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Nameless

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Re: Is it just me, or is anyone else gasing for this Ibanez?
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2008, 01:47:31 AM »
I don't have Ibanez GAS.. but I do have an RG prestige.. which might be something to do with it..


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Re: Is it just me, or is anyone else gasing for this Ibanez?
« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2008, 05:33:10 AM »
great for the price, don't get me wrong... but...

single pickup? basswood body? rosewood fingerboard? not a fan =/
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Re: Is it just me, or is anyone else gasing for this Ibanez?
« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2008, 10:31:18 AM »
I had a RG made in Japan. It just was not for me. You should try it thoroughly first, the neck is superflat and thin and it has huge jumbo frets. That was just not for my hand.

One pickup is also not a good idea, in fact I love the 3-pickup setup (H-S-H). It's just so much more options and the middle single coil is surprisingly fun IMO.
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Re: Is it just me, or is anyone else gasing for this Ibanez?
« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2008, 02:12:47 PM »
I had a RG made in Japan. It just was not for me. You should try it thoroughly first, the neck is superflat and thin and it has huge jumbo frets. That was just not for my hand.

One pickup is also not a good idea, in fact I love the 3-pickup setup (H-S-H). It's just so much more options and the middle single coil is surprisingly fun IMO.

Haha, i already have an Ibanez RG though that is made in Japan (i think this 1 pickup one is a korean one) it's got HSH and i love the feel of it, that's why i was thinking of buying this because i love the feel of an RG and i can get a lot of great sounds from it.

If i did get this 1 pickup RG i would probably fit a coil tap to the pickup so i could get some better cleans and more sounds. But tbh i think you're missing the point, you don't buy a 1 pickup guitar if you want loads of sounds, there's a reason why it's 1 pickup, so you can do some straight out rockin :P
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Re: Is it just me, or is anyone else gasing for this Ibanez?
« Reply #20 on: August 26, 2008, 02:41:20 PM »
You can't tap it, you'd need to change the pickup. I believe the only actives you can split are the EMG 89 and their new 81-TW.
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Re: Is it just me, or is anyone else gasing for this Ibanez?
« Reply #21 on: August 26, 2008, 04:19:16 PM »
Really?

Well that sucks, i'd have to BKP it then if wanted to tap it.
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Re: Is it just me, or is anyone else gasing for this Ibanez?
« Reply #22 on: August 26, 2008, 04:53:20 PM »
It's something to do with the construction. The EMGs are in fact a squashed humbucker and a single in the same housing, so you don't really tap, you switch pickups.
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Re: Is it just me, or is anyone else gasing for this Ibanez?
« Reply #23 on: August 27, 2008, 07:47:46 PM »
I'm still gasing for it, doesn't help that i've just had a birthday and have some spare cash lying around :x
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