Thanks JD, so you mostly played Ibanez ? Did you ever sit and try out anything like these other two guitars or similiar ?
The thing with this Ibanez is 1. price $499, frankly if I was going to go that kind of money I think I'd do better to get one of the new neck thru Raven West guitars. I did read 550 reviews and they are good except for the pups which seems always common in lower end reviews. Some guys said they blocked the tremolos (pussys). I also got chills when I just discovered they are and in this case were using Basswood in guitar bodies...... I've knocked down plenty of basswoods in my day and thats nearly the fastest cutting wood there is. I did read about basswood researching tone woods though and they dont say much bad about it, somewhere between Alder, Maple and Ash for tone qualities and characteristics.... but still..... basswood? Maple fret board...eh, pickguard/lots of routering, a few things there Im unsure of.
I really want to know about this Yamaha, its little different from the Ibanez for shape and layout. Alder body, rosewood fretboard, floyd "licenced by", same pup complaints, same neck praise, far fewer reviews though. I really want a twin single setup too. I like the clean single sound, even for my picked metal parts. Price so far is a big pull, $180.
I'm just hoping whenever or whatever I buy its a bit better then my Kramer but if not, at least as good. Kramers frets are getting tired, having intonation problems between the 7th - 2nd frets on my D & G string mainly. Heavy wear around those areas.
The Jacksons not a bad price so far, nearly new condition, but bad color, unknown body wood, 22 fret, and humbucker at neck. I feel its a bit behind these other two for features and quality but might be wrong too.
I really dont like the routes I have to take to find guitars.