Ibanez JBM10FX Jake Bowen Signature Electric Guitar Pearl White Matte

Now that I've put some miles into my new JBM10FX, I'm comfortable admitting this guitar has been an amazingly underrated purchase. My past experiences with Ibanez were mostly cheaper product lines and I'd end up getting rid of them before long. That will not be the case with this guy. At a similar price point, I also own a PRS Holcomb SE and had to shell out a few hundred to get the guitar to hold a tuning (replaced nut, new bridge, locking tuners). I was concerned I might run into the same issues with the JBM10FX but to my great surprise I've had no tuning issues whatsoever! I'd still consider swapping out the bridge for hipshot, but the stock bridge is still comfortable enough that I won't be putting a rush on that. The locking tuners have been awesome, and the Titans are perfect for the proggy metalcore I intended to play with this guitar. One small fault: some minor finishing problems are the only reason I'd give this guitar a 4.5. Overall the body and neck are in really great shape, but there are areas in the switchblade cavity that are missing paint, and some imperfect lines along the binding. Nothing that affects playability, just something my retentive self will always notice. But all things considered, at this price, I'm blown away. After picking up a couple of Strandbergs over the last few years, I figured I'd spoiled myself out of ever enjoying a guitar worth less than $2000... Thanks to the JBM10FX I was very wrong.