Ibanez Prestige Guitars: Low Tier vs High Tier Discussion | Unsponsored Review

This is a discussion between Ibanez Prestige guitars, no matter if it’s an RG, RGA, S, etc, specifically focusing on what the differences are between the different price points.

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This video is not a complete review of any specific guitar but a discussion on my experiences with my collection as a whole. This video is also not intended to by hyper critical of any of these guitars but to provide honest information for researching guitarists.

00:00 Intro
00:28 Not sponsored

Looks
00:58 These guitars look great at all price points

Craftsmanship
01:33 Both high end and low end have had issues
01:51 Wiring issues with the RG5170
02:23 No Prestige coating on neck on the RG652
03:21 How the RG550 Genesis compares neck-wise
03:47 Fretwork, stainless steel vs nickel silver fret wire, and fret wire quality

Playing Feel
05:31 Playability and feel is fantastic
05:44 Variations in the neck profiles between guitars
06:34 Better neck profile on lower tier prestige, other one isn’t worse, differences are slight
07:13 Prefer higher tier modern specs
07:29 Same body, different bridges
08:23 All sound great. What pickups are included will be the decider

Overall
08:40 Which would I choose?
09:29 Consider the price difference for budgeting for other equipment

10:29 Outro
10:53 Cat