Back in its heyday, Ibanez was known as a clone manufacturer; whatever the big two had in their catalogs, Ibanez would offer an interpretation at a fraction of the cost. The Destroyer here is a mutant of a certain Gibson, the initial design was legally taken to task so this version perpetuated the manufacturer's knack for following others. However, we know how the Destroyer played its part in history (Van Halen/ Def Leppard, among others) so to date, there is still a Destroyer lurking somewhere in the Ibanez catalogs (they disappeared entirely along the way, but come backs happened every now & then). To date, the DT425GB is the perpetuating Ibanez to note.
For discussion's sake, here's how Phil Collen's Ibanez Destroyer looks like. These still go for a good price at evil bay.
pic: jackson.com
In a recent resurgence, Phil Collen collaborated with Jackson for this X-stroyer model. Hmm...
I'm glad I got mine when it was on clearance :-) (DTT700)
2 comments:
well-balanced but heavy guitar...
Absolutely right, bro.
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