J-custom MRG-4 and MRG-5...beautiful must see!

Rgt_Lover · #1 10-18-2005, 08:09 PM

http://www.kurosawagakki.com/ibanez1_vo2.html

Thought I just had to share this website. Good pictures.

I know they are very limited edition and were only distributed to certain stores in japan. I also know I want one of each.

Mabey jemsite would like to use the pics/info as I haven't seen either on the site. (I have seen the "tom anderson look-a-like" in forums though)

****ing beautiful!

Paul Secondino · #2 10-18-2005, 10:53 PM

One of these days, Ibanez will stop using so much mahogony and get to using swamp ash and alder. When they do, ........I'm there.

David McCarroll · #3 10-18-2005, 11:47 PM

Man that MRG5 is nice!

lyconxero · #4 10-19-2005, 12:02 AM

The second one without the pickguard was quite lovely.

vette6600 · #5 10-19-2005, 01:01 AM

yea i love my mrg-4 ......................

Flobanez · #6 10-19-2005, 01:39 AM

Nice link! Those are beautiful.

shredfreak · #7 10-19-2005, 08:25 AM

Oh my f**king god!!! Those are soooooooooo beautiful! I've got to get one. I wish they would make them in cherry sunburst and with black pickguard, then I would get one right away(if I could find one.) Ibanez should sell those things to over seas. Those would be nice new RG models. Sadly, I will never see one here in Finland.

Rgt_Lover · #8 10-19-2005, 08:39 AM

It says their both made from "SOUTH AMERICAN MAHOGANY" though sadly I cannot tell you if that is special wood or what. Anyone care to enlighten?

Also some of you might have missed this link on the page http://www.kurosawagakki.com/pix/ibanez/P1140396.jpg
just wow

Quilted maple top, flamed maple binding, incredible looking tree of life inlay...all the aesthetics I adore.

King Knall · #9 10-19-2005, 09:38 AM

South American Mahogany is usually also known as Honduran Mahogany, which is one of the most favourable tonewood in the Mahogany family. If you look at a lot of high-end custom luthiers, my bet it that they use Honduras Mahogany (or South American Mahogany). Unlike some of you here, Mahogany has to be my favourite tonewood (though I do love my strat very deeply

). Flamed maple binding, vine inlay, those guitars are simply gorgeous! The only things I would like it to have is a flamed maple top and Paf Pro pickups.

m0p · #10 10-19-2005, 11:22 AM

OMFG I have SO gotta get one of those :O

Chris From Singapore. · #11 10-19-2005, 12:21 PM

I believe those are custom models made by ibanez to commemorate their relationship with that particular store.

buddroyce · #12 10-19-2005, 05:59 PM

Those are some custom one off's Ibanez made for Kurosawa this year. Last year Kurosawa had a bunch of custom RG8520's made. Gurj actually just bought a used one off Ishibashi (he's got pics of it at the "show your j-customs" thread). If I recall, the MRG models are all custom/special models made for Kurosawa-gakki, HRG are custom models for Ikebe-gakki and the YCRG's are for Yamano-Music.

Dunno how many of these "custom custom" models are out there, but every once in a while Guitar Center gets something like that done. (ie. the Texas Prestige models and various other exclusive models).

fettouhi · #13 10-19-2005, 06:04 PM

STUNNING

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Regards

André

**jim777** · #14 10-19-2005, 06:24 PM

I'd love to get the one with the pickguard with a swamp ash or alder back. Or all swamp ash, for that matter. Very good looking instruments, the gold looks nice on them.

jim