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A Mighty Titan of a Guitar (Kind Of)!! || Ibanez Jake Bowen JBM27 Demo/Review
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2018
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0:44 Demo in a Mix
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6:50 Clean Playthrough (Dry Tracks)
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A Mighty Titan of a Guitar (Kind Of)!! || Ibanez Jake Bowen JBM27 Demo/Review
Serious question, though: who else is already psyched for Solo?!?!!
Also I'm not sure what is going on with RUclips's player. If you're still seeing the video at 360p max, try again in a couple of hours. I uploaded it hours ago so it should have processed, but good ol' YT's been buggy lately.
So I’ve been thinking about getting a diamond hailfire but couldn’t find an honest review on a diamond guitar do you think you would review one. I know your honest about the guitars you review so it would be awesome
I loved the Solo trailer, I think it looks like a super dope Sci-Fi adventure. Homeboy may not look or sound like Han, but his charm may win me over. Trailer is dope though.
Agufish they didnt let enough hype build for it. I have a bad feeling about it flopping (pun intended)
Kaelan Saunders The problem is that there is a Star Wars movie coming out every year now and that makes it harder to get hype. Doesn't help that the The Last Jedi split the fan base.
Last Jedi was garbage for me so my hype for any Star Wars is at an all time low. I don't care for the direction that Disney has taken the franchise.
I love that you put the amp settings on there! Also, you are really making strides with your material. Content is making leaps in quality and depth. Thanks for taking the time. Keep killing it.
Never fails to get an honest review from Hunter. An unbiased review is what we all need. Keep it up 👍
this is still one of the best riff sessions for your demos. love love love it
Simon says has become the highlight of your already awesome videos. Keep it up man!
Yes! Thank you! This is the kind of creativity and tone and rhythm I kept saying you need. You have the right amount of gallop for djent and a soul seeking breakdown with a rhythm track other than just straight down picking and palm muting. You have my like 😍
But, but, but, the internetz says only Gibson has QC issues.🤣
Steve Broussard I don't think anybody is stupid enough to say that only Gibson has qc issues. Every company has qc issues. The problem is that Gibson charges a lot more than other companies for what are inferior guitars. I have a Gibson explorer and I love it, but when I got it the gloss finish on the neck was uneven and would feel like shit to play, and the fret board was significantly smaller than the neck which can become frequently irritating
Guess you don't quite know how sarcasm works buddy🤣🤣🤣.
Steve Broussard I think you're confusing satire with sarcasm
Steve Broussard satire is a form of criticism therefore I was responding to the criticism
Finnan Cahill no, It was sarcasm. No need to try and police my comment laugh and move on. If you can't then you have bigger problems lol
Been waiting for this demo for so long :DDD
Brother Fish!!! Long follower of your Channel and had been looking for my first 7 string for a long time. It’s a lot different from what I was originally looking for. Was eyeing an Ibanez RGIR37 for a long time but didn’t want the emg’s. Came accross this on Sweetwater and saw mixed reviews. Trusting you so much I was about to bail on it. Couldn’t find anything else that caught my eye and bought this guitar. Turned out so good. I didn’t have any problems that you mentioned. I don’t like trem bridges but it’s fine. The guitar is beautiful and the pickups are insanely good. I don’t regret buying it. Love it so far
I think I speak for others when I say I appreciate reviewers like yourself that are honest about the pro's and con's of the products you're demonstrating. I understanding being this straightforward makes it more difficult to work with some companies, so it is respected you stay honest anyway. Btw demo track was badass!
At least you DID demo an Ibanez, Hunter. Sorry the experience didnt turn out as well as youd hoped.
A man of the people!!!
Discovered your channel only recently and it has become my favorite gear testing channels. No senseless show off shredding, interesting look on details, good demo tracks and i think the part with your roommate is not only funny, but also informative as he sees things through non-musician eyes and maybe sees things that we guitar players are blind for.
Regarding this Ibanez: i don‘t like them, the necks are too thin for me, but honestly with this guitar it was just bad luck, never held an Ibanez of bad quality in my hands.
Thanks for the honest review. Including the bad stuff adds a lot your your credibility. Well done!
Fantastic !! Sounds great
I’m Crew! Woo, well done Hunter!
I have this guitar in the white six string version with an Evertune and I flipping love it. No QC issues with mine!
The name is “titan” like the moon of Saturn. Hence the moon inlay
My jbm27 also came with the backplate screwed al the way against the cavity and the fine tuner all the way down. The strings also sucked and it was tuned to drop G ish. The pickups were also very low. So I lifted the bridge pickup wich started to wiggle wich I solved with putting some foam in between. The neck pickup was really stuck. I couldn't lift it. I had to unscrew it a bit and pull on it. And again put some foam in between. Then I changed the strings for a ernie ball .09-.42 set with a .62 for the low string and tuned it to drop A. I had to adjust neck relief and re intonated it. So I got the guitar at 2 pm and was playing it at 4 pm. But once I did all that it played and sounded awesome. Like I get you, the QC control is non existent. But after a proper setup. It rocks
So about a year ago I bought an RGDIX7MPB ($1,000). It came with a WOEFUL setup. The action on the treble side was so high I couldn’t even play those notes on the guitar without slowing my picking hand to accommodate the space between the fret and the string. After much tinkering with the neck and bridge, I was unsuccessful in getting the thing to play right. Even brought it to local GC and they couldn’t do anything about it. After calling an Ibanez specialist I was told about neck shims. Installed one on my guitar and it now plays fantastic. Basically, what I’m saying is it’s a bummer you can’t expect a great playing instrument right from the seller, but once you get it right it’s hard to beat, especially the iron label series.
I’ve had 2 Ibanez basses and 1 Ibanez 6 string, and I have no major complaints with their products, other than the tone sounding universally the same across their production models. I am a fan of their Iron Label guitars because they seem more sturdy
Whether you like the guitar or not, it sounds killer! Thanks for the demo
YAY IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!!! (Edit: oh no he hates it)
sad
Lolol. I mean I don't hate it. It's not like the guitar as a concept is flawed like the Firebird Zero. The pickups are awesome, but I was so frustrated with it. I'd heard such good things about Ibanez quality and I got a lemon. I had a riff in my head I wanted to lay down with it, but the damn thing fought me every step of the way
Agufish I’ve never had a problem with their QC. Even my lower end collection is perfect and arrived perfect. You definitely got a lemon and this does NOT represent the quality that Ibanez has to offer :)
Agufish I feel your pain man, I’ve never had an Ibanez that was quite right. I want to like them, just like I would like to be crazy about MIM Fenders, but ... I’m just not
Agufish you are one heck of a nice guy. You nicely pointed out some major errors that I’ve never seen happen on a guitar just purchased (except from aliexpress or craigslist).
However, knowing you like LTD. I did get a lemon from them and their tech support was a nightmare who didn’t do a single thing to help me out. My LTD came with one pickup that didn’t work and the guitar would not stay in tune to save its life.
Honest review, keep it up man \m/
Man, I only play Ibanez electrics. I got my first one back in 93, a RG470. The guitar still plays like new. I got a RGIB21 back in May and I love it too. Now, it does have a thicker neck than the RG470. The baritone also has active EMG pickups which I am looking to change to DiMarzio Titan 2's (bridge and Neck).
I'm gonna say both Ibanez and Sam Ash are at fault. It's unusual for Ibanez to be this bad, but also Sam Ash really shouldn't be sending this to customers in this state. A lot of other retailers set up all guitars before going out. I'm sure with a proper setup this thing is probably godly.
Anyway, still a really awesome guitar! Thanks for finally doing an Ibanez Hunter!
Luke Kramer Sweetwater would have that thing shredding right out of the box, as anything over a grand should be
Bust customer service imo
Luke Kramer I was gonna say the same thing, how does a retailer get something from a guitar company, and not QC it themselves and at least give it a basic set-up, this video really helped me out by staying away from Sam Ash honestly.
Luke Kramer I've played it, it's a monster for sure. Shame about this one
Full disclosure, I'm in the Ibanez fanboy category but I legitimately think this was just a lemon that somehow got through QC, and since Sam Ash doesn't set up the instruments, it was sent out that way.
IMO it should have never even have gotten to Sam Ash (or any other retailer). This is a problem that should have been caught at the factory, since it's very clear from the attempted adjustments that there was something very wrong with this particular one. The fact this was allowed to slide and make it to retailers speaks volumes about what's allowed to come out of that factory, unfortunately :/
Nice review Hunter
Sorry to here this buddy, but it's expensive JBM100 counterpart is ridiculously good, same for the dino sig. I own both and they are right up there with a lot of custom shop stuff. Japanese Ibanez is still miles ahead of the import stuff I guess. I still think you just had a bad one, what a bummer.
Im in love with that guitar bro
Always good and honest information from you, man. Always enjoy your playing and thoughts on new gear. You are honestly one of the best to do videos like this. You obviously know what you are talking about and most importantly, give honest reviews instead of just raving about all the new gear you demo. 👍🏻
Have you considered trying the new Schecter Blackjack SLS Elite? Preferably the hardtail with Hipshot instead of the Floyd models, I feel the sustainiac and whammy takes away from what the guitar paired with the new Fishman pickups will do on its own. I mean, I would have that model and I like both features, but for the sake of the demo I think the 6 or 7 hardtail would be an excellent review. And, no one has a solid review of it yet. Be the first!
LOVE THIS RIFFAGE! \m/
Best sounding opening track yet!!
I appreciate your honesty. Sounds like you had more of a problem with Ibanez QC rather than the instrument itself. Good review/evaluation!
nice groove dude
God I knew today was gonna be a good day, I just new it.
Thannnnk you for doing an in-depth on this guitar. I've been hot to get one of these for a while. The all black with cream-yellow pickups and gold tuners....shiiiii. It's sexy asf. The 7th string adds a cool range to the instrument that I want to explore terribly! Like ya said, it was a single unit of that model with issues. Grabbing one in-store vs. through the mail kinda thing? Super informative video, great shots/angles of the instrument, thank you again!
Hunter, my mind is going Criminally Insane - I need to hear your Art of Shredding make the Marshall Origin 20H sound Heavy Like a Really Heavy Thing and Leave Your World Behind so my Confusion about buying that amp or the DSL20HR can finally be Laid to Rest.
Fantastic chops as usual, keep up the good work and much love.
Haha I'll try man!
I'm diggin' that "Letter Experiment" riff!
I have owned some Ibanez Artists and currently own two Sabers. The japan (Fujigen) made S is an incredible metal macine. I haven't had it from new and I don't know if has had minor work done, other than being bought as a box of bits and made to play with some reassembly and replacement of the missing electronics. My 2014 Iron Label S needed the nut significantly lowering and the frets overhung the slight bevel on the neck binding. My 2009ish ART needed a fret polish of all things but the 1998 (i think) gio was absolutely spot on for playability despite cheap hardware and pickups that went straight in the spares box.
You can stop trem springs ringing reliably by inserting sillicone tube inside them, sometimes sold as catapult tube, it's squishy enough to not impede the motion of the trem and doesn't degrade like the elastic in hair bobbles.
Damn the mix is good!
I'm on my 5th prestige and they are absolutely perfect, you got a bad apple is all!!!
Your tone is giving me an eargasm.
I'll agree with you at the end, it's just one unit out of millions. i've read a lot about the jbm and it seems very few have that trem ringing issue
you should review one of those squiers with active pickups
The strats? They look interesting. Wish they gave Teles or even a Jazzmaster the same treatment. A Jazzmaster mod platform routed for a floating trem sounds intriguing af.
yes the strats. and ya that would be so cool to have a decked out metal squier.
Agufish The contemporary squiers are strats and teles, both come with active and passive pickups
Are you sure about the active Teles? I only see an active Strat on Squier's website, but maybe they just haven't updated it fully yet.
Love the kiss inspired clean riff totally under rated song
You should learn Icarus lives. It has such a brutal intro riff
At first I thought Hunter isn't very good at setting up a floating trem. ( I am wrong. He knows what he is doing) You usually have to change the strings pretty soon after buying the guitar no matter what. And usually the string tension isn't the same. So you end up farting around with set up for a day or two to get it right.
But that is a disaster with the screws and spring claw! I have never seen that on any guitar. That would be a nightmare to deal with. If you don't have extra springs. Your stuck with a guitar for a few days you can't even play! And that is assuming you are reasonably proficient at setting up a locking tremolo.
If this is on Ibanez they should say something.
Demo track was very good on this! Great job.
I just got this from sweetwater and it's the exact same problem you had, and the screws for the spring claws are shot in all cockeyed. Ive got springs now to add, which is just a pain. However... this guitar looks so much more amazing than pictures show. Holy crap its beautiful
I really love the headstock on it. You should review the Cort/Manson M-Jet if possible
Some of the guitars from Indonesia have a fantastic quality. Id love to hear your thoughts on the made in Indonesia Chapman ML2 modern single cut. I dig the carved plank style body. The specs look pretty good. I wonder how it compares to the pro series. Anyways great video as always.
And hell yes I'm going to go see that Han Solo movie. I predict chewy steals the show!
This is the best opening track you've ever had. Fuck man. I love it.
I bought this guitar around a year ago and even though I had no complaints about the set-up, the ringing made it unplayable. Especially considering that Periphery features a lot of staccato playing, having that obnoxious ringing whenever you mute the strings makes it unusable unless you use a tight noise gate (which I know is pretty standard for "djent" but seriously, a $1400 guitar should not have an issue like this. I also don't want to rely on a noise gate to get my guitar to be usable). The ringing wouldn't stop no matter how much I dampened the springs so I returned after three weeks or so. The sound (other than the ringing) was fantastic, so was the playability (I like fast and thin necks), but seeing how you had problems like this it might be a more serious issue not related to single guitars but maybe the whole line. I can't say that I would recommend this guitar for anyone which is a shame because I love Periphery and really wanted to like this guitar.
I got the Schecter Km-7 MK II instead and it is everything I wanted this guitar to be and I think it's a bit cheaper even. For anyone interested in a 7 string guitar with a 26.5' scale, Keith Merrow has some amazing options.
Sorry I'm late! As soon as I got the notification I clicked
Can you demo an Ibanez Iceman at some point. I don't think they made any this year but it would be cool to see your review.
Edit: They are actually making them this year. The IC520 is the kinda mid range one.
RealGamerManz Yep, no love for their oldest shape still in use. The only thing different with the shape for this year is a Paul Stanley model. Even Paul himself that his model and the Iceman only share the shape so... technically nothing new.
Wesley Zimmerman
At least they're making it. I don't think they had it last year. I got an ic520 last year but I think it was a 2016 model. I love it though. The made in china turns people off but I like it more than my 1500 dollar Schecter Banshee
RealGamerManz he old played an Ibanez cause he had to man. Sorry
3:00 that pick scrape was epic man.
I have had to work on a used Ibanez Trem to get it right, but no I have never gotten an ibanez so badly setup out of the box. I hope this is a one off, and not a mark of things changing.
I got an LTD with a floyd a while back and it wasn't right at all, brought it up to my local shop and they said the thing was broken and needed to be sent to the factory to be fixed. IDK I just think most companies have problems when shipping floating trem guitars sometimes.
Finally!!!!!!
A IBANEZ FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally!
Can I consider trying a lower priced Ibanez like a Rg450 or something lower range.
The quality issues were exactly the same for me. Plus it came without a case (even though the product page says it ships with a hard case). All things considered, this is still a sweet deal for a 7-string guitar that has 2x TITAN pickups and a tremolo.
I got a sterling 7 string from Indonesia and it was setup better than my american PRSi right out of the box, so it is possible that they can do better, but consistency is not something to expect from factories over there. Id say your experience is closer to the rule and mine is the exception.
It might be because I bought mine used, but I did not have any of the problems with the bridge you described. It left quite the opposite impression on me, like you could bend all day and drop it down a flight of stairs and it's still perfect pitch. Mine had room for ajustment everywhere, so I'm a bit confused by that, but still great video though!
Hello I would like to pick this guitar did you have QC issues ? And what do you think now about this guitar ?
QC is one of the biggest thing for a guitar company should keep checking all the time. I got my Epiphone couple of years ago, and have little issues to have. But the guitar can still be play
Just curious. When you have great tone coming from your pedals and amp, do you think the guitar really effects the sound that much? I get playability is different on every guitar. But it seems the tone sounds pretty much the same in most of your videos and your able to achieve it with basically every guitar
I had the same issues plus some bigger issues with the Edge Zero trem and very sharp fret ends.
Would you ever review Benjamin burnley baritone guitar from ESP guitar. it has Grover tuner, 27 scale length, 24XJ frets, color see thru black sunburst satin, Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge and a 59 and is a single cut guitar
i just got an Ibanez rgaix6fm last week and I'm just now noticing some flaws that I shouldn't see on a $899 guitar. First off the frets are bumpy, not sharp but just... bumpy. The g string goes out of tune more than id like. I get that its common for that to happen but if I've got locking tuners on a straight angle headstock, why does that happen? There is a bit of fret buzz on the treble strings You cannot adjust the pickup height so in my case, I like my action lower and I can't do that because If I did, the strings would be too close to the magnets and so I had the raise the action so it was not comfortable to play. There is tons of ringing whenever I use the coil tap switch. My guitar squeaks whenever I have my favorite leather strap on, I assume that's because of the finish. Other than those problems, it's pretty good, it looks badass and it sounds great but I cant get past those issues. This maybe the first time I return a guitar because I think with $1,000 I can get a lot better. (yes $1,000 because it didn't come with a hard case) I must say I have wanted a proper Ibanez for years because some of my favorite guitarists use Ibanez (head and monkey from korn, Mick Thomson from slipknot, Daron Malakain from SOAD, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Wes Borland ETC) and after scraping together the money after 4 months of working, I am very disappointed. I'm starting to think I should look elsewhere.
Anybody know the periphery riff he was playing during the pickup test?
I got the JBM27 2 months ago and my trem setup was near perfect (playable out the box). There was also room for the screws on the back for me to readjust to standard B tuning. It's really unfortunate you got that unit !!! They should give you a replacement :( It's a great guitar (that spring-a-ring though)
I'm going to buy this guitar asap, but it was a great guide before buying.
Once I bought an Ibanez STM3 Iceman and that came out from the Ibanez factory with a little 3 way switch problem. :D that was connected reversed to the pickups.. Neck position - Bridge Pickup/ Bridge position - Neck pickup.. That was quite annoying when I was playing that and if I touch the wiring I lose the warranty. :D
Any thoughts on the Alpha/Omega pickups vs the Titan set?
Personally, i think Mark has the best signature out of the 3 because it’s different and very elegant, but you can achieve the heaviest of tones with it as well as amazing cleans, i think the choice of the Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega’s is perfect, at some point i might try some Killswitch Engage Fluence’s, but I’m definitely keeping the Duncans if i do because they are amazing pickups, but I’ve been wanting to try some Fishman Pickups for a while, that’s the only reason I’m tempted to do a pickup swap, if you have $1,100 to drop, GET ONE. (7 String is better in my opinion)
You should check out the Ibanez Artist models, ie the double cut les Paul types. They’re really good, even the modern chinese ones.
the trem spring ringing is because of the extra low string, so thats kinda obvious so dont compare to a 6 string first off, just a simple foam bar in the back eliminates that
maybe one of my favorite ibanez guitar models, I just would like that .5 inches in the scale.
Will you please demo the new Marshall DSL 1 watt. It's cheap, it's small, and let's see what kind of tones you can get out of a 1 watt. Also, shaken or stirred?
Ever think of reviewing any Sterling by Music Man guitars?
Your roomate is really cool. He looks like MY former roomate years agi. My roommate in University and best friend is from Malaysia. Hes in Malaysia now. Simon reminds me of him
Are the pickups yellow or gold?
I found your page a few months ago and now I usually check you out first to see if you've done a review! Having tried all three signature "budget" models from the Periphery guys (assuming this one wasn't a lemon) which one would you recommend out of the three to someone looking to buy a new six string?
The PRS felt like the best quality one out of the three, but I enjoyed the Jackson the most. I didn't completely get along with the incredibly flat 20" radius fingerboard and high-end heavy Alpha/Omega set
what's qc?
Hey man, you think you can review the Epiphone Prophecy Les Paul Custom Plus, i played one in the midnight sapphire color and it was killer.
Did you have high intergrity springs lying around?
LOL I actually did use the springs from the high-intergrity strat
10:21 the cats like "ahaa, i step on your pedals, muahahahaa, you will never know it was mee muahahaa"
I got one and had the same spring reverb included and the plate screwed all the way into the body.
That must be a feature of this model...
I have a Prestige rg with a cracking finish and arrived with super sharp fret ends. Ibanez told me that its not reasons for return
That moon at 12th fret is Titan, one of Jupiter's moons :) (Jake explained that in a video sometime ago)
Lol maybe I should do my research before I say things. Thanks for the info man!
Can you get the Ibanez FRM200 on the channel at some point please?
Whenever I am facing a difficult situation in my life, I think "What would your roommate do?".
For me my favourite part of getting a new guitar is setting it up.
Paper towel in the cavity under the springs will fix that issue. I know you said you used paper, but give that shot dude! Also! Those AZ series guitars are practically direct rips of Suhr Modern models. I’ve heard good things about them though!
Hope you get mad cheddar from this one I got nailed with three ads throughout it.
Lol, thanks for your support though :)
Try the new RG570 Genesis series. I have one of the original year 2000 RG570's and I love it. I want to see how the new ones compare.
Usually when an Ibanez has quality issues it's to do with the frets this is the first one I have heard of with a messed up Trem style Bridge or at least one that couldn't be fixed because they didn't include the proper tools.
That being said I prefer fixed bridges myself and I have an Indonesian built Ibanez that has no issues.
I feel like your frustration toward Ibanez is very well justified, but I think you should give them a chance to redeem themselves. It's one guitar from an entire company, I'm sure there's at least one guitar for you.
Also, I'm personally not the biggest Ibanez guy myself, but I have an old RG220B from '99 that I love. After doing a little bit of work to it (new paint job, new pickups, proper setup, etc), it's a great guitar
Yeah I plan to with the AZ series eventually. I picked one up at NAMM, played a few licks on it. I still don't get the hype so I think I need to take a closer look at one haha
I had a similar problem with my m80m, the low f was not qute a low f, and had already been tuned as far as it would go, so the lock needed unlocking etc, just to tune it up.
I'm a huge Periphery fan but I can't afford the guitar. I'm really looking at the RG7320EX or one of the RGA742 and just change out the pickups and some of the hardware. I have tried a Prestige series at GC but I just can't afford one with the specs I want.
I think people who call the AZ a Pacifica clone are either clueless or don't understand this guitar
It more resembles Suhr and Tom Anderson superstrats
Yeah I'm both lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Every guitar you mentioned from the AZ to the Pacifica to the Suhr and Tom Anderson is a strat copy of some sort. It's splitting hairs to call them something else.
Douglas Bell I didn't say it's not a strat, but I wonder to myself why everyone compares the AZ to the Pacifica
Because Yamaha and Ibanez are both Japanese. It's an easier leap to make. Keep in mine, Agufish doesn't bother with Ibanez because their specs don't suit him. He only did this review to appease his fans.
Douglas Bell but it's pointless to compare a beginner level instrument (the Pacifica) to mid end and professional level instruments (the Ibanez AZ series)
For some obscure reason I find ibanez mid priced guitars that are around the £300 mark are really good like the RGA42FM. I got that and it's made in Indonesia I think or Korea and i haven't had to do anything to it. I slapped on some 11-50 guage strings on,tuned to drop C and its been my main recording and live guitar ever since.
I don't the the Jake Bowen Sig should be that expensive, I can't see the justification behind it besides it having someone's name on it. I'd only pay 800 for that at the absolute max.
Magnus Kiemer Magnus Kiemer I watched your demo of the RGA42FM, and I have to admit, the pickups sound very good, and have that chuggy metal tone that I like a lot, which is surprising for in-house pickups.
I agree the intro song is awesome, and the guitar sounds really nice. Sad you seem to have gotten a lemon. I think this is one of the best looking ibanez. I have had many basses from them and all were pretty nice instruments.
I am thinking to get some dimarzios titans....