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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 08:08 PM        Guitarists: I'm getting a new guitar. Suggestions?
I'm leaning strongly towards a few Ibanez models, but I'm still open to any suggestions you might have (whether it's Ibanez or otherwise). So let's hear 'em!
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 08:27 PM       
you should either get this guitar or this one because they're both completely awesome and allllllllluuuuuminum
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 09:03 PM       
To save your dough dont buy an Ibanez. My goddamn volume dials are falling off and Ive barely had it for a year. Id say get a fender which is what my dad has and its 15 years old and is in awesome shape. Ive already had to get in my Ibanez and reattach some wires.
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 09:06 PM       
I've never heard of that kind of problem with the models I'm looking at. How cheap was your Ibanez guitar?
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 09:10 PM       
200 bucks with an amp and headphones. But it was a bass I dont know if that would change anything. I just really dont like Ibanez models.
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 09:17 PM       
You gotta spend at least 400-500 bux if you want a decent guitar holmes. In your case, you got what you paid for.
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 09:31 PM       
What's yer budget, Rog? I've got a couple of ESPs, and I swear by 'em. This is one of them:


It's neck-through, so the sustain is awesome. It also comes with EMGs (the real ones, not the cheap Hz series). Action is great, and it's a fixed bridge. I'm tired of that Floyd Rose bullshit.

I guess it will probably run you $800-1000, but it's worth every penny.
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 09:38 PM       
I Love my Ibanez bass and I'm buying my daughter one too Fenders are cool but everyone has them.
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 10:47 PM       
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What's yer budget, Rog? I've got a couple of ESPs, and I swear by 'em.

It's neck-through, so the sustain is awesome. It also comes with EMGs (the real ones, not the cheap Hz series). Action is great, and it's a fixed bridge. I'm tired of that Floyd Rose bullshit.

I guess it will probably run you $800-1000, but it's worth every penny.
Ha, $800-$1000 is actually the exact range that I've been looking in. Maaaaybe $1200 if there's something I really really like. For my big birthday, my entire family pitched in to get me a gift certificate to Guitar Center so I could buy a new guitar since I've never purchased a new one since I first started learning to play guitar about 15 years ago on that old Samick fender-knockoff I have. I'll probably spend a little extra of my own cash on top of it so I can get the exact one I want but I'm having trouble narrowing it down.

The Ibanez RGT6EXFX is one of the ones I've been strongly considering:


It has a fixed bridge too and comes with EMGs, though I'm not sure if there's any difference between them and the ones you're talking about. Maybe you can take a look at it. 24 frets and good action are both "must-have" features for me too.

I can't really try ESP guitars because the only ones GC carries are like 4000-9000 bucks! o.O I used to like Washburn guitars a lot too, but I couldn't even find any on Guitar Center's site so it doesn't look like they carry that brand.

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The same could easily be said about Ibanez guitars, heh.
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 10:51 PM       
ROG ibanezs are metal, ARE YOU METAL ENOUGH?????!!
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 11:03 PM       
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 11:03 PM       
Last time I as at GC, Rog, Schechter had some pretty nice models that were very affordable.

I'd pass on the Ibanez RG series if I were you. I've owned one, and they're OK, but if you've got a decent amount of money to spend, I'd get something better.

Brain Moore guitars are outstanding as well, but they're pretty expensive.
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 11:07 PM       
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 11:22 PM       
man you guys shut up about metal those guitars i said to get ARE METAL
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 11:23 PM       
they are primarily composed of metal
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Old Jan 22nd, 2007, 11:37 PM       
Aluminum is a wuss metal that likes to cry and write sonnets.
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Old Jan 23rd, 2007, 12:27 AM       
http://www.musicgadgets.net/2006/05/...angest-guitars

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Old Jan 23rd, 2007, 01:42 AM       
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you and everyone else in this thread are faggots

if you diss on aluminum, you're straight up homosexual without a doubt you are thinking this right now "where are all the gay men?"

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Old Jan 25th, 2007, 06:35 PM       
So I played some more guitars today and most of them I didn't like (including all of the Schechter ones I played), but I thought this one was very comfortable and it's within my price range:

Ibanez RGA121

http://www.ibanez.com/eg/guitar.aspx?m=RGA121


24 jumbo frets, nice 'n thin, Any thoughts on this one? I think I might get it.
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Old Jan 25th, 2007, 08:06 PM       
Make it black or red or something. But thats my opinion. But it looks sweet as sugar.
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Old Jan 25th, 2007, 09:07 PM       
I like the look of this 7 strings and the color is cool. ...
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Old Jan 25th, 2007, 09:11 PM       
Eh, not into the 7-strings thing. I'll leave that shit to Korn and their ilk. I'd rather have a 12-string than a 7-string if I was looking for something outside the norm.
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Old Jan 26th, 2007, 02:10 PM       
This one's nice:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...tar?sku=511943

It's got a set neck, flamed top, and the price isn't too bad either.

I like to be able to see the wood grain personally.
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Old Jan 26th, 2007, 02:59 PM       
Yeah I was lookin at that one the other day, doesn't look too shabby, but they didn't have 'em at the store so I'll have to look around 'n see if I can try one out somewhere. Still, I'm leaning pretty strongly to that RGA121 at this point. After playing it and reading up on it some more, it's sounding better 'n better.
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Old Jan 26th, 2007, 03:42 PM       
If you find a model you like, MAKE SURE to play as many diffirent ones as you can before you actually commit & buy the fucker. This way you won't get stuck with like, a lemon or somthing. Hell, if they're all pretty much identical (idiots didn't make them) you could be super cheap & fish around for the best price.

I've bought guitars just because I was too lazy to play them in the store and I kind of regret it. I had a MIM Jazz and when I bought another one I was amazed because it played like a much more expensive instrument then my first. I usually don't like the music store setting, trying to pick a bass while some moron 2 amps down is doing his best immitation of Flea with the amp cranked up and you're like

"What the HELL people"
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