Okay, now that i've got your attention...
My local dealer had one of these in the shop today. Wow. I could not believe this was a guitar costing less than CAD$900. (FYI, Canadian retail prices tend to be bang on or just slightly below American list prices.)
The
flame maple was very pretty, and the trans red had a nice stain that showed off both the maple figuring and nice grain on the mahogany back. The 5-piece maple/walnut neck was also clearly visible through the stain... it wasn't dark and murky like some past Ibanez transparent colours. The fit and finish was very, very good for a Korean-made guitar (a little bit of colour bleed onto the binding in places), and the Edge Pro II looks extremely good in Powder Cosmo... it's a lot more forgiving than the high-gloss chrome and gold finishes.
Overall, i was extremely impressed. This guitar is an outstanding value for the money. Drop in some aftermarket pickups, and you've got a top-notch guitar on all accounts.
I only hope Ibanez makes fixed-bridge and 7-string (trem and fixed-bridge) versions of this little gem of a guitar. (No pun intended.)
