@@kazhari I just found the same model and color in the video (not what I would choose but...) locally from a beginner that gave up. Got the guitar and a Blackstar modeling amp for $250. Both are like new! Great sounding guitar with a super fast feel!
@@nickpapagiorgio8038 haha slick, man is it ever fun! so light too. i ordered a bareknuckle nailbomb for this bad boy, but sadly, i ordered the wrong wiring setup, so i put the nailbomb in my cheapo Epiphone SG.
I picked up one yesterday. Asked the shop owner if he could steer me to a guitar that could match or rival a Schecter Omen extreme 6, but without all that beefiness of one because it causes strains to my neck. He pointed this guitar out. He pulled a pick out and just casually shredded with it, and handed it to me, I played for like 20 minutes, liked the feel of it. Brought it home and played for at least an hour straight and wasn't feeling that neck strain that left me wanting to rest my head somewhere for a bit. Such a killer guitar.
Jason Bowman I encourage you to play right handed, I’m left handed and I play right handed 1 because right handed guitars are cheaper 2 because left handed guitars are harder to come across and 3 it builds more strength in your right hand.
TOOL IS LIFE 101 thanks mate I’ve had a dip at right handed guitars and I just lost patience real quick. I understand your point and I’m grateful that the guitar companies build a lot more lefty’s these compared to 20-30 years ago take care
The best thing about this guitar other than the price is the fact that it doesn't have a tremelo arm, any noob's out there who want to begin learning lead/metal guitar look no further.
Nice one isnt she Dagan?! I recently got this guitar, What a machine! Really nice chunk of wood and fairly decent pickups for the price range. Neck is really thin and easy to play fast. You would think its £500-600.
Foo fighters noice along with slipknot I love slipknot I’m 12 and this is going to be my 3 electric gutair I save my money myself to get gutair because I live next to a gutair store and my dad would usually not get me things because he is an alcoholic and I don’t see my mom anymore this channel and playing gutair chear me up thank you for uploading.
Hey I just wanted to let you know that’s I know how having an alcoholic parent is super hard along with a absent parent but just keep on doing what you are doing what makes you happy! I’m 14 almost 15 in October and I also play electric to, but I couldn’t help not reply to your comment! Just stay strong and practicing/playing! Also I love slipknot also as that’s what caught my eye, but I would recommend if you haven’t already maybe listen to Marilyn Manson, Korn, Pierce the veil and some more a bit heavy band I love is Lamb of god, slaughter to prevail and bear tooth. Just always keep your head up tho
Just got the dragon eye burst .1st impression very cool and very light.feels easy to play.sounds great too.straight out of the box from PMT all set up and quality checked very happy with purchase.
Bruh I literally just bought the ibanez rga 42 FM bcz there are no good and English reviews about rga 42ex on RUclips . also the border/edge purple burst is amazing
I’m looking to upgrade from my squier strat that I’ve been playing for two years and I would consider myself as an intermediate player. Would this be a good upgrade or is it still more of a beginner’s guitar?
Yer, i have one, hella nice, super fast neck, my only complaint about it is the strings it comes with feel like they have a whole bottle if spray paint on them. Hella glossy, not my fav. Put some ernie balls on there for 10 bucks and you got yourself a really expensive gutair for a cheap price
First of all, you can probably play way better than I can....but I just bought one (DEF) and I'm suddenly SO BORED with my Fender American Standard Strat. No kidding. I'm becoming an Ibanez junkie lol. Great beginner guitar, AWESOME player for non-beginners.
@@manuevguitar just gotta wait on my next coupld paychecks, expect results within the next month and a half (i work for minimum wage part time so I get to my goals at a snail's pace)
@@themanwhosings-v3n currently Im planning on buying it from a local guitar shop in Canada thats nearby my house (Tundra Music) but if its not in stock ill be checking long and mcquade or cosmo
been thinking about putting in the tonerider octane in the bridge and the generator in the neck as they are both cheaper and sound a1 instead of the Evo considering theres more coverage of evos compared to the octance and generator
Hope this is gonna be my new guitar cause I’ve been playing my sisters squire for like a year and she wants to bring it to college even though she doesn’t play or have an amp.
yes, ppl are deaf here? it has an icepick like unpleasant high pitched twang and something like a bass cut... i hope its the production and not the guitar...?
High gain pickups need to be high pitched, piercing and "twangy". Common misconception with "metal" guitar is bass to 10 and treble scooped to about nothing. In all reality you need as much treble as you can sip out of every single area from pickups to bright strings and amp setup.
Alittle added sub note great examples of this is early pioneers of metal such as Tony Iommi. When not using bright chiming p90s he had exceptionally hot wound alnico 2 pickups that where nearly ice picks to the ears but it helped articulate his music and also cut through the mix very well. Modern metal "prog" "djent" and the multiple others with low tunings need that near lifeless and bright pickup to keep everything tight and articulated. And for all fairness a $400 guitar isn't going to sound like a $4200 custom shop.
@@TheGreasemonkey220 It's not the guitar or its pickups that are causing that terrible tone in this video. It's the amp. You can hear the cab speaker rattling. All those amps in that shop and they decided to use whatever amp they used.
I have the 2017 Blue Lagoon Model with the Rosewood Neck what a sweet guitar, and just don't think it plays metal, I am playing the blues, works just great amazing for money, I can see why Ibanez are highly regarded guitars , I love the stock pups but I am thinking of going with an Alnico 2 Duncans , but keeping the orignal pups for something else
I have 2 questions: 1 is the tremelo good for metal or rock and 2 will the difference of tone and feel be noticable from a squier affinity stratocaster? Great review, thanks!
There is no trem, its a hard tail guitar. That means it will be easier to tune (especially with alternate tunings). The tone and feel will definitely be different to a squire strat, it will handle heavier tones much better, and the neck will be faster feelings and quite thin.
Huge tonal difference between this guitar and a strat, strats have single coils where as the Ibanez has humbuckers. Think Hendricks or Stevie Ray Vaughn for a strat. Think Steve Vai for Ibanez or Eddie Van Halen, Slash, or James Hetfeild/Kirk Hammett for humbuckers. You will often use humbuckers for metal, heavy rock, or rock, whereas you'll probably use strats for rock, blues, or clean tones. Hope this helped!
Just what i was gonna comment. He also fails to acknowledge that price depends on finish too!! If you are gonna do a specific review, get the facts right.
very helpfull...but will you help me to make a choice out of the three model... RGA42FM,RG421EX and SA260FM...which one is best...i am looking for mahogany body and my genre is rock music and metal..please reply
@@drugjoza5000 thanks for the reply! I've actually decided to a little higher and get the new rg7 standard with dimarzio pickups. I love the finish, the 27" scale length and the single coil split sounds NASTY!
Absolutely not a mistake. Especially because this one has a amazing fixed bridge and great playability so if you can afford it, go for it. RGA42FM and S521 are practically the same guitar with a sight shape difference
i always wonder this guy such a big metal fan yet he has never played master of puppets(the most popular metal song) or mentioned Metallica when he is testing out guitars and amps in his videos
ppl are deaf here? it has an icepick like unpleasant high pitched twang and something like a bass cut... i hope its the production and not the guitar...?
I just bought one of these in the blue lagoon finish! Such a beautiful guitar, I just cannot wait to get it home and play it.
Same here bro
bought a used one from my local shop today, it's so friggen fast and makes me feel like i can kinda play haha
@@kazhari I just found the same model and color in the video (not what I would choose but...) locally from a beginner that gave up. Got the guitar and a Blackstar modeling amp for $250. Both are like new! Great sounding guitar with a super fast feel!
Bought exact same at same time (roughly) as you
@@nickpapagiorgio8038 haha slick, man is it ever fun! so light too.
i ordered a bareknuckle nailbomb for this bad boy, but sadly, i ordered the wrong wiring setup, so i put the nailbomb in my cheapo Epiphone SG.
I picked up one yesterday. Asked the shop owner if he could steer me to a guitar that could match or rival a Schecter Omen extreme 6, but without all that beefiness of one because it causes strains to my neck. He pointed this guitar out. He pulled a pick out and just casually shredded with it, and handed it to me, I played for like 20 minutes, liked the feel of it. Brought it home and played for at least an hour straight and wasn't feeling that neck strain that left me wanting to rest my head somewhere for a bit. Such a killer guitar.
I’ve got the same problem with my guitar. It hurts my neck to play for half an hour to an hour. My strap also sucks.
For those wondering, the riff at 3:45 is from Sure Shot by Intervals.
came here to say that, haha
Aaron Marshall so good, we shout it out like we should :)
I loved the little 'Everlong' cover there
It sounded great and then at 5:06, you went into full-on Bluesy Funk. It was like listening to Robert Cray testing that guitar. Nice job!
I love that you played that Intervals riff! One of my favourites!
Bought one and it plays great I would recommend it to anyone it’s pretty versatile too
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That's one gorgeous looking ibanez and it's definately a guitar I've gotta try out one day hopefully they do a lefty model
Jason Bowman I encourage you to play right handed, I’m left handed and I play right handed 1 because right handed guitars are cheaper 2 because left handed guitars are harder to come across and 3 it builds more strength in your right hand.
TOOL IS LIFE 101 thanks mate I’ve had a dip at right handed guitars and I just lost patience real quick. I understand your point and I’m grateful that the guitar companies build a lot more lefty’s these compared to 20-30 years ago take care
Jason Bowman no problem man, and I get where your coming from, happy playing!
Idk if youre still hoping but: www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez/Ibanez-RGA42FML-RGA-Series-Electric-Guitar.gc?rNtt=ibanez%20rga%2042&index=5
The best thing about this guitar other than the price is the fact that it doesn't have a tremelo arm, any noob's out there who want to begin learning lead/metal guitar look no further.
Nice one isnt she Dagan?! I recently got this guitar, What a machine! Really nice chunk of wood and fairly decent pickups for the price range. Neck is really thin and easy to play fast. You would think its £500-600.
indeed i got this one but with a dark scratched looking top, great price also
Foo fighters noice along with slipknot I love slipknot I’m 12 and this is going to be my 3 electric gutair I save my money myself to get gutair because I live next to a gutair store and my dad would usually not get me things because he is an alcoholic and I don’t see my mom anymore this channel and playing gutair chear me up thank you for uploading.
Keep rocking dude you are a fighter
Hey I just wanted to let you know that’s I know how having an alcoholic parent is super hard along with a absent parent but just keep on doing what you are doing what makes you happy! I’m 14 almost 15 in October and I also play electric to, but I couldn’t help not reply to your comment! Just stay strong and practicing/playing! Also I love slipknot also as that’s what caught my eye, but I would recommend if you haven’t already maybe listen to Marilyn Manson, Korn, Pierce the veil and some more a bit heavy band I love is Lamb of god, slaughter to prevail and bear tooth. Just always keep your head up tho
keep shredding and doing what you love, its how i coped with my problematic childhood and honestly made the time fly by faster
thanks for the support guys
@@melissachildres4384 how long have you been playing
Just got the dragon eye burst .1st impression very cool and very light.feels easy to play.sounds great too.straight out of the box from PMT all set up and quality checked very happy with purchase.
i wonder why they stopped using that finish on this model
I'm confused whether to buy Ibanez RGA42 or RG421
Me too, which did you get?
@@McMrs I bought the RGA42 in January
@@durlabhdautichakma7090 do you like it
@@McMrs Yep
@@durlabhdautichakma7090 I've seen other say it sounds kinda bad and mushy, you dont think so?
debating if i should buy this guitar at my local guitar store for 330... I already own a schecter omen but man... i still want this one
Its 400 now
so sad that the purple burst finish is no longer available . it now comes in blue, brown and grey
Yep. I'm so sad that I found out too late that this beautiful guitar exists..
Bruh I literally just bought the ibanez rga 42 FM bcz there are no good and English reviews about rga 42ex on RUclips . also the border/edge purple burst is amazing
Waiting for my one to come in. Very excited to play this beast
I've had mine for a couple months, so happy with it, you'll love shredding on it
@@rolfeyM8 just ordered mine do u like the jatoba fretboard
Stephen Stone The one I got was blue, I’m pretty sure it actually had a rosewood board but regardless it is very nice.
I’m looking to upgrade from my squier strat that I’ve been playing for two years and I would consider myself as an intermediate player. Would this be a good upgrade or is it still more of a beginner’s guitar?
Yer, i have one, hella nice, super fast neck, my only complaint about it is the strings it comes with feel like they have a whole bottle if spray paint on them. Hella glossy, not my fav. Put some ernie balls on there for 10 bucks and you got yourself a really expensive gutair for a cheap price
First of all, you can probably play way better than I can....but I just bought one (DEF) and I'm suddenly SO BORED with my Fender American Standard Strat. No kidding. I'm becoming an Ibanez junkie lol.
Great beginner guitar, AWESOME player for non-beginners.
Certainly an upgrade from a squire. I used to play a squire and i just bought a rg42a and it's a world of difference.
Gonna buy one and replace the bridge pickup for a Dimarzio Evolution, can't wait!
Do let me know how the guitar is and what is the country for the guitar that you are buying
Even I'm planning to buy this exact same guitar.
I have one of these and i've been thinking about replacing the bridge pickup... please, let me know the results with Dimarzio
@@manuevguitar just gotta wait on my next coupld paychecks, expect results within the next month and a half (i work for minimum wage part time so I get to my goals at a snail's pace)
@@themanwhosings-v3n currently Im planning on buying it from a local guitar shop in Canada thats nearby my house (Tundra Music) but if its not in stock ill be checking long and mcquade or cosmo
been thinking about putting in the tonerider octane in the bridge and the generator in the neck as they are both cheaper and sound a1 instead of the Evo considering theres more coverage of evos compared to the octance and generator
Just got one ordered in dragons eye I can’t wait
How is it?
Hope this is gonna be my new guitar cause I’ve been playing my sisters squire for like a year and she wants to bring it to college even though she doesn’t play or have an amp.
Poser bitch your sister is
Just dropped a aeymore duncan in the bridge of mine and had it set up professionally...its nasty...for what it is...its now my travel and jam geetar
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SLIPKNOT!!!!!!!!!!
Slipknot \m/
Lol fuck slipknot
Sick riff my guy 🔥 🔥 🎸 ❤
got a blue lagoon coming because of your review xD
The tone sounds like someone booted the cab speaker in.
yes, ppl are deaf here? it has an icepick like unpleasant high pitched twang and something like a bass cut... i hope its the production and not the guitar...?
High gain pickups need to be high pitched, piercing and "twangy". Common misconception with "metal" guitar is bass to 10 and treble scooped to about nothing. In all reality you need as much treble as you can sip out of every single area from pickups to bright strings and amp setup.
Alittle added sub note great examples of this is early pioneers of metal such as Tony Iommi. When not using bright chiming p90s he had exceptionally hot wound alnico 2 pickups that where nearly ice picks to the ears but it helped articulate his music and also cut through the mix very well. Modern metal "prog" "djent" and the multiple others with low tunings need that near lifeless and bright pickup to keep everything tight and articulated. And for all fairness a $400 guitar isn't going to sound like a $4200 custom shop.
@@TheGreasemonkey220 It's not the guitar or its pickups that are causing that terrible tone in this video. It's the amp. You can hear the cab speaker rattling. All those amps in that shop and they decided to use whatever amp they used.
@@TheGreasemonkey220 what are you talking about bro its a horrible sound, you using laptop speakers??
I dont know what color ill buy!, Blue Burst💙 or Purle Burst💜
What are the biggest differences between a RGA42FM and the RG421EX , there are pretty much in the same price category ? Cheers
Would love to know the same, I’m looking at both and can’t decide
The 2019 made RGA42FM has a Meranti body, the Mahogany was only till 2018.
1:45 dont you mean jabota fingerboard? Unless the EU got something different.
I like it. It's pretty. I want to get it soon. Great video!
Love it need to get one soon
The fretboard colour piss me off
Yea me too
@@sbeqstion i agree
@@shankstinson it looks like some one rubbed shit or something on it
Haha lol 😂 haha @ Mr Shred I spat my coffee out ffs
@@leecampbell3162 hahaha its true
I have the 2017 Blue Lagoon Model with the Rosewood Neck what a sweet guitar, and just don't think it plays metal, I am playing the blues, works just great amazing for money, I can see why Ibanez are highly regarded guitars , I love the stock pups but I am thinking of going with an Alnico 2 Duncans , but keeping the orignal pups for something else
Love the vid! I don’t think it’s available in this color anymore :( I think it’s been replaced with black.
Looks like a greyish black, looks like it has some nice character to it and not as plain as a flat color at least.
Duality ❤️
why cant i find a clean chordy review of this guitar... ichika nito/polyphia/tosin abasi style guys come on
Let me tell you something....This guitars cleans are very very good you don't need to hear them trust me.
You SOLD ME on this guitar... but the Dragon Eye Burst version... arghhhhh NO MORE GUITARS AFTER THIS!!!
How is it?
@@kaydensides7053 I had grounding issues with it and returned for a swap on another similar Ibanez. It's reviewed on my channel a few videos ago...
Why I can't find this color available. This color is so beautiful and I would like to buy this color exactly. Does somebody know where to find it?
I have 2 questions: 1 is the tremelo good for metal or rock and 2 will the difference of tone and feel be noticable from a squier affinity stratocaster? Great review, thanks!
There is no trem, its a hard tail guitar. That means it will be easier to tune (especially with alternate tunings). The tone and feel will definitely be different to a squire strat, it will handle heavier tones much better, and the neck will be faster feelings and quite thin.
Huge tonal difference between this guitar and a strat, strats have single coils where as the Ibanez has humbuckers. Think Hendricks or Stevie Ray Vaughn for a strat. Think Steve Vai for Ibanez or Eddie Van Halen, Slash, or James Hetfeild/Kirk Hammett for humbuckers. You will often use humbuckers for metal, heavy rock, or rock, whereas you'll probably use strats for rock, blues, or clean tones. Hope this helped!
they have doubled in price within 4 years?
3:44 You played Intervals!!! Fangirled so hard at that!!!
wow dudes amazing
Since when has £339 been just over £200?
Jatoba is shit
Just what i was gonna comment. He also fails to acknowledge that price depends on finish too!! If you are gonna do a specific review, get the facts right.
Should I buy this if I want to tap like a madman!?
What amp are you using!!? It sounds awesome
I think his amp's money is more tham you can buy 🤣🤣🤣
This is proof that it’s not about the guitar, it’s the guitarist
I am just thankfu I was able to find a left handed one.
This Ibanez with the reverse headstock lowers the output of the pickups. Had to have it looked at
Im confused on buying that same guitar or a squier vintage modified telecustom. Please help me in choosing
2:12 Panamá - Van Halen. Nice guitar for a small price!
What would be some good pickups for this?
I want to buy do i need rg421ex or rg42fm?
Who is the best?
This Ibanez or a Jackson JS32? Thanks
In the beginning of the video he was playing duality by slipknot
Should I go for this guitar or the Epiphone SG G-400 Pro?
xd Dysfunctional Obviously Ibanez!!!
Do they have a tremolo version of this guitar?
sounds a bit canned, is that down to the amp/recording or does the guitar always have a mild tin can sound?
What song is that he is playing at 3.45? Sounds like Intervals?
That lick is from Sure Shot by Intervals
@@connorrussell5025 thankyou!!!!!!!!
@@MrOngor yeah you're welcome. It took me a while to figure it out. It was killing me because I knew I had heard it before.
How’s the sustain?
Apparently nobody knows
Dan A Lol
Oh and also, I didn't know Russell Brand played guitar.
What song was being played at 0:50
Foo Fighters Everlong
very helpfull...but will you help me to make a choice out of the three model... RGA42FM,RG421EX and SA260FM...which one is best...i am looking for mahogany body and my genre is rock music and metal..please reply
I suggest this model, I've tried it in our local music store, and it's just fantastic for rock and metal it just growls.. Buying one soon
I buy that guitar 2 days ago and I trided that guitars you are saying.I buy blackstar id core 10 and sounds epic you can play rock and metal with it.
It's so versatile
You guys think this would be worth selling my 200 dollar JS-22 to get?
Definetly, it's a tier above any JS32 let alone JS22
@@drugjoza5000 thanks for the reply! I've actually decided to a little higher and get the new rg7 standard with dimarzio pickups. I love the finish, the 27" scale length and the single coil split sounds NASTY!
I'm looking to get this one or the s521, it would be my very first guitar, am I making a good choice or a mistake?
Exactly what I’m confused with. Please let me know what you do and how you decided. Unfortunately I can’t go to a shop a try them out :(
Absolutely not a mistake. Especially because this one has a amazing fixed bridge and great playability so if you can afford it, go for it. RGA42FM and S521 are practically the same guitar with a sight shape difference
RGA all the way. Great choice.
This or the ibby S521?
Duality nice
Does it stays in-tune ? Thanks in advance
Replace the nut,it’s on the cheap side and it’ll keep in tune
Does anyone know if these RGAs are neck-heavy?? Or are they balanced?
Neck heavy
@@-..._._-. doesnt really matter this mdoel it self is so damn light.. you can literally pick this up with ur pinky no problem
Intervals!!
song at 2:59?
i always wonder this guy such a big metal fan yet he has never played master of puppets(the most popular metal song) or mentioned Metallica when he is testing out guitars and amps in his videos
What song is he playing at 4:40?
Gear heads now shouting "Blasphemy!!?" When he said it would sound just as good as a 1000 dollar guitar.. haha
Never played guitar..good for a beginner ? Love the blue lagoon..
JPWalker yeah i have it and is perfect
What’s the song played 2:15 to 2:42 ??
Panama - Van Halen, look I answered it myself ! Thanks me, no worries mate
my issue on this guitar is the volume knob is too close, that when playing notes on the higher strings it gets on the way... tsk!
It's supposed to be like that for volume swells
Like for Rammstein
ppl are deaf here? it has an icepick like unpleasant high pitched twang and something like a bass cut... i hope its the production and not the guitar...?
noob here, what or how did he play 1:00 ??
Everlong by Foo Fighters
It’s $399 in us
How much it cost?
Anangpong Chang $399 on amazon for the Dragon Eye Burst finish
What song is that? 0:13
duality - slipknot
Thank him.
Where is it made??
I'm not sure but its not made in China
Indonesia. If you have any future q's there is a site, ibanez wiki, that has all those details for pretty much every one of their models.
The slipknot riff at the star
Sounds disappointing in my opinion.
yea i mean it’s all about what sounds good to u as a guitar player everyone likes different toned
200 quid! that's $373 aud WTF! I just paid $699aud for this guitar!!! ???
Trenton Ranch
This or s521?
This.Not s521.Just this
price
Turkish Lira:2400 Tl
American dollar:400$
Do you still have that cuz they're nowhere to be found online?
This isn't rosewood board...... that's jatoba.........
I believe the 2017 models had rosewood,then they switched to Jatoba
What song is @2:44?
No way back by foo fighters I think
@@MrDerekdef34 thanks man! I definitely recognized the riff but couldnt zero in on it. Gonna go learn it!
👍👍👍
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Can we play Blues with the Ibanez RGA 42FM???
If it has 6 strings on it... i guess you have your answer right there...
@@MehdiS-music Thanks for replying.
Lmao you can play blues even on an 8 string LTD 😂 just dail in the right settings
And I wondeeer...
Am I the only one who thinks that he looks like the anime man?
Wisoky Burg