We've seen the Ibanez RG350M before. Nothing special, just a regular RG (there's a cult following elsewhere, mind you...) but the finish is all the attraction. Anyway, a fresh batch of these guitars just arrived at Standard Value & Mike did a splendid set up for one of them (a great set up is Mike's thing, by the way...) so that I could spend some time testing it out but I've tried the RG350M & its other manifestations countless times. Mike insisted this one's different so I gave it a shred attack; true enough, the current consignment of RG350Ms feature a much slimmer neck, it's not even a 'D' profile typical of the Wizard II spec in today's catalogue. What you get is a very rounded feel, very 'C' & shallow, close to yesterday's fabled Super Wizard make. I'm wondering if there's a mistake of sorts here, a mis-match over at the factory but the slimmer, Prestige Japanese necks aren't shipped to Indonesia, yes? Maybe the manufacturer intended it to be this way which is definitely good news to ardent fans.
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oh my. new super wizard-like wizard IIs? this is gonna be great!
hehehe... after raya bro :)
Hmmmm curious though, can the same by said about the rest of the RG350 series?
this difference is notable with the fresh batch of RG350Ms. the situation can only be confirmed if the same batch of guitars from other sources manifest similar specs, namely stocks from BGW & Swee Lee. the previous RG350M, even the black finish version, still sport the rather chunky Wizard II neck.
yup, mine will be black one from swee lee's new batches, but still sports standard wizard II neck
did i say will be?
i'm dropping by swee lee to check out the new batches, regardless of the body finish, just to confirm the situation :-)
The piece that you auditioned have the same maple grains on its fretboard bro?
Fitch
unfortunately no... the pic here is an exceptional example :-)
Sigh...exceptional indeed :)
Fitch
Sub, firstly i want to say that i've just learned of your blog recently and for 4 days straight i've been reading your entries (almost finish them all). I'm your new fan.
Anyway, how's the tone & feel on the rg350m? It's in my wishlist for a shred guitar as i only own a tele for now.
Thanks!
wow... thanks man! the RG350, as mentioned before, has a cult following namely due to its splendid performance tone-wise, some deem it as good as a Prestige model. now that the current neck profile is 'revised' it's a good performer all round & the asking price is very reasonable.
yes, i noticed that in the current batch or rgr 465m over here in malaysia too.. the necks are pretty strange, not quite a rg or a s...
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