this little guitar sounds amazing. I put in a Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge and now it nails the Judas Priest British Steel sound. I put a Duncan Alnico II Humbucker in the rythym because I wanted a bit brighter sound for playing chords in that position. With the PU replacement I rate sound a 9 easily. Feature: This is a basswood guitar, which I really like because it is a lot lighter than mahogony and sounds brighter and more percussive in comparison. The notes have a snap to them that sometimes you don't get with heavier guitars. Also it is a bolt on which helps brighten up the sound a bit (its still a dark sound, just not mush like a lot of humbucker set neck mahogony guitars - this guitar has clarity and balls). The neck is excellent- fast and easy to play as you would expect from Ibanez. Some people have complained about the tone control, but it has a (what appears to be) a wide frequency sweep and therefore I find it to be very useful in dialing in the right sound. Quality: For $250 you would not expect much right? Let me tell you I played this guitar and A/B ed it vs. some 15 different guitars in the store, including much more expensive Ephiphones and Gibsons. Although some of those instruments might have had a better stock sound (because of the pickups) none of them played better than this guitar and I'm talking about important things like staying in tune and fret buzz, nut quality, etc. This little Iceman had the least amound of fret buzz of the roundup. This one came out of the factory just right- while many of the more expensive Gibsons had terribly cut nuts that caused severe buzzing on the lower frets even on lightly played chords and open strings. Over time I might expect some cosmetic reliability issues, but heck for this price I could but several and not really worry about it. Value: This guitar is a well kept secret. Most stores only have one or two and because they only come in black you might not notice them right away - do yourself a favor and try one. If you are looking for something different but not too radical try this little iceman. Manufacturer Support: I have not dealt with Ibanez. I do most of my own mods and repairwork. The Wow Factor: I always like Ibanez's original designs. Yet the full size Iceman is is too top heavy and unbalanced to play in your lap. This smaller Iceman guitar rectifies the problem. Overall: If Ibanez made these in different colors I would gladly buy more. I have enough black guitars but this one is so amazing I could not resist it and after several weeks playing it I'm still content with it and it is now my number one unit whenever I need crushing old school humbucker metal.

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"Fantastic Guitar for small price" submitted November 23, 2004

By a customer from montevideo.com.uy

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Musical Background: Hobbyist, Active Musician.

Music Style: Rock

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Sound: Fantastic sound, very good armonics, the sound is very compact and fat. Feature: This guitar has all you need for be a good player. Quality: It looks fantastic, and has good component. Value: Good price, good guitar, what more?. The Wow Factor: I want it, I love it, also It is black. Overall: Now, I have two guitar, one Squier with Di Marzio Fast Track II on the bridge, and the Ibanez ICEMAN, The Ibanez is my first.

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"The best guitar"

By a customer from bellsouth.net

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Music Style: Metal

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Sound: has an agressive, crunchy sound that is the best ive heard. Feature: pretty good. Quality: i dropped it once,and it was my friends,but nothing happened so that was good Value: yes (although ti'd be better if it were like $100) Manufacturer Support: dont know. The Wow Factor: It was really apealing to me because Daron Malakian of System Of A Down uses one :) Overall: just the best quality, soung, and ease of use.

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"this guitar is GREAT!!!!!" submitted August 4, 2004

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Music Style: Thrash,metal,rock

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Sound: hte sound of this guitar is amazing i cant believe its only $250 i went to a store by my house they were selling it for $910 and it doesnt sound nearly as good as this! Feature: the most useful feature is.......well all of it.The least is there is no least its a great guitar. Quality: its amazing. Value: i thought it was some kinda joke when i heard it was only $250 Manufacturer Support: i really didnt talk to any1 to get this guitar i just ordered it. The Wow Factor: this thing is better then sex! GET IT TRUST ME! Overall: i dont know im a big collector so i buy guitars like every week.

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Ibanez Iceman X Electric Guitar Customer Review submitted August 6, 2004

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Music Style: THRAS,METAL,HARD ROCK

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Sound: GREAT Feature: BEST Quality: GOOD Value: STOP WITH THE FREAKING QUESTIONS ITS PISSING ME OFF THE GUITAR IS RLY GOOD GET IT Manufacturer Support: GOOD Overall: I live in Oceanside New York If u live there too and u play drum,guitar,or bass and are good at it email me at Ibanez_dude1@yahoo.com

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"Unbelievable price for a great guitar." submitted June 27, 2004

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Sound: I give it an 8 because a 10 is perfect, and no guitar is perfect, but the iceman is close to it. The pair of powersound high-output pickups gives you nice crunchy distortion thats great for playing all types of rock. Feature: The best feature I think is the full-tune II bridge, which gives the guitar good intonation. Quality: I guess I have to give the quality a good rating because I had the guitar for over a year and nothing is wrong with it yet. Value: Im suprised that a guitar as good is this is only 250$. I played guitars that were over 500$ and they didn't even sound that great. Manufacturer Support: Never had to deal with it. The Wow Factor: Yes, the iceman does have an awesome look to it, it's different, and that's why I like it. Overall: I expect the iceman to not let me down for a long time.

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"This guitar is so beautiful that it makes you want to never stop playing." submitted April 1, 2004

By a customer from hotmail.com

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Music Style: Heavy Rock, Metal.

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Sound: The sound of this guitar has awesome quality, it achieves the type of sound a System Of A Down fan would like to get. Feature: The product does not include accesories, but I dont consider that something bad, each person should get the accesories that best suit them apart from the guitar. Quality: The products quality is just fantastic, the materials are very good, they endure time and hard playing. Value: The price is probably the best thing, because it is quite affordable and what you are actually buying is worth a lot more. Manufacturer Support: I have not dealt with Ibanez, but I am sure they can handle pretty much anything you need, I have sealt with Zzounds and they are fantastic, best service I have had through the internet and phone. The Wow Factor: This guitar is so beautiful that it makes you want to never stop playing. Overall: I do not see myself replacing such a fantastic instrument, If I see myself in the need to change it after a few years I will probably go up the ladder and get the signature series from Malakian or something like that.

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Ibanez Iceman X Electric Guitar

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"The Little Iceman That Could" submitted June 27, 2004

"Fantastic Guitar for small price" submitted November 23, 2004

"The best guitar"

"this guitar is GREAT!!!!!" submitted August 4, 2004

Ibanez Iceman X Electric Guitar Customer Review submitted August 6, 2004

"Unbelievable price for a great guitar." submitted June 27, 2004

"This guitar is so beautiful that it makes you want to never stop playing." submitted April 1, 2004