Ibanez's RGT6EXFX is avaialble here (finally) but a little late because it made its presence felt much earlier everywhere else... but here. I had plans to buy this guitar actually but the enthusiasm to see this acquisition met had been quelled by... abviously, the lack of funds (in the mean time). The asking price of $1.7K for such a simple guitar is a little excessive but after playing it in person, I have to say it's a good guitar, enough to make me feel different upon handling it.
Besides the EMG 85s you see in there, the RGT has a neck-through construction (The 'T' in RGT stands for 'through neck'...). The all access neck means one requires no struggling to reach the upper frets, this is a psychological plus point considering the Wizard II neck profile on offer here isn't quite inviting if you are an Ibanez purist & the lacquer overcoat makes it feel fatter than it should be. The active humbuckers play an important part in making the tone incredible (if you worship at the altar of intense distortion, of course...). These factors coupled to make the RGT6 a solid performer. The RGT6 has another incarnation, the dual-action whammy bridge version but I feel this fixed bridge version is more worthy- simple, effective & to the point. Remember this: Sometimes, the good things in life are simple.Ibanez RGT6EXFX
Availability: Swee Lee Co
List: $1,700
PS: Princess, maybe you can bestow some of your wealth on me to acquire this guitar... em, princess... are you there at all? Hmmm...
4 comments:
Do u really think princess in fairytales do exist? Haha.. :p
no... there are princesses in the Malaysian royal family, among others. they are definitely real... he he
i guess RGR321EX/RG321MH was sufficient for bedroom player like me (in terms of playability and pocket size), but of course any RG fans will drool over neck-through
to me neck-through is hype, it's perceived to be superior in so many ways. in terms of upper fret accessibility, the set neck is on par. construction-wise, the NT construction manifests superior sustain & resonance but today we have a palette of effects unit to accentuate these factors should they be lacking :-)
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