Spent a good time indoors yesterday playing my RG471AH... I was unwell anyway so staying home made perfect sense. Someone commented that this is another one of my guitars which looks like my floor but no bits of my flooring were sacrificed to make this happen. That body wood there is ash but it doesn't weigh a tonne, it's also satin finished. Ibanez did something to the neck; feels like the D-profile had been rounded off to manifest a smoother, more continuous feel. It also feels slightly thinner to the touch- all this might be psychological, though.
Ibanez's INF pickups are likable if you do intense distortion 24/7, otherwise, it could do better in terms of tonal dynamics. I already have a Duncan replacement for the neck, Janet (@ Davis GMC) had ordered a Custom trembucker for me so I'm shopping for a suitable middle single coil in the mean time.
PS: Thank you Mr. Brendon @ BGW for this wonderful acquisition
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12 comments:
i love the INFs in my 350M, so i've decided not to replaced it with aftermarket pickups
hey sub rounder neck profile as in similar to fender but slimmer?
bro ijau: the INFs are definitely not a bad set just that i can do better with other pickups :-)
bro ruel: no bro, Fender has a narrower C-profile. the ibanez still sports a wider, thinner carve :-) Andy Timmon's signature Ibanez has that Fender feel- too Fendery in fact, he he...
hmmm so its more similar to the wizard IIs??
it's documented as a Wizard II neck but feels slightly thinner.
ah ic ok thanks :)
Bro, trembuckers are fspace duncan right? Does that mean your neck pickup sports an fspaced measurements? Sorry if the questions sounds stupid..
Anyway get well soon bro...
no need bro- neck regular spacing :-)
So, how does this guitar compare to RG1451 since these two guitars sport some similar designs, like the fixed bridge and the pickup configuration (despite being a Prestige RG vs normal RG, basswood vs ash, tight end vs standard gibraltar)
regardless of the tier, these guitars sound different, it's namely the body wood, the RG471AH being brighter inherently. the neck profiles also differ, the Prestige RG1451 hasa thinner profile but the RG471AH's 'tempered' Wizard II neck is addictive as well. as for playing comfort, the Gibraltar Std & Tight End bridges are player freindly to say the least with the former making its chunk felt but nothing repulsive, still very comfy :-)
Hi there, beautiful guitar. This is my dream guitar for its wooden finish and fixed bridge thru-body stringing design. I am waiting for a dot-inlay walnut version to reach Singapore then I'll pull the trigger...
Mind telling me how much you bought it for and from which dealer in Singapore?
Thanks!
Chris
hi Chris. i special ordered this thru' BGW (model not offered in this region's market), can't remember the price but it's about $600+/-
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