[eaeolian]

I highly suspect I'll be playing one this evening...

[nyck]

Originally Posted by Drew

You missed all the condesention in my tone, I guess.

Ibanez is capable of some awesome quality work - they're no longer the bang-for-buck steal they used to be (you know, when the dollar was 40% higher on the yen than it is today, thank you George W. Bush), but I don't see how anyone can pick up a properly set up UV and NOT think it's a great guitar (personal taste issues like bodywood, trems, bolt-on vs set, etc aside).

Maybe I've just gotten lucky with recent Iby's I've played or maybe I haven't played enough, but I've had no trouble with the newer ones...

To me, I see it all as internet talk. There's one fact that people have to learn about guitars. Every single one is going to be different. There are going to be many lemons, but there will also be many awesome guitars. Another important aspect is the fact that everyone has different tastes in guitars. You also can't compare guitars of two different brands.

I've had a MIJ 7620 that was a pretty bad lemon. I've had a Korean RG321MH that smoked the 7620 and a MIJ S540MOL that was a better than the rg321MH. I've now got a Indonesian RG7321 from technomancer that has had a fretjob/locking tuners and is absolutly incredible. It resonates better than any guitar I've ever had and it plays extremely well.
Of course, the stock pickups on all these guitars are absolutly horrible(7321 DEFINITELY!!), and they all need proper setups/fretjobs to be playing at YOUR specifications.


wow...this was off topic a bit :/

[technomancer]

Originally Posted by VforVendetta00

well, all u fools without a KXK can kiss my nut sack!

So umm what does all this crap have to do with the KxK special offer again?

[D-EJ915]

Originally Posted by technomancer

So umm what does all this crap have to do with the KxK special offer again?

I dunno, Mike posted about the Kiko sig, dunno where it went after that.

[eaeolian]

Originally Posted by D-EJ915

I dunno, Mike posted about the Kiko sig, dunno where it went after that.

No, I posted that I'd like KXK to make me one as a 7 (or, really, a Caparison Horus as a neckthru 7), and then everything went to pieces. See what you get for posting an ESP?

[technomancer]

Originally Posted by eaeolian

No, I posted that I'd like KXK to make me one as a 7 (or, really, a Caparison Horus as a neckthru 7), and then everything went to pieces. See what you get for posting an ESP?

Damn, it was all my fault for posting that luscious ESP pic

[D-EJ915]

ESP sure will build you anything if you ask them, that's for sure.

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by D-EJ915

ESP sure will build you anything if you ask them, that's for sure.

for an absurd price.

their custom shop stuff is killer, but dude, even you have to admit their prices are nuttier than a Snickers bar.

[D-EJ915]

Originally Posted by Jeff

for an absurd price.

their custom shop stuff is killer, but dude, even you have to admit their prices are nuttier than a Snickers bar.

they are expensive, but when you want a guitar shaped like a Peter Griffin which laughs when you pull up on the whammy bar they're the only place to go to

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by D-EJ915

they are expensive, but when you want a guitar shaped like a Peter Griffin which laughs when you pull up on the whammy bar they're the only place to go to

Well, ya got me there! I love that wood themed F series custom in their 2005 catalog. It had wood knobs, wood pickguard, etc. Very cool looking, almost a contradiction to the shape of the guitar, which is obviously metal.