Ibanez Spring Special Limited Edition range.

skins345669 · #1 04-02-2009, 12:47 PM

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?

Brambram · #2 04-02-2009, 01:45 PM

What the hell happened to what? Good taste? They sure did fall a long way down from the ugly tree but that's a Spring Special tradition

taracatac · #3 04-02-2009, 02:46 PM

Uh, what are you guys talking about?

korvus · #4 04-02-2009, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taracatac

Uh, what are you guys talking about?

about this:
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/country/frame_uk.html

OneShot · #5 04-02-2009, 04:03 PM

wow your right. A whole lot to be excited about.

I think they are doing a great job!

that is if "great job" consists of destroying their image.

mike570 · #6 04-02-2009, 04:21 PM

This will probably taint every post I make here henceforth to some people, but I actually like the Pegasus ones.
The fixed bridge one with the cracle and the moon, though....hideous! :P

I wish Ibanez would do more paper graphic RGs in the US. I like the 370 with the runway graphic and the hazardous warnings one too.

IbanezDaemon · #7 04-02-2009, 05:12 PM

I think the 'Pegasus' one's are the best of a bad bunch but all in all they are pretty cheesy.

korvus · #8 04-02-2009, 05:45 PM

In 2007 there was a limited edition which looked like the 3520, now that was a guitar, what the hell happened since then? Last year's blossom tree, or whatever it was, was absolutely disapointing.

2007:

2008:

taracatac · #9 04-02-2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by korvus

about this:
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/country/frame_uk.html

I just threw up a little in my mouth

korvus · #10 04-02-2009, 08:10 PM

I just noticed I "misslinked" the page, here it is:

http://www.ibanez.co.jp/eu/news/f_pr.../SS/index.html

satchmo72 · #11 04-02-2009, 10:21 PM

umm, so they think we are a bunch of 12 year old girls?? Those are horrible. Might as well paint a My Little Pony on them with glitter nail polish.

TAorama · #12 04-03-2009, 12:13 AM

Awful.

**jaxadam** · #13 04-03-2009, 12:28 AM

Horrible. Fire some people.

Brambram · #14 04-03-2009, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by korvus

In 2007 there was a limited edition which looked like the 3520, now that was a guitar, what the hell happened since then? Last year's blossom tree, or whatever it was, was absolutely disapointing.

There have been two 'limited edition' ranges every year the last couple of years, the 'Spring Special' ones which usually are special Gio models and other 'lower end' models and a second range, usually released in Q3, which features Prestige models. Last year we had the RG2450MZ and RG2470MZ

The RG2470MZ:

Not a looker like the RG20071 (the one the RG3520Z was based on) and not that original, but not as ugly as the Spring Special models either

skins345669 · #15 04-03-2009, 04:51 AM

I'm so glad to hear it's not just me who thinks these things are disgusting. Ibanez are meant to be known for making quality guitars and have an image based on that. Surely they must know that putting out stuff like that is going to damage their image? They're not even that likely to shift, 'coz people interested in that level and style of guitars aren't thinking, "Oh, I know, I'll buy an Ibanez". They'll just take whatever the half-assed shop assistant tells them to.