New guitar i'm getting (pic inside)

[pagemalicious]

hey guys, just got back from the guitar store and i put a deposit on a very nice spot production Ibanez RG1550FM. You won't find this guitar on a website or catalogue as this is very limited edition. Here it is:

[shredmonster]

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I like it and I'm not a big Ibanez guy. Necks are usually too thin and tone is lacking.

But that looks nice. How does it sound - tone, articulation, sustain?

What year is it?

[pagemalicious]

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The neck is really thin, but surprisingly the tone is great and so is the sustain. Flame maple top with a mahogany body. Sound's very chunky with rhythms and smooth with leads.

I think it's a 2004 model, i'm not too sure. Ibanez produced two models of these spot production guitars, one being the one above the other being a blue flamed maple, pearloid scratch plate, ebony fret board with shark tooth inlays.

[Econ]

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That guitar looks great! Are you getting it used or is it NOS?

[AfterForever]

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those are very nice, I tried to order one a year ago but the store said they were already sold out

[FusionFarmer]

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I Gotta go try one of those, NICE!!

[neilli]

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Was that from Jeff at Machinehead?

[Robotechnology]

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ACK!! Don't show me stuff like that... I am a big Ibanez head... it's better that I don't know certain models exist (especially since I'm up to a half dozen MIJ's right now)

[Rupe]

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Cool looking guitar although I've only ever played one Ibanez with the RG/Jem body style that I thought sounded good (1988 DSY Jem 777), so I typically steer clear of those guitars. I hope yours is an exception. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[rjohnstone]

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Nice guitar.
I love the new roller trems they're putting the high end RG's and Jems. Very smooth.
I still have my 87 RG 550/560 hybrid that I'm considering upgrading with one of these new trems. Just hard to find on ebay lately.
I think you made a good choice there.

[quiksilver]

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Nice!!! Love those thin necks!
Thanks for posting this!

[pagemalicious]

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Was that from Jeff at Machinehead?

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Yes mate, Jeff was really helpful and understanding with me, as i was having second thoughts at first. But i thought, f*ck it [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[pagemalicious]

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And thanks guys, she really is much beutiful up close. I'll post more pictures of it when i get it in my hands on friday (my birthday [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img])

[jwoods986]

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surprisingly the tone is great and so is the sustain. Flame maple top with a mahogany body.

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I'm guessing the great tone and sustain has to do with the maple top and mahogany body instead of the usual basswood that is used for RGs. Congrats BTW, it looks sweeeet.

[Rupe]

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Happy B-Day!!! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]