Hell yeah brother! Really enjoyed the series and I'm so amazed how we have people like you and our community to showcase all of these amazing instruments. Keep on rocking brother and hopefully one day we can collaborate! Have a happy holiday and let's rock into the new year!
New subscriber to the channel! Always like the Ibanez however don't own one...like how you post the specs on the guitars! Will stay tuned (lol) for next years vids! Merry xmas Steve and viewers!
no matter what everyone should have a neck thru. Myself i cant pull the trigger on a no trem rig, I've got an Evertune guitar but it isn't really the same now is it..... I played a Premium Jem in Portland Me GC last week, it was white and tempting but not at the price. The steal was the RG920 line before 2020, they were gettable for under 5-6 hundee. I think were all going to look back and regret not getting the MIJ RG's now just like the reissue USA Charvels back in the 2010s
when I ordered my Genesis Rg570 in jewel blue back in like 2018 I think, it came in a prestige box. I contacted Ibanez and had questions, basically I was told They're considered Prestige just don't have the after market pups and no case to keep the price point at a grand. Made sense, but was told they are made with the same QA, etc as the Prestige guitars. Not sure if that's still the case with the Genesis 550's but I thought for a grand I can get a case and put in a set of Seymours for an extra few hundred bucks which I did. (Actually, I had a set of Seymours laying around that I took out of a guitar that came with them, so basically 200 for the case. Also I wished they offered this color with the Edge Zero II trem.
Tone Zone was the pickup EVH would have used but the deal with DiMarzio fell through, I believe it's when he switched to Music Man. Hard to beat the TZ, except for the Norton or AT-1 . Alnico 5 makes a difference in harmonics kids, don't let em tell ya otherwise.
That top looks like it's out of focus. Beautiful guitar though Steve. I love a nice RG as much as you, especially without a pickguard. Incidentally, I've just looked at my RG770FM, and the flamed top isn't cut off where the elbow bevel is, so I'm curious why they'd do that with this one.
Hey man,great show like always I live just north of you up in NH you do a great job like the sound you have.I would like to know what solid state amp would you recommend really like EVH sound in the Hagar years his last 4 albums.Should I just get the Boss 3000 EVH and use his sounds that they put in The Wet Dry Wet sound I know it has the special Delay and Chorus set in there but $599.00 Is alot of cake.What would you suggest Thanks Brian..
@ I’ve got a SA420, cheap guitar, with a Super, a cool railn and a Lil 59 all together for $279 on Reverb. The thing is a freaking Monster. I could not agree more with you! Best Regards and Best Wishes!
Great guitar, it bugs me when a manufacturer sands through the top on the arm contour. There is no reason to do that all you need to do is rout some relief cuts in the back of the top so it wraps over the arm contour when glued to the body, I've done it a bunch of times on my builds. I understand it's extra steps and big companies are all about cutting as many money saving corners as possible but really it's not difficult to do and would cost 0 with 0 need to set a machine or CNC up, a worker could use a small trim router and a straight edge and do it in less than a minute! To me it's worth it to have a cohesive looking top, specially when the fancy hippy wood tops are one of the major selling points! I still think Ibanez are one of the great guitar companies.
For a $1,000 guitar you should get a case, not a cheap gig bag. Along with that box being all banged up. Terrible QC. Gig bags on 4-500$ guitars jmo. Altho I LOVE The finish, color and its a Hardtail!
Ibanez neck throughs get a bad rap for not having low action due to neck angle and no ability to shim obviously.. can this one get below 1.0mm as our beloved bolt on can do with those flat radius boards?
@ yea for sure. I love the thinness on my various RGs that I own. Just wasn’t sure if you caught the Wizard vs Wizard III difference. All good, rock on brother.
2025 reviews of new guitars... not the same old same old??? Try some other builders/brands. Like US builders; Struner Hazzard; Buzz Feiten; PureSalem; Eastwood; Artist, etc. "would be nice. ¡¥¡ Peace ya'll
Exactly what I personally like in any super-strat style guitar. Hot-rodded pickups, fast playing neck, great finish but NO Floyd Rose.
Wow! That red is stunning! What a guitar to end GOTW for the year.
Way to finish out the year!
What a beauty!
I love this series of videos. I'm happy to hear that you'll be continuing it into the New Year. Have a Happy & Safe one!
Hell yeah brother! Really enjoyed the series and I'm so amazed how we have people like you and our community to showcase all of these amazing instruments. Keep on rocking brother and hopefully one day we can collaborate! Have a happy holiday and let's rock into the new year!
Amazing Steve how time runs away. Monday comes quickly, not complaining as that means your guitar review never ceases to amaze me!
31:50 from Crazy Train to The Mob Rules! Outstanding Nobody plays that tune anymore :). Best Regards and Best Wishes!
No doubt that rocks on the dual rig
Big thanks to Zzounds for sponsoring this series!!
Never had an Ibanez, but I could learn to love that! ❤ Beautiful finish & it sounds great!
In my world, that's the "Guitar of The Year".
GORGEOUS guitar.
The back looks cool too.
❤️👍😀
Love the hardtail bridge!
Love Ibanez premiums I just wish they would expand the lineup to other models like an Iceman, a destroyer and bring back 7 string premiums.
I had a '82 Destroyer II (Adrian Smith) back in the mid '80s. Got stolen, great playing guitar too🤬
New subscriber to the channel! Always like the Ibanez however don't own one...like how you post the specs on the guitars! Will stay tuned (lol) for next years vids! Merry xmas Steve and viewers!
Oh my, that looks amazing
But..but wait, it's noooot blue 😂
@ 😂 I’ll make an exception on this one, lol
Very nice guitar, always cool!!!🤘
I love these “guitar of the week”❤
Def coolest series on the guitar freaks. Can't get better than what is going on here. Plus the dude is into specs and all that, which is cool.
Hey, Steve! How many of the "guitars of the week" do you keep? This Ibanez should definitely stay in your collection. Very nice!
i love all my ibanez rgs and rga's great guitars!
Cool as guitar of the week is absloute dope and dope to look forward to. Merry Christmas to the Steve from Boston family.🎄🇬🇧
Guitar of the year, we have a winner!
Alot of sound for the price point!!
Merry friggin' Xmas to me!!🎄🎄🎄
Best to all for an upcoming Jingle Rock Year!
Great Review on the Ibanez. The tone is pretty great. The best guitar I bought this past year was from "Saito" a Japanese brand. Just amazing
Sweet ax. The Tone Zone is one of the few pickups I've used that can make a mediocre amp sound usable. It's great.
I have this guitar in the thin body S style. Very nice guitars.
Nice!
That's a great looking axe. I've always wanted to try those pickups, too.
Nice looking guitar, with that color, and those inlays, sort of reminds me of an RG that's trying to look like an SG.
Do one on the fender Japan Aerodyne
Another great video Steve. Keep up the good work.
Good looking guitar🤩 ..let's call the factory if they can find the floyd for that thing 😂
Great looking Guitar !!! I want a Purple one 😎😎😎😎
32:11 Nice rendition of Mob Rules.
Hey Steve, are you going to do an end of the year holiday song rendition again?
I'm definitely hoping for Rudolph the red nosed reindeer 😅
Nice guitar!❤
Yes it is a coil split coil tap you would have to unwind to pick up introduce a new wire for the output coil tap
no matter what everyone should have a neck thru. Myself i cant pull the trigger on a no trem rig, I've got an Evertune guitar but it isn't really the same now is it..... I played a Premium Jem in Portland Me GC last week, it was white and tempting but not at the price. The steal was the RG920 line before 2020, they were gettable for under 5-6 hundee.
I think were all going to look back and regret not getting the MIJ RG's now just like the reissue USA Charvels back in the 2010s
Nice! 🤘
Would dig a guitar like that but made to play less grainy stuff. Like same guitar with vintage sounding humbuckers. Beautiful unitary.
when I ordered my Genesis Rg570 in jewel blue back in like 2018 I think, it came in a prestige box. I contacted Ibanez and had questions, basically I was told They're considered Prestige just don't have the after market pups and no case to keep the price point at a grand. Made sense, but was told they are made with the same QA, etc as the Prestige guitars. Not sure if that's still the case with the Genesis 550's but I thought for a grand I can get a case and put in a set of Seymours for an extra few hundred bucks which I did. (Actually, I had a set of Seymours laying around that I took out of a guitar that came with them, so basically 200 for the case. Also I wished they offered this color with the Edge Zero II trem.
Cool RG
Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Request, would you play Eddie Van Halen's eruption again.
Wow! What tones that ibanez has
Thanks! Love your show. Do you keep all those Monday guitars?
power tap could be controlled/partial split.
wa wa wa wa....... WOW!
Tone Zone was the pickup EVH would have used but the deal with DiMarzio fell through, I believe it's when he switched to Music Man. Hard to beat the TZ, except for the Norton or AT-1 . Alnico 5 makes a difference in harmonics kids, don't let em tell ya otherwise.
i think that guitar was made for you, steve, you def. sound best on an Ibanez...
That top looks like it's out of focus. Beautiful guitar though Steve. I love a nice RG as much as you, especially without a pickguard. Incidentally, I've just looked at my RG770FM, and the flamed top isn't cut off where the elbow bevel is, so I'm curious why they'd do that with this one.
What are those uber bright picks you're using please Steve?
Hey man,great show like always I live just north of you up in NH you do a great job like the sound you have.I would like to know what solid state amp would you recommend really like EVH sound in the Hagar years his last 4 albums.Should I just get the Boss 3000 EVH and use his sounds that they put in The Wet Dry Wet sound I know it has the special Delay and Chorus set in there but $599.00 Is alot of cake.What would you suggest Thanks Brian..
Some people say there are better pickups than Dimarzio. That's ok, you're allowed to be wrong.
Always ToneZones and AirNortons as stock. Would be a nice change of pace if they had others. Best Regards and Best Wishes!.
@@hanovergreen4091 Personally, I'd just slap a Super Distortion and a PAF in everything.
@ I’ve got a SA420, cheap guitar, with a Super, a cool railn and a Lil 59 all together for $279 on Reverb. The thing is a freaking Monster. I could not agree more with you! Best Regards and Best Wishes!
Sorry, I'm tuning in late 10:50am Steve
Great guitar, it bugs me when a manufacturer sands through the top on the arm contour. There is no reason to do that all you need to do is rout some relief cuts in the back of the top so it wraps over the arm contour when glued to the body, I've done it a bunch of times on my builds. I understand it's extra steps and big companies are all about cutting as many money saving corners as possible but really it's not difficult to do and would cost 0 with 0 need to set a machine or CNC up, a worker could use a small trim router and a straight edge and do it in less than a minute! To me it's worth it to have a cohesive looking top, specially when the fancy hippy wood tops are one of the major selling points! I still think Ibanez are one of the great guitar companies.
What a trip it doesn’t have a Floyd. That’s actually cool imo
Isn't the RG5nn series made in Japan, too?
Monday Monday doo doooo dododoooo be good to me 😅
Let’s not forget free shipping!
steve teach me some licks man you rock
Hmmmmm, i want you to check out a new chair 😂
For a $1,000 guitar you should get a case, not a cheap gig bag. Along with that box being all banged up. Terrible QC. Gig bags on 4-500$ guitars jmo. Altho I LOVE The finish, color and its a Hardtail!
I need this in 7 😭
Are these made in Japan?
Ibanez neck throughs get a bad rap for not having low action due to neck angle and no ability to shim obviously.. can this one get below 1.0mm as our beloved bolt on can do with those flat radius boards?
Nice
That thing is Cherry
for 1500 i would like genuine mop and mahogany not basswood
Nice try, but it is not a Schecter Super Shredder Red Reign, which is what it is designed to compete against, not even close.
Right. The Ibanez is a better guitar in every way.
😂
Looks like a decal on top of the maple. Has no movement at all.
19mm Ibanez thin neck ? Wizards are 17mm
This is a Wizard III (19mm) as stated in the video.
@@solidus317 I know, but ibanez is famous for the 17mm original wizard.
@ yea for sure. I love the thinness on my various RGs that I own. Just wasn’t sure if you caught the Wizard vs Wizard III difference. All good, rock on brother.
A headless....
I love Ibanez guitars but meh you can do away with that switch…just give me a Tone Zone and a volume knob, that’s all you need.
Is that a keeper? Nice!!! ¡¥¡
2025 reviews of new guitars... not the same old same old???
Try some other builders/brands.
Like US builders; Struner Hazzard; Buzz Feiten; PureSalem; Eastwood; Artist, etc. "would be nice. ¡¥¡ Peace ya'll
Pretty but no thanks, gotta have a gotoh edge or zero
First! ; ))
I'm sure the quality's good but that might be the least attractive looking guitar I've ever seen lol
Thanks! Love your show. Do you keep all those Monday guitars?