Seriously impressive! Ibanez 2022 Premium RG -T
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- I had the pleasure of checking out the brand new 2022 RGTs in the Ibanez kitchen at Meinl. These are seriously great guitars and there is no doubt in my mind that, once available, they will be flying off the shelves.
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1:18 How to name an Ibbi
9:03 RGT Brown HH
14:04 Brown SOUNDS
24:00 The darker HSH one
28:00 HSH Sounds
33:00 The one without the Wiggly
34:40 Non Wiggly SOUNDS
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Ibanez model names are actually easy to understand once you know the rules, you can divide them in 2: The letters and the numbers, the rest just stand for specs like the FX (Fixed Bridge), M (Maple Fingerboard), . Letters behind the numbers stand for the guitar type and numbers stand for the configuration. For example:
RGA: RG Arched
RGD: RG Drop (Cause RGD was ment for drop tuning)
RGR: RG Reverse
RGT: RG Thru-neck
RGIB / RGIXL : RG Ironlabel Baritone / RG Ironlabel XL (which means the same)
And numbers go like this, first 1 or 2 numbers are usually the series of the guitar. When its only one number (or 3 numbers in total, except for some prestige models like the RG652, the RGA420 or the RGT220) then youre refering at Standard or Non Prestige series, but when it is 2 numbers (or 4 numbers in total except for the RG15271, which is the most fucked up name in the entire brand) youre refering at premium and prestige series (Except for the AZ series) usually you'd look for the last 2 numbers, but there are some rare exceptions like the prestige series introduced in 2012 that only has 3 numbers in the name, in that case you would only look at the last number. For example:
**20 - **2: HH configuration, like the RG3120 or the RG652.
**21: It means HH config with a fixed bridge, just like the rg7621 or the RG321. This doesnt apply to the Ibanez 652, because they got rid of the last number, instead they used FX. It also doesnt apply to the old RG15271 because they fucked up so bad with the name.
**27: When prestige series were introduced it meant HH configuration and 7 string, just like the RGD3127 (which I have and I love)
**28: HH conf 8 string. This was introduced with the RG2228, the first 8 string guitar they produced, and its still being used in the RG5328, which is a prestige 8 string model.
**40: HSS with a pickguard. This doesnt apply to the old ibanez 540s, because they were made before this numbers started being used as a standard configuration.
**50 - **5: HSH configuration with a pickguard like the RG1550 or the RG655
**51: HSH configuration with a pickguard and a fixed bridge, like the old RG1551, which was one of the first prestige models
**60: HSS config, like the rg760 or the SA360.
**61: HSS config with a fixed bridge. Just like the hew SEW761
**70**80 - **7. HSH configuration. Back in the late 90s They used to have the **80 models, like the RG3180 or the RG580, which were HSH models with slightly better specs than the models of the same serie that had a 70 in their name, but nowadays they dont do that anymore, its just **70 or 7 in the case of the prestige rg657.
Thanks, these info really helps!!!
This deserves more like
This is simultaneously super useful and hilarious. On one hand, all this info is something many of us were starving for. On the other, the fact the comment starts with "Theyre actually easy to understand" and then goes on to be the single longest youtube comment I've ever seen is beautiful. lol
Yeah.... SIMPLES!! 🙄
man said easy to understand and dropped the wikipedia
Ibanez naming of the models make perfect sense for anyone familiar with the brand. It's among the simplest and most consistent brands in that regard
Yeah they're the only one to make sense for me, as well as Solar Guitars somewhat but they're less telling.
agree... coding system makes a lot of sense to me.. try finding a specific model / color for fender.. good luck!
@@TheShinyShow Personally, I like Charvel's approach where you don't have to remember numbers and it's just FR = Floyd Rose, MJ = Made in Japan, HH = dual humbuckers, but yeah arbitrary names like "standard", "studio" or "special" are more confusing to me. At least the Ibanez names are concise.
Thank you for explaining the Ibanez series name and model codes. I was confused before and still am.
So what you do is divide by 0 and jump off a bridge
@@thesmellycatjazz oh I see you were paying attention
Another impressive guitar from Ibanez! Thanks for the awesome demo Henning! Love the neck through body and the colours are fabulous!
Grabbed myself the non-wiggly one a while back. Super light, lovely looks, great tuning stability, buttery smooth neck. No sharp frets anywhere, and the locking tuners are such a nice touch. Well worth the money if you ask me, (a non-professional musician).
I recently purchased (3 week ago) the Ibanez RGT 1221pb man what an amazing guitar!! I can't keep my hands off it.( And I am a bass player) I can feel and hear something special about the way all woods work together. What a beautiful and awesome guitar!!
This one looks great ! Thank you for the fun ! Best of luck for 2022
The 1220 has the most impressive clean sounds I have heard from an RG in years. Nice stuff.
Great pickups and great specs. It's just, why does it have to look like that? Oh well. I can't find a good superstrat with stainless steel frets that doesn't look like some gooner metal band from 2007 would be playing it. I also don't understand all this burl I'm seeing nowadays. It looks like a jewelry box on my grandma's dresser, or maybe the cozy interior of a ski lodge. And then it has huge abalone and gold hardware like it's an Artcore jazz box. Ibanez makes great, generously spec'd guitars that are ugly as sin, as does Schecter.
I've actually learned something with this video. This is the first fucking video from 2022 I'm I'm already learning cool stuff. What a great year it will be.
I just got my RGT1270pb. It plays fantastic. The fretwork on the stainless frets is perfect. The workmanship overall is on par with my Prestige RG5120m. If I saw a Prestige logo on it, I wouldn’t question it. Im not super impressed with the pickups, but I have a set of Fishman Tosin Abasi pickups ready to go in. Overall, it’s an incredible guitar and also an incredible value. Everything about it is pro quality.
My RGT42DX BP is still my number 1 guitar. Sustain for days. Love it so much.
I'll be honest, I don't mind the Ibanez naming scheme. It's takes a bit to learn what the stuff means, but that's true for any brand. Fender renaming their stuff Player, Performer, and Professional doesn't tell me anything unless I look up and memorize the models differences. With Ibanez you can kinda guess what it is even if you don't know what everything means.
WOW !!! Great guitars looking and sounding guitars !
@Henning, can you please ask them if they are willing to release some goodies for the S series ? Love the body shape and the weight of these but Ibanez seems to neglect them :/.
Thanks for the great video ans honest review as always :)
This so the most beautiful guitar I’ve ever seen and I actually got to play it when I found it at guitar center, I promise myself that one day I’ll have it home with me 💙
YES! SO MUCH YES! What a way to begin the new year!
Woooooo
That was nice!
When they're coming to the stores I gotta check out the RGT1220PB-ABS
lol
Thank you Henning und frohes neues Jahr 🎉
That hardtail is seriously amazing, wow. I literally need one now.. Not even kidding.. I've tried a few of the Ibanez Permiums and they have been outstanding instruments so far… hoping my “floormegood” will be just as good!!
They look and sound amazing! If I had to choose one, it would be the brown one!
Ibanezezezez!!!! Best way to start the year! Popcorn is ready lettgooooooo 🤘🎉
Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez
Yeah and you'll need a drink as well.
Dude, you are making guitar reviews so fun ;o)
Because of your review of the Q and this… never thought I’d say it but I’m getting an Ibanez
I'm addicted to Ibanez RGs
and a happy new year!!!
Always love your videos!
Hey, thanks for the video ! Do you know why they changed the neck thickness on those premiums? to me the 18mm to 20mm was quite perfect... :(
I learned a new word today (indirectly) because of this video. Vogelaugenahorn. Thanks !
Also, I love those flip out truss rod covers.
Happy new year man 🫂
Sinking cavity covers to flush with the body surface can be done with the same tool that roughs or finishes the cavities. That tool, cutting all of those shallow pockets would, at the absolute maximum, using an extremely low feed per tooth for the best surface finish, take two minutes. If using an optimal tool for that application the same smooth surface finish could be done in around 40 seconds. The programming, using CAM software, maybe 5 minutes....
... if I took a three minute nap...
Conversationally programming, depending on system/format, maybe 5 to 7 minutes.
Flush mounting the cavity covers just looks and feels nicer, more high quality, and is ALWAYS done on our guitars and basses (except a few I built, a few years ago, for a customer who never has them flush mounted).
Dude you are awesome and you crack me up at the same time….
I was looking at getting an RG1120PBZ or something similar. After watching many Ibanez reviews, including yours, I decided on the RGT1220PB. As an EVH fan, I'm always looking for that brown sound. 😉 I bought one few months ago, and it's my favorite guitar right now. The feel and sound of the stainless steel especially on the high strings is absolutely amazing. It puts my other guitars to shame - dead spots, always needing polishing, etc. I also have a '98 Peavey Wolfgang and a PRS Custom 24 Floyd. Trust me if you can afford it, get stainless frets. They are so worth it, especially if you play often.
I love that antique brown soooo much!
Beautiful guitar I love it I have a lot of good ideas for me
Yep. The first review I watched in the new year. Because of the crazy dude and the incredibly hot poplar burl top.
So these are actually starting to filter into the hands of average joes like me and my buddies; and WE CAN’T PUT THEM DOWN. Maybe it’s the light gauge strings, the 10 way pickups, the lightning fast neck….but the Lead Tones on the RG1220 PB are better than anything I’ve heard in the Ibanez Line. The Most Versatile Axe in my lineup for sure. Freaking DOPE and I’m soooooo glad I found one. Happy Shredding dudes.
I had to pre-order mine today and I can't get it until 3-14-2023 ?
Awesome demo, enjoyed watching with my mom! Definitely very beautiful looks, stunning craftmanship... Not a fan of black... Brown looks pretty cool imo!
These are pretty expensive for made-in-Indonesia models - only about $100 cheaper than the least expensive Prestige RGs. That being said, the specs are basically as good as it gets. The photos on their site of the fret ends on these guitars look unbelievably smooth for an "import" model. It seems like Ibanez is a lot more adventurous with their MII models than they are with the Prestige lineup.
Probably because the preimum line makes them the most cash, haha, still good to see high quality things getting produced in Indonesia, so we don't need to pay as much for them
Just played a Japanese made RG Prestige. Not sure what you're paying extra for! The fret levelling work was budget level (I take a fret rocker with me to check any guitar I'm thinking of buying). The 3rd & 9th were high, not talking a tiny bit of rocking either. The upper register frets were all over the place.
@@talkychris for what it's worth, i recently bought a Prestige RG (5120m) and the fretwork is fantastic - everything is perfectly level with no dead spots, and I can get the action ridiculously low. I've also played MIJ RGs that had wonky frets, though. Just goes to show that QC can be a mixed bag no matter where the guitar is manufactured!
I've a 2006 Korean RGT Thru neck and MIJ J craft EGEN, Premium RG and Korean Jem to compare... the RGT has something sweet about the lead tones, it's a bit darker but just sings. So happy to see these in the new range.
Dude I have an 05 RGT mik
It is special, I have a prestige and honestly the RGT riffs so good
Happy new year. Are you going to review Ibanez RGRTB621? ETA? :)
Got mine preordered in Antique Brown! LET’S GOOOOOO!!!
Hey i would like to ask, in your that have test all the ibanez guitars Range of this 2022, what would you think It would be a better option to get?? I am in love the 1220pb premium one, but i have Heard about the fact this premium guitar have the same quality of the prestige series from the past or even from new ones, Thanks!!!
You're hilarious I love watching your videos because you're so real and I got the new high performance guitar and I'm gonna get another one
Beautiful guitar
We need more FMUTB guitars like these. 'Nuff sed.😉
How does this guitar performs compared to the old Prestige RGT320Zs or RGT2020?
I remember those had crappy Ibanez Pick ups, although the craftsmanship was of the Prestige line. Any educated thoughts?
Late to the party but regarding C major and E major: In the key of C major, E major can be borrowed from the relative harmonic minor scale (A harmonic minor scale). I'm a music theory noob when it comes to major scales but including the dominant Vth in the minor scale for a V-I cadence (i.e. E major to A minor) is a classic so it makes sense that resolving to the relative major also works well.
well did you look at the production ones? Ive been looking for an usable review for this guitar and i cant find one thats reliable :D
is there also a non floyd rose model? for me floyd roses are a pain in the ass!
great demo once again and thx for waisting my time with ibanez model markings! can´t wait to test some of the new rg models because i´m a big fan af rg´s
I believe the model behind him to the right has a fixed bridge!
yes.
really enjoyed this video. Although I do wonder if Ibanez will invite you along again ;)
they will for sure
Happy new year !
heavily considering getting one, only thing i dont like is that there isnt the darker colored one with a Edge trem and HH pickups, but the brown color is pretty great
Wow... U got a lot of ibanez series to review...
Congrats bro
YOU ARE THE BEST!
hi there. This is Randy and I thank you for playing one of these, your a OK guy
Dude! You're making me want an Ibanez.
The RG Series is my favorite type of guitar, building my 3rd one now.
Still thinking on choosing between Ibanez RGR652AHBF-WK Prestige and Ibanez RGT1221PB-DTF.Tried both and still struggle, as neck I like more on prestige, but sound I like more of premium. Why it's so hard to choose...
Install your strings like Steve Vai's guitar tech does - ball ends at the tuners. It's just as quick as locking tuners.
Henning already does that. He showed that in the Nita Strauss re-string video.
great guitar! I bought my youngest son one and he loves it!
I purchased the RGT 1221PB DTF a few months ago. Well, let's just say that I ordered it a few months ago. Still waiting since it's on back order. Hopefully it's as good as all the previews I have watched. Anybody bought and playing it? Thoughts???
That thing is beautiful
What a nice guitar. What I don’t understand is why does any company build a guitar with Floyd Rose like tremolo systems anymore. They are a hassle to change strings, do a set up, and intonation. When I was a teenager growing up in the 80’s - the guitar king Van Halen made it popular. RIP Ed! Fast forward to today with all the technology why would anyone want the headache of a Floyd Rose. Great video as always and thanks!
Because some of us still enjoy locking tremolos… they’re really not that much of hassle to set up once you’ve done it a handful of times. People who complain about the setup just over exaggerate it and haven’t done it right or enough. And when they are set up, they’re a joy. Not to mention some players prefer how they feel vs a hard tail.
If you’re using said guitar with a tremolo with the same tuning and string gauge every string change, it’s a breeze. Obviously if you’re changing tunings often you don’t want to be using only a tremolo equipped guitar. You also have your players who just block the trem and use it for its locking capabilities and the fine tuners.
Guitar companies have to give options available to everyone
The Iron ball is such a good amp.
Thank you Ibanez, thank you 1000*1000 times 🙏🤲 Also thank you to this talented artist (having a serious thing against codification)
Do you think they’ll come out with a neck through j custom next year? I wanna hold out from buying an Ibanez until they do
They had one in 2021 but wanted around 7k for it
@@aphexlane when and where? do you have a link or the name of the model ?
Don't give a f*ck what they call it but that brown piece of wood with strings on it looks incredibly nice.
Everyone needs an Ibanez
Im an Ibanez fanboy, what an intro!!
That hardtail is great.
Priced excellent.
Was looking at a Schecter Keith Merrow KM-6 for a long time (1799€ atm) , this might be the closest thing and its cheaper aswell.
yo prefiero la Schecter Keith Merrow KM-6
tiene una calidad sonora que me encanta
On the website of the biggest vendor in my country it says the neck is maple with walnut
Ibanez needs to provide this same guitar and antique brow finish in the Fixed Bridge version
i wonder why i cant find the hardtail version ever ,only the floyd model sadly
Wow those are nice guitars. Love the look of brown one. but i dont want wiglythingsticks. sounds are amazing.
Funny and informative. Thumbs up.
Happy new year 2022.
Neck through construction in premium... Why not in prestige line or even j.custom?
Great video and probly great guitars. Ibanez is great. Great great great
Great is great.
Henning, I get you're running a show, but the naming system makes sense, tells a lot of info, and it's not that hard once you get the hang of it
PB=Peanut Butter.
They look stunning and I am sure they are full of RG goodness. Not a huge fan of the block inlays on a superstrat, but of course this is a matter of personal taste. I know these are well made and have two materials in them, but they could at least have shaped them differently. Or replace them with something else entirely. They just give the guitar a weighed-down look and the RGs have always been slick beasts.
Funny how each model version brings out a different style of playing.
HH/FR ? Seering Vai-esque leads
HsH/FR ? some sweet single coil stratty cleans
HH/HT ? Riff city!
Which are you...??
(Me, it's a tie between 1 & 2. If I had to choose right now..? 1. The brown'un).
Seems like to hear Layne Staley talking in some points. Good video man.
Leslie kicked you out of the studio? You said, fuck it! I'm filming in the kitchen! Plywood over the kitchen window! And action! Happy new year folks! I have big love for you both.
Are they gonna make a prestige rgt again though?
no idea
Ibanez really sold me on that Engl amp. Someone should buy someone beer for this video.
When are these being sold in America ?
They're using the same PU combo as in their j.customs so the sounds were expected... I'm glad, cause I really didn't like their Fusion ones.
What I'd want to know is if these trems are Ibanezes 'real' Edge-ones or if they're their budget ones. Cause if they are the former, that'd be impressive.
Is there a Ibanez rg 1220 pb with HSH ?
Ibanez needs to make the Antique Brown finish available on the Hard tail version
I just bought a prussian blue ibby AZN, and they put out that amazing mint green one. Fuck me.
Anyway a real top, albeit thin, and neck through in the premium range is seriously impressive. In the past I built a few partscasters but today with the stuff brands put out, it really doesn't make sense anymore.
The blue one is the best!
@@SvenTheSveed I’m a sucker for daphne/mint blue though lol
@@valebliz I have the pearl white AZ Prestige, Id love to add the blue one to the team but I've just had a closer look at the minty one... Hmm could be close.
model = RG
extra info ( neck thru ) = T (A = arch top, D = sculpted, I = iron label, al = axion, m = maple fb, f = fan fret, etc)
series = 12 (usually bigger means better)
pickup & pickguard configuration = 2 HH without pickguard.
bridge = 0 ( tremolo bridge cos 0 = edge zero) 1= fixed bridge, sometimes nothing = gibraltar
color /finish name : pbb
but these change sometimes for different models and submodels, so it's not really consistent
Actually the F stands for Flamed Maple top. The Fan Fretted models would have MS in the name.
@@dancortes2164 flame maple veneer is FM,
Qm: quilted maple veneer
MS = multi scale
In Iron label F is fanned fret (IF)
Sometimes M is also mikro, sometimes m is maple fb that's why it's not really always consistent
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Ibanez for 2022 \M/ 🍻
Ibanez really upped the anti. I mean, stainless steel frets, a mini switch, edge series trem, DiMarzio's, neck through and poplar burl top, all for 2K?
4:59 "It's actually a really beautiful color" lol!
I have 2 Ibanez RG1070PBZ. I play them more than my RG652FMMPDB Prestige.
Henning's naming scheme:
RG HH brown one, RG HSH the darker one, RG HH darker than the darker than brown but with 24 frets...
nailed it
Henning, you missed your calling, you should have been a comedian! 🤣 great review though!
Are these neck through models as good as the Prestige 5120m?
They're high speced like a prestige but the craftsmanship isn't the same at all.Id go for a prestige
Location of the volume knob, which they’ve refused to adapt, sucks a big one. With all that real estate I’m not sure why it’s so close to the bridge pickup. If you try to alternate pick next to the bridge, as many players do, you’ll find that your knuckles whack against the volume knob constantly. Easy fix that Ibanez refuse to do because it’ll hurt their factory efficiency for a minute. I’d rather buy a EBMM.
Cooking with Henning!
I wouldn't recommend eating whatever I cook!
It would have been the perfect guitar if they used the gold covers for those Dimarzio pickups.
Most companies seem to have a sensible marketing short model name for external use, and a stock code full of digits/letters for internal use (SKU etc). I just about get my head round the ibanez series prefix and colour suffix, but the codes in-between are still a complete mystery. 🤦♂️
But on the other hand, Glarry just launched a new 355'ish model called GIZ. Unfortunate homonyms for English speakers 🤣. It must be a minefield to find names that are safe in most languages and haven't been used before.