Unpopular opinions on gear

[STRHelvete]

The Halberd and Iceman are the only things Ibanez makes that are worth anything. Literally everything else on the entire roster can be thrown into a burning woodchipper

 

[drb]

The (IMO) coolest Superstrats that Ibanez had are either long discontinued (The original Power shape... No, not the Skolnick one with the huge erection) or they don't do shit with it except budget guitars (The SA). And with the SA they didn't use an ungodly thin neck profile.

I actually quite like the S and SA, they have some more character to them. I hadn't looked far enough back in Ibanez' history to see the power, that's pretty cool, too!

@drb (in jest)
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Hahahaha! My bloody eyes from seeing so many, my brain from hearing/reading about them and their SuPEr ThIn neCKs constantly, and fortunately not my wrist from buying into the requirement of an uncomfortable neck to play fast - not that I can play fast, maybe I need a Wizard neck? 🤔

The Halberd and Iceman are the only things Ibanez makes that are worth anything. Literally everything else on the entire roster can be thrown into a burning woodchipper

The Iceman is a genuinely fantastic shape. God forbid Ibanez make use of it and build out an earnest line of them. Best pump out some more generic RGs, instead. 😂

 

[Emperoff]

The real issue is a lot of guitarists and musicians are “me me me”. All instruments should fit in the mix. The band should sound like a band not X number of people playing something together. All depends on the view of the band members and who calls the shots.

Yep. That's exactly what I wanted to point out. It's not just about guitarists' ego for doing leads and stuff, it's about literally stepping over everyone else to "cut through".

If thats a hot take though, damn.

If compared to those posted afterwards by STRHelvete and drb, I'm an unsullied being of light, indeed

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Yknow what
fuck it
bring back the OG Roadstar.

Bonus points if it's the Proline Roadstar.

 

[akinari]

The Roadstars and RTs I've played kicked the everloving doodoo out of every 6 string RG I've touched. 🤷‍♂️

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Everyone wants the oddballs until it's time to buy one.

 

[ThunderUnderground]

Yo guys, pipe down on the old Ibanez clout, ive not finished buying yet......

Buy modern RG's, those are the best Ibanez....

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😏

 

[Crungy]

Yo guys, pipe down on the old Ibanez clout, ive not finished buying yet......

Buy modern RG's, those are the best Ibanez....

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😏

As long as JHS doesn't make a video I think you're okay

 

[ThunderUnderground]

Its ok @Crungy , most of them have big square heels anyway 👌

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Its ok @Crungy , most of them have big square heels anyway 👌

Me playing square-heel Ibanezes (only plays caveman riffs)

 

[Seabeast2000]

Me playing square-heel Ibanezes (only plays caveman riffs)

I find myself crushing the edge of my hand against square heels, so many surgeries. Probably should just get a whammy pedal.

 

[ThunderUnderground]

I enjoy holding half of the guitar in my hand when i play beyond the 15th 🤌

 

[dreamspace]

Gibson keeps putting out inferior instruments due to tradition. And traditionalists keep playing them because, well, tradition.

Once you try a LP HP Modern, Axcess, or similar models, it's difficult to go back.

 

[TedEH]

Get a great bass tone and kick tone and everyone’s gonna think its the guitars

I took some flak a while back for suggesting that it's really the drums that carry a great mix - whether it's live or recorded - and I still believe it. Guitars supply the flavour, but drums are where the quality is at. Crap guitar tone can make an interesting mix, but crap drum sounds make a garbage mix.

 

[Jon Pearson]

While we're predictably hating on legacy brands, why does Fender get let off the hook so much vs. Gibson?

There's not a single crime Gibson gets motherfucked for that Fender hasn't done.

From tons of lawsuits, to price hikes, to years of shoddy quality, to buying up smaller brands just to run them into the ground or dissolve them, poor worker practices, near insolvency, etc.

One of my hypotheses for this is that so many guitar players get a Mexican Strat or similar cheap Fender as one of their first "real" guitars, and there's a positive association there, whereas Gibson is one of the things we all probably lusted after at some point and couldn't afford.

 

[budda]

Gibson keeps putting out inferior instruments due to tradition. And traditionalists keep playing them because, well, tradition.

Once you try a LP HP Modern, Axcess, or similar models, it's difficult to go back.

If I wanted a different heel and slight tummy cut I’d grab a prs 594. Which I did, and sold for les pauls .

 

[youngthrasher9]

While we're predictably hating on legacy brands, why does Fender get let off the hook so much vs. Gibson?

There's not a single crime Gibson gets motherfucked for that Fender hasn't done.

From tons of lawsuits, to price hikes, to years of shoddy quality, to buying up smaller brands just to run them into the ground or dissolve them, poor worker practices, near insolvency, etc.

For me, one of the reasons fender gets a pass is that they did actually run Jackson, Charvel, and EVH well.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

For me, one of the reasons fender gets a pass is that they did actually run Jackson, Charvel, and EVH well.

Jackson and Charvel need some mighty big asterisks, as the first decade or two of ownership was pretty bad, objectively. It's only fairly recently they put any money into them.

EVH is a different story too, as it's run much like Gretsch, where it's more of a licensing deal than direct ownership.

Sunn, SWR, and the suite of Kaman brand didn't fair nearly as well under Fender control.

 

[Crungy]

I was bummed about SWR going away. They made some great stuff... It would have been interesting seeing them develop more into the lightweight class D amp market.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

I was bummed about SWR going away. They made some great stuff... It would have been interesting seeing them develop more into the lightweight class D amp market.

SWR was fucking everywhere in the early 00's. Killer, fully featured, loud as fuck, affordable amps in tons of configurations.

It's probably the only thing I can't forgive Fender for.

Supposedly a lot of their designs, like Sunn, made their way into Fender gear.