Ibanez RG350DX Electric Guitar

Maple neck. Basswood body. Rosewood fretboard.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

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"Go ahead and buy it, you will not be dissapointed."

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
I was a little unsure about the tremolo system as I have read that many other owners have either hated it or loved it. I still have a little trouble with it staying in tune, but the fine tuners do an excellent job of putting it right back in tune. So far the lock nut has not given me not even the least bit of trouble. The volume and tone knobs move with the precision of a much more exspensive instrument. The pick up selector switch also seems to be of high quality.

Quality:
Except for some rough edges around the holes where the body bolts to the neck, my guitar came out of the box pretty much flawless. The paint is perfect and the inlays on the neck are done very nicely. Fit and finish is of a standard not usually found on guitars in this price range.

Value:
I was very close to buying a jackson JS 20 that was a litte less exspensive. (It's a shame what fender has done to the the Jackson name) Hearing both guitars through the same amp sealed the deal. The Ibanez is just a much better instrument, hands down.

Desirability:
Yes this guitar will get you noticed. It does look like a "jem". The white paint and black contrasting hardware is pure eye candy.

Sound:
I have owned 5 other guitars and this by far is the best sounding guitar I have owned, bar none. Nice clear distortion with a lot of balls. The neck pick up through no distortion is simply amazing.

Support:
So far I've had no problems that require any customer support. The dealer where I bought it set it up perfectly to my playing style.

Overall:
For the money, it's hard to beat this guitar. I looked at guitars in the 3 to 5 hundred dollar range for about 6 months before I bought this Ibanez. It seems that there are unlimited choices for that kind of money, but bang for the buck, you would be hard pressed to find a better guitar for the money. No, it's not an American Gibson, or Fender Strat, but it's also about 5 times less exspensive. If, like me, you want a great (not perfect) guitar and are on a budget (wife, kids, house, car, etc.) this is a great choice.

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Ibanez RG350DX Electric Customer Review

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
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Feature:
everything on this guitar (except the pick ups) works and feels great

Quality:
once again excluding the pick ups this is an awesome guitar

Value:
buy this guitar and throw a smoking pick up in it and you got yourself a smoking guitar for a cheap price

Desirability:
the looks are cool. its not a psycho design but if you like strat style guitars this one rocks

Sound:
The only thing about this gutiar that could be better is a better pick up but what do you expect for this price and there really not that bad

Ease of Use:
see above

Support:
cant knock them for not needing them

Overall:
all i play is Ibanez and why pay 800 - 900 dollars for a prestige when you can have something half the price including a new pickup and i learned this because i bought a rg1570 and i really dont see the 400 dollar more difference

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"Best for the bucks!!!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
It is solid with features. It would be nice to have a coil splitting option to one of the humbuckers, but the single coil takes care of that.

Quality:
Well made with solid fret job and great workmanship. Right from the store with no finish flaws or fret miscues.

Value:
Worth every penny. Great price for this quality.

Sound:
The infinity pickups offer a solid sound. Good tone and good variations of sound on the combinations, switch selector on positions 2 or 4. The only difference between the two humbuckers is that one has more treble than the other - it's brighter. Great blues and rock sounds, including metal if needed. Good response to picking.

Ease of Use:
Plug and play.

Support:
N/A

Overall:
Solid guitar for rock, metal, blues or instrumental (Vai, Satriani, Petrucci, etc.)

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"Awesome guitar, VERY easy to play!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
im used the 4 knobs on my SG look-alike and i guess the 1 volume and tone on this one kinda made me feel weird, i liked the sound i got, but it wasnt perfect for me, im sure if i bought it and messed with it for a day or two i'd love it even more. And the whammy is kinda weird, it doesnt screw in, it kinda just pokes in there. Not much of a problem for me cause im not very crazy with my tremolo anyways..

Quality:
well i dont own it, iv only played it, but surprisingly the shop owner let me borrow a strap for a bit and i liked it alot, nice weight to it, not too heavy. I loved the finish white with black hardware is just really nice to me. I dread my black finish choices on my other guitars because i realized how easy it is to see finger prints ect. I loved it

Value:
I think its very worth it, $400 for this guitar is extremely reasonable you can get such a good sound out of it for such a low price. (compared to a $1000+ gibson or $900 Strat)

Desirability:
i love the look of this guitar its so so nice. black and white, great color combination for this guitar.

Sound:
first of all i havnt been playing for very long, maybe 8-9 months, but iv owned a Fender squire and a SG copy JayTurser, and i like those two on my Cube 20x amp. But out of boredom I went to my local guitar shop, saw this guitar, and had to play it. I plugged it into a Cube 30X and i was just amazed, i play rock mostly stuff like black sabbath and such, and i just love the distortion i got out of it, bridge is awesome for solo's in my opinion and the neck humbucker is pretty good for rhythm. I turned on the acoustic simulator on the amp, with the neck pick up on, and i could have sworn i was playing an acoustic! couldnt tell the difference

Ease of Use:
very very nice neck, flat, and the well spaced strings. very easy to play, chording and lead is so so very easy and comfortable on this guitar, body is comfortable. really nice

Support:
I just played it at the shop.

Overall:
this guitar is soo cool, i love the awesome rhythm sounds you can get out of it (i play rhythm) and for my measly fills I can get a nice lead tone out of the bridge humbucker, i loved it. the thing i liked least about it was the whammy bar, its not that big of a deal, but it kinda popped out once or twice while i was messing with it. im sure if you dont go insane with it, its alright.

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"My Ibanez RG350DX "Voodoo Azul" guitar!!!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
Neck is flat, smooth and fast. Can really help people become a more accurate player. PLUS the contoured area of the neck/body is awesome to reach high notes and again be accurate. Plus love the pickup combo. Ibanez really puts guality in their guitars. Only thing like everone else is the loose whammy bar. (to cure it I put ceran wrap around the bar where it goes in "1/4 inch" and heat it up with a blow dyer so it will wrap around it tighter, it adds some friction, but have to replace after a while). Plus I wish it had a Chrome hardware option.

Quality:
With the tremelo bridge you get quality even with a loose whammy bar. More of a design problem than manufacturing. I NEVER had a problem with the tuners, locking system, trem bridge, knobs or neck. Simply well built without the over the top price. Only problems I have ever heard of Ibanez guitars is the knobs not being on all the way, or at least loose. So maybe some are built in a rush at the factory. I would with any guitar go through and ask your local guitar store to go through tightening/setting up your new investment. They will do it because they want to sell their products.

Value:
Shelling out $400 bucks is nothing for this guitar. Best way I know of getting something close to a Vai Jem without paying the price.

Desirability:
Love the look of the white one with the Rosewood neck. Like to see a chrome hardware option. The maple neck one just looks wrong with the black shark tooth inlay, but thats just me. But the looks are great and again Dimarzio has some cool pickup/knobs color choices to spice it up. Ibanez stock though looks really good. Love the pearl white pickguard. Like to see trus rod cover match the pickguard. Like to see Ibanez throw in a Monkey Grip and market it as a cheaper Jem.

Sound:
With the h-s-h set up you get choices and thats great. Construction of the guitar is solid which also aides in the sound. I though am changing the Humbuckers to Dimarzio's because I love their pickups. I am putting in Vai's Evo's because I played the Jem and love the pickups. stock wise Clean is awesome and with the fourth position on the switch sounds like and amped acoustic. With distortion channel on and in the 5th position solo runs sound like satin smooth.

Ease of Use:
Again the neck is awesome. Flater, wider and will take time but improve your playing. So gave it a nine only because if you switch from a Fender or Gibson or really anything you have to adjust to the difference. But the difference is great. Plus simple switch, volume and tone, doesnt get easier than that. Changing strings is typical of a double locking. Do one string at a time!

Support:
Never had to need support. But I did look up on wiring schemes for the Jem77v and they had it online. Which will help me set it up like the one I tried out and get the performance I liked.

Overall:
I am satisfied with this guitar. I only whould sell some other guitar and get a black one and set it up with Satriani pickups, hmmm? The guitar is great and I can get rock, metal, punk and great clean sounds. If it was lost I would replace it with the same guitar. I love the white color, pickup set up and neck/body. I would like a chrome hardware option.

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"One of the best guitars you'll ever own"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
The guitar comes with all the standard stuff: the manual (in about 10 different languages), a solid cable, and a set of hex keys for any maintenance you might need to do. There wasn't anything too special... although I really loved the tag they affixed to the neck that showed the signatures of everybody at the factory that inspected the guitar itself- that's pretty cool when you see it.

Quality:
The guitar seems just as durable as any other guitar. All the parts are solidly attached and it doesn't look a day older than when I got it 6 months ago.

Desirability:
The RG models all look really good, but the 350DX really stands out in my opinion. My favorite color is black, but I decided to choose the DX instead of the MDX because the white, brushed pick guard looks just awesome on the white body with black hardware. It truly looks incredible. Somebody actually told me today that it looks like one of the older JEM models but better, because it doesn't have the monkey grip. Never has a white guitar fit in so well with the black metal it was meant to play.

Sound:
This guitar has an excellent sound. It plays cleans well, but everybody knows it's meant for metal, and that's where it really shines. No complaints here whatsoever.

Ease of Use:
It's very playable. The Wizard neck is bloody fast, to the point you'll wonder how you ever played those 5-string sweeps without it before.

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"BUY A FENDER TREMSETTER!!!!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
 
 
 
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Feature:
Came with a cable to get you going fast. The Edge Pro system which got its patent off the Floyd Rose is pretty good if you like Floyd Rose Tremolos. If you don't like tuning your guitar ever so often after bending those strings or using the whammy bar, then you should consider getting yourself a Fender Tremsetter to stabalize the back springs of the tremolo and never have to worry about those kinds of things. Other then that, it has everything you need to play hard rock.

Quality:
Nice guitar finish. Came covered in plastic to protect everything the moment it comes out of the box. Stock strings aren't all that though. The 6th string E was very flimsy and rattled a lot when you stroke it. But some people may prefer loose strings. So I give it a 9.

Value:
For a guitar that looks really expensive, it's not. It's got an ok tremolo system that needs a stabalizer, it wouldn't hurt to get better pickups, it's stock strings aren't that all great, but fixing everything that keeps this guitar from being near perfect is A LOT cheaper then just buying a 1000+ Dollar guitar. Great Value.

Desirability:
I've looked all over the web before buying an electric and every time I always went back to this one. Therefore... I wanted it and got it.

Sound:
I'm not very picky with the way this guitar sounds but it does have a really good overdrive when you turn the knob to the max. It probably could be better if u replace the pickups with better ones, but as I said, I'm not that picky so its all good.

Support:
It has a 1 year insurance plan. That's good enough. Never had a problem with the guitar yet so it doesn't really bother me. The Ibanez website is pretty hard to navigate compared to other sites.

Overall:
Great Guitar. Not recommended for guitarists who do not like customizing thier own guitars. I highly recommend anyone who's looking forward to getting this guitar to be prepared to BUY A TREMSETTER for its Edge Pro II system. its like 30-40 bux and its well worth it. Once its in you're pretty much done. You've got yourself a great guitar with really good quality for its price. If you don't like customizing and screwing around with your guitar then maybe this guitar isn't for you, but if you wanna save money you really should consider to.

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"Hot, sexy, and dirt cheap!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
One of the main reasons i got this gutar is because of its floyd rose trem and locking nut - both of which are excellent. The volume and tone knobs also feel very solid and the pickup selector is stable and seamless. No complaints here.

Quality:
Everything about this guitar feels exceptionally well made. I was a little hesitant about the floyd rose but it does exactly what it should, and does it very well.

Value:
For such a low price, this guitar is a steal. Floyd rose trem, awesome neck, oh-so-sexy looks, and nice tone for very little.

Desirability:
Oh this is the sexiest guitar out there.

Sound:
When i bought this guitar had read that the stock pickups were not the greatest, so was already planning on replacing them. When i got the guitar, however, i was quite surprised by the quality and fullness of the sound. The sinlge coil does tend to be a bit noisy, but the two humbuckers, especially the one in the bridge position, more than get the job done. This baby has great crunch, and is wonderful for soloing, with a high end that tears right through the distortion. While not the best by far, the sound of this guitar is quite good, and should be just fine for anyone to jam and gig with.

Support:
No need for support.

Overall:
I would recommend this guitar to everyone who is looking for a nice shredder with all the bells and whistles, but still at a bargain price.

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Ibanez RG350DX Electric Customer Review

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
I am dissapointed when it comes to features. The whammy bar doesn't screw in, and I am a big tremolo guy so this makes me mad. Other than that everything is pretty standard

Quality:
Made very well, durable (except for my strings, thats not the guitar though, just me =D) I believe it would be great on the road too.

Value:
Amazing price. only 400 dollars for this thing?!?! I was flippin out! its easy to play and its a great guitar for only 400 dollars

Desirability:
NICE COLORS they are amazing. I really like the black and white.

Sound:
I play metal and this thing is AWESOME for metal. Sounds great when I play rhythms and sounds great when I play some lead stuff.

Ease of Use:
REALLY EASY TO PLAY! super fast neck, so really fun to play around really fast.

Overall:
I will probably Love this guitar for ever. It is absolutely awesome sound, looks, and everything!

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"it is a greaT LOoking guitar & sounds just as good and it is very cheap for the quality"