Stop Buying GUITARS With Your Eyes. Do THIS Instead!
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- Опубликовано: 24 май 2018
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02:12 Jen Talks about her guitar
08:20 Blind test begins
17:35 Jen opens her eyes
In this video: Jen Majura of Evanescence and I had a lot of fun at #TGU18 testing and comparing these two beautiful guitars from different eras. Thanks Thomann for making this possible!
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The 1987 model can’t be beaten. An absolute machine. Build quality amazing from Japan.
The new 550s are also from japan btw
@@pedrosilvaproductions Annd they kick so much ass.
Think about the Genesis is an improved 550, and the price? I would say the Genesis is a no brainer. The neck is also better than the 87 model.
The 87 is great but the Genesis is v2.0 and it ROCKS. Faithful recreation with subtle upgrades.
Aparently it feels like a gio lol
A girl with a blindfold who didn't panic when she heard a zipper. She's got no fear.
I got a good chuckle out of this.
17:33 open your eyes... Is that yours. Why is that feel so small? XD
Smells like ginger
isnt sweden the capital of rApe?
Made my day hahahaha
Great comparison. But it would have been interesting if Jen had gotten her own guitar while blindfolded :)
Fantastic video! It's great to see blind tests people become very truthful. Jen was a lot of fun and made it even better!
What a great and fun video!
I believe it looked highly ridiculous from the outside of the video room, right? :)
She already licked the guitar. You can't have it now!
She seems like such a genuine chick in all her interviews.
Great comparison. I owned a 1998 RG570 and I just purchased, today, the new Genesis RG570. Should have it in a couple of days. I can't wait. And I thought Jen was awesome. I've seen videos of you with her band and she is great :)
9:35 - 9:45 I have never been so jealous of a guitar.
Comment of th year
Love Ibanez guitars . Had a few 550’s in the late 80’s. Still sitting on a 89 in desert yellow.
Really great tones and comfortable to play. Great video. Thank you!
This was so entertaining!
Informative and fun to watch.
Fuckin hilarious !
What a treat
Neat comparison video! I probably would of "accidentally" felt behind the neck & noticed the neck-through FR nut screws on the '87 RG haha!
Great interesting and fun video idea for a comparison. I too own an OG '87 RG550DY. It was my first electric from 20+ years ago, and is still my favorite and usual go to guitar any time. This is true even with having an RG565LB, a couple JEMs, and a few Fenders.
Max, More Jen please. This was fun (I know I am late to this party but this still brightened a gloomy day in the future).
Tank you from Copenhagen for this fantastic video.
That was fun and actually very informative seeing how I'm purchasing a Genesis
The thing where the neck meets the headstock. It's called a volute. It both reenforces the weak point of the neck and provides a more positive reference for the hand.
Original RG 550''s necks were also satin finish. I used to own an original Road Flare Red which I bought new in 1988 and its neck also had a satin finish. It's just that when you play them for a long time, they get buffed to a gloss from your left hand moving across the neck. So if that yellow is an '87, of course the neck will be glossy. The same thing will happen to the Genesis Road Flare Red RG if someone buys it and plays it regularly for six months or even less. I loved that '88 RG and I'm sad I had to let it go so I could buy my first Les Paul, so I'm considering getting a Genesis now, even though I'm not sure about the super thin neck. I liked the fatter neck on the '88 just fine.
The ‘88 should be thinner
I have both an ‘88 and Genesis
The genesis has a fatter neck
@@mattmengel4622 depends on the 550. They were less consistent back then. Some even had Jem necks in the assembly. Watch the video on the 550 by Ibanezguy88. He has several 80s 550 and the new Genesis and they all have different neck profiles and thickness.
Great video Max! I hope we see more of your videos!
I am debating whether or not get a new Ibanez 5x0/7x0ish or get old and original 5x0/7x0 from the 90's. I dont like super thick neck and it is important it stays in tune well. Which one you think I should get? It will be my shred guitar
Well, I believe both will do great! The Genesis will definitely be more stable because of 3-piece neck and all the state-of-the-art things they used to produce it. TGU was so intense that I couldn't afford spending more than a minute with that guitar. I wish I had another day or two at Thomann to actually play some guitars and equipment
Max Solo Music i agree about the necks. But i heard that the old edge tremolo are better quality the new ones. BTW, which one do you prefer, Edge Lopro or the original Edge?
Well, the one I've got on my '87 RG still plays and feels like new. I'm more into traditional stuff. Partially because D-Tuna works with them
always amazed a lady on guitar.
enjoying my new genesis 550 DY 😁. hopefully i will get better on my shredding skills.
And what the hell does this mean? "always amazed a lady on guitar" Makes no sense!
Very cool and fun! 😎😏👍
Please, tell me you did this with an rg560 too.
I have two Genesis RG550's. Just happen to be road flare red and desert sun yellow. Swapped out the pickups on the red one with Dimarzio Evolutions. Haven't figured out what combo I'm gonna get for the yellow one yet.
was the difference with the evolution pickup that much better? i bet it sounds more like steve vai tone and harmonics come out easier?
The lump of reinforcing wood on the Genesis is a volute :)
Have a early 90s s series I noticed the wood quality is a lot better than the models in recent years but still great build.
PAF Pro in the bridge
Tone Zone in the neck
You are ready to Rock!!!😀🎸🤘🏼
I LOVE my '89 RG750. Its got some battle scars but its my first love. It will never let me down, you'll have to pry it from my cold dead hand!
All I can say is... Jen is absolutely adorable, I mean, I love Ibanez guitars! ;-)
Jen is rockin' - great video
Any girl that licks a guitar is a girl that is after my heart. hehe
Lot of rolling eyes watching this video
What if you OWN that guitar? Not that exact guitar per se.
Luvin' Jen.. she Rocks
I have a 2002 RG 570 with emgs. Really good guitar.
Your 1987 RG started out with a satin finished neck but 30 years of playing glosses that finish. The same thing has happened with my 1988 Fender American Standard Stratocaster; the satin has gotten glossy and the neck has darkened.
You're probably right. The headstock is not as glossy as the neck
Older model Ibanez necks were as glossy as the body. I used to scuff sand all my necks with 1200 grit sandpaper back then. I miss all my '80 model Ibanez guitars.
God bless you guys playing the guitars but I can't believe you can play blindfolded😉😉
Neck width difference at the last fret makes neck feels different..43-56mm vs 43-58mm in Genesis
I been wanting an o.g. Ibanez RG550 for years. I'm getting 2 of them one day
Roger B. They have one up on reverb! $1,100. Not too shabby.
First! For the first time ever!! Great to see you there are in that kind of events Max.
Haha, well done! :)
I have an 1990s Rg770 with same heel pocket as the Genesis mine was built at Ibanez custom shop in Pa.
The neck heel pocket aint new
Funny thing the 1987 550 pretty much has same neck as her Ibanez s470dx sharktooth inlay.
You should've brought in indentical 1990s s470dx trick her see if she knows it.
I think the old RG and had a narrower neck (56mm vs 58mm at the 24th fret) than the modern one that could give them a smaller feel?
I think it's the narrower neck and the absence of volute.
Yeah maybe the volute but the neck width for sure ! It's crazy how millimeters can affect your playing. I think that a small difference will affect your fingers muscle memory and everything will seem off for a while. Im used to the narrower necks of my Kramer or my Fender so when I switch to my modern Ibanez it feel like I have a plank of 2x4 under my fingers ;) !
I prefer the original wizards. My favorite Ibanez’s are the higher end ones made in 2000 or before. I prefer the ANNJ over the square heels.
@@K3vinK Funny enough, the square heels never bothered me for some reason. Maybe because I have played my Kramer for so long. I'm really GASing for an old red RG565 right now ! Most modern Ibanez feel wider which is a turn off for me. Don't know why they went this direction...
Not all AANJ Ibanez guitars have a wider neck. Just ones after 2k it seems. The 99-2k Prestige line was great.
I had a Road Flare Red and then a Desert Sun Yellow in the late 80s. I wish I still had either. I put a Super Distortion in the bridge and an X2N in the neck--yes, in the neck position of the red one. Ahh.
i had a 87 RG 550....traded a Les Paul Standard for it... just before slash made them desirable again....wish i still had both.
RG550 one of the best non artist series guitars by Ibanez
That green les Paul between them up on the stage Is a unbelievable so cool. Green in that shade is way cool
Hideous!
Where is the time stamp for when she licks the guitar?
How it's better. Rg550 1993 japan? Or rg550 genesis?
Edge, or lo pro edge?
I'd go with the Genesis model. It's got a five piece neck and the original edge tremolo, probably the best double locking trem other than an original floyd rose.
Where are the new ones build?
In Japan
just tried the RG550, but I do not like the colors and the body shape .
Do you know if there are any other Ibanez guitars with the same or very similar Neck Profile to the RG550?
I love that neck.
Blue Matrix possibly give the S series a try!
@@Googleymoogley1992 thank u
Fun video.
How heavy is your 1987 DY rg550?
Thanks! It's 3750g
Max Solo Music thanks for the info. I wouls have thought RGs were lighter than 8lbs.
My rg550 Ltd (97) is 3836g which I think is quite heavy for an rg.
Hey, is the Genesis series any worse than the original one?
Next guitar will be either this or the ESP LTD MH-1000HS. Thoughts anyone? Thanks.
Keith Rushmore I bought a genesis a while back and shortly after it became my main electric. Aside from the pickups it’s absolutely perfect. Fit and finish is excellent and the pictures/videos don’t do justice to any of the colors (except for white obviously). Never played the ESP, so no opinion on that one.
for me all ibanez is awesome even that different , verygood quality , presition and strong stem when you break a tone with the handle whammy play as you want . very like ibanez especially prestige model , wow is very very awesome .
What a good idea! There’s so much debate over which is better; the reissue, or the original?
I have both, and while the difference is negligible, the neck on the original RG550 is 17mm at the 1st fret, whereas, with the reissue, the thickness is 18mm at the 1st fret. I would only be able to tell the difference after playing one of the two for a bit of time, and then picking up the other. And even then, the difference elicits nothing more than a slight head turn.
Other than the slight increase in thickness, these guitars are the EXACT same to me.
If you want the thinness of the original RG550, get the RG1550 (still in production)! It has the exact same neck profile and it has the “all access neck joint” so you don’t have to fight the “rectangle of death” they call a neck joint that comes on the 550.
How is the action on these guitars?
Perfect
Miss mine sold it in 2006 rg550 black on black made in japan the last year they made them there I think it was an 1992 if I remember it right
Hello guys!Good comparison thank you for the effort👌For Metal Ibanez is perfect🤘I have brought my left handed Genesis Rg550 with my👀 but i was playing blindfolded and i say wow that is a whole new world.The one who designed the 550 should get Nobel🤌Perfect neck sounds clean as anythything then growls and shreds like none of my other guitars🤟
23:04 volute, I think it's called.
I'm surprised the 87 neck is glossed. My 1989 is super thin (Wizard) and no gloss at all.
Great video. The original wizard is narrower. That's why she felt it's smaller and hence shorter.
A friend of mine owns one of these original RG550s, and it's honestly the best guitar I've ever played.
SteelSkin667 I have one also I think it’s a 94
I have two '87s and a '90 RG550. I would like to try one of the Genesis Reissues.
I had a yellow 1987 RG550 and regret selling it 25 years ago.
@@Jeff_____ - you can get them really cheap these days. All three of mine were less than $800.
I have one 540S -92, one RG520QS -98, one RG1550 -04 and a RG550 genesis -18.
The 1550 is PLEKed and is just insane! And never goes out of tune with the Edge Pro.
Going to PLEK the 550 as well.
I agree the floral Jem is a nice guitar... Leaps ahead of other premiums... But the old ones.. jems and 550s have a special mojo. For the same price, I would take the older originals....
Amazing blind test, Jen, you really nail it! 👋 🙂 🇻🇪
I own the ibanez dessert yellow Rg550 Gen new edition and l love it but will Swop the v7 and v8 for SD pups just don't know what might compliment the other 2 pups well, l just need more power oomph
That “bulge” behind the headstock (behind where it meets the nut) it’s called a VOLUTE, kinda like violins have. I believe (not sure though) that Gibson was one of the first to use volutes, I think mostly in the 70s and some 80’s Les Pauls. I’ve never seen one on a non-Gibson guitar, however, at least to me, I do like it - it sort of gives some extra mass and makes you grip the guitar neck in a more “determined” way, besides the fact that I believe it was introduced as a measure to prevent broken headstocks - which Gibsons can be a bit prone to because of the angled headstock (unlike Fender Strats, for example). I’m glad they went with it on the Genesis series, I’m actually fighting a strong “G.A.S.” attack, telling myself: “I don’t need another guitar, I don’t need another guitar”… lol. So far it’s working, but from experience, it usually takes over. I’m looking specifically at the RG565 (Genesis), which my local Ibanez dealer has a couple in stock, but, I don’t see the 565 on Ibanez’s catalog, just the 550…
It feels shorter because of the position of the body cuts, the shape, and the weight of the guitar either pitching the headstock up or down.
Not sure how they sounded in the room but I liked the yellow one more.
The yellow RG was my first electric guitar back in the days. Still regret selling it!
I use madhatter wiring in my guitars, I think I'm in love :-P I still wouldn't compare an indo Ibanez to a MIJ model of the same. I had the original floral jem that had cloth under the finish '91. Then I rescued an '87 Jem dy777 with maple pyramid frets, from a flood. I would trade my ESP to go back to Ibanez any day.
I watched about 6-7 TGU18 videos, is it just me or there's a awkward feeling on all of them?
glad im not the only one who noticed
very fun vid makein me pull out my rg350 modded with carvin pick ups
All the early Rg's had satin finish necks and over time and a lot of playing they ware smooth and take on a gloss finish, as will the satin finish necks on modern guitars!...in time!
I didn't know that was a thing until I picked up a used RG470 at the local shop and thought "huh, it's glossy?" and one of the guys explained that it meant that it had been played in over the years to the point that it glossed up. pretty neat!
Ibanez makes beautiful looking guitars that sounds awesome
Basswood RGs always have that diffuse woofiness to the tone.
With that blindfold on and Jem in her hands she looks like Steve Vai from the live in Astoria DVD haha.
22:44 now thats love !
One of the big things about the return of the RGs as the "Genesis" was the return the Ibanez Edge. It was strange when Ibanez discontinued the RG5xx's, then they brought them back again at one point, and then they started the whole "Premium' stuff as well as renamimg them RG 2550 or whatever. I still have my 1987 (serial#) RG 560 (Carotene Orange so painted and sold in 1988) and they didn't 'need' to change a thing this whole time lol. Notice the difference in the position of the Volume pots though, they changed those in 1989.
Volume button on new series is a little bit far away from humbucker, which is definitely better!
23.07 - its called the 'volute', great comparison!
Well. The two big difference points is the 87 has a wizard neck + v1/s1/v2 pickups set.
Whereas (2017/18) genesis has a superwizard neck + v7/s1/v8.
Ibanez could make a genesis in the same profile as the original 87. However it would envolves more costs in line production to reintroduce a old way manufacturing.
However, in my opinion, about the necks comparison. In spite of the super wizard not has the 80’s vibe, it’s more modern and strong.
Otherwise, i think the old set pickups has more “vintage” sound.
4004010 Agreed. I own a Genesis and the pickups really aren’t great. Definitely not the worst I’ve ever heard, but could definitely be a lot better. I’ve never played one from the 80’s but the one in this video sounds better to my ears.
their goal was to keep it $999 that's why, back in the day this similar guitar was like $1200 or something
@@Lastyearsjacket evolution pickup bridge is a must for the genesis if you like that steve vai tone
@@Lastyearsjacket that's because the yellow one has Dimarzio's.
Was a sad day 1988 in new haven Connecticut while away at college when somebody stole my white RG 550 along with my room mates Gibson SG and our 2 Marshall Micros Stacks.
It's called a "Volutte"..(top of the neck behind the first fret, right where your hand rests on your palm)
It's a guitar tit....
@@jayaphukan07 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So...how bout that tongue action the guitar received?
her guitar is jem77p model it is a good one
Very interesting! \m/
I think she is feeling the fact that the necks are slightly thicker on the Genesis reissues than on the original RG guitars and thats why the original feels shorter to her. I have the Premium Universe (UV70P) and a friend of mine has an original early 90s Universe and the differences are similar. his has a slightly thinner neck and a tremolo that is stamped with "licensed under floyd rose" and mine has a thicker 5 piece neck with a non-licensed trem. The necks are the same length but the original feels "smaller".
nah the original is not even super wizard, why would she say the genesis is flatter and instantly recognize it as super wizard and not the 89 one
Didn't the Andertons channel start the whole blindfold RUclips thing?
So i'm also have ibanez rg550 japan and mybe 1987
Damn .. I want a room like that
Let me smell the color.
I have always believed that when a guitar melts with you ...it becomes one with you. It’s like the neck profile the ergonomics the pickups the paint everything ,,,,as soon as you play it the hair on your back ,,,or else where🤘😎🤘 just lets U know that U and the guitar are soul mates!
So the reissue's v8/v7 are better than v2/v1 in that case? I don't know as it's about advertising. Are v8/v7s as bad as the internet says? I read good opinions about the v2/v1s on the other hand.
I believe when Ibanez replaced V2/V1 with V8/V7 the intension was to improve something. The thing is, on my guitar, the yellow one you see in the video, pickups were replaced with DiMarzios by someone before I got it. I was looking for the original set of V2/V1 specifically for this video but with no success
@@MaxSoloMusic hi!
Thank you for the answer! That is a real pity. Now I know why the guitar feels smaller ^^
But seems like the person who exchanged the PUs was satisfied by the result. Have you been able to get some original pickups meanwhile?
I wanted to go with DiMarzios in the first place. So I was very happy to find out guitar already had them when I got it. The original V1/V2 seem to be really hard to find. I've even talked to Ibanez about it but they couldn't help
@@MaxSoloMusic what would you expect, comparing v2/v1, dimarzio and v8/v7? I like your attitude as you don't complain about ibanez doing all worse as many people seem to. I also think, Ibanez tries to improve products, switching pickups (and they sure do some research to compensate cheaper materials etc.).
@@noname-gt6vx my impression, and you can here it in the video, is that V8/V7 sound scooped in a way, with more highs and lows, therefore more modern and aggressive than, at least mine, DiMarzios. I can't tell if I ever played the original V1s. Just by looking at new Ibanez models I see when it comes to innovations, the company is definitely among leaders. I have that RG1070PBZ and it's a great example of 30-year evolution
All I want is an rg550 in black with maple neck n board and with a white pick guard!!!!!!!
"It smells like something yeah" haha
Cool vid:)
Not quite Andertons is it? It's a short scale Gio? WTF!
guitars r good tho rg760 my favorite back in the 80s
Super wizard neck doesnt work for her? thats a first
I don't know who she is but she's a fox!
she is the guitarist of Evanescence
16:21
i was getting ready for him to start shaking her and scream THIS IS HOW THE GUITAR IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK!
Why did they test on a powerball?
I think that's the amp she uses
The glossy neck, neck joint and pickguard would given it away that they were 80-90s Japanese RG550's
I owned an original Rg550 and it sounded like cardboard. No comparison with the jem it looks similar but it's a totally different instrument.
The Jems(777) and RG550's in '87 were pretty much the same guitar, same specs with the exception of trem, pickups and the monkey grip. The stock p'ups in the RGs varied (some better than others), but weren't as nice as the Dimarzios.
@@funkster007 i doubt that it was the same treatment lol maybe is the pickups the reason why