Ibanez GS121

The Ibanez GS121 is a rare GIO Ibanez. It is perhaps the only GIO S model made with a fixed bridge. Ibanez didn't manufacture too many GIO S on that note & even fewer made it here. The GS121 was a 2013 production & it wasn't brought in to the stores here. Nothing fancy with the details, this is indeed an entry level Ibanez.

To be continued...

Edwards' B-Single

Still on everything single pickup - the new Edwards E-Horizon_ET/Baritone. As the name implies, it's a baritone (27") & it's simply attractive. I'm not into the Evertune bridge so that's a deal breaker for me. There's this thing about single pickup guitars that are so... attractive. This one has a blank fretboard; absolutely my thing.

Pic: ESP Japan

Jackson 2025 (2): Singles

A trio of single pickup guitars from the Jackson camp this 2025. L-R: Dinky Pro Plus Pure Metal Limited Edition Kelly KE1A / DK1A / Pro Plus Pure Metal Limited Edition Soloist SL1A. Not an easy appeal when it comes to single pickup guitars but there will be fans (especially when the price is right). Wish there was a fixed bridge offering...

Pics: Jackson

Ibanez 2025 @ Swee Lee

The new (2025) Ibanez models are starting to make their way to Swee Lee. The delicious RG460 are available for a sub-$700 price tag. I'm not a big fan of the bridge but I love those pickup configuration & the colours.

The much anticipated AZ Standards are also available for $799. Need to try these in person & decide if these are really a step above the AZES.

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Re-string: Takamine D50C

Yes, I still do guitar re-string especially for residents of Choa Chu Kang. The Takamine D50C you see above belongs to Ms Maura who is not a CCK resident but lives in Bukit Panjang, very near to my former workplace. I don't mind making a trip down to a familiar neighbourhood especially for folks who come across my services through a Google look up. In addition to a re-string, a fretboard clean up & re-conditioning was done. Two of the tuners were loose & that's nothing a screw driver could not fix. If you need a re-string but do not wish to head to the stores to get it done, let me know if I could be of help.

Rockman returns

I'm kinda excited to try this out when it's made available here. No biggie actually, it's just a re-interpretation of the Rockman unit.

For those of us who didn't grow up in the '80s, Rockman is a headphone amp unit as depicted above. Some players really liked the tone of this device when plugged into an amp. So in the spirit of this rather minimalist approach to guitar processing, MXR re-introduced the X100 in a pedal format so plugging one into an amp is inevitable. From the various demos available out there, it seems that the X100 has one of the better tone interpretation when it come to the overdrive-chorus pairing.

Pics: MXR / eBay