• It is so 'UNDER-PRICED'

  

  As reviewed by Edward Suh on 3/12/2010

  This is just perfect. I have nothing to say. There are many good metal guitars. and I'm pretty sure it's one of the best metal guitars. I've used Schecter Synyster custom and Fender US Strat. But I wasn't satisfied with them. First of all, Schecter and Fender, their guitars are so overpriced. But, Ibanez rg5sp1 was different. I would say it is the most metal-compatible guitar. Its floyd rose edge3 tremolo bridge wasn't more bendable than floyd rose original signed tremolo bridge. But it was good enough to play semi-metal(avenged sevenfold songs). and INF3 and INF4 were pretty good match. It's up to you guys, but it wasn't bad for me. actually it sounds pretty sharp(crunchy), so it was great for me. plus, ibanez's super-thin neck was good to play something fast songs(metal solo parts). and if u are interested in this guitar, then i would recommend jackson guitars too. just look em up and make a good decision.

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• Either love it or hate it

  

  As reviewed by Alex Baldizon on 4/19/2011

  This is one of those cases where you either completely love or hate this guitar. It's got jumbo frets that take getting used to. I've got small hands and one of my main guitars has a really thin neck and smaller frets, so it took me a while to get used to it. The good thing about it is that when you're shredding on the higher notes at the lower part of the neck, it's actually easier to play with a little bit wider frets, which allows for more accuracy and speed. It also takes a while getting used to playing without the markers on the fretboard, and you really have to work hard at it if you're not used to it. The neck is a little wide for my taste but it's thin. Once you get past those things you realize this is a great guitar. It's great for playing metal. It has the Infinity 3 and 4 pickups which are really good, and since it has a 5-position switch you can really get a lot of sounds out of this guitar. The Edge III tremolo is really good, it's really comfortable when it comes to playing and really stays in tune. The guitar is really well built. I think it looks really cool, but that's a question of individual taste.

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• At least two good qualities and yet a few issues

  

  As reviewed by ANDREW KERKES on 9/9/2011

  This Ibanez RG5SP1 electric guitar probably has what most quality Ibanez guitars have. First, they make great distortion power-chord rhythm guitars. Second, this guitar, its shred-able, as it should be for this type of guitar. Also, the pickups, fretboard, tremolo, most everything, etc., seem quality engineered to a decent acceptable standard for this instrument. However, what definitely needs improvement is the melted black finish. I have had this guitar just a few weeks, and already, in three tiny areas the black finish has chipped off. Its prototype finish needs some recalculation. Very minor nicks just appeared, so, I know that the finish on this should have been made stronger. On another note, my hands are average, so, the jumbo frets and the length of them make it a bit more difficult to reach those open E and A string when you are hitting notes up there. The problem is that you end up hitting the high E string, on the way up to the low E and A. Yes, better technique or bigger hands would solve that hurdle. Finally, I would not consider this guitar the best warm tone guitar either. Like, unplugged pretty chord acoustic? No, it would not my first choice. I think this thing is a metal guitar and more. Like any guitar, visit the local shop and try it out first, then, if you like it, purchase it where it costs the least or do something better. A low price still could be a deal breaker. Peace, goodwill and merry Christmas!

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