MoreGearThanSkill Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Amazing. I was looking and playing mine. It's a cheaper EX Series. It was beaten. So i thought to myself. "Hey that would be a cool, easy and rewarding axe to re-finish". It seems others have made this choice too. Especially the JEM ones with the handles. Anyway, my question is: Why Ibanez's? Is there some other factor I'm missing? It surely can't be because the factory finish is a breeze to strip. Mine was a truely horrifing labor. Stubborn too. Unless other manufacturer's are meaner???!! Can't be.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Ibanez's lower end guitars are popular and relatively inexpensive to upgrade. That's about it. Why buy a JEM when you can take your RG and get it 90% of the way there without having to plunk down another $1200? Also, I believe many of the original founders, mods, and admins are really into the Ibanez scene and are associated with the Jemfest site. I'm personally not a huge Ibanez fan, just because I'm from the US and I'm generally not a fan of anything imported to begin with, but I will say that their guitars are literally the Toyota/Lexus of guitars. I'm also not a huge fan of the basswood bodies they use. They play very well and seem to offer a good value for the price you pay. I'm just more of a Fender/Gibson guy. Just about any guitar you buy off the rack anymore can be fitted with better pickups, tuners, or bridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I personally think it's because this forum is just chock full of widdly-loving longhairs. But that's just me. Only forum on the internet with Dream Theatre fans, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gsrguitars Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 An Ibanez body is a nice clean smooth example of a guitar body. There are no hard / sharp cuts or corners to work with, no awkward shapes (with the exception being the hand grip cut out). If you're refinishing a guitar for the first time - something like an Ibanez / Strat / Tele is going to be a whole lot easier than, say a BC Rich Beast! Cheers, Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoreGearThanSkill Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Rock on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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