Monday, August 18, 2014

Uppercuts (so that's what they are called)

So that's what these Ibanez guitars are called. Nothing really new here, all have been featured at the manufacturer's webpage but not specifically categorized.

Top to bottom: RGD7 (26.5"), ARZ6 (25.1") & FR6 (25.5"). All satin finished, all featuring Bare Knuckle pickups. What's so special about these guitars? Nothing, just the fact that they represent Ibanez's collaboration with Bare Knuckles. The name is a little misleading- 'Uppercut' might suggest an upper tier offering, a cut above the rest so to speak but that's a negative. They way I see it, you want to uppercut your Prestige model? Can do- just have Bare Knuckles in them, which I'm not about to do to mine. The BK pickups are revered in some tone circles but these don't call out to me in terms of tone.

2 comments:

Ijau D. Koceng said...

make an "uppercut" with your "bare knuckle" fist and shout "shoryuken!"

DeadEye said...

agreed. the only main difference is the Ebony fingerboard. it's just a prestige with a different specs