Ibanez Line-up 2008

Yakult

Ibanez have yet to release around 4 Rg's and one other guitar..but here are whats been leaked for now

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new 24 fret MIJ s series prestige!





these look cool!




now a couple things that look interesting..




the new top locking nuts mean no string retaining bar..woo!


and the new cavity on the RG, with new trem

Karl Hungus

Apart from the Edge 0, there's nothing all that exciting on offer so far, I have to say.

Yakult

I agree. Only new bridges really.

Theirs a few 7 strings yet to come so that should be interesting.

Dord

Is that a trem-setter as standard?! :eek: Noice! :cool:

I like the blue flame-top S series.

Karl Hungus

R_H_C_P wrote: »

I agree. Only new bridges really.

Theirs a few 7 strings yet to come so that should be interesting.

Yeah, I hope there is something interesting. I know they're going to release a Xiphos 7, but I was less than impressed with the 6 string I played. Indonesian build quality just does not compare to the Japanese quality. I'm happy to say that all of my Ibanez guitars are Jap made, and that isn't likely to change.

Joe Robot wrote: »

Is that a trem-setter as standard?! :eek: Noice! :cool:

No, it's the same as the zero resistance trems on the S series.

-=al=-

nice lefties

bombidol

Very nice

Patricide

the trem spring setup is very different to anything iv ever seen before, anyone know how they play?

It wasn't me!

a 24-fret S is floating my boat quite nicely. I approve of that anyway.

Karl Hungus

It wasn't me! wrote: »

a 24-fret S is floating my boat quite nicely. I approve of that anyway.

Didn't even spot that they were 24 fret!

Just thought to myself "More S guitars, yawn!"

Voodu Child

The Edge-zero is an awesome design, anything that's changed is an improvement (lets hope the implementation is up to scratch). The intonation tool is handy as f* on a locking trem (clamps the saddle so it can be intonated with string at full tension). Balancing the trem is piss-easy with the rotating adjuster from the ZR. The auto-trim locking tuners are a nice upgrade.

Big news on the S-front (24 frets aside) is that the SVs are Jap-made. The korean S's havent been a patch on the old Jap models (even the top-of-the-line Korean Prestige S's arent great). And again, the (non-locking) trem is a lovely design.

Good, solid, useful improvements all round. Robot guitars?!

:rolleyes:

Dord

I want an S series

It wasn't me!

Yes, those 24-fret S series look dead nifty, though as the RG now has that lovely new trem, I wonder whether it's the girl for me... Only the new year will tell.

Karl Hungus

voodoo_child wrote: »

Big news on the S-front (24 frets aside) is that the SVs are Jap-made. The korean S's havent been a patch on the old Jap models (even the top-of-the-line Korean Prestige S's arent great). And again, the (non-locking) trem is a lovely design.

Aye, there's an absolute world of difference between their Japanense and Korean made gitboxes, it's like apples and very poorly constructed oranges.

I think it's fantastic that they're actually listening to their customers, and making improvements and little innovations where they can. Out of all the S's posted, one thing strikes me the most; they're not black! Yay, we get more colours, which is exactly what people have been asking for, aswell as more Japanese made guitars, it's looking excellent.

Ibanez are a company that could easily bang out the same thing they've been doing over and over again, move more production to Korea and Indonesia, and make a lot of money out of it, because they're a pretty big name in the guitar world, but it really is fantastic that they're not going down the same route as Gibson and Fender. Their range in 2005/6 was extremely boring, and I was afraid that they were just resting on their laurels, but I definitely think that 2007/8 has redeemed them.

I doubt I'll be running out to buy anything, unless they release something that really impesses me, as I do still want to get that 8 string at some stage, but that's on the long finger for the moment. Still shows innovation, that fixed Edge bridge is very interesting indeed.

So yay for Ibanez.

Voodu Child

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Aye, there's an absolute world of difference between their Japanense and Korean made gitboxes, it's like apples and very poorly constructed oranges.

Quality aside, the Koreans just arent making the S's properly. The neck pocket route is much shallower than the Jap models, meaning the neck sits way high off the body, and of course, the trem and pickups have to be set miles high also.

The Korean ones (even the prestige) just don't feel anywhere near as slim or sleek as a proper S series.

Karl Hungus

Interesting choice of bridge on that one.

Yakult

RG3520Z - Edge Zero Trem - Himalayan Black


RG1570 SER - Edge Pro Trem - Suede Red


SV5470 - SyncroniZR Trem - Honey Gold


S5470 BBK - ZR II Trem - Biker's Black


S2170 PCM - ZR II Trem - Purple Chameleon (This new color is awesome)


FR2620 DBS - Fixed Bridge


FR1620 BK - Fixed Bridge

Voodu Child

Above is just a selection of what was slightly interesting, there's loads more new (lower-end) guitars, jazz-box type things, basses etc.

And there will be some variation in US/Euro/Jap markets so expect some different colours and models etc.

-=al=-

any new lefties?

mr_fruitbowl

I love how thin the s series is!
Any idea when and how much for the 24 fret MIJ s series prestige? Also any idea what pups are in it?

Voodu Child

^The 2008 line-up with prices and specs is on thomann.

mr_fruitbowl

Bit expensive no?! Not even proper pups.

Voodu Child

mr_fruitbowl wrote: »

Bit expensive no?!

No.

Not even proper pups.

What's a proper pickup?

The HGR pickups in the 2008 Japanese S series (S5470) are brand new and specifically made for that guitar. Until you've played one, I don't see how you can have an opinion about whether they are 'proper' or not.

ferdi

i likes this one.

Dord

ferdi wrote: »

i likes this one.

It reminds me of a Yamaha Pacifica (the tele style one)

-=al=-

i still like that 07 one


no news of new 08 lefties? alreayd have a 1570, need somethin more interestin or some nice colours

It wasn't me!

That S5470 is utterly delectable. I would do bad things to good people to own one.

Kaiser_Sma

when are they gonna bring back the TR series?! It's been more then a decade!

Jrad

Here, what about this robot ibanez that knows when its outta tune and corrects it somehow

feylya

You mean the Robot Gibson?

Dord

feylya wrote: »

You mean the Robot Gibson?

No, the new Ibanez Robot guitar. When you're out of tune it starts to shout at you in Korean to tune your guitar, or in Japanese if you get a J-Custom Ibanez.

feylya

Aww, I was hoping it was a guitar that transformed into Soundwave

Voodu Child

While this thread has been bumped back onto the first page, I might as well mention this:
The Herman Li signature - looks really cool. It's a Japanese made S-series, with 24 frets, scalloped upper frets, purple flamed top, the new Edge-Zero trem in gold...pretty nice spec. It's got a real swanky switching system too, tonnes of coil taps and splits etc.

It doesnt say 'Herman Li' on the guitar anywhere either, so if you don't care for signature guitars, it might as well be just a high-spec S-series. It does have a funny upper horn though, not sure I like like that

feylya

Oooh, that is nice. What's the story with the upper horn though? :eek:

Voodu Child

He was probably sitting there trying to come up with idea's to make the guitar 'unique' or individual....knowing Herman he was probably drunk and that was what he came up with.

It's a kind of hand/finger shaped impression....ah, you'd have to assume he was going for something like the monkey grip on the Jem.

Herman's a cool guy, he's been posting on Jemsite since way before Dragonforce, same kind of posts as anyone here, asking about pickups etc. He was stoked to be asked to design a signature guitar, and i reckon he came up with a nice spec, nicer than most of the dull guitars Ibanez come up with themselve. I've wanted a 24-fret S for ages, so I like this one a lot.

feylya

Ah, that's it! It's a grip for when he's doing those left hand runs and lifts up the guitar. Pretty cool idea.

Doctor J

It's dragon damage

-=al=-

Amaj7

that shud be on the 12th fret of the guitar

Patricide

Mmmm, forst time i gassed over an ibanez for a while, how much i ask?

edit-- just saw the ibanez tele style guitar, man that thing is UGLY AS SIN

Kaiser_Sma

got a source for this ibanez robot guitar?

Dord

Kaiser_Sma wrote: »

got a source for this ibanez robot guitar?

Here it is. http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/robot.html

Karl Hungus

Joe Robot wrote: »

Here it is. http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/robot.html

I lolled!

Yakult

Joe Robot wrote: »

Here it is. http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/robot.html

If a guy danced like that in a night club the girls would be all over him.

Voodu Child

There's a clearer pic of the Herman Li sig:

Kaiser_Sma

Joe Robot wrote: »

Here it is. http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/robot.html

http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/

someones put some animu/pengu pictures in here

Beecher

Sweet mother of jeebus!



She will be mine, oh yes, she will be mine!

Voodu Child

Yeah, that's a sweet colour, a bit like the PRS Blue Matteo...and the colour really brings out the flame. Looks awesome.

The Herman Li....well I knew it was 'flat' (matt/non-shiny), but it's a little too flat for my liking..not sure if im so keen on it now

Karl Hungus

I still like it Voodoo. A little bit different from the norm really, and it's a nice guitar spec wise. If it were a 7 string, I'd probably jump on it.

Voodu Child

Karl Hungus wrote: »

If it were a 7 string, I'd probably jump on it.

I know what you're saying...the spec is awesome alright, 24-fret S, what's not to like. And all the bits like the scallops and switching options are real bonus's. Im just not 100% sure about the matt finish...i'll see if it's one of those things that grows on me.

The full Ibanez Namm line-up is out on the web (JS20th looks cool), loads of other stuff too, Boss GT10 etc.

Karl Hungus

I like matt finishes though, they can be very nice indeed. I once played a matt finish PRS Custom 24, and that was easily the nicest PRS I played, it just felt really nice.

Voodu Child

Yeah, some of those Satin PRS's are very nice, very tactile too, and 'supposedly' is good for resonance etc.

We'll see....there's no list price on the Herman-Li yet, so it may all be a moot point