Monday, November 13, 2006
Before I went jamming with the guys(and a girl) I borrowed JP's Ibanez RG170 electric guitar for my own personal use coz apparently, he has a spare gibson guitar on hand and prefers to practise more on his bass guitar. It was really nice of him to lend it to me coz I've been wanting to own a guitar of Ibanez's calibre someday, even though my dream guitar would still be a Gibson Les Paul. So I had a few go at it and I can honestly say that its quite impressive for a cheap starter pack guitar.
Usually for a player who goes for metal songs, which includes the likes of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Trivium or Slipknot, the choices of guitars vary from Dean dimebags, BC Riches, ESPs, Samicks and Washburns, Ibanez are always sub-standard due to the fact that they have the "best bass guitars" label. Well, at a certain point its true but I believe Ibanez electric guitars should'nt be labelled out too coz they just sound fucking well like all the rest of the electric guitars. They sound even better with good distortion pedals and wicked amps. And trust me, they can easily own any kind of metal songs out there.
Anyway, what made me fall in love with this baby is the fact that the neck is narrower than my custom made Santa Fe guitar. So manoeuvring your fingers while doing countless sweeping and arpeggios isn't a hassle. And the fretboard carries a wicked 24 frets! Thus, a better range of scales to produce even better solos at certain times. Alright, moving on, the body is amazingly light and even a small-built guy can actually hold it while playing. Unlike gibson guitars, which weigh's double the weight of this guitar. Slim body, and the strings are built in a way where tremolo picking is trouble-free. But the most and ultimate thing about this baby is the pickup. Lovely sound, produces a a very strong metal sound. And add that to my Ibanez DS7 distortion pedal, it just sound even fucking better! Durable and its body is tempered in a way where it will gloss for a lifetime. A very good guitar to begin with for players who loves playing metal or anyone who's having a start-up in a world of electric guitars. =D
Problem now is that my amp is killing off that distorted or overdrive sounds. Its plain bullshit and I'm saving up to get a either an Ibanez or a marshall amp. Oh and I'd love to get a Boss Metalcore pedal soon it'll sound fucking nice on this guitar I bet you. For now, I've change my preference and my choices of guitars vary from epiphones and ESPs. The epiphones= Les Paul version looks way fucking cooler than their original brother's Gibson. Not to mention they sound even better than em' at a more cheaper price rate. So yeah, I was thinking of owning an epiphone Les Paul guitar someday. =)
Wassallam.
was rockin' on
Monday, November 13, 2006 and they said.. 
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