[Stitch]

This isn't about practicality. It's about a kickass guitar we need to make sure Ibanez don't cock up on producing.

[HighGain510]

Originally Posted by John_Strychnine

it also has to have a 27" sclae otherwise im no interested

Keep in mind they want to make a production instrument that a lot of people would buy and it seems that more often than not that Ibanez will go with a standard scale and non-extended range.

Originally Posted by John_Strychnine

But practibility = The lose.

Is that even a word?

[John_Strychnine]

Originally Posted by Stitch

This isn't about practicality. It's about a kickass guitar we need to make sure Ibanez don't cock up on producing.

Sorry but ibanez have already done that by not making the edge trem block as a spare

Originally Posted by HighGain510

Keep in mind they want to make a production instrument that a lot of people would buy and it seems that more often than not that Ibanez will go with a standard scale and non-extended range.




Is that even a word?

Lets hope that one day i'll have access to LACS

I think it's a word EDIT: It's practicality. I think
God i need more Coffee.

[Apophis]

RGA7 would be nice, but now I doubt they will make those

[Rick]

Buz's guitar with a reverse headstock.

[sakeido]

I'm going to post in there. The only specs I really, really, really want are the Edge FX bridge, passive pickups, and a mahogany body.

[Justin Bailey]

look the best option here would be to keep it simple and cheap, keep it clean. Just like the natural RGA, maybe with a tuneomatic with string through or just the same bridge as the other rga's, three way toggle or five way switch, two humbuckers... simple, because once we start adding things like trems, and reverse headstocks the number of people that would actually buy this thing becomes less and less. And please no trem, we have enough sevens with trems, and the fact it, it's easier to route for a trem on a fixed bridge guitar than it is to fill holes and not be able to have a nice natural finish anymore. If you want a trem that badly, you can route it out, if you want a see through purple finish with a graphic of tony danza then you can paint it... I just get kind of sick of these threads ending up being about what individual people's custom dream guitars would be and not about what a production model could, and should be... which is why we have a seven string xiphos in a chameleon finish.

/rant

[Decipher]

Originally Posted by sakeido

I'm going to post in there. The only specs I really, really, really want are the Edge FX bridge, passive pickups, and a mahogany body.

That's exactly what I would look for too!

[yevetz]

Prestige (MADE IN JAPAN)
Bolt on neck
Maple/Bubinga
Wizard prifile
24 frets
EBONY FRETBOARD!!!!!!
Mahagony with maple top body
trem (lo pro) with PIEZO!!!!!!!!!
Passive pups

Any finish

[HighGain510]

Originally Posted by Justin Bailey

/rant (shortened version)

One thing you have to think about is that a lot of Ibanez 7 guys LIKE the tremolo. If you REALLLLLLLY hate trems that much, there's a $45 solution called a Tremol-No. *BAM* Throw one of those in there, set it to hardtail mode and you have yourself a fixed bridge without any issues involving a trem unit dude. Simple solution and it keeps both groups happy (other than you having to spend a little bit more on the guitar for the trem).

My vote would be go maple top with faux maple binding (quilted or flamed, doesn't really matter too much if one makes it cheaper), mahoghany body, ebony fretboard, passive dimarzio whatevers (no need to go all specific since 75%+ of the buyers will end up swapping them anyways ), trem system of some sort and a matching reversed headstock. Like I said previously, go for the Broderick model in more than one color (minus the BKPs of course ) and I think they'll have a winner. Broderick's color (charcoal?), red and vintage violin would be my guesses at the best way to please just about everyone.