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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: andi.j on September 17, 2010, 02:33:19 PM

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Post by: andi.j on September 17, 2010, 02:33:19 PM
http://www.ibanez.com/ElectricGuitars/model-S770PB (http://www.ibanez.com/ElectricGuitars/model-S770PB)

this was a bit of effort to get hold of... after spending a miserable day at work i had an email from andertons, tempting me to buy an epi ZW camo (i must've been depressed that day!).  Anyway, i think i owned the zakk for all of a day before i saw the error of my ways and went back for an exchange!

loving the neck on this :D

(http://resources.ibanez.com/resourceservicehost/images/Ibanez/web/eg/products/test/S770PBNTF.gif)
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Post by: asianaxeman on September 17, 2010, 03:11:05 PM
always loved the finish on those models...nice
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Post by: blue on September 17, 2010, 03:14:02 PM
very pretty :)

congratulations, and health to play
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Post by: Matt77 on September 17, 2010, 03:15:21 PM
I love the old Sabre models and the ones like this that have since evolved from them.
I miss the one in my avatar pic; would consider getting a new one if I could justify the outlay
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Post by: dave_mc on September 17, 2010, 04:37:55 PM
nice! :D
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Post by: Lew on September 17, 2010, 07:06:08 PM
sweeet those ZR trems look reallly good
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Post by: FernandoDuarte on September 17, 2010, 11:05:56 PM
Ohhh, I think this guitar is sweet! :D
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Post by: roland_rat on September 19, 2010, 09:38:27 PM
very nice enjoy :D
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Post by: MDV on September 19, 2010, 09:47:15 PM
I like!

HNGD!
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Post by: 38thBeatle on September 20, 2010, 06:57:23 AM
Congrats from me too- that looks great.
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Post by: sgmypod on September 20, 2010, 03:31:24 PM
is that the spalted maple one...nice
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Post by: MrBump on September 20, 2010, 04:07:00 PM
Yeah, I like that.

I think I've said it before, but Ibanez really do seem to make "universal" guitars - guitars you can imagine being suited to any genre...

Hmmmm... I wonder...
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Post by: phlip on September 20, 2010, 04:52:17 PM
Congratulations on the Lovely guitar I've got this version

(http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/ibanez/images/thumb/5/58/S770FM_ATF.jpg/800px-S770FM_ATF.jpg)

Only difference is the top. Bloody great playing and sounding guitar acousticaly. I did find the bridge pick-up awful and muddy but a Miracle Man solved that issue. Middle and neck pickups are great though. The ZR- Trem wonderful once set-up correctly and it doesn't dive when doing doublestop bends.
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Post by: Philly Q on September 20, 2010, 09:34:51 PM
I'm not a superstrat fan but these Ibanez models appeal more than most, nice design!  And I think the ZR trem looks interesting as a Floyd alternative.
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Post by: Transcend on September 21, 2010, 06:20:11 PM
There has always been one thing that has put me off the S models.

And thats the pointless little cr@ppy bit of plastic around the selector switch it just isnt needed.

I however love how the gutiars play and sound.

I have however spotted some newer models that dont have the bit of plastic so i may look into one for the future.

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Post by: lyonk55 on September 21, 2010, 06:50:09 PM
There has always been one thing that has put me off the S models.

And thats the pointless little cr@ppy bit of plastic around the selector switch it just isnt needed.

I however love how the gutiars play and sound.

I have however spotted some newer models that dont have the bit of plastic so i may look into one for the future.



Exactly - they look much classier than the RGs...then they throw on the bit of plastic. :evil:

Other than that, glorious looking guitar TS.
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Post by: Philly Q on September 21, 2010, 06:53:19 PM
And thats the pointless little cr@ppy bit of plastic around the selector switch it just isnt needed.

I always assumed that's there because the body's so thin at the edge it isn't deep enough for the 5-way switch to sit all the way under the top?

They've always had the plastic cover AFAIK, even on the old Saber and Frank Gambale models 20 years ago.

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Post by: Transcend on September 21, 2010, 07:07:10 PM
Interesting Philly, I am have seen newer models in stores that dont have them and the screws just sit nicely in the body maybe theyve made the route a bit shallower to compensate.
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Post by: Philly Q on September 21, 2010, 09:35:35 PM
Well, you know Ibanez is hardly my specialist subject, I could most certainly be wrong!  :lol:

But I have a couple of '80s catalogues with the early RG, Radius (JS-style), Power and Saber models.  They made a big thing about the thinness of the Saber/S body, and it's the only one with that black plastic bit - it just looks like it's there to raise the switch up an extra couple of mm.
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Post by: lyonk55 on September 21, 2010, 10:18:52 PM
And thats the pointless little cr@ppy bit of plastic around the selector switch it just isnt needed.

I always assumed that's there because the body's so thin at the edge it isn't deep enough for the 5-way switch to sit all the way under the top?

They've always had the plastic cover AFAIK, even on the old Saber and Frank Gambale models 20 years ago.



I suppose that makes sense actually. I didn't really consider that. Still is a nasty blemish on an otherwise great looking guitar though, even if it is practical.
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Post by: ShredHeadJHJ on September 26, 2010, 05:13:19 AM
Great move dumping off the Zakk Epi... Those things suck! Nice Ibby man. :D
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Post by: Transcend on September 26, 2010, 09:14:59 AM
Oh yeah also when i was trying new guitars yesterday i did notice that the new S series dont have the bit of plastic but its only some of the £600+ prestige ones
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Post by: Philly Q on September 26, 2010, 02:22:24 PM
Oh yeah also when i was trying new guitars yesterday i did notice that the new S series dont have the bit of plastic but its only some of the £600+ prestige ones

Maybe they designed a new switch which fits the thin body?  Aaaah, I dunno!  :lol:
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Post by: Transcend on September 26, 2010, 02:23:41 PM
Maybe, you never know the new zero edge trems that they have on them are very interesting too, i dont quite get how they work you can drop tune it without everything going out of tune.