Jeez, bought a used Ibanez Prestige yesterday...

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Set it up, and the damned thing is probably the best or one of the best playing guitars I have. I have Vintage and current USA Jacksons and Charvels, Tom Andersons, PRS Custom, USA Fenders and Gibsons, ESPs, *thinking* other guitars and this damned thing has a better neck and fretwork than 90% of what I own.

It has the 'zero' trem, which is kinda weird... still working that out, and while the pickups are dimarzio/ibanez, the guitar sounds good. Not great... my Tom Andersons smash it in the category - but the fretwork and neck are just as good. I've owned over a dozen Japanese RGs from 87 or so to the early 90s - and had a few freaks that were like this, and the rest were decent guitars, even if the one piece maple wizard necks had a tendency to warp over time.

Oh, and the hardshell case? Not as ornate as say the Fender Eric Johnson signature G&G cases that I have, but these cases hold the guitar better and if I had to guess which one would protect a guitar the best, the prestige case wins.

It just amazes me that Fender and Gibson can't make every guitar that is 'USA' made have the same quality workmanship. I'm sure the custom shop stuff is closer, but I'm still amazed at this guitar.

Pete
 
ahem....pics??? what's wrong with you?? LOL...congrats...they are great guitars indeed !
 
congrats, and like sandman said ... pics would be great
 
Awesome Pete- I bought my second RG Prestige last month at a GC blowout. I don't even need the damn thing but I just can't bring myself to take it back because I love the friggin neck. That and I paid a little over $400 for a guitar that MSRP'd at $1200.... :doh: :lol: :LOL: :rock:
 
i love my prestige, never leaving my hands. welcome to the family :rock:
 
grats =0 probably the best bang for your buck used guitars out there,

got a killer prestige sz1220 MIJ for 450 euros, thing used to retail at 1100 or so,

a quick look on ebay for 'ibanez prestige' , the prices are just crazy,
 
I've got two RGA121's (Mahogany body, maple cap). It's about all I play these days. The Fenders and Gibson sit in their cases most of the time. Great guitars. :rock:
 
Agree with everything you said. I was playing mostly Jackson /Charvel, staying with made in USA, etc. I bought one Ibanez and boom! now I own 4 and mostly just play these guitars. Pup upgrades req depending on what you have. I'm glad you mentioned the cases as well. Lightweight, kind of small for transporting and very solid protection.
 
If you think the Prestige guitars are nice, try a J Custom if you ever get the chance! I made the mistake of buying one and now I have 3!!!!

Congrats on getting a great axe!
 
my RGA121 slays dude...I love a well made Ibanez.
and I'm like many of you-
I have a Gibson just sitting in it's case. Great GREAT guitar but I just get along with my Ibanez so much better.
 
I guess my biggest gripe is how they can have such great QC/fretwork general quality on a guitar in that price range and many higher dollar guitars don't have it. Just bugs me. This is the first guitar in a long time that I had to RAISE the action because it was too low. it's about 1mm now at the 24th fret, buzz free.

Pete
 
You are about the third or fourth person I've heard this from. Looks like it's time to keep my eye out for one locally.
 
Ibanez guitars are cool as long as you like those thin wizard necks.
 
danyeo":72nb7x9n said:
Ibanez guitars are cool as long as you like those thin wizard necks.
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This.

Had a friend's Prestige at my house for a week for a test-drive and just never have cared for the Wizard necks. Too flat. Not that I couldn't learn to live with them, but my hands are picky, so if I was gonna go Wizard, I'd have to go FULL Wizard and not play anything else.

My hands get along much better with my ESP necks. But the Prestige is a great axe and the one that I always drooled-over from Ibanez.
 
Very nice. Seems like a score.

It's always great to find the winner of the bunch. I've noticed this happens with some epiphone stuff too. I guess the worker building it had an inspirational day and just decided to do it right :dunno:
 
danyeo":1fgrhgs8 said:
Ibanez guitars are cool as long as you like those thin wizard necks.
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This neck is thin but beefier than the late 80s wizards. It's not too bad... I have a '87 570RG that plays nearly as well and I keep because it's just a damn good guitar... but the neck is too flat for me.

Pete
 
The Hoff":29s2kkrx said:
Very nice. Seems like a score.

It's always great to find the winner of the bunch. I've noticed this happens with some epiphone stuff too. I guess the worker building it had an inspirational day and just decided to do it right :dunno:
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From what I've read this isn't the winner of the bunch, most are like this. I'm going to probably grab another one just to be sure... but this seems like a fairly common story with these guitars.

Pete
 
Congrats on the axe, it is always awesome to find something you really like. I had a Prestige RG 3120 that I wish I still had. The Japanese (especially Ibanez and ESP) have guitar building down cold. Fretwork is killer on all my Japanese guitars.
 
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