Ibanez RG GAS- Help me out fellas!

itsallinmyh3ad · 02-02-2008, 10:48 AM

No...but it's still an RG.

tezifon · 02-02-2008, 10:55 AM

why no second hand rg550?

GH0STrider · 02-02-2008, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tezifon

why no second hand rg550?

Thanks to the reissue 550's there has been a massive inflation on older or non-reissue 550's. I would love a second hand 550- for a reasonable price. i.e- 300-400. I refuse to give some asshole 600+ because they think because ibanez did a reissue that there guitar is worth double what it is worth. Even a beater goes for 500 now, its a fucking joke. I would gladly pay 300 for a beater 550. That would be ideal. Other than the reissues- there is no 550 worth 600 or more.

Anthony · 02-03-2008, 10:56 AM

From my experiences the Edge 3 is shit. After a couple of month's it wears out and is rendered useless. I remember retuning every 3 minutes when playing. I got fed up and swapped the bridge out for an OFR. Now it's rare for me to retune, and it was a perfect swap. For 150$, it was completely fucking worth it.

GH0STrider · 02-03-2008, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lord lemons

From my experiences the Edge 3 is shit. After a couple of month's it wears out and is rendered useless. I remember retuning every 3 minutes when playing. I got fed up and swapped the bridge out for an OFR. Now it's rare for me to retune, and it was a perfect swap. For 150$, it was completely fucking worth it.

The edge 3 and ofr are a perfect swap? Are you sure? I was under the impression that the ofr would not swap out perfectly with any ibanez trems.

ibznorange · 02-03-2008, 11:03 PM

its not
the lo-trs2 trems could be directly retrofitted with an ofr, the e3 is a bit different. i think the stud spacing is the same, but the ofr doesnt fit at one point or another along the outline

FortePenance · 02-03-2008, 11:04 PM

OFR is retrofit for the Lo-TRS tremspaces I think. I thought the Edge III routes would only be replaceable by a Edge Pro II or Edge Pro though. And I think some Gotohs too.

ibznorange · 02-03-2008, 11:36 PM

i forgot about the gotoh's. the gotoh floyds retro in too

GH0STrider · 02-04-2008, 12:27 AM

eh... fuck it. If I'm going to buy an rg I want one that has a trem that doesn't suck. The only money I want to out into it is a pickup swap. If the guitar sucks so bad that it needs a new trem I'm not interested.

Xtremevillan · 02-04-2008, 05:57 AM

Custom Ibanez RG550 DX Deluxe Purple Neon 18v EMGs - eBay (item 260207823034 end time Feb-03-08 18:00:00 PST)

Now that I read about what you think, I had 300 dollars in my PayPal so for an 18 volt, EMG equipped LTD discontinued Ibanez 550...I think I paid alright (365)

But in all seriousness, if you have maple Ibanez gas...there's no other guitar you CAN get, aside of that MDX...wait to see if a 550 comes online for a good price and SNIPE IT!

Also, the only PGM model I liked was the blue 90th--YIKES!

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Anthony IST KRIEG! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nassau Long Island Posts: 1,676 Real Name: Anthony Main Seven: Purple Septor 727 Main ERG: I owned a 2228 for a week Rig: RGA321 > Mark IV Thanked: 22	From my experiences the Edge 3 is shit. After a couple of month's it wears out and is rendered useless. I remember retuning every 3 minutes when playing. I got fed up and swapped the bridge out for an OFR. Now it's rare for me to retune, and it was a perfect swap. For 150$, it was completely fucking worth it. I'm going to make this pencil disapper

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Xtremevillan I am a n00b! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Long Island, NY. Posts: 2,595 Real Name: Neal Main Seven: None! Rig: Triple Rec>Vader 212 Thanked: 27	Custom Ibanez RG550 DX Deluxe Purple Neon 18v EMGs - eBay (item 260207823034 end time Feb-03-08 18:00:00 PST) Now that I read about what you think, I had 300 dollars in my PayPal so for an 18 volt, EMG equipped LTD discontinued Ibanez 550...I think I paid alright (365) But in all seriousness, if you have maple Ibanez gas...there's no other guitar you CAN get, aside of that MDX...wait to see if a 550 comes online for a good price and SNIPE IT! Also, the only PGM model I liked was the blue 90th--YIKES! Last edited by Xtremevillan; 02-04-2008 at 06:01 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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itsallinmyh3ad ...Made me do it. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 692 Real Name: Carlos J. Main Seven: ESP Viper 407 Rig: ENGL Blackmore Thanked: 34	No...but it's still an RG.

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tezifon ss.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: From spain Posts: 2 Thanked: 0	why no second hand rg550?

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FortePenance twoheadsarebetter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,295 Real Name: Simon Rig: Microcube Thanked: 20	OFR is retrofit for the Lo-TRS tremspaces I think. I thought the Edge III routes would only be replaceable by a Edge Pro II or Edge Pro though. And I think some Gotohs too.

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ibznorange Chief Officer/RHLC © Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 7,466 Real Name: Max Main Seven: Ir now Sevenless :squint: Main ERG: A Dead Cat Rig: Mesa Rectoverb Combo Thanked: 46	i forgot about the gotoh's. the gotoh floyds retro in too

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GH0STrider Resident Gangsta Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dekalb Posts: 1,702 Real Name: Jack blackcock Main Seven: 2001 Ibanez RG7421XL Rig: Roland/Crate Thanked: 4	eh... fuck it. If I'm going to buy an rg I want one that has a trem that doesn't suck. The only money I want to out into it is a pickup swap. If the guitar sucks so bad that it needs a new trem I'm not interested.


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