I wish Ibanez would make the Iceman their flagship model. It's the one shape that is TRULY theirs and it kicks ass. Ibanez, if you are listening, YOU NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON THIS MODEL AND MAKE MORE VARIANTS!
@@tp0ember456 Right? As if the guitar world needs more strat style double cut guitar shapes, but that's what Ibanez chooses to focus on....BOOOOOORING!
@@MichaelThomasOflaherty they can't be sued for it. the destroyer shape they make is not a copy of the explorer. it's no different then jackson making the kelly.
Rumor says if you want to meet Tyler, you have to become someone capable of saying with a completely straight face that a PRS Custom 24 is a more iconic shape than a Flying V.
About time we had a proper attainable Iceman again that didn't have Paul Stanley's name on it. Though, admittedly, the silver sparkle PS60 is very reminiscent of the Iceman Daron plays in SOAD's _Chop Suey_ video. Anyway, I'll be snagging one of these blue beauties ASAP. Happy New Year, Keylan & all.
I lost a’79 Iceman in pawn. It was metallic blue with a bolt on neck. Played and sounded great. Do not pawn your stuff. Just skip rent and eating, etc.
Ibanez still has multiple cool but unattended models, hopefully they get the same treatment as the Iceman. I'm talking about the FR, Talman and the Roadcore
I love an Iceman and really regret not picking one up for the low in the eighties and nineties. That one looks so good I thought it was an old one from the late 70’s when it first came on the screen. Keep up the great content!
The Iceman was pretty much a "love at first sight" for me lol. Ibanez have many really cool original shapes and it sucks that they just never do anything with them! Iceman, Talman, Destroyer, Roadcore, FR, Darkstone and Halberd! And a couple more in the "Extreme Early 2000's Metal" styles. They can do so much better than Superstrats, Superteles and Legally-Distinct-Single/Double-Cuts it honestly upsets me that they just don't!
Goddamn y'all have no idea how bad I've wanted an Iceman. But there's never any in my country lmao. I want these old school 420s, an OG IC400 or 500, the new 7 string Iron Label one...I just want them all, man.
Would love one of these with mini humbuckers. The Super 80 pickups are great, but the Iceman shape always reminds me of the Firebird so it would be cool to have a mini humbucker version as an option.
Even though classically the Iceman is associated with Paul Stanley, because I got started with guitar in the early 2000's, I've always see Daron Malakian's face next to them, and will always associate them with him.
1977 , Kiss Alive 2 was released and the inner sleeve showed the iconic pic of Kiss in all thier live, pyrotechnic glory. It was also the first time anyone saw the Ps10 iceman in Paul Stanleys hands. Every young aspiring Kiss fan wanted one. Unfortunately, they were only made for a few years. 78-81. Then not again until 1996. In the interim they were impossible to find. You kids today are lucky that ibanez has finally made them more available and more diverse.
Just recently ordered it with the maple top-such late 70s/early 80s vibe to it. Would have purchased a purple metallic or sparkle one, but it definitely was the wiser economic route for Ibanez to have it offered in that lovely blue hue instead. Expecting to like the pickups and not switch anything out for once! Even a gig bag is included. Great (or similar) value compared to the bigger economy lines we all know. And compared to them, also a rarity all things considered, as it's no Firebird/Explorer. Its own unique thing-let's hope I get a good specimen!
If you're planning on keeping 10s on there, but you want a little more ✨oomf✨ in the lower strings, daddario make a 10-52 set which is pretty much perfect for drop C in my experience! Of course I hate really flubby lower strings, so if you like the slinkier feel then maybe 10-46 is just fine. 52s will get you the tautness though!!
Dude if I didn’t keep finding Amazingly priced used schecters in my local market(250 for a neck through with jbh ) I would’ve bought this. I’m hoping they’re still reasonably priced when I finally get around to buying one cuz it’s one of my top three wants
So I had a couple destroyers and I loved them! Very strange tho as I had a upper mid range one and a smaller one I think it's called the 120gx or something?..?. But I put a few bucks in the cheaper one an I ended up playing it constantly.great guitar....the shape of the Iceman is jist ...off to me..like how the destroyer is basically Ibanez twist on a explorer an they did a damn good job adding there own twist.i feel like The Iceman should have a bottom like an explorer. Then maybe😅. Love the Pelham Blue,
We need more icemen in general. One pickup with a Floyd or an edge, grindy as fuck. One with 3 pickups and some sort of metal flake burst finish, like silver or gold, that would be sick as shit.
Beautiful guitar, I was about to purchase this one today but after I look at it in the flesh at my guitar store, the hardware looked cheap and nasty. The store clerk even mentioned that I can always replace parts etc, I decided against the purchase.
@@sixstringtv1 I had to retire my 78 for now because the refret would cost around the same as the new one. I was afraid there was some licensing issue in the US with kiss making it so you could only buy the Paul Stanley models in America.
I love my Ibanez RG5121, but their guitars all throughout their price ranges are excellent. I plan on grabbing the reissue of the RG bass pretty soon too!
Hey dude I like your videos but, a piece of advice, don't target other youtubers because that usually that comes back to bite you. I'm talking about the Music is Win remark. Cheers.
The Iceman has always been an eye catcher, but honestly, if you want an Iceman, or any other axe for that matter, built to your own specs, build your own. I have bought kits of my fav axes and chosen the woods and built some very nice axes. I usually wire it all custom, upgrade all the hardware as well. I get the Graphtech for the nut, but another excellent choice is bone. BTW, two thumbs up for modding your guitars!!!
Great video,Love the iceman. I too own guitars with the iceman body the STM2 and STM3. The big difference with those is that they have double locking tremolos which you don’t see on iceman’s. I’m curious to know if Have you seen or tried them out yourself.
Don't make excuses for their plastic nuts. We need to call Ibanez out on it, coz they're the worst with it, they'll give you plastic nuts on quite expensive guitars. There's a company in Australia where I am from called Artist Guitars - they give you bone nuts on very cheap budget guitars. The idea that these big companies like Ibanez can't do it is absurd. The nuts are cheap, and we'd all pay a few dollars more if we had to for better nuts.
Oh man, that's a really beautiful Iceman. Now I want one! Unfortunately I bought a PS60 (well my wife bought it for me) for my 49th birthday a few years ago. It was the worst quality guitar I've ever unboxed. Ridiculous high action at the nut, crooked bolt-on neck (neck pocket full of sawdust), file marks on parts of the fretboard, paint bleed in parts of the binding, a depression in the binding near the nut (suspect they burned through it while polishing) and quite a few finish flaws. If it wasn't a present, I would have sent it back. The store gave me a decent partial refund. I replaced the pickups with a chrome covered set of Artist Bullbuckers, gave it a setup etc. Fortunately it's a much better instrument now, and looks really cool. One of my students uses it for lessons. It's the one she always wants to play.
Sad my budget guitars came with bone nutt but my more expensive ibanez and Deans came with plastic nutts but picking a new dean guitar Tomorow i just purchased 2024s first guitar that makes 10 😁happy new year too bro
ibanez has a serious oproblem with this shape, there s a ton of people myself invluded that dislike strats and want sth else ,line an iceman with 24 trems humbuckers and a trem and there s no such thing apart from the stm which goes for quite. a lot of money online now and the ict 700 and the mod it, ofcourse you can go custom but thats another story, i fckng hate that ibanez keeps pushing rgs year after year ,identically specced to the prievious ones and has completely ignores shapes like iceman, xiphos destroyer and other cool ones they have the iron labels were one ting to let us hope for more and now there s still nothing, im glad Gilbert made these its a great start and seem awesome instruments but there s still a lot to be expected from the iceman fanbase i have both custom icemans, vintage ones like the icii whiichc is dope af so im speaking with quite some xp
Been on the Iceman fence for years. One of the few nice guitars Ibanez makes left handed. Music Is Win joke was funny but the poor guy did get hit in the head with broken beer bottle and has a huge scar on his forehead>
I wish Ibanez would make the Iceman their flagship model. It's the one shape that is TRULY theirs and it kicks ass.
Ibanez, if you are listening, YOU NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON THIS MODEL AND MAKE MORE VARIANTS!
Facts!!
they have such cool shapes besides their regular strat types and they dont even utilize them (iceman, destroyer, xiphos, etc)
@@tp0ember456 Right? As if the guitar world needs more strat style double cut guitar shapes, but that's what Ibanez chooses to focus on....BOOOOOORING!
@@tp0ember456 If they made a modern day set neck classic inspired Destroyer I'll pick one up!
@@tp0ember456xiphos is my favorite Ibanez bofy
The iceman is one of the best guitar shapes ever.
💯
Agree. They grow on you. When I first saw it, I thought it was uglier than a Tele, but now I think it's one of the coolest guitar shapes ever.
@klauswigsmith 😂. Teles aren't ugly. At least my 59 Tele custom and 72 Tele custom are not ugly, in fact they look great with style of each.
@@auntjenifer7774 Teles have their charms, I suppose, but beauty ain't one of them...that headstock....
Its like a les paul + explorer + a couple other things i cannot describe
In order to talk to musiciswin directly you’d have to attend prs’ next colonoscopy
I wish Ibanez would bring the destroyer back, that was the best looking guitar they made!
Yeah. The Destroyer needs to come back. Ibanez has been incredibly boring with their endless RG and S iterations.
Ibanez would get sued by Gibson is they brought destroyers back
@@MichaelThomasOflaherty they can't be sued for it.
the destroyer shape they make is not a copy of the explorer. it's no different then jackson making the kelly.
I hope that Ibanez will offer them in more colours, in the future.
A metallic Red one would be awesome.
Yes!!
I'm drooling at the prospect of that!
British Racing Green would be ace too!
@@zadtheinhaler Yeah, i agree.
British Racing Green is a great colour.
@@zadtheinhaler And while we're at it, a metallic pearl white!
When I think of the Iceman shape, my mind immediately goes to 2 people (to me)
J Yuenger (White Zombie) & Daron Malakian (System Of A Down)
I really want a similarly priced Fireman
Rumor says if you want to meet Tyler, you have to become someone capable of saying with a completely straight face that a PRS Custom 24 is a more iconic shape than a Flying V.
You ought to try the Fredrik Thordendal signature, it's like an explorer and an iceman mashed together. It'd make a cool first 8 string lol!
Tried it. Love it. 😮💨🔥
It’s also a billion dollars
About time we had a proper attainable Iceman again that didn't have Paul Stanley's name on it. Though, admittedly, the silver sparkle PS60 is very reminiscent of the Iceman Daron plays in SOAD's _Chop Suey_ video. Anyway, I'll be snagging one of these blue beauties ASAP. Happy New Year, Keylan & all.
The iceman was made for blue imo, Dystopia vibes
This looks amazing but my favorite Ibanez model is krndj91nw75wnww8nkdoppqm0020395(1+
I lost a’79 Iceman in pawn. It was metallic blue with a bolt on neck. Played and sounded great.
Do not pawn your stuff. Just skip rent and eating, etc.
Wes Hauch said it best, the Iceman is the best Gibson shape Gibson never made!
I definitely wanna pick this one up instead of a Les Paul :)
Ibanez still has multiple cool but unattended models, hopefully they get the same treatment as the Iceman. I'm talking about the FR, Talman and the Roadcore
Daron malakian was my iceman icon. He was the o my person playing them in the early 2000’s. Love the guitars
I love an Iceman and really regret not picking one up for the low in the eighties and nineties. That one looks so good I thought it was an old one from the late 70’s when it first came on the screen. Keep up the great content!
I am still waiting for Ibanez to make a Hipshot tail version.
Seriously. This is 2024. Hipshot needs to be standard-issue across the board.
Most people think only one person can play the same guitar at once. To them, I say Toucan.
subscribed for the musiciswin jab lmao
The Iceman was pretty much a "love at first sight" for me lol. Ibanez have many really cool original shapes and it sucks that they just never do anything with them! Iceman, Talman, Destroyer, Roadcore, FR, Darkstone and Halberd! And a couple more in the "Extreme Early 2000's Metal" styles. They can do so much better than Superstrats, Superteles and Legally-Distinct-Single/Double-Cuts it honestly upsets me that they just don't!
There should be a Daron Malakian signature iceman
Damn. Telling the truth about Tyler. 😂😂😂
This is the muscle car of guitars. But, not the crappy one in your uncles yard. It’s pristine.
For me Ibanez Iceman have always associated with Daron from SOAD!
Music is Win joke brought you a like
music is win is cringe, this is close too, at least you have the better channel title.
dissing music is win is bold but necessary
I was a system fan I always think of Daron Malakian when I see this. I own a stm1 because I always need the bar and locking tuning
Why is the timing on this opening riff so far off? The original is 180 bpm and this is like 160.,
Oh nooo changing the tempo of a riff 😔
Goddamn y'all have no idea how bad I've wanted an Iceman. But there's never any in my country lmao. I want these old school 420s, an OG IC400 or 500, the new 7 string Iron Label one...I just want them all, man.
Would love one of these with mini humbuckers. The Super 80 pickups are great, but the Iceman shape always reminds me of the Firebird so it would be cool to have a mini humbucker version as an option.
Even though classically the Iceman is associated with Paul Stanley, because I got started with guitar in the early 2000's, I've always see Daron Malakian's face next to them, and will always associate them with him.
Lunatic Parade! Such an underrated album, nice choice.
1977 , Kiss Alive 2 was released and the inner sleeve showed the iconic pic of Kiss in all thier live, pyrotechnic glory. It was also the first time anyone saw the Ps10 iceman in Paul Stanleys hands. Every young aspiring Kiss fan wanted one. Unfortunately, they were only made for a few years. 78-81. Then not again until 1996. In the interim they were impossible to find. You kids today are lucky that ibanez has finally made them more available and more diverse.
Just recently ordered it with the maple top-such late 70s/early 80s vibe to it. Would have purchased a purple metallic or sparkle one, but it definitely was the wiser economic route for Ibanez to have it offered in that lovely blue hue instead.
Expecting to like the pickups and not switch anything out for once! Even a gig bag is included. Great (or similar) value compared to the bigger economy lines we all know. And compared to them, also a rarity all things considered, as it's no Firebird/Explorer. Its own unique thing-let's hope I get a good specimen!
Daron Malakiand Icemen are underrepresented
Lucky enough to have played a Paul Stanley Cracked Mirror Iceman. So smooth and so heavy. ✌️🤘🎸🇦🇺🇺🇦
If you're planning on keeping 10s on there, but you want a little more ✨oomf✨ in the lower strings, daddario make a 10-52 set which is pretty much perfect for drop C in my experience! Of course I hate really flubby lower strings, so if you like the slinkier feel then maybe 10-46 is just fine. 52s will get you the tautness though!!
Dude if I didn’t keep finding Amazingly priced used schecters in my local market(250 for a neck through with jbh ) I would’ve bought this. I’m hoping they’re still reasonably priced when I finally get around to buying one cuz it’s one of my top three wants
Okay, the same channel that dissed Korean manufactured components now sings the praises of an overpriced Chinese guitar. Logical.
So I had a couple destroyers and I loved them! Very strange tho as I had a upper mid range one and a smaller one I think it's called the 120gx or something?..?. But I put a few bucks in the cheaper one an I ended up playing it constantly.great guitar....the shape of the Iceman is jist ...off to me..like how the destroyer is basically Ibanez twist on a explorer an they did a damn good job adding there own twist.i feel like The Iceman should have a bottom like an explorer. Then maybe😅. Love the Pelham Blue,
Paul Stanley totally ruined first impressions in it's early days. But it's coming back as a seven string in the metal community. Very tasty shape....
I so badly wanna see a fun coloured/patterned baritone iceman with a single bridge pickup and volume knob, that shit would be sick.
We need more icemen in general. One pickup with a Floyd or an edge, grindy as fuck. One with 3 pickups and some sort of metal flake burst finish, like silver or gold, that would be sick as shit.
Nothing fancy tho, 7 string. Lo Pro Edge 7, Purple flamed maple top, mahogany body, 25.5 scale length/24 jumbo stainless frets, ebony board with abalone block inlays dimarzio x2n bridge only pickup.
@@mikeyoung6351 fuck yeah
Beautiful guitar, I was about to purchase this one today but after I look at it in the flesh at my guitar store, the hardware looked cheap and nasty. The store clerk even mentioned that I can always replace parts etc, I decided against the purchase.
I’ve always thought that the Ibanez iceman was like if Rickenbacker designed a Les Paul clone
A glossy neck is a "negative"? What about the cheesy looking "Jatoba" fretboard?
is it easy to reach the 22nd fret on this guitar?
the IC42-*this comment has been removed for violating youtubes terms of service"
what is the state of youtube bro just dissed musiciswin 😭 but fr i hate that guy
I have no problem with Tyler personally but he's so far up Paul Reed Smith's ass lmao
Best guitar RUclips chanel tbh
I can’t believe you are still using that chonkster of a pick, non-ironically
It's amazing
I love the Iceman cause it's an Ibanez guitar that has an actual name instead of someones area code as a name.
Hello! How much weight of this guitar?
Thank you.
Any word on if they're going to bring it to the states? I tried ordering through thomann and i got a notice saying they can't legally send it over.
Asked Ibanez already, you'll definitely get it. Not sure when, but you're getting it hahah
@@sixstringtv1 I had to retire my 78 for now because the refret would cost around the same as the new one. I was afraid there was some licensing issue in the US with kiss making it so you could only buy the Paul Stanley models in America.
They have been announced for the United States and there's going to be three new finishes of the IC 420
That has to be one of the ugliest guitars in existence ngl 😂
When’s your next gig? I want to come and see you play man
Lmaoo I don't gig but if you're coming to NAMM you can see me there hahah
is that a clown's nose, or a buncha pickups, or like an inflatable?
no fucking way, i have been wanting an iceman for ever !
We need more Destroyers and Icemen!
10-46 in drop c? you're grazy xD
Valvestate in the background?
That things sick. Glad I’m not the only 9-42 devotee.
I love my Ibanez RG5121, but their guitars all throughout their price ranges are excellent. I plan on grabbing the reissue of the RG bass pretty soon too!
Hey dude I like your videos but, a piece of advice, don't target other youtubers because that usually that comes back to bite you.
I'm talking about the Music is Win remark.
Cheers.
Hi! Glad you enjoy the videos.
It was an innocent joke, lighten up.
Are the Super 80 pickups in this guitar 4 wire versions?
White Zombie, Kiss...... the Iceman owns!
The Iceman has always been an eye catcher, but honestly, if you want an Iceman, or any other axe for that matter, built to your own specs, build your own. I have bought kits of my fav axes and chosen the woods and built some very nice axes. I usually wire it all custom, upgrade all the hardware as well. I get the Graphtech for the nut, but another excellent choice is bone. BTW, two thumbs up for modding your guitars!!!
Nice toucan shirt
Honestly wanted to hear some jazzy tunes on it
Great video,Love the iceman. I too own guitars with the iceman body the STM2 and STM3. The big difference with those is that they have double locking tremolos which you don’t see on iceman’s. I’m curious to know if Have you seen or tried them out yourself.
You should do a video on why no one listens to Korn anymore
Can the destroyer and rocket V get love too?
whats the response from the company when ur like "ya i'm keepin dis".
Depends on the company. Ibanez are very kind people. Even threw in a pair of sweatbands!
wish they gave the xiphos a little more love too
The most underrated guitar
What was the song you played at the start?
Hello, thanks for the vidéo! I really want this guitar but I got a question.. did it suffer from « neck diving » ?
Minim dive, yeah. But that's an easy fix with those adhesive car wheel weights in the electronics cavity
@@sixstringtv1 Oh! I didn't know this product , thanks for the tips and for your answer!
Dude are u picking with a Reeses cup
Whats the beef w/ "Music is Win" ? 😮
I really want one I'm going to save up to buy a Blue Iceman guitar
Make sure to use my affiliate links if you buy one! 😎😎
Don't make excuses for their plastic nuts. We need to call Ibanez out on it, coz they're the worst with it, they'll give you plastic nuts on quite expensive guitars.
There's a company in Australia where I am from called Artist Guitars - they give you bone nuts on very cheap budget guitars. The idea that these big companies like Ibanez can't do it is absurd. The nuts are cheap, and we'd all pay a few dollars more if we had to for better nuts.
It is absolut not good guitar ☝️
And NOT looking good ☝️
K
WHAT is in your picking hand, my man?!
BIG Pick
The 80's Japan made ones were the best
Yeah man, that's definitely a sexy looking instrument, sounds pretty deadly too.
Great playing man.
played one of these in Xmusic Dublin last week, beautiful guitar and harmonically a very very good guitar
Oh man, that's a really beautiful Iceman. Now I want one! Unfortunately I bought a PS60 (well my wife bought it for me) for my 49th birthday a few years ago. It was the worst quality guitar I've ever unboxed. Ridiculous high action at the nut, crooked bolt-on neck (neck pocket full of sawdust), file marks on parts of the fretboard, paint bleed in parts of the binding, a depression in the binding near the nut (suspect they burned through it while polishing) and quite a few finish flaws. If it wasn't a present, I would have sent it back. The store gave me a decent partial refund. I replaced the pickups with a chrome covered set of Artist Bullbuckers, gave it a setup etc. Fortunately it's a much better instrument now, and looks really cool. One of my students uses it for lessons. It's the one she always wants to play.
WANT
I'm glad they finally busted out of that edgelord iceman period that went on for the past 10ish years.
Great review of an awesome guitar! Been waiting for the 6-string version to come back!
My buddy has a ic350 one year only Floyd rose model, it’s the reason I live Ibanez guitars, I’m always keeping my eye out for a Ic300
Iceman = Best man
Tried these in GC .. very nice, surprisingly comfortable.
Sad my budget guitars came with bone nutt but my more expensive ibanez and Deans came with plastic nutts but picking a new dean guitar Tomorow i just purchased 2024s first guitar that makes 10 😁happy new year too bro
meh id be more interested if BC Rich didn’t start making the Mockingbird again.
They're not actually delivering that shit lmao
@@sixstringtv1 good point 🤣🤣
Anyone have any thoughts on the ICT700 version ? not much about them on here.
Headstock is no fun on those 🙄
@@sixstringtv1No fun ? what the hell do you do with your headstock !
ibanez has a serious oproblem with this shape, there s a ton of people myself invluded that dislike strats and want sth else ,line an iceman with 24 trems humbuckers and a trem and there s no such thing apart from the stm which goes for quite. a lot of money online now and the ict 700 and the mod it, ofcourse you can go custom but thats another story, i fckng hate that ibanez keeps pushing rgs year after year ,identically specced to the prievious ones and has completely ignores shapes like iceman, xiphos destroyer and other cool ones they have the iron labels were one ting to let us hope for more and now there s still nothing, im glad Gilbert made these its a great start and seem awesome instruments but there s still a lot to be expected from the iceman fanbase
i have both custom icemans, vintage ones like the icii whiichc is dope af so im speaking with quite some xp
This is the muscle car of guitars. But, not the crappy one in your uncles yard. It’s pristine.
Been on the Iceman fence for years. One of the few nice guitars Ibanez makes left handed. Music Is Win joke was funny but the poor guy did get hit in the head with broken beer bottle and has a huge scar on his forehead>
They don’t have it a lefty yet, but as soon as it’s available, I’m buying it, then putting on my KISS makeup….
Ibanez ps120l is available in left hand model