Ibanez RG350M Electric Guitar
The Ibanez RG350M offers a great value and striking looks. With a basswood body and a Wizard III neck, the Ibanez RG350M is a great rock guitar.
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Submitted February 11, 2010 by a customer from hotmail.com
"double the price, I'd still buy it."
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This guitar will be my pride and joy for years. My ESP/LTD is my workhorse, but this guitar will see plenty of shows youtube videos. Down the line, I may want to see if i can have an Edge Pro installed, but thats about it. If this was lost, i'd never forgive ymself but quicjly buy another one. if it was stolen, id track the thief down and take it back, like Liam Neeson in Taken. (brutal movie) anyway, I wish i'd known how hard it was to play my older guitars when i bought this one, i feel bad! i love the pain on this guitar above all things, but its alot more thna just the look that keep me picking it up. The neck, the sound and everything else are just flawless on this guitar.
Sound
Like most Ibanez guitars, this one was definitely made for metal. However, its still very versatile. I play alot of distorted, high gain, low tuned metal but when i switch to playing blues or ambient, chord oriented material, this Ibanez handles it flawlessly. No matter what kind of amp or effect its being played through, the sound remains crisp, clear and very bright. I play through a Randall 120RHS (ordered through zZounds, thanks guys) and a Line6 Spider III 30 watt and 150 watt head, and no matter what this guitar sings. I also recommend this guitar with any monster gold tipped cables.
Features
Not much is offered in features; just your basic Ibanez guita- oh wait. the maple neck and fingerboard Wizard II neck. Its flawless, much thinner than i thought id ever like, but its so easy to play in any position. The Edge III bridge is true to form, allowing any amount of dive-bombs and Herman Li-style antics and NEVER falling out of tune for a second. The pickups, INFs, sound much better than your average stock pickups; the sustain is just amazing, and harmonics are clear on every fret.
Ease of Use
The only thing that was weird for me is how low the tremolo arm was when i purchased it; when I tried to grab it, i kept hitting the volume knob on the swing up. a simple allen wrench adjustment later and i was all set.
Quality
for 400 bucks? this guitar is just too good to be true. the neck, the wood used, the pickups, the paint, the durability, the versatility- make no mistake, this is a GREAT buy. I feel like everything on this guitar will last for years to come, the electronics, the wood itself, everything.
Value
I compared this to the ESP/LTD MH53 i already own, a few Schecters, other ESP/LTDs, and a Jackson Dinky model. Out of all of these guitars, the Ibanez made the most sense, both practically and cosmetically. Some of them had the sustain, but not the playablity, or vice verse; the Ibanez had it all.
Manufacturer Support
haven't had to deal with em, but im guessing: awesome.
The Wow Factor
dude, have you SEEN this thing??? I bought one after seeing Ryan Knight (now of the Black Dahlia Murder, ex-Arsis) play a Prestige model live. The look, the sound, the feel of this guitar, even the weight made me want it. It brings recognition for live shows, makes practicing even more fun and its just great to play. i feel like with this guitar i can find ways to make myself a better player.
Musical Background:
active musician
Musical Style:
Metalcore/Progessive/Metal
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Submitted February 4, 2011 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Stop thinking about it and just buy it already wont regret!"
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with some dimarzios and a new tremelo this guitar will be on par with some of the $1400-2000 guitars by spending not even half of that. Might I add i think this guitar is better suited for rock and metal and shred, these baby shreds like nothing if your a shredder look no further
Sound
Just recieved this guitar yesterday and let me just begin by saying I am amazed at how well these pickups sounds for the cost of this guitar. Rich harmonics and cuts through with the mids and highs on the bridge and has a very smooth neck inf4 i believe in the neck which is perfect for soloing (sweeps, legato etc...) I still plan on replacing the pickups for some dimarzios but for the time being this guitar sounds AMAZING especially for 399$?
Features
The guitar came with a maple neck which is super smooth to play on its very thin and was meant to be shred on, the yellow finish really stands and and all i can say is that the picture does it no justice whatsoever the closest color i can think that resembles this guitar is yellow caution tape.
Quality
this guitar is very sturdy built and everything is perfectly fine minus one thing... the edge 3 tremelo. This thing is pretty annoying straight out of the box and you need to raise the tremelo up to get rid of the string buzz, and at first it may start to go outta tune but that stops after a day or so of using it.
Value
if i could put a 15 as the score i would. may not have dimarzios or zeropoint tremelo system but whose complaining? its 400$ honestly if the price was closer to 800$ id still buy this guitar, i thought they had possibly sent me the wrong guitar just because of how amazing it sounds for such a low price.
Manufacturer Support
havent had to deal with support from ibanez but i know for a FACT zzsounds has your back in almost any case these guys are amazing.
The Wow Factor
Do you see the yellow? it stands out like crazy it is very aesthetically pleasing and anybody that has this guitar in their hand is turned into a instant badass.
Musical Background:
Active musician
Musical Style:
Alternative, Rock, Metal, Djent, Neoclassical
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Submitted March 30, 2011
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Sound
Total bang for the buck. Fast neck but not too thin. Pickups sound great. Great hardware. Trem stays perfectly in tune dive bomb after dive bomb. Totally recommend this guitar. The yellow is awesome in real life too. Great great guitar. No regrets. Wish I bought an RG a long time ago now! I own a prs standard, dean razorback, 60th anniv strat and I like the ibanez the best for playability. Fun fun guitar.
Features
happy the trem is such good quality. little to no fret buzz right from factory.
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