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#79 ·
New Left Handed member

Hi. My name is Trev. I am originally from the UK. Currently living in Florida. I own 2 RG570s and recently aquired a Jem555 (only choice for a lefty). Other guitars include Fenders Strats, Jacksons and Epiphones. I have to say that the RGs are the best playing guitars I have ever owned. Incredible value for money!
 
#80 ·
Hey everyone! My name is Jake and im 19 livin in Carlsbad, CA. DAMN what i would do to go back to the 70's and be a true metalhead!

I have a white and gold Randy Rhoads jackson and been playin for 6 years. really lookin forward to postin and giving & receivin guitar tips!!


SRY SPELLING
A wee bit stoned
 
#81 ·
Hi all!

My name is Kenneth, and I live in Sweden. I've been a guitarnutcase
most part of my life "the goverment keep saying I am 39 yrs old" but I feel
like 18 when playing guitar that is,, when visiting a nice guitar store I am "like a 10 year old in a candy store" I've played for 20-25 years or something, sometimes with ridicioulsy long breaks (which I regrett now) ..but anyway..

I've had a ****load of guitars during the years, now I am down to just a couple of them, but those are the ones that I really love.

1 - Fender American DeLuxe Fat Strat
1 - Ibanez RG 2820 CTVV
1 - Takamine Acoustic (electric acoustic with cutaway G-series something)
1 - Fender Acoustic

1 small roland amp
1 fostex 16 channel mixer
1 Roland GP100
1 Alesis Quadraverb
1 Behringer midi-pedalboard
1 Boss digital Delay DD3
1 Boss Chorus
1 Boss Chromatic Tuner
1 Ibanez TS7 overdrive
1 Fulltone Ultimate Octaver
1 Cry Baby Wah Wah

Well thats about it,
I wish everyone a nice day!!

regards,

Kenneth
 
#82 ·
Hallo people
I'm from Poland, so my English isn't perfect, and I play guitar as long as I remember. I'm 26. Mostly I play custom made six and seven string baritones. I tune extremly low, but I like it :) :)
I have custom made cabinet and POD XT.
Yes. I'm custom guy :) :)

Cheers and thanks for everyone, it's incredible forum......
 
#83 ·
Hi, my name's Imran and I'm from Malaysia. I just picked up the guitar a couple of years back. I currently still play my Fender Mex Strat (we all have to start somewhere) which I hope will be upgraded to an Ibanez Prestige - The Edge Pro bridge and and Dimarzios are certainly intriguing.

I currently play a Line 6 Spider II amp (again we all have to start somewhere). I currently do a lot of rythm work and am still learning a few solos or so. A visited this site a few months ago and decided to join. I hope that the other members will be willing share some imformation with them and help me embark on a journey of happy guitar playing.

P.S: Sorry this had to be so long.
 
#84 ·
i`ve been a member for a few months but never introduced myself. My name is Mike,and i`m from the Netherlands.26 years old and have been playing in bands ever sinds i was about 12. my main axe is a jem77gmc i love this guitar!!!
i also have a 90ham and a jem7bsb which i use a lot but the gmc is the one!!!
there alot more but i won`t bore you with that, nice to meet you all !!
 
#85 ·
Hello To all, My name is Philip, I'm 23 and a full time musician living in Ireland. I've been playing for eight years and full time for the last 4. I've been visiting this site for years but only decided to register lately.
My Current Ibanez collection comprises of:
RG 550DX PN w/ dimarzios
RG 570 WH w/ Seymour Duncans
RG 270 EG (heavily modified, edge trem, dimarzio p/u )
RG 7321 (tiding me over until I can afford a Universe)
RG USA Custom Silver Pea****
J-Custom RG1802 SLK
S 540
AW 40 CE
Of course I'm always on the look out for the next member of the famliy so this list will expand in time.
Glad to be here and a pleasure to be part of such a diverse and interesting community
Philip.
 
#86 ·
My name is Beau, I just registered in the hopes of learning a bit about my first Ibanez. I've been playing for about 15 years and I own a Gibson M3 that I bought new some years back. I pick up a used Ibanez that I'd like to do some research on. Is it possible to determine the year it was made from the serial #? It's a custom made instrument so it has no model printed on it. It was made in Hollywood, CA and seems like an S series with a humbucker and 2 singles. Anybody got any ideas on how I can find out more about this new axe as the lady I bought it from was clueless?
 
#89 ·
Hi everyone, my name's Chris, and I'm from Paris, France. I'm an almost working musician, spend most of my days working on the guitar and writing songs from an upcoming album...I also teach martial arts...

I've been playing for almost 20 years, mostly melodic heavy stuff in the styles of Vai, Gilbert, Satch and lately I have been trying to expore new territories for me in a more progressive form...Hope to spend quality time here from now on with fellow members

Cheers !

Chris
 
#93 ·
Hi All,

Great discussions here on this forum, lots of useful information.

Have recently purchased a PGM301, it's fantastic, thinking of replacing the bridge paf pro with a ToneZone that I got lying around, but in no hurry.

Slight loosening of the truss rod required at time of purchase. Also need to check the intonation but seems ok.

Apart from this new guitar, all of my super strat style ibanez guitars have floyd bridges, so it's nice to have a fixed bridge for a change.

The guitar is settling in nicely alongside it's brothers in my collection:
JEM7V (SBL)
RGT2020 (SOL)
SZ320 (BLK)
RG560 (my first ibanez, bought in 1989)

Best regards to all.
 
#95 ·
Hello, I'm Andy J and I've been playing guitar about 7 years now. I have an Epiphone acoustic, a Gordon Smith Graf Deluxe and an Ibanez RG470 - which is my latest acquisition!
I've pretty much registered here for advice, so I'm whacking over to the relevant forum bit now,
later folks,

Andy
 
#97 ·
My name is Bobby. Whassup, y'all?

Live in the Rocky Mountain area. Currently GEARLESS - divorce is a drag!

Looking to gear up again here in the next month or so. I've lurked here for a couple of years and have finally got the time to participate. Its a great site with killer membership.

Hope to meet you all.
 
#98 ·
Greetings all, just want to thank all of you for some interesting reading, and Glen what a wonderful site. I am 46 and have loved guitars as long as I can remember. I have owned Les Pauls and strats and other variou brands and they were nice guitars, but I always came back to Ibanez. My first Ibanez was a 1978 Artist. Paid $425 + tax new. It was the guitar of my dreams, the light of my life. It's hard for most people to understand the connection between your soul and a guitar, but it is real. I had it for 14 years when it was stolen (along with everything else I had of any value). I had no insurance. I pleaded "keep everything else, just PLEASE return the guitar", but it would not be. I have owned several artists since then but none ever compared to my original. I now own a RG550 and a RGT3120TDB. The RGT is wonderful but I have always thought of owning a JEM. Don't really like the new models. Maybe an older one. Someday.
 
#99 · (Edited)
hey im a 15 year old guitarist been playin since i was around 13, big supporter/fan of ibanez. i have an RG-170 midnightblue/purple (depends on the light reflecting off of it). always been HUGE fan of Korn, which got me playing guitar in the first place, and ive been wanting to get a 7 string for a long time now, but i dont think im going to get one, simply because im not filthy rich and i gotta save up money for a car.... yeah anyways i really enjoying playing hard rock and heavy metal, but i also like some older stuff, a little punk, james brown :), and some other stuff. i like playing in lower tunings from drop B, to drop C, to drop D, to drop D flat, 1/2 step down, 1 step down, 1 1/2 step down, etc. ive got a question and hopefully some of you wizards out there might be able to answer it. when it comes to playing in lower tunings, does the thickness of your strings make any difference? does the neck make any difference? what is the best guitar or types of guitar that i could play for lower tunings, but not a baritone? thanks!
oh and do pickups matter?
 
#100 ·
Hello. I am on a mission. I realize this may be heresy, but here's the scoop. There is a Jackson guitar that I must have. In order to get this guitar, I need to sell a piece from my collection. I would like to understand the process and capability this site has to assist me with selling a Universe77MC. (serial number is 918665) It is an About Time Design and is pictured on their site. I bought this guitar from the Ibanez booth at the 1992 Dallas Guitar Show. Brook Mays Music brokered the deal. I would also welcome comments regarding my price point which I need to be around $3500 US because if that is an "astronomical" price or way out of the neighborhood, this is not the one to sell to get the Jackson.

thanks for time, this seems to be very nicely put together site of all things JEM......

Happy 4th for those of you in the US...timg
 
#101 ·
Hello.....My name is Ed, i live in Pennsylvania and i`m glad to be a member of this forum. Ibanez are my favorite guitars and are the first guitar i ever got when i was a teenager in the early 80`s! After years of experimenting with other guitar companies i always come back to Ibanez! Looking forward to having alot of fun on this great forum......Thanks!!!
 
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