I would probably go ALL Ibanez, too, if I had to pick only one brand. But you don’t have any of the hollow-bodies (George Benson style). They’re some great jazz guitars!
My main guitar is a 95 ish RG550 LTD I’ve had it since 96 and it’s still my number one, nothing has beat it out. I’ve played more expensive guitars and of course cheaper ones. The premium line is very nice close to Japanese quality fit and finish but the hardware isn’t as good on the premiums if they put edge original and edge Lo pros they would be as rock solid as the Japanese stuff the Indonesian Ibanez at least the premiums are very nice guitars.
@brandonjackson5865 I have yet to mess around with the premiums. I sort of skipped line and jumped right to the higher end Japanese models. But collecting gear like one does, i may find a premium the looks good enough to purchase
@brandonjackson5865 The RG550 was known to be a very well built axe. I'd be interested to see how it feels compared to some other ibanez guitars of the same era.
@@ChristopherLeeShreds honestly the new indo stuff is pretty close as far as feel and fit and finish, mine could be considered one of the first reissues I guess because it wasn’t part of the original run and mine has the AANJ heal ( I think I prefer it ) and I’m not sure exactly what version of Wizard is on mine it doesn’t have the cracking around the locking nut bolts on the back of the neck that’s so common, mine also doesn’t have any paint cracks around the neck pocket most bolt ons have, it’s a very high quality guitar mine has a bound neck and headstock with the embossed Ibanez logo and Cosmo black hardware. I had a RG720QM for a couple years and they neck profile was a little different but still very comfortable, it had the ball ended frets and it was a good playing guitar and actually a whole lot pretty than “Reggie” that’s what I call my old black 550 . I want an original run 550 or if I get lucky an original 565. I wasn’t ever impressed with the Korean and early Indonesian Ibanez, they were fine they just didn’t have the same care put into the fretwork and factory setup I guess but the Premiums have always been impressive. They were a few lower spec’d MIJ RG450 I believe that were MIJ but they had the lo trs instead of the edge but I would imagine the necks and fretwork would be what you expect from a 90s MiJ Ibanez. I honestly don’t know if you’re missing much with your blue RG350, if you get good reliable service out of it. I do think there might be some magic or mojo in the OG late 80s RG550 but I haven’t played enough of them to say for sure. The Genesis is also an excellent guitar for the money and it’s MIJ still. People seem to love JEM Juniors , but I haven’t been impressed with them either, but also I’m not a huge Vai fan so I can see how they scratch an itch, if they did a JEM JR with disappearing pyramid inlays I’d probably have to have one though. I think those are the coolest Ibanez inlays ever, mine has I guess acrylic inlays shark tooth and I have always thought they were the only part of the guitar that looks cheap, I’ve seen better looking mother of toilet seat shark tooth’s on the lower end RGs
I would probably go ALL Ibanez, too, if I had to pick only one brand. But you don’t have any of the hollow-bodies (George Benson style). They’re some great jazz guitars!
@@GeorgeTsouris A George Benson style Hollowbody is definitely next for the ibanez collection!
My main guitar is a 95 ish RG550 LTD I’ve had it since 96 and it’s still my number one, nothing has beat it out. I’ve played more expensive guitars and of course cheaper ones. The premium line is very nice close to Japanese quality fit and finish but the hardware isn’t as good on the premiums if they put edge original and edge Lo pros they would be as rock solid as the Japanese stuff the Indonesian Ibanez at least the premiums are very nice guitars.
@brandonjackson5865 I have yet to mess around with the premiums. I sort of skipped line and jumped right to the higher end Japanese models. But collecting gear like one does, i may find a premium the looks good enough to purchase
@brandonjackson5865 The RG550 was known to be a very well built axe. I'd be interested to see how it feels compared to some other ibanez guitars of the same era.
@@ChristopherLeeShreds honestly the new indo stuff is pretty close as far as feel and fit and finish, mine could be considered one of the first reissues I guess because it wasn’t part of the original run and mine has the AANJ heal ( I think I prefer it ) and I’m not sure exactly what version of Wizard is on mine it doesn’t have the cracking around the locking nut bolts on the back of the neck that’s so common, mine also doesn’t have any paint cracks around the neck pocket most bolt ons have, it’s a very high quality guitar mine has a bound neck and headstock with the embossed Ibanez logo and Cosmo black hardware. I had a RG720QM for a couple years and they neck profile was a little different but still very comfortable, it had the ball ended frets and it was a good playing guitar and actually a whole lot pretty than “Reggie” that’s what I call my old black 550 . I want an original run 550 or if I get lucky an original 565. I wasn’t ever impressed with the Korean and early Indonesian Ibanez, they were fine they just didn’t have the same care put into the fretwork and factory setup I guess but the Premiums have always been impressive. They were a few lower spec’d MIJ RG450 I believe that were MIJ but they had the lo trs instead of the edge but I would imagine the necks and fretwork would be what you expect from a 90s MiJ Ibanez. I honestly don’t know if you’re missing much with your blue RG350, if you get good reliable service out of it. I do think there might be some magic or mojo in the OG late 80s RG550 but I haven’t played enough of them to say for sure. The Genesis is also an excellent guitar for the money and it’s MIJ still. People seem to love JEM Juniors , but I haven’t been impressed with them either, but also I’m not a huge Vai fan so I can see how they scratch an itch, if they did a JEM JR with disappearing pyramid inlays I’d probably have to have one though. I think those are the coolest Ibanez inlays ever, mine has I guess acrylic inlays shark tooth and I have always thought they were the only part of the guitar that looks cheap, I’ve seen better looking mother of toilet seat shark tooth’s on the lower end RGs