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Post by markfromhawaii on Jul 27, 2020 15:18:40 GMT -5
Yes indeed... Pointy headstock, blue no less, with a Floyd Rose. But it sounds so good and plays rather well. Thin body but surprisingly hefty around the neck joint. Ibanez Prestige S6570Q. flic.kr/p/2jbFHz4 |
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Post by Ayns on Jul 27, 2020 15:27:52 GMT -5
Nice one. I've been predicting the "comeback" of pointy headstock guitars for about the last 15 years to no avail  One of the best guitars I ever owned was a flametop Jackson Fusion HH. Possibly my favourite neck of all time. |
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Post by Leftee on Jul 27, 2020 17:18:18 GMT -5
Very nice indeed.
Ibanez is the king of this particular segment, IMO.
Nice Fuchs too.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2020 17:21:09 GMT -5
And a Floyd Rose!  yes |
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Post by LM on Jul 27, 2020 21:03:15 GMT -5
Satch and others did no wrong playing that style.  |
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jul 27, 2020 22:03:57 GMT -5
I've never played an Ibanez I didn't like. They are wonderful guitars...I had an Ibanez AE I got in Greece that I traded away years ago and I've regretted it ever since.
I remember when the Radius 540 was down in the weeds in the Ibanez catalog. Then Joe Satch hit the streets and BANG the guitar became a top-line instrument.
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Post by Blacksunshine on Jul 27, 2020 22:32:42 GMT -5
I've been saying the pointy guitars are going to make a come back for a while. Now that the Gen Xers my age are established financially and have disposable income, they are seeking out the guitars of their yoot. You're already seeing it with the Ibanez Jems. If you can get lucky and find a Loch Ness Green Jem 777 actually for sale, they are commanding up to $8K. Late 80s Jem 77FPs, you can't touch them for under $2500 in beat up player grade, mint examples are $4-5K+. Even Kramer Barettas are going for big money in excellent/mint condition. (yes that is the correct spelling for the Kramer Baretta) Pointy guitars are back, baby!  |
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Post by Pinetree on Jul 28, 2020 3:40:35 GMT -5
I still have all of mine.
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Post by De ville on Jul 28, 2020 4:52:54 GMT -5
Very nice, Mark! That's a beaut!
I've got a few pointy guitars. Both Charvel Desolation Dx-1 FR Soloists. One in Trans Marigold, and the other in White. Both have Abalone inlay from top to bottom. The necks are super fast feeling. I don't have the shred gene it seems so far, but I like the necks just the same. They are CIC, and say what you will, these guitars are built top notch. Active pickups. Emg 81/85
These.
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Post by Blacksunshine on Jul 28, 2020 11:16:13 GMT -5
I still have all of mine. I have my 1989 Jem 77FP, it narrowly escaped being sold on Reverb a couple months ago. I had listed it and I changed my mind, thankfully. I wish I still had my 80s Charvel Model 2. I sold it in the 90s for $75. They are worth a couple grand now.  |
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Post by Blacksunshine on Jul 28, 2020 11:23:19 GMT -5
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Post by twangmeister on Jul 28, 2020 14:47:45 GMT -5
I had two pointy guitars and a pointy-guitar era H-S-H Les Paul Studio.
The first one was a lipstick red Washburn S-S-S I picked up in Korea in 1988. That guitar was highly playable and was the electric that stayed with me the longest-24 years
The second was a transparent dark blue Gibson Les Paul Studio from the early '90s with a shredder profile neck, ebony fretboard and 10-way switching on H-S-H open-faced pickups. Not pointy in appearance but pointy at heart. I called it the Henry J shredder.
The last was a black made-in-India Jackson some kid must have gotten for Christmas and never played. $75 used. The ceramic humbuckers sounded pretty good.
I brought each one to a few rehearsals with the big jazz swing band I played with. The reaction from my horn-playing bandmates was: You aren't serious, are you?
Gotta admit the black Jackson would have looked great with my tuxedo.
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Post by Duke on Jul 28, 2020 16:35:59 GMT -5
what would WickedGTR think about this thread? He might want to ask how it sounds with some 'verb. |
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Post by chimpo on Jul 30, 2020 5:25:45 GMT -5
Man... that is nice. After Strats Ibby S Series are my favorite. I have four, one hardtail HH and three HSH with trems.
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Post by Mikeyguitar on Aug 3, 2020 17:34:40 GMT -5
Wow, that's a beautiful guitar.
Back in the day I had a Kramer Focus. It was a cheap-ish guitar, but it was actually nice and gig-worthy.
Since then it's been Strats until about 7 years ago when I got the itch and bought a USA Jackson Soloist. Just because. Well, actually - I recall going to a local guitar shop years ago and playing a used Soloist and that flat, ebony fretboard was just singing to me. I snoozed on that and didn't buy it. But I remembered it.
So, I checked out Ebay one day years later and found EXACTLY what I wanted - USA made, SSH, dark blue with tiger striping in the wood showing through the transparent finish. Made a deal with the seller and BAM! - it was mine. It was "used" but in mint condition. I don't play it much - I consider it a work of art. It looks somewhat similar to your guitar, actually.
Fast forward to this year, when I figured that instead of just having a "work of art" pointy guitar sitting around, why not buy one that I'll actually play?
So I bought a Jackson Dinkey. I was actually searching for a cheap guitar, but ended up paying about as much for this guitar (with a case) that I did for the Soloist.
Also, my stepdaughter left her cheap Ibanez RG something upstairs. I considered buying a Ibanez (and still may some day), but I figured I can just player hers since it's just setting up there in the bedroom doing nothing. For a cheap guitar, it's actually a solid player. It's heavy, but still.
Love the pointy guitars! (except for BC Rich - I never warmed up to that gimmicky design).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2020 23:04:52 GMT -5
(what would WickedGTR think about this thread?) My first thought too. I miss that guy. His sense of humour was bang on every time. |
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Post by Mikeyguitar on Aug 5, 2020 10:06:51 GMT -5
Yeah, I think those are sweet, too. I actually intended to buy the new, imported version of the Satriani guitar (in Soda blue), but they weren't in stock at the time - so I opted for something else. I do love that mirror finish - I would actually like to have a car in that finish...probably illegal, but it would be cool!  |
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Post by guildx700 on Aug 29, 2020 0:22:47 GMT -5
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Aug 31, 2020 9:14:27 GMT -5
Pointy guitars have never gone out of style here on Planet Peegoo. This pointy Mockingbird returns to my living room every few weeks. Looks similar to your Bich.  And the Flying V is always within arm's reach.  |
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Post by matryx81 on Aug 31, 2020 9:35:26 GMT -5
I've been saying the pointy guitars are going to make a come back for a while. Now that the Gen Xers my age are established financially and have disposable income, they are seeking out the guitars of their yoot. You're already seeing it with the Ibanez Jems. If you can get lucky and find a Loch Ness Green Jem 777 actually for sale, they are commanding up to $8K. Late 80s Jem 77FPs, you can't touch them for under $2500 in beat up player grade, mint examples are $4-5K+. Even Kramer Barettas are going for big money in excellent/mint condition. (yes that is the correct spelling for the Kramer Baretta) Pointy guitars are back, baby! My wife`s uncle has a 1st year Steve Vai guitar that has spent most of its life in its case. I wonder if it would bring any dollars (no, I am not going to sell since it isn`t mine). |
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Post by guildx700 on Aug 31, 2020 10:41:19 GMT -5
Pointy guitars have never gone out of style here on Planet Peegoo. This pointy Mockingbird returns to my living room every few weeks. Looks similar to your Bich. And the Flying V is always within arm's reach. Lovely. I've always liked the Mockingbird! |
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Post by Mike the marksman on Sept 2, 2020 12:29:21 GMT -5
Not big on pointies, pencil-thin necks or graphic art finishes, but modified strats with a humbucker and a Floyd are pretty killer.
I'd love a pre-pro Charvel
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Sept 3, 2020 9:19:13 GMT -5
Those Guild Roys are great guitars. If you have to play a Tele in a metal band, this may be the ticket:  |
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Post by Leftee on Sept 3, 2020 9:37:19 GMT -5
Is the Mockingbird still in production?
10-15 years ago there were lefties on the market. Now... nothing.
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I see they are, but no production lefties.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Sept 3, 2020 10:19:43 GMT -5
Original BC Riches are extremely hard to find as lefties.
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Post by huck on Sept 9, 2020 21:45:51 GMT -5
i've never been attracted to ibanez guitars, but i was flipping through fb marketplace, and something just like this caught my eye. how could it not? it's *so* orange. ibanez rg560. the price was less than a third of the lowest price i could find online, and almost eight times less than the highest i saw one go for on ebay. it followed me home. positions 2 and 4 sounded awful, so i opened it up. the neck and bridge pickup had been replaced with duncans, and the middle pickup had been wired in backwards. i fixed that, cleaned it up, and put on new strings while learning about floyd-style trems. the frets have just a bit of corrosion, and there are two 1/4 inch chips on the back. otherwise looks new even though it's from '87. the original case makes up for it, though. kind of relicky. i bought it planning to flip it because i'm a straight-up fender guy and thought i could make some dough. but even without a truss rod tweak (it needs a special tool that's on the way), it plays really well. and it's *orange*. might be sticking around, especially since the guitarist in my son's band informs me that it's dope. reverb.com/uk/item/4411219-ibanez-rg560-1987-carotene-orange |
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