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Ibanez RG7620
Published by Baum
03-09-2005
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Thumbs up Ibanez RG7620

Probably been done before, but I feel like sharing.
After owning my 7620 for 6 months, I can say that it is a very nice-sounding and -feeling piece of gear. Vampire Kiss finish (pinkish red), 24 frets, dot inlays, DiMarzio New7 pickups, regular neck construction, all access heel, yadda yadda. See jemsite.
Being "a Jackson-guy", I was pleasantly surprised with the Ibanez's playability and overall feel. It's pretty light and you have to be careful with it, as the finish seems to like chipping, but it's not as though you were holding some kind of toy. My action is not ridiculously low or high, but I experienced some fret buzz when I tried setting it pretty low - a Pro setup should get that sorted. Upper fret access is good on any given string. The playability is excellent, even for someone with girly-hands like me - I half expected the extra string to render playing stuff in the lower registers impossible for me, but quite the opposite. When I switched back to a 6 after playing for extended periods of time, I actually had the feeling that my 6s were missing something.
The Floyd feels rather sturdy, keeps tune nicely and has a good range in either direction, it is a bitch to tune up though. I doubt that it seriously affects the sustain of the guitar in a negative way. They really could've thought of an easier way to adjust the height of the bridge... for the life of me, I couldn't figure out that there was a little screw inside the big screw, and that the big screw was one size larger than your regular guitar allen wrench. Yeah, I'm stupid, feel free to cast stones now.
As far as tone goes, even though everyone has their own perception of what's good and what not, there's one thing you probably don't want on a 7.. a floppy sounding B string. The 7620 doesn't exactly shine here, as it is not as tight-sounding as I would have liked it, but it's not sounding bad either. Amp settings do make a slight difference here, at least to my ears. The pickups themselves are medium/high output ones and I could get some Petrucci-esque tones out of the guitar, through a 5150II even. That might just be my imagination, though.
As far as I'm concerned, for the kind of money they charged for these guitars when they were new one could have expected something better than plastic dot inlays, as well as neck/neck&headstock binding. Those are cosmetic issues, but it's not like I'm asking for an airbrush finish here - it's just a bit too much of the Plain Jane-thing going on for my tastes.
After all, I'm happy with the guitar. It looks great, even though I hate dot inlays (and plastic ones to boot...), sounds alright and most of all plays very well. After 6 months I assume I don't just like it because I spend a considerable amount of money for it (450$+shipping, including a JEM?UV?-case), but because it is a quality instrument indeed. Sorry for wasting your time&bandwidth, here's the only pic of it I could find right now to make up for it. I'll make better ones soon, I promise.


  #1  
By macalpine88 on 03-09-2005, 04:04 PM
is it just me or does that look like an rg7420 magenta crush. in anycase beautiful, mine has nick and scratches that are colored in with sharpies it will bring years of happiness.
and about the pickups, change the bitches i hate them they sound like anus, it may be just me but they just had such a dark non treble, high bass sound.
  #2  
By TheReal7 on 03-09-2005, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by macalpine88
is it just me or does that look like an rg7420 magenta crush.
I was thinking the same thing...but look close the the bridge...looks like a double edge bridge... my 7420 is a cheapo floyd bridge.
  #3  
By Baum on 03-09-2005, 04:27 PM
The trem block says "Ibanez EDGE".
The pickups are so-so, I like the sound through my 5150. I don't have the money to buy new ones right now, nor do I know which I should buy. But I guess I can ask here for suggestions.
  #4  
By Dylan7620 on 03-09-2005, 04:37 PM
great guitar if i do say so myself
  #5  
By jski7 on 03-09-2005, 09:58 PM
Great guitar ! One of my faves . Mine gave me six years of trouble-free happiness before I decided she needed an 'extreme makeover'. All of the VK you see in that pic will soon be replaced by tung-oiled mahogany sweetness (on mine , not his ).
  #6  
By Metal Ken on 03-09-2005, 11:27 PM
Its a 7620, notice the pickup mounts are triangle and the bridge is a lopro.

BTW, just so you know,the little screw inside the big screw on the trem posts, is so once you get it at the right height, you can 'lock' it in, so it is more stable. It wont oval out the holes inthe wood like some standard floyds are known to.
  #7  
By Baum on 03-10-2005, 07:38 PM
I didn't mean to doubt it's usefulness, stupid little me just didn't get it.
I like the trem. Very low profile, good range and it keeps tune very well. I find Schallers/OFRs to be a little more "responsive", though - easier to control, I don't know how to describe it exactly.
  #8  
By Drew on 03-14-2005, 02:12 PM
It's a question of what you're used to - the first time I played an edge, after a couple years on a Strat, I thought it was inmpossible to control, you couldn't touch the bar without sending the bridge into motion. Now I'm pretty comfortable on my Lo-Pro 7.

I'm wondering if that isn't a VK, though - I know there was a limited run of Red Wine 7620's done for, I believe, Guitar Center, and while I've only seen one in person, that looks a little closer to what you have. It's subtle, but VK has more of a burgundy/gold sort of vibe, while the RW is definitely cooler in color.

Have you pulled the neck? I'm not 100% sure, but I believe mine's stamped RG7-620VK in the neck pocket, and this would be an easy way to confirm.

-D
  #9  
By Dylan7620 on 03-14-2005, 04:15 PM
yea, i think the VKs look a little more pinkish in the photos.
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