MY NEW GUITAR - IBANEZ UNIVERSE!!!!
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- Опубліковано 25 лют 2023
- Well guys, another NGD is here and this time I happened to find the super iconic Ibanez Universe 7-string! Is it everything that people say it is? Does it sound and play like a dream? Is it an original green dot from the early 90's Made in Japan? Find out in the video 😝😝.
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Thank you guys so much for watching!!!
Production has definitively gotten even better than before
Yes, and my toe fungus is starting to go away thanks to using Nail Repair Essence.
First time I saw that Guitar was from Trey Azagthoth of Morbid Angel it’s such a SICK guitar looks, tones and all
Love the Type O paint scheme, she's a beaut!
I love watching Kevin play. It’s like he got angry, punched a hole in the wall, and then started shredding. The aggressiveness matches the sound. Fuck ya man🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Ibanez is always a hit.. I was looking to replace my ancient RG7 standard bought in 1999. I ended up getting an RG Iron Label and I am not disappointed. 3 piece neck. loaded with EmG81/85.
Next in the pipeline is finishing this Bernie Rico Jr Hesperian 8 string. Installing a Bridge/Nut Bareknuckle/ Hipshot Neck/Bridge.
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Ibanez does crazy shit especially for the price point
The Premium line is absolutely worth it, I have one and it’s flawless.
Nice that is great.
Premium like 5 year old chedder!
Man, your riffing is always sick, you always find the most badass guitars to talk about, and you always explain things clearly. Wanted to play a Universe for a long time now, and this just reinforces that feeling!
yes its great. Make me shit myself I wish I could play like that.
Man seeing that guitar takes me back to when I used to play in a band with some friends. The good ol days. Right around the time that "the burning red" from machine head dropped. Man I miss those days.
Finally someone agrees that album was good. Much better than anything they wrote after to be honest. Summer 99!
That black and neon green combination looks fckn badass man, really cool!
I own the pretty sister of that one, a JEM7V and I'm loving it, it makes me play stuff you wouldn't expect from it's elegant attire ^^
It's a really stunning instrument, what a beauty, a real machine. Actually Fredrik from Meshuggah introduced me to it. My dream guitar!
Bullshit scammer lol
I just scored a ‘91 in near mint, I remembered this video so had to come back and comment, I love it, it’s Type O meets Trey, it’s brutal
Beautiful axe Kevin Hailz
I love your playing and tone. Your discipline and attitude come through in your playing, and it sounds awesome.
I love the dimarzio blaze, I have it in my 7 string. It has a lot of cleanliness because they’re nice and scooped out, if your amp is a fire breathing gain machine it work’s really well to clear up your tone.
Never played them but keep hearing great things about them.
@@stallionstudios they are outstanding. The ej custom is also extremely underrated for metal on 6 string. Most clear pickup ever made imo
always wanted one of these!
Sweet ! That’s the only 7 string I’ve ever lust after besides the original Universe. I came real close to getting an original swirl Universe but it had sold by the time my cool Uncle talked my Granny into buying it for me for Christmas, it was right before Korn hit big and people really weren’t crazy and the 7 strings it was used and around 500 and would’ve been a steal, someone beat me to it and I wound up with my black RG550 LTD that day instead. I wasn’t supposed to buy another guitar, my Uncle convinced my granny the Universe was a really good deal and it would’ve been. Anyway found my RG it was in a shop on consignment in the town square I spotted it from the car black with shark tooth and a mirrored pick guard, but I thought no way I could afford it I think they were around 1000 dollars new , but it was consigned for 650 or something, my uncle had the owner of the shop call the guitar’s owner and the stars aligned. I couldn’t believe I had a real MIJ Ibanez that was around a year old hard case and all really the only nicer Ibanez of the time was a JEM or a Satriani. I know you love the Jackson stuff of that era and my friends all had Jacksons and couldn’t figure out why I didn’t get a Jackson so my last name was on the headstock. I just always thought the Ibanez necks felt better.
Been waiting for this video so many teasers on your Instagram. Congrats on the sweet guitar.
I can already hear the Morbid Angel chunky riffs just by looking at it..
God Of Emptiness.🤘
I had one back in 9192 somewhere around there when I was still in a band for a join the Marines loved loved that guitar so much that thing was gonna make me a rockstar, but John Marines, get married, ex-wife decided to break it one day it just shattered everything but I never went back to Agnes. Sadly I know Washburn BC Rich pretty much all of them but that neck on the guitar is something truly remarkable.
Badass guitar. Ibanez forever for me.
Hell yea that’s what I’m talkn bout, more of these riffs, and killer shirt 🤘🎸🤘
That’s a sick riff stick. I’ve always loved the universe. I’m picking up my first RG in a few months.
Recently subscribed mate, you are absolutely brutal lol, your music and play style is amazing, I want more lol
Hey Kev, absolutely loved your episode of the cali death podcast!!! Would love to see you on as a repeat guest!
I saw that guitar at Motor City Guitar, that guitar is a beautiful guitar!! Marty is a really cool guy!! I’m glad you got that beauty!! of all the black and green combination!! 🤘🎸🤘🎸 keep on shredding Kevin!! You rock brother!! 😎😎🤘🎸🤘🎸
That extra string was living in absolute terror!!
Have always wanted one of these! They are so sick!
Sick axe bro!
I played my first OG universe last week and bought it for a great price. I loved everything about it. Wound up ordering a used premium for my back up
VERY COOL!! IVE ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THOSE, MAYBE ONE DAY!! ENJOY IT BRO!!
man, those pickups sound great. I think they're just right. once you record that with the drums and bass it's got the perfect bite and chunk
Congrats. I just got one (not OG) and Love it.
"just capturing the vibe..." looks immaculate AF!
So happy for you! Enjoy! All the best from Sofia, Bulgaria! Svanio =]
I have a few old OG Universes and the Premium Green Dot is still a great guitar even if it is different. Hope to run into you sometime when I’m in Mi next. Dig the videos.
Sweet Universe. I too have noticed those DiMarzio P/U's just don't do it for me. I swapped out mine for Seymore's SD and JB. Fixed that issue .... It screams now. The Ibanez trems to me are AWESOME. I can't wait to see more of it!
since those are the Dimarzio Blaze pickups and a little lower output, they will work really well with an overdrive pedal. love the youtube and instagram channel too!
I have an OG green dot model and the neck on yours looks thicker and that volute is awesome! Mine has the scarf joint.
Me and my dad both play guitar and we go to Motor City Guitar for a fun thing to do. One day we went there and saw the exact Ibanez Universe you bought. I was thinking about buying it, then I saw it sold. I didn’t think much of who bought it. After coming across this video a while later and finding out you bought it is really cool. It’s awesome that I tried out a guitar you ended up buying. Sick music and content 🤟 :)!
I’ve got the UV70P and I absolutely LOVE IT!!!! Extremely well made axe!!!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
I have mine also about a week of 2, this guitar Plays so good...
nice one! I'm lucky enough to have an og pyramid inlay with one piece neck. sounds epic through triple rec and mark v 90w
Dude you have to play some early MESHUGGAH with that guitar!!!🤘
That is really awesome Ibanez guitar Kevin I love those guitars. I have 2 of them 🆒🤘😈☠️💀
😍 Very cool
Sick guitar. Got one when they first came out and had nonstop problems with it. That said I want another one!! Lol
What happened with it? I wanted one too but I've seen people complain about certain issues too. They are a real slick looking guitar, I've seen some people with the OG and scalloped 12th - 20th neck which was unique
Dude i forgot about rhose i love that guitar 🎸 one of my favorite Ibanez 🔥🔥🔥💪🏻
Shred out man ! Enjoy
Kevin got into Ibanez \m/ love It. One of my fav guitar youtuber + One of my fav guitar brand
Love my Ibanez euv r 7 string Steve I have since the first came out
literally saw that thing hangin on the wall, funny that’s in your collection now lol
I regret selling my UV777. It was a 1999 so it had the special neck that's thick on the bass side and thins out towards the treble side. It played like absolute BUTTER. Someday I'll grab another. Enjoy Kevin!
This is the guitar Trey used it's a holy grail for sure
No, Trey used and actual Ibanez universe. This is a premium with different specs.
@@samuelthomasengardio damn you are right
Fredriks og 7 string. Love this thing
The Riff in the beginning is so Fucking sick!
Congratulations and Happy NGD!! 👏🎸💯 I was looking at one of these as I thought about getting one to re-capture the vibe of Dream Theater’s Awake album. I’m a diehard John Petrucci fan and he also used one back in the 90s haha. How does this model play and hold up compared to the Ibanez Iron Label series?
I’ve had mixed feelings about some premium series ibanez I’ve played but wanted to hear your honest take as I never tried this one. :)
Love your content! 👍👍
Thanks, Anthony
Beast guitar
Fuck ya man thanks for the update, i literally visit sweetwater a few times a week to check this out and contemplate getting one.
I own (2) 1990 black/green universes with nearly identical serials. 1 is mint the other is a little banged up but still amazing.
Where The Slime Live will be great! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Jeff H Guitar in background, I have always wanted one.👍🏻
I got mine last feb and ive still not been able to put it down. Had to sort a few issues like the neck pocket being abit too deep but other than that it siiiinnngs pickups are mad bass heavy tho but you get some serious heaviness out of it
Hey nice guitar. Any workout videos coming about ?
The \M/3tal Beast you’re dude. What amp and what boost pedal you use to get that kinda brutal riff tone. Amazing death metal beast you’re. Devilish Deadly Furious guitar and guitarist ❤❤❤❤💀💀🪦🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Gorgeous axe
When the chainsaw guitars came in, my face delaminated from my skull. That tone is huge, and that riffage is ANGRY!
Exactly, capture the vibe, fk footin the bill bro, sometimes its worth it but the way quality parts are mass produced, it's easy to find really good gear for reasonable prices
La primeras ediciones japonesas de esa guitarra son monstruosas hoy valen facil del doble en buenas condiciones
yo estuve a punto de adquirirla en 2008 y en ese tiempo ya estaba carisima, luego decante de por la rg1527 tambien japonesa.
Man I love seeing your channel grow, couldn't happen to a more solid dude.
But yeah man, those original universes are crazily priced. I'll settle for the memories of seeing trey azagthoth shred one. Lol
I Subscribed as well
The Floral Jems are stupid now. I used to own one of those, sold it for 1700 bucks 10 years ago lol. I regret that.
Pretty sure I seen you in motor city the other day when I dropped off my guitar to get some fret sprout taken care of. L O L. Motor city is the best guitar store ever in my humble opinion.
That a 5150 your playing thru ? i have a EVH stealth, and we have very similar tone, im boosted with a SD1
Ya man I’m an Ibanez guy, i own several prestige’s, and I actually put dimarzio blaze pups in my rgd2127fx to get that old school early 2000s vibe. And I love em. They just have that tone
Make sure you check the pickup height too. Sometimes they have them too low. But ya man this guitar was all over so many records from back in the day. Fear factory, mashugga, korn, MA, dude so many!
Oh hell yeah
You need more evil pointy guitars , your the reason I own my beast and bastard v
I really wanna get back into playing, but I can't decide what Genre I want to stick to and what Tunings. Got any tips? Also, where did you find the decals for that Jeff Hanneman ESP?
Hope you cover Tucker era Morbid Angel song with this guitar.
Have white one, UV71pw for 5 years, very good guitar, prefer it over RG1077XL wich is olso very cool guitar.
You're lucky to have rosewood fretboard, newer ones have wenge - often get cracked after time.
Floyd rose (edge zero2) - is good, no much difference(have intonation tool onboard,so saddles are different, have both) with edge zero on japanese models. Just don't overtight srews
Don't change pickups, they suit very well, chugs and leads, try to use Precision Drive as boost.
If you in to low action, it can be set very low, mine have 1.15mm over 12th fret on 7th string.
Very important to level and crown the frets, get neck as straight as you can, sometimes recessing nut is needed.
If you don't use trem - block it like Van Halen, for dives only. If - yes - set up properly, parallel it with posts. Don't forget posts are secured with inner srews.
Any questions - you're welcome
How are the fret ends? I've heard people complain about input Jack's failing and mostly sharp fret ends. I've only had input jack fails on 2 inanez prestige models it scared me away for a good while
You WANT sharp feet ends right ?!Shredding your hands is part of shredding lolz ..mint guitar Brahski!
*fret ends hahaha
I wish i had one of those guitars man, only thing with the production guitar that i dont like is the bridge, i wish they wouldve gone for the lo pro edge bridge for the production. i defo would have bought one if they had that
They had two original Universes at my local music shop back in the day. They were way above my pay grade (I was barely 17) lol They were gone quick.
The edge is cool just need to be precise with the string block placement!
Congrats. This is the grail for many people. Myself included.
Yo Kevin I live 10 minutes from motorcity guitar they are my go for gear
Get an OG one-day,you won't regret it they have that special sauce!
I’ll be that guy, what tuning you in buddy? I’ve had a 7 string for a year now and I’ve played with a few and can’t seem to find the sweet spot. Also the settings on you’re amp? I’ve watched tutorials of boost in my settings messed around with it, and I’m honestly getting frustrated but I really really want to like a 7 string
I've been wanting a Universe for such a long time. I have big hands, so most Ibanez necks are too thin to be comfortable, but the Universe is the only one that just felt right.
On the bridge tthe studs have a stud lock inside! Make sure you loosen that before you change saddle height
damn I've always wanted a green dot
You look like All That Remains vocalist!
Fucken A man would enjoy a cover u got the mics now it sounds great. When I start making videos I want to do a riff mashup where I throw my own spin on them. The shred collab was good too, keep pissing the neighbors off and rip it man!
Enjoy it Kevin, not many of lthose left. I know if someone would move on (steal) my RG, they would get loose teeth. 🤜🤘
How is the fret work? Is there any buzzy shit, high frets?
That skull pile Jackson- fuckin classic!
What’s the song playing in the background near the beginning
How does its fingerboard stack up against your arsenal?
Surprised you went for this model, it looks slayer but not as heavy as I'd expect for you!
That guitar is same is morbid angel guitar they use ❤
I love that guitar but had to sell. frets were small and unlevel. just could not get it to play right.
Korn. Lol that's what those axes reminds me
what is the song when filming the guitar?