Shades of gray - Lack of color

[Vaibanez]

2001 Line up...

UV - One model....black
Jem - Two models.....black & white
RG7 - Discontinued...but still available in....Iron Pewter (Metallic Black)

And new for 2001!!!!!!

RG570....Grey Nickel (Silver)....

I speak only for myself when I say.....Ibanez?.....color my world....:biggrin:

(Please, don't tell me that I can get an RG470 in red, or a GAX in blue. I wouldn't buy one and niether would any of you.)


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[darren wilson]

Isn't the RG7420 still available in Magenta Crush? Heh.

Actually, MC would look pretty decent if the headstock and fretboard dots matched.

Ibanez really needs to get away from the "slap a black headstock on everything" approach, especially on their high-end stuff. Black headstock on a DNA? WTF is up with that?

[Rodney James]

It would be Excellent to see a new Jem or UV living in color again.

[alienx]

If less color options would mean more hardware and/or wood options then I could live with it happily.

[Vaibanez]

I would go along with the wood option thing, but would want natural or stained finishes.

Why would I want a mahogony bodied guitar covered in boring black....(maybe I should ask K. Hammit....nah)?

Or, why would I want a beautiful Swamp Ash covered in white?

I'd love a mahogony body with a thick clear. The kind that looks like your hand would go right through it.

Yeeeaahh Baaabbyy!!!!!

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[alienx]

Surely transparent finishes on mahogany or ash look better, but when have you seen Steve play a transparent finished guitar last? I think he likes only solid colors... Our destiny!

[littlegreenman]

Personally I miss the flourescent colours but that's just me. *As far as Vai only playing solid colours, what about the root beer jem, or the BSB, or his bad horsie jem (or whatever it's called) *Yeah they've all got colour in them but you can still see the wood grain. *Personally I think the BSB was one of the coolest finishes on a Jem, I just don't like the thinner necks.
Don't go orange, it only looks good on mopar products and fruit! *OK OK, it's just my opinion, I don't like orange much because when I was very tiny my mom used to get me a lot of orange clothes and I hate the colour now. *Oh well, outside of the MC, I think the black and green UV was the best looking of the bunch too.
Jeremy

[alienx]

Yeah, I have black and green 91 UV, and I love it. It will get new pups soon. I'm really excited.

[Rodney James]

COLOR # 7 ORANGE....... *

[darren wilson]

Put the orange + black swirl into production! But only if you can get DiMarzio to start making orange bobbins again, too.

UV777OMC, anyone? (And put an orange vine inlay on that sucker!)

[plantboy]

I teach in a music store that is an Ibanez dealer. *When I started, I was really excited to work in a store where i could get any Ibanez guitar at a deep discount, but *these days there's nothing in the Ibanez catalog that particularly turns me on! *

This sucks. *The colors are useless, the options are sparse, and the Jem 7V is way too expensive. *I wonder if maybe I can somehow order the bitchin' Japanese RGs or the BTB Satriani....

grrr.

[bob oakman]

Maybe this is just personal opinion, but I’ll bet many will agree when I say that I am all for Darren’s UV777OMC. You must listen to Darren. He is a Graphic Design Guru. :biggrin:

Things just seem to be getting very plain looking lately. I guess it’s a trend or whatever. Here’s hoping it changes.

[ripl3y]

Just noticed this thread actually.
But don't you think that the 2 new Korn7 string offerings are amazingly dull!?

With the demise of the 2027 it does appear that the 7's are taking a bit of a knock back, (but 6 has always been enough for me anyway)

I really do love bright, cosmetic guitars ( as long as they play well ), custom graphics, funky paint jobs, exotic inlays...I'm all for it and I'm sure many of us are.
Maybe it's a real cost-cutter, as we all demand higher quality construction and parts then the scrimping takes place with the finish.

Just my 0.2p

Steve

[Rodney James]

* Darren, Great Idea!

[darren wilson]

Oh, one more thing, Ibanez...

If you do decide to do another MC, please, please, please swirl the headstocks as well!!#$

ATD's work is so amazing, the bodies deserve to be complemented by a nicely swirled head as well.