Ibanez RG 1570 Electric Guitar
Posted on November 11, 2009
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The popular Ibanez RG1570 is a six string axe known for a fast neck and metal style. These were originally produced in 1987. You can get it as a single or double coil pickup configuration. It's part of the Ibanez prestige family of guitars. And they are all manufactured in Japan.
This Ibanez electric is know for its use a metal axe by Gabriel Hidalgo of Six Magics, Stefano "Sebo" Xotta, Dexter Holland of The Offspring, Ed Faris of Adema, Flemming Lund of The Arcane Order, Everton Waldman of RT, Stephen Murphy of Universum, Terji Skibenæs of Týr, Terry Balsamo of Evanescence, Tony MacAlpine of Planet X, Bane Jelic, Cristi Gram of Phoenix, Lanvall of Edenbridge, Waldemar Sorychta, and I believe Herman Li of power metal shredders Dragonforce used it at one point. That's quite a roster.
This fine instrument has a reputation for being easy to play. It has a flat and thin neck profile and the neck is a five piece maple-mahogany laminated Wizard Prestige neck. The body of the guitar is made of basswood which is nice and light for the shoulders. A quality rosewood fretboard is also featured. And you can't go wrong with the Ibanez RG neck, the Wizard! The humbuckers can be used as single coil pickups for versatility in tone. The pickup selector also give many other tonal possibilities with its various positions. The neck pickup is a Vintage7 also called model 7. The middle is a model S1. Bridge pickup is Vintage 8. Here's a young guitarist demonstrating the tonal capabilities of the RG1570 and doing some fine shred soloing as well.
Guitarists of all ages rave about the Ibanez RG1570
"For the price it's a steal."
"This this will definately withstand live playing."
"The action is easier than I expected from a floating bridge with a locking nut."
"This guitar is fantastic."
The tremelo on this Ibanez guitar is also something worth mentioning. As Ibanez themselves state, "In the last two decades, no other guitar maker besides Ibanez has done so much to advance the art and science of the tremolo." You won't get an argument on that from most gtr players. What's also nice about their tremelo system is that there’s no need to cut off the ball end of your strings when installing new strings. That saves time.There are many Ibanes RG Prestige models and many different finishes.
The RG prestige RG1570 comes in two stock colors candy apple red and black. If you're into blue check out the RG770DX with its Laser Blue finish. And the RGT320Z with its Red Spinel quilted finished is striking. And the yellow poison pumpkin finish of the RG1550M is also quite interesting with the pickguard.
Each model has many feature variations besides just the color but the standard Ibanez RG series features include:
- made in Japan
- Super Wizard neck with an ultra-thin, ultra-flat Wizard 17mm neck dimensions
- Titanium reinforced necks on some models
- 6, 7 and 8 string models available
- Includes case
If you are interested in a new Ibanez RG, they are running a special rebate until Dec 31 09. If you purchase an Ibanez RG1570 Prestige guitar you can get a $100 rebate. Check out the details here. popular models include the Ibanez RG550, RG 350, RG 320, Ibanez rg 370, Ibanez rg 270.
If you are seeking a used Ibanez RG you can find tons of them here
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