5K new Ibanez J custom

[casper777]

I know they are very different guitars it was a bit of provocation....

what is true anyway is that the Ibanez "tops" are ridiculously thin!! most other high end brands (Suhr, PRS,..) would call it a veener!!

And paying that price for this guitar is too much!! But I like it!!! I own a J-Custom 8470 so I can say these guitars are great... the 8470 cost me around 2'000 USD at the time I bought it... can you justify 3'000 USD more for this one?

[Rich]

The tops are 4mm because they have to be formed over the arm contour, unlike the old USAC's that had 1/2"+ tops because they were not formed. How thick is the top on a carved Artist? I don't know, but I'm pretty sure you don't either.......

You've heard of List price, right?

[casper777]

Originally Posted by Rich

The tops are 4mm because they have to be formed over the arm contour, unlike the old USAC's that had 1/2"+ tops because they were not formed. How thick is the top on a carved Artist? I don't know, but I'm pretty sure you don't either.......

You've heard of List price, right?

Hi Rich... don't take all the remarks that are not super positive personally yes we all know you looove Ibanez... most of us too...

[Rich]

No, Ibanez Artist's also have a carved top. It's the closest comparable guitar to a PRS and what should be judged against, not some RG top formed over the arm contour.

[casper777]

That I don't know I admit...

Anyway, I like the black one... One thing I would like to see again on J-Custom is the "old" pickup combo used in 1997: Super III in the bridge and FRED in the neck... (even if you can swap pickups no big deal)...

I think FRED in the neck position of a mahogany guitar is pure heaven I love my RG Gear for that !

[psychoshredder]

Hi,
Regarding the serial number strating with "D".... I'm no longer sure that this guitar was made by ESP.
I just saw a FUJIGEN stratocaster , the serial number is also starting with 'D'.
So, this 9670Z could be Fujigen product as well....

Can anyone confirm?

[nafigator]

Gold hardware is blah, but overall it looks pretty nice.

[Cam-Vai]

Originally Posted by 8 Big Tubes

5K?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

No thanks. I'll pass on that and spend just about 3k and get a customized Suhr Modern

id agree to that, id rather buy a guthrie or pro series s2 in whale blue. . .ahh!


and also i saw that exact (or maybe a copy) while i was in japan i cant remember the shop, ill have to dig a photo out sometime!

[UV-7-BK]

Originally Posted by cm_17

It seems to come in a second color option - Dark Misty Night:

ohhh man, if only that came out in a 7 string version!

really, really like it.....you 6 string guys are so lucky!!

[Shredder87]

Personal opinion of course, but I think it would look much better without the vines on the body. A bit too cheesy for my liking, perhaps overly gussied-up. Though I do like the body, neck & headstock binding and gold hardware, without the vines the guitar would look very classy IMO.

Have seen much nicer J-Customs however, like the one Rich posted the link to earlier.

And $5K for a guitar with a Chibanez Edge-Zero?!? D'oh!

'87

[GuitarBizarre]

Originally Posted by rublalup

you see...thats why ibanez continue to make almost only black guitars....they make a blue one but the blackie gets all the compliments :P

Yes but almost none of their other black guitars have gold hardware, which for me at least is what makes the difference. Black and chrome looks cheap and black on black looks AWFUL.

[Cool Guy]

I like it, a lot, but 5k seems steep.
I like the vine on the body-it sort of reminds me of the Gibson ES295 with the dinky flowers on the scratchplate.
I like the groovy go-faster stripe on the back too.

Very cool.

Guy

[Flobanez]

Wow. 5k?! Nice looking guitar aside from all the vine inlays. I like the vine inlay on the fretboard however.

[The Scumbuckler]

Black one for me too. Mint as. $5K? Worth every cent.

[Hikey Mikey]

Originally Posted by Shredder87

Personal opinion of course, but I think it would look much better without the vines on the body.

For what it's worth, I agree. But I wouldn't kick it out of the bed.

Originally Posted by Shredder87

Have seen much nicer J-Customs however, like the one Rich posted the link to earlier.

That wasn't a J-Custom. He was making the point that he'd seen equally beautiful figured tops on less costly guitars.