New guitar for the summer!

[varkunus]

Heya there guys im a complete noob to these forums. Hope i got the right section. Anyway ill get to the point.

At the moment i own a epiphone iommi SG, which i find to be a pretty decent guitar, but i am starting to crave something with a double locking trem now, and something more versatile. So being a lefty i am pretty limited for choice. But i did find an ibanez rg1570L which seems to be a pretty decent guitar. Everyone on harmony central is saying it plays like a Jem 777 but the pups are pretty pants. So i have just emailed Tim asking about pups so forget that for this moment in time and just give me feedback on the guitar. Anyone had any experiance with this guitar? And whats the edge pro trem system like. And anyone got any other high end lefty guitars they know of? Because i also emailed legra custom guitars and with the specs i gave them its aroundd £1700 which is outa my price range. Would have to work solidly for 1 year on almost £40 a week. Which for a 15 year old is insane!. But if i got this RG and put some BKPs in i believe it would be just short of a flawless guitar. Anyway gimi some of your oppinions. Cheers!

[Crazy_Joe]

For you i would say get the Ibanez and change the pickups, nobody needs a custom at 15 years old for 2 reasons that i can think of really:

1) It is ludacris to spend that much when you're 15
2) You are at an age where you don't really know exactly what you like yet, also you can easily grow out of it at this point of your life because you will get bigger etc. and could regret it in later life when you realise you have a custom guitar with the wrong specs.

Ibanez are very versatile you can get pretty much any tone you want with some good pickups and h-s-h setup. I would definatley go try them first though because it will be a lot different to you're Epiphone.

Also i'm sure more people will chime in with a variation of left hand locking trem models, there's way more than just this Ibanez i would have thought.

[Sifu Ben]

LOL, how many guitars did you impulse buy when you were 15/16?

[Crazy_Joe]

0 at 15 and 1 when i was 16 which wasn't anywhere near 1700...

[Sifu Ben]

It seemed like more  :lol:

[FernandoDuarte]

2) You are at an age where you don't really know exactly what you like yet, also you can easily grow out of it at this point of your life because you will get bigger etc. and could regret it in later life when you realise you have a custom guitar with the wrong specs.

And they're very easy to sell, if you regret it someday (at least here in my country  :lol: )

[noodleplugerine]

If you've played Epiphones I would NEVER recommend an Ibanez to someone without doubts...

They are VERY different the guitar you are used to - Super thin necks - if you want Japanese I would aim for ESP - Much more friendly necks to those who learned with a little more chunk.

[FELINEGUITARS]

We are selling this off for £795 and it already has Bare Knuckles in (nailbombs and a Slowhand middle single coil)
I know its a non trem model , but that does allow for detuning and rock solid tuning too.
Price doesn't include a case but we can sort one out at cost if need be

[RadioElectric]

1) It is ludacris to spend that much when you're 15
2) You are at an age where you don't really know exactly what you like yet, also you can easily grow out of it at this point of your life because you will get bigger etc. and could regret it in later life when you realise you have a custom guitar with the wrong specs.

Indeed, I think I remember reading that Tom Morello had a custom guitar made for him when he was young and he hasn't stopped changing it since.

[gwEm]

just one piece of advice - make sure you get an Original Floyd Rose rather than a cheap licensed one, or it will be a throughly depressing experience.

trems are fun, it can be nice to have one in your selection.

[Mr Ed]

In my opinion, that is an obscene amount of money for a 15 year old to drop on a guitar.

[lulusg]

Varkunus....pull the trigger on that Feline guitar.....it looks very Nice!!. I'll bet it sounds awesome too...

[Mr Ed]

Yeah, out of the two - I'd sooner spend half the money and get, by all accounts, twice the guitar from what Feline owners here say.

[Woogie]

Custom all the way!! I have 2 and they are so awesome. It's nice knowing that when you pull your axe out that no one else has them. You will have a life long guitar then pretty much.

Go for the Feline if you can't afford to save up for the Legra or what have you. That feline will sound really good.

[noodleplugerine]

We are selling this off for £795 and it already has Bare Knuckles in (nailbombs and a Slowhand middle single coil)
I know its a non trem model , but that does allow for detuning and rock solid tuning too.
Price doesn't include a case but we can sort one out at cost if need be

This would be absolutely BRILLIANT. If you're certain you want a trem though, then I still say look at things like the LTD MH-1000 which is an absolutely great guitar.