In hope

 

 

The Ibanez RGR465M is now officially listed in the region's (SEA) site as a limited edition model, hopefully it's an indicator of  appearance at the local dealers'...

No...

Was in KL (Malaysia), dropping by Bentley Music was inevitable...

I would normally not visit this music store (no disrespect to Bentley Music whatsoever, the sales people there are some of the most courteous I've come across- salute!!) because I get good deals back home and the hassle of bringing home an instrument which would entail too may probes at the customs; I'm not that patient dealing with uniformed personnel (Yes, you people are doing your job but sometimes you are too judgmental & dismissive...). An avid follower of this blog, brother Ijau D. Koceng, tipped me off to the availability of this guitar. The list price was RM2,190. After a few minutes of noodling & proving familiarity with an Ibanez guitar as well as a Marshall amp, I asked for some discount considerations. The salesperson calculated his provisions accordingly & offered me the best he could endeavour: RM2,050. Elementary math would tell us it's not even a 10% discount... dum dee dum dee dum... *sigh*

The RGR465M is the current RG350M in another manifestation. In terms of feel, they are definitely on par but there are more likable tones from the former as the default pickups are DiMarzios- the Air Norton sounds above average in there but the Deactivator is simply menacing so all you distortion mongers be informed. 

I didn't buy it. Yes, I was hopeful the RGR565 would somehow be reincarnated & now that its closest manifestation, the RGR465 is here to appease me (maybe), I should just shut up & buy one. But I didn't. It could have been better priced. Definitely.

Typing this entry while watching the 2010 Singapore National Day parade (not really watching actually, just hearing what's going on): Happy 45th independence to all Singaporeans...

Ibanez RGR465M *SIGH*

Remember the RG565 I mentioned previously- how I wish it was resurrected? Well apparently, selected European dealers received this regional exclusive RGR465M... *SIGH* Wish I could get my hands on this.