General Music Chat

ice cream - Graeter's coconut chip
electric - American stratacaster/Tele / Gretch hollowbody
bass - Ibanez SR800 Sound Gear w/active pu's
acoustic - Gibson Hummingbird / every Yamaha I ever laid hands on

Ibanez Prestige S-Series for versatility and tone.

Santos, from what I understand, you know a lot about Ibanez guitars. So this one is the sh*t huh? I'll be looking to get a new Ibanez in the future. It's what I have in mind for my next big guitar purchase.

Can you get this model without the middle pickup?

Santos, from what I understand, you know a lot about Ibanez guitars. So this one is the sh*t huh? I'll be looking to get a new Ibanez in the future. It's what I have in mind for my next big guitar purchase.

Can you get this model without the middle pickup?

Hello Shredd6, yeah at the moment, my preference are Ibanez guitars. I am involved in projects that include many different styles of playing and I find this guitar to accommodate that. This particular guitar model (Ibanez S-Series) is made with a Mahogany body. I think ColorsFade has mentioned that his main axe is an Ibanez RG with a Mohagany body. He and I like the tone from this wood because it projects a rounder, warmer sound with great presence that allows you to cut through the mix on stage and in the studio. Also, another feature that Ibanez guitars are famous for is the neck for fast access. The neck is thinner than a strat and much more than a Les Paul. The Axis Humbucker PuPs come standard with a single coil in the middle (Some come without the single in the middle). The Combination of the wood tone, electronics and playability of the Ibanez S-Series makes it a studio favorite. You can get Strat-Like punchy tone from the neck configuration, A twangy-Tele single coil on the mid, and a lush, round LP-like attack on the Bridge. The base model is called the Ibanez S420 which lists for $450 and the Prestige Hand Crafted are $1,399 (pictured above). If you happen to find this at the local music store, it's surely a blast to try out.

Without mid PuPs:

My 1989 Gibson 1960 Reissue Classic!

It just feels better than any other guitar Ive ever had. Its got the right bite with the stock pickups. Its heavy so I dont have to worry about dropping it.

Thats a SWEET guitar JW!
As far as Ibenez I had an played on them exclusively thru the 80's and 90's I had a Blazer the Roadstar II and an Artist series they are great guitars but when it comes to that new fast neck they have come out with that thing is TOO easy to play! I was afraid to get one when I was in the market for a new guitar. I was afraid I would get spoiled on that thing and not be able to play on a regular neck. Those necks are FAST and thin! That is what makes them so fast.
I was reading the interview with Jeff Beck in GP mag. and he was talking about how he won't eat for days before he plays a big show. It sounds like suffering makes him feel closer to music. Being a diabetic me thinks I would pass out on stage if I tried that LOL! FOOD makes me feel closer to my music but then again I am not even close to being in the same league as the MAESTRO!

Over the weekend I got my LP Studio up and running again. I haven't had it wired up since the "Burn" days. In fact, this was the guitar I used in that recording. After that I was swapping pickups all over the place. I took these and put them in a Vintage Skylark Matsumoku guitar. This weekend I put them back in the LP.

WOW!! I forgot how good these things were. Going from Strats, it will take a little getting used to, but the guitar is still in great shape! Can't wait till the next recording session.



Les Paul Studio with Burstbucker 2 in the neck and Burstbucker 3 in the bridge (Fender Tele knobs). Sounds AWESOME!!

Shredd, that Les Paul looks like it plays awesome.

The best guitar I've ever played was the guitar I taught myself to play on, my dad's 1962 Gibson semi-hollowbody(ES-???). Pops claims it's made out of cherrywood. The neck feels great, the pickups make anything possible, and the Bigsby bridge is awesome. He won't even let me borrow it to play at home anymore dammit.

As far as guitars I own, I'd have to go with my 2005 1962 re-issue limited edition natural burst SG.

Following behind is a Warwick Streamer bass a friend gave me. It's like putty...smoove as butta.

JW,

I have one that looks exactly like that, finish and all. Mine is a 60's Paul that I traded another guitar for around 65. It still looks like new but the fingerboard dips slightly towards the top at about the 12th fret.

Gibson wasn't doing such a great job back then. I'm sure yours plays a bit better, although this one plays like a dream up to the 12th. I think the Gibson quality was a bit loose at the time.

I also have the walnut Les Paul Custom from that era. The three pickup SG body style that was called the Les Paul Custom when it first hit the market.

JW,

I have one that looks exactly like that, finish and all. Mine is a 60's Paul that I traded another guitar for around 65. It still looks like new but the fingerboard dips slightly towards the top at about the 12th fret.

Gibson wasn't doing such a great job back then. I'm sure yours plays a bit better, although this one plays like a dream up to the 12th. I think the Gibson quality was a bit loose at the time.

I also have the walnut Les Paul Custom from that era. The three pickup SG body style that was called the Les Paul Custom when it first hit the market.

Wow, early 60s? Some of the earlier 60s Les Paul's go anywhere from $8000 and on into the &25.000 to $35.000 range, Ive heard where some have sold for up to $450.000.

ok i'll bite, but sorry, but I'm breakin this one out into categories:


1) Ease of play: this goes to the small-body (yamaha?)electric my brother got off EXTREME's guitarist(Nuno Bettencourt - before they were rich & famous)
The action was so low & precise, you could like, THINK of a lead & it would play it.

2) Tone: man I gotta hand it to my now sold 1989 Ibanez RG-550.
That thing & I covered all manner of ground tone-wise.

3) Acoustic: I have owned 4 Larrivee's, and the L-10 I sold(foolishly) was killer in terms of body.

4) Looks: well..I gotta give that one to the(traded) 1967 Gibson ES335-TD
that my brother now owns.
I mean, mint condition...Tobacco burst...trapeze bridge intact...oh man....

Funny you should mention looks, Rich.

For me, the ultimate electric guitar shape is the Gibson SG, for some reason. Perhaps it's cuz it looks like a Middle Ages axe to me...

ok i'll bite, but sorry, but I'm breakin this one out into categories:


1) Ease of play: this goes to the small-body (yamaha?)electric my brother got off EXTREME's guitarist(Nuno Bettencourt - before they were rich & famous)
The action was so low & precise, you could like, THINK of a lead & it would play it.

2) Tone: man I gotta hand it to my now sold 1989 Ibanez RG-550.
That thing & I covered all manner of ground tone-wise.

3) Acoustic: I have owned 4 Larrivee's, and the L-10 I sold(foolishly) was killer in terms of body.

4) Looks: well..I gotta give that one to the(traded) 1967 Gibson ES335-TD
that my brother now owns.
I mean, mint condition...Tobacco burst...trapeze bridge intact...oh man....

Celtic, how much round abouts did you get for the RG550?

I have one in road cone orange as well and want to sell it.

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I have one in road cone orange as well and want to sell it.

heh, funny you mention that, that's what I'm currently playing: a 1987 cone orange machine: though the pickups were dorked with, and sadly, it does NOT sound like my 89' used to.

I traded my 89' toward a mex strat actually, some years ago, but I can tell you that TOTALLY depending on condition, the traffic cone orange ones can range from a couple hundred bucks to several hundred , for the right person.

They're rapidly attaining collectible status.

I borrowed the holy grail model Ibanez from my brother for while & that was kinda fun: the venerable FP77