RGA 622XH "Prestige" Unsponsored Guitar Review and Full Mix Metal Demo
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- This is a review of the Ibanez RGA 622 XH “Prestige” Axe Design Lab guitar. I’ve used this instrument to record some leads on my more recent tracks (now on Spotify!) and outline the pros and cons of this guitar. Check out the timestamps below to find any information you’re looking for quickly
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00:00 Intro and not sponsored
Features
00:56 Materials, frets, pickups, and component layout
Feel
01:51 Medium-light weight and balance
02:15 Arch top body shape vs flat top, carve top
02:40 Bridge feel on an arch top body
02:52 How it feels compared to Ibanez S and the RG
03:25 Playing sitting down and angled output jack in the way
04:31 Nickel silver frets playing feel vs. stainless steel
Playability
05:19 Frets don’t slow you down
05:30 Neck feels thin but not too thin
05:55 Body and horn carves
06:14 Controls don’t get in the way
06:37 Angled output jack is a bummer for seated classical style
06:46 Has needed multiple setups
Tone
07:31 Does it sound good playing up on the 27th fret and is it useful
08:13 Can’t you just bend up beyond the 22nd/24th fret?
08:31 Playing up that high sounds like an artificial octave effect
08:49 Fretted notes have same ease and resonance as on 24th fret
09:00 DiMarzio ToneZone/Air Norton S has the typical Ibanez sound, lots of mids, not modern
09:37 Neck pickup sounds more like a middle pickup
10:12 Coil split is surprisingly good
10:29 Overall thoughts on how it sounds
Overall
10:43 Playability and its importance vs tone
11:18 Like the looks but gloss black catches finger prints
11:35 Like the body, cutaway feel
11:44 Dislike how often set up, could be skill issue
11:55 Dislike angled output jack
12:00 No locking tuners
12:30 No stainless steel frets
12:38 Planning to block the bridge
13:04 Like and dislike the tone
Do I recommend this guitar?
13:22 Yes if you’re looking for an arch top shred machine
13:50 No if you don’t need an expensive guitar or do need more modern features
14:05 Alternative options and why you don’t need the most expensive guitar
15:24 Outro
Full Mix Demo
15:45 Distorted bridge lead with bridge metal rhythm
15:59 Clean neck pickup with distorted bridge rhythm
16:12 Distorted bridge leads with bridge rhythm
16:26 Split coil neck cleans
16:38 End graphic and cat
Interesting review! This guitar seems to be very technical and capable of producing a wide range of sounds!
It is! But it's also very inviting and friendly. The pickups don't sound harsh so you can get great overdrive and rock tones, or smooth cleans, and the neck is friendly despite being thin and wide
The master of guitars is here. It's always great watching your reviews and learning more about guitars. This really helps when it's time to buy a new guitar and to know what to look for. That's one sweet looking guitar
I don't know about master but thanks! Glad I could make a helpful resource for potential buyers
You ARE an amazing guitar player! Very informative review. Thanks!🎸🐈⬛
I appreciate the kind words! Glad the review could give good information
Very interesting and informative review 👍
learning more about guitars from your videos thanks !
Glad I could present this information in an interesting way, thanks!
I urge you to try out an air norton S in a strat style pickguard at the bridge position. It sounds absolutely amazing. Bought it used, complete gamble on my part, had no idea it would've sounded as good as it did. Split coil positions are amazing as well.
That's interesting! I do have one strat and while I'm not planning on switching out the pickups just yet, I'll keep this in mind!
I'm here for the cat!! 😺 Pretty interesting info and very accurate review. You made me want to pick again my guitar. 👍🏻
She's all for the attention! Awesome, your guitar will be happy to make music with you again
So interesting information, my friend, - thank you !!😎🎸🔥
Glad it was interesting!
Hey man brilliant vid, the guitar is very nice
Thank you!
looks similar to my LTD mh-327. similar pickups, floyd, 27 frets, black.
Nice they're likely competing but at different proce points
Nice demo! I was curious what gauge strings you prefer for drop C on this guitar?
I'm using 10s with a 56 for the C string. Feels super easy to play
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Hello and thank you!
Hermosa guitarra, suena genial, like friend
Gracias thank you!
Thanks for the review! Great as always.
Ibanez released new guitars in June. These include the RGR5130-GRM Prestige. Reverse headstock (I've never seen it like this before, is that new?), Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic Humbucker.
That was more or less love at first sight.
Are you planning to get one by any chance? :)
Oh wow, I took a look and those look cool! I completely missed Ibanez summer releases this year. I certainly wouldn't mind getting the gray one and doing a comparison between that and my ones with the fluence moderns. Just gotta check the budget and think of a way to justify another new guitar 😆
@@HighZ I also just stumbled across it. I actually wanted to get the RG-5320 CSW. But now the game starts all over again. I'll have to see if I somehow have a budget for both. 😅
I hear you there! Fwiw I have the rg5170 BK and while it has moderns instead of classics, the combo of basswood plus the active moderns is incredibly balanced and sounds absolutely sublime! It would be my number one if it didn't break after playing the solo for my sada/turo cover. Neck pickup cuts out and the switch is a pcb so been procrasti eating on fixing it
@@HighZ Oh man, I know this situation with the repairs.
I'm still quite new to the Ibanez universe. I've always had ESP, Schecter and Epiphone. But after watching your videos and testing a Prestige, I'm extremely hooked. The 5320 CSW in particular has taken my fancy. It's just important to me to have a guitar that has an extremely low string action and is easy to play. i don't want to have to fight with my instrument.
what would you say are your top 3 ibanez guitars in terms of playability?
thanks for your detailed answers by the way. i hope one day ibanez will send you guitars to test.
In terms of playability, it's as you'd expect
1. PIA / J. Custom
2. RGA 622
3. RG5170 / RG 5320
Interestingly enough my RG652AHM plays better than my RG5121. Maybe the Ibanez trees with their trem block make ot feel more quality? Feel is definitely interfering with an objective playability rating
you look like a young john petrucci from rock discipline!
Thanks man. Now if only I could play like him!
It doesn't have stainless steel frets, but the other RGs releases around the same time have it. Why?
Great question. I don't know for sure because I'm not affiliated with Ibanez, but if I had to guess it's probably because it's in theory "are design lab" series and whichever department works on these or this model might not be tooled up to work with steel. Totally a guess
What the hec do you do for work to afford all of these expensive guitars? 😂
I think Ibanez is the top brand together with Schecter and Solar. Those are my favorites.
But i've heard that Schecters quality control has gone down... not sure if that's true or not. But I saw a guy
on here bash the 2000 dollar KM-6 MK-III Legacy.
Having no kids and never going on vacation saves a lot of money 😆 I like all those brands but they do have their issues. I only have ever had one Schecter and thankfully it's solid, except the tone pot has no friction and turns itself down. My solars have been great but almost all of them have had minor finish imperfections, which isn't a big deal to me at least. And sadly Ibanez quality has gone down a little even as the prices have been going up, but I've kept the good ones I've gotten!
@@HighZ Hmm. Why do you think quality control has gone down? The guy who complained about the MK legacy, said that the much cheaper hellraiser didn't have any problems. Strange with so uneven quality control.
Maybe next you can get a Kiesel. I would def get one if I had the money for it, plus it's sadly like 30% added tax and custom if you live in Europe, but for you in the USA. Man Kiesel is such a good prices guitar for a custom guuitar.
Btw, did you see the new Solar Marcuus Siepen edition? That guitar is like spot on right up my alley of specs. Coated green burled with gold hardware. Looks so dope.
It's like 1900 I think. Very "affordable".