this is why I take pride in my skills as a craftsman, I have criteria that others may not. What I worry about is guitars that are made out of stacks of laminated wood (like plywood but not like masonite like Dan Electro). Two years ago I put EMGs in a Mephis guitar for my friend's kid and this was one such guitar.Uncle E wrote:There's a pretty massive gap between the levels of Ibanez's. My two Prestige models are solid - they feel like bolt-on neck PRS's - whereas my RG420 feels pretty cheezy, despite being made in Japan. That said, my favorite Ibanez is my '92 RG550, the build quality is nearly on the Prestige level yet it's not so precious that I have to treat it with kid gloves. That guitar with a Dimarzio Norton in the bridge is the closest I've gotten to EVH's tone.hibidy wrote:I turned into a spoiled rotten little boy and must have teh ibanez prestige!
I can tell by the litlle details and how it feels whether or not the model itself will be good for me or not, whether or not I can make it as fine as it need. I can set up a neck, I can do anything electronic to a guitar and I can mod things with ease.
I did do luthier work at one store (I did it on the side most of the time
) and I can agree that osme 'ibby's' are pure garbage. The reason for this as you know Eric is that the work overseass is farmed out to the lowest bidder, Ibanez (Hoshino) takes more pride in the higher lines of guitars but the cheapy models might be made one year at the same factory as say that Mephis guitar, or a Crate guitar, Hondo, Kent, even Epiphone I believe (correct me if I'm wrong Eric)That does not mean that guitars made overseas suck, but they can vary especially from year to year.
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