The new Ibanez RGD Series

[johnb757]

A friend of mine just got back from NAMM and showed me the new Ibanez RGD Series. It is 26.5" scaled and tuned to D standard out of the box. Looking forward to try this monster out

http://www.ibanez.com/ElectricGuitars/model-RGD320

 

[AdamWathan]

Why can't they make one with a fixed bridge! ARGH!

EDIT: Or even in a non-horrifyingly awful color :/ When did metallic finishes become cool again? Can't they just offer black for people who don't want a sparkly silver burst strat shaped guitar? Gross. Even the Prestige models only come in one finish each, gross sparkly black and a sparkly crackly gray... Brutal...

 

[The Unavoidable]

Exactly! I love Ibanez guitars but I fucken hate that Floyd shit and they put it on EVERY DAMN GUITAR they make.

 

[006]

Ibanez just gets worse every year with the options IMO. I hardly EVER see a factory Ibanez finish that I like. Couple that with the fact that, like Adam and sooooo many others, I absolutely HATE that they put a floating trem on nearly every fucking model and that is GAY AS FUCK.

 

[Rex Rocker]

It sucks that they don't have prestige RGA's without trems anymore.

 

[slashvanyoung]

The only RG's I really love are the 80s models, respectively reissues.

 

[beyond dead]

disappointed.... If this guitar came with a fixed bridge I would be all over it.

I love ibanez guitars, but Im also disappointed with the aforementioned problems

 

[Trevoire520]

I dunno, for hardtails there is the Iceman, Destroyer, SZ, ART, DN, FR, AR, AX, Xiphos, the majority of the RGA series, and a couple of hardtails in the RG series.

I'll agree that the metallic finishes that have come back with a vengance are pretty vomit inducing.

 

[AdamWathan]

Well this is their only baritone 6 string... I would think they would offer it in a hardtail version since they don't offer baritones in any other shape, and most baritone buyers are rhythm players primarily, and most rhythm dudes don't want a fuckin' Floyd :/

 

[beyond dead]

Well this is their only baritone 6 string... I would think they would offer it in a hardtail version since they don't offer baritones in any other shape, and most baritone buyers are rhythm players primarily, and most rhythm dudes don't want a fuckin' Floyd :/

dont they make the mike mushok baritone anymore?

I agree, who wants a baritone for lead?!?!?! what a fail!

I wish they would cut down their product list, and just focus on the designs that make sense, rather than taking chances with all these new axes every year. they only make things for a year or two, then they switch it up....

fuck they need to focus on classic designs that are venerable workhorses.

 

[slashvanyoung]

Mushok has been with PRS for quite a while now.

Well, the RGs have always been more of a lead players guitar and those are no exception. They just seem like a compromise for live playing: baritone scale to have proper intonation for the riffs, trem to still be able to use that one.

Even if these had a fixed bridge, they still wouldn't be my nr. one choice for rhythms, because it's still a basswood-stick RG.

 

[Metaltastic]

It sucks that they don't have prestige RGA's without trems anymore.

Holy shit, you're right! And I like the new sculpting they have on the lower cutaway, but I could've done without it on the upper At least they're still mahogany! (both regular and Prestige)

And quite honestly, I think this finish looks pretty sweet (reminds me of the equally controversial Caparison finishes), but I don't like how thin the lower horn looks, and that forearm cut is a bit too extreme IMO

 

[Executioner213]

Unfortunately, I feel the need to once again bring up that they are made in the same factory as these:

 

[Trevoire520]

Ah it's a baritone. I agree it would deffo make more sense to do that in a hardtail version.

 

[ThatGuitarGuy]

Unfortunately, I feel the need to once again bring up that they are made in the same factory as these:

Whoa! Not surprised though. I think their fit and finish blows. Their paint chips off so easily and their hardware ain't to great.

I'm going Ernie Ball JPMM from now on...

 

[Josh Burgess]

Unfortunately, I feel the need to once again bring up that they are made in the same factory as these:

Are you sure about that? The RGDs are prestiges and made in Japan. I thought most Cort guitars were made in Korean factories?

 

[iHate]

RG1077XL was a 27" but discontinued real quick.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Why can't they make one with a fixed bridge! ARGH!

EDIT: Or even in a non-horrifyingly awful color :/ When did metallic finishes become cool again? Can't they just offer black for people who don't want a sparkly silver burst strat shaped guitar? Gross. Even the Prestige models only come in one finish each, gross sparkly black and a sparkly crackly gray... Brutal...

I back this post 100%. I fucking LOATH floyds, not a huge fan of wilkinsons either but would take one of those any day over a floyd.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

dont they make the mike mushok baritone anymore?

Discontinued. Pretty stupid on their part IMO. They should have made a generic version of that guitar. It's fucking ACE. Everything I like about a guitar.

Good balance
Good bridge
Neck through
Natural finish
Right scale
Good machine heads

Why is it so hard to get that formula correct?

 

[16S]

I fuckin love trems! Hard tails are just....boring