I put up mine on Reverb for sale but rewatching your video changed my mind. I still love it :)

Love these in depth reviews, subbed for sure

Fantastic video. I'm considering buying one of these here in a local shop in Brazil and this content was very helpful. The noise issue is something to seriously think about... Thank you!

That is a great review. I mainly buy ibanez guitars from the mid to late 90's, but I must say that the quality of these premium instruments is top notch.

Dude that is the best guitar evaluation I’ve ever seen. Subscriber for life!

Hi Max, Great video, I love you in depth you go to in your reviews. Keep it up.

Great review!

Great review

Very good and honest review, thanks!

Awesome review bro.!!! Bought this guitar after I watched your review. Your review helps a lot. Your review covered everything I want to know. Thanks a lot a lot for awesome review.

Excellent and very thorough review. Makes me want to buy another Ibanez even more!

great review, thanks!

Great review- 100% sold me on this beauty

Nice review, appreciate it's thoroughness, especially since I'm possibly going to purchase a model in this lineup. Thanks.

@chadyoak1633

4 жыл бұрын

pboy6969 I’ve got one identical to it and I absolutely love it. Any premium Ibanez from around 2017 to present are incredible guitars!

I think you have the best guitar review on YT, hands off!!!!

You should put your title “Ultimate Review”. Very informative. I don’t even own this guitar but I watched it till the end for hidden info.

Nice, simply, clear introduction...

Awesome review of awesome guitar

Very thorough guitar review video👍 thank you very much.

долго мариновалось видео) спасибо за обзор!

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Оно такое не одно :)

I bought this guitar when it first came out. Came with a way better case. Love it so much.

Such a pro review.

Hi Max, boy, you really ripped up that intro, tasty! Another great revue, I have never owned an Ibanez but this one tempts me, minus the hum. Merry Christmas and a great new year to you.

Best guitar review hands down; and iv'e seen A LOT of them. Could you review a Schecter C-1 SLS Elite?

@nasiasteel9105

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely is

Как всегда, потрясный обзор.

I ordered one in the same colour as yours yesterday. Can't wait till it arrives 🙂

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, surprised to hear those are still out for grabs! Congrats!

@atarijam

3 жыл бұрын

@dikran how was it?

This should be a review standard out there. Great job! You should check out the new genesis series RG 550 and show us if it's possible to get high quality low cost

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lucas. It is a standard on my channel :) I had a look at Genesis a couple of years ago. They are solid. Not 100% exactly as the good old 1987 RG550 but close

I have that same guitar and traded the pickups out for Rail Hammer’s and no longer have those issues plus, it sounds much better now!

Thank you for doing this review and very cool that you compared it to a 30 year old RG !! I also have a 30 year old USA custom and was itching for a newer similar Ibanez. Was on the fence between this cloud burst one and the other new 'caribbean' inspired models, the RG1120PBZ-CIF and the beautiful RG6PPBFX-TSR (no trem though). Went with the RG6PPBFX, hope you get a chance to review one of those..

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm waiting for the 1120 which replaced the 1070 in Ibanez catalog this year. I was really surprised to find out there are no HSH guitars in the Premium range anymore

What's up man!? I am about to buy one of these. Good to hear a review like this. At 8 years I gut my guitars for other pickups and pots from day 1. Selling 2 Jacksons heavily modified for this model. I believe I am making a wise choice. Floyd Rose player to the death. I own a Tone Zone and Air Norton. They don't make noises like that. Once again Pulling pickups out asap.

This is what a review should be. Up close and detailed. I would love to see a review of the AZ series. Premium vs Prestige.

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, I'd love that too! It seems like we'll see new AZ models next year

I watched this video 1 or 2 years ago. 2 months ago I got a Ibanez S with same pickup configuration and they are noisy, way noisier than another ibanez O have with infinity pickups, actually these infinity pickups are 100% silent. nice channel and videos!!!

I actually have the same guitar ordered from sweetwater different finish, can't wait to give it a try 🤗🤔

I have the same DNA guitar but in the S line. It’s my favourite Ibanez.

Great review and a great guitar. Maybe the hum is due to DiMarzio's asymmetrical winding in the pickup coils. That's used to shape the frequency response to desired direction (two resonant peaks). The downside is increased hum.

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's one of the reasons indeed

It sounds so much better than the RG550! I didn't think the difference would be that big.

Hey man thanks for the great video, one more thing wrong with that guitar would be it won't clean up the way any other descent guitar would do thanks again, keep it up

Макс красава очень подробные обзоры. Ты обозреваешь именно полезные вещи

im 2/3's of the video, and i must say: YOU REALLY DIG REVIEW, damn

Super!!!😁🎸😁

I have the black version of this guitar and it is a work of art! I love it! At a fraction of the cost this guitar out performs others that I bought for 3 or 4 times the price. I can't put it down. The only issue I have is that the single volume control has no 'gradation' to it. I'm sure there a more appropriate word but the volume doesn't slowly increase as I roll it up. It seems to just virtually come on almost all at once. Like from zero to 80% in the first little twist of the knob. For example; there is no way to do Jeff Beck style swells (violin like) by rolling the knob. This also means that you can't roll the volume back just a touch to clean up the tone. I wonder if I have to install a new volume potentiometer. It was like this when I bought it new and should have spoken up at that time. This is my first Ibanez. Any thoughts on this? By the way, I loved your video and your playing! You're a maniac on this thing!

I was seriously looking at this for my next ax, and well i still am but the noise is a bit troubling. Already hav e a custom 24CE which I love, Les Paul also love it when need the Les Paul sound, and a Jaguar that i built..but i e been wanting an Ibanez and the 1070 with that burl and pickup combo I thought would be great...still have to play one...great jon on the video, my first time catching you and I’m impressed with your breakdown on the guitars. Thank you, and I’ll be looking for more with you Max..

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Not everyone will experience noise with those pickups. It’s a bit of an exception due to my studio environment. This model is discontinued. You’ll be lucky if you find it

Wonderful review! Also a great sound! First of all, amazing guitar! :) I have the same guitar, and some RG550 too, but there is no hum on high gain settings with these pickups at all (i uploaded one video playing with True Velvet, so close to the amp,and lots of gain, and there is hum, but not on Humbuckers). The problem could be causet by the rest of your gear. Maybe power supply or... maybe there is too much devices plugged in one power soak, including your computer, tube amp, loadbox etc. Locking tuners are very useful when you putting new strings, or when you are setting intonation. I really enjoyed this video, and now i love my RG1070 even more! :))))

@illumi409

4 жыл бұрын

Ned Hook do u have the 2019 model or older?

@nedhook8709

4 жыл бұрын

@@illumi409 Hey, sorry for the delay in response. I have 2018. model.

@jakubkozowski5827

4 ай бұрын

should I take rg550 or rg1070? witch one is better in your opinion?

@nedhook8709

4 ай бұрын

@@jakubkozowski5827 Hey, if i would buy some RG Ibanez today, It would be RG550 rather than RG1070. Japanese made.... better quality control etc. I have a problem with my RG1070... buzzing on firts fret. So, RG550! 😀

@jakubkozowski5827

4 ай бұрын

@@nedhook8709 thank you ^^

Max, you have most lovely reviews at youtube, continue your good job, and make a review for ltdec256 please

great review i have that guitar and after a year i am thinking of changing out the pickups. just don't like the sound . but i am going to stay with the dimarzos but not sure wich ones yet. thinking of the Pandemonium pickups true velvet single what do any of you guys think i should do?

Thanks! weird hum is the deal breaker for me.😆

Just my 2 cents. The locking tuners are not overkill as their purpose isn't for locking in tune or anything. They are there to make restringing easier as you don't have to wind the string around like traditional tuners.

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Well, it makes controlling string aging nearly impossible since shafts are too short for that. It's ok if the guitar never leaves the house. But with 90+ gigs a year it's a pure headache

Hi.. I'm thinking about pulling trigger on this guitar. I currently own a couple of 550's. I wonder how this thing compares to a Jem 77? Please make that video!! Thanks.. Great job BTW, I have my own channel and hope to do more guitar reviews. Love your approach.

Крутой обзор! А когда крышки открыл , там поверхность практически пористая , это норм ? И ещё вопрос , сейчас в новых ибанезах не ставят Z тремоло , не знаешь почему ?

I own A 1070 When I 1st heard that noise. I bought equipment to eliminate it it still didn't go away I removed the Hum kept a velvet Went with a quieter set of humbuckles. What's truly amazing after all this time they can't get this right

This is a absolute informative and amazing review on a product That we all love and cherish. when the price of guitars is getting outrageous. I will not buy another one

Great review mate. Iam looking at maybe getting a 2017 model atm. Like Even below,do you still recommend this guitar? Ive got a strat so the Ibanez I get will be purely for metal/hard/classic rock. Thanks:)

Awesome review 👌 Looking at a used one, $700aud with a fender mustang amp and MOOER effects pedal . Was looking for a video on the pickups . I played it and it fwlt dull and muted, So id swap out the pickups and maybe th trem. Are the edge trems interchangeable? Is it worth buying to swap the pickups for newer fluence alnico. Whats ur opinion?

Thanks for the review, the pickups is a deal breaker

Very detailed and informative! TY Would the same pickups - Tone Zone + Air Norton - be just as noisy on the Ibanez S Premium style guitars?

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yeah, the same pickups will have the same level of hum. However, it is a special case. Something in my studio makes certain pickups go crazy, exposing potential problems. Most people in most situations won’t experience the same issues

Pickups... Easy change, l did like the soft cases l have seen that came with earlier models but that bag might be a nice bag to have being the only guitar l have with a bag is my Taylor GSmini and its a very nice bag but all my (around 20) guitars have hard cases.. l really loke this guitar..l have a LP, SG, Strats, a tele and others but none are this type.. l have no guitars with SS frets and l like the ldea of SS being it does last..do all of this models come with fret ends done so beautifully?? I have several guitars with trem systems.. none are Floyds..how does this rank in the world of Floyds?? I would think the trem arm play would be another area in uour test being so many arms are cluncky with play while others are snug and precise without play.. Great vid!! Thank you!

What sort of pickups would you recommend to replace the humbuckers to take care of the extra noise? Any specific brands/models? Thanks for the vid! I learned a lot about my guitar today!

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Hey. DiMarzio has many cleaner pickups. I personally would go for good old Paf Pro or similar

@savagedm

4 жыл бұрын

@@MaxSoloMusic Thanks! I'll look into those!

This guy is brilliant, and no I don’t want defective pick ups at that price

Hi Max nice content! I got an 2017 model this week and I came across the same pickup humming problem too. There were few issues that I've found and I fixed them just like the string alignment issues casued by the softcase. But the pickup humming problem just hunting me and I can't find a way to fix it. It's it the wiring problem? Or it just cant be fixed? Looking for your reply. :)

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

That hum comes from the pickups being asymmetrical. Which means coils within the pickup are not the same, they produce different tone and therefore there's no 100% hum cancellation. These particular pickups, Air Norton and the Tone Zone have this problem and seem to be affected by electromagnetic fields nearby. Try to move 6-10 meters away from where you are and chances are you'll hear some difference. I got "lucky" and the room I use as a studio is polluted with some electromagnetism. In the living room though this guitar feels much better and there's almost no hum

Greetings! Great Review. Sub'd. Tip? Very weird about noise. No S1070 review mentions noise...Any idea or have you found the cause? All the way to end. Best Regards!

@MaxSoloMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yeah, two things. First, alnico based pickups tend to attract more noise in some situations. The best example would be the EMG Retro Active Hot 70 set with both pickups absolutely identical other than the magnet type. The alnico based neck pickup has a very high level of hum despite of being an (almost) 'active' pickup. Second, those DiMarzios are asymmetrical, meaning their coils have different number of windings. Therefore, they don't really match the definition of humbuckers and in some situations will catch an amount of hum comparable to single coils

Wow I'm thinking of getting Ibanez RG6PFGMLTD is it the same specs

Thanks! Whats the difference to the s1070?

Блин какой же Ibanez офигенный.Я начал посматривать на Харлей,Шектер и даже китайцев,но всё ни то.Буду ремонтировать 270й,а когда деньги будут куплю по дороже Ibanez

Hello Sir Max... I want to ask about Ibanez Premium Quality... Are they on par with prestige ibanez in terms of the feeling of the neck? I'm really conflicted whether I should buy RG550 or the new RG premium

Hi Max! 👋👍✌

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Danny

@dannyt2885

4 жыл бұрын

@@MaxSoloMusic Your reviews are very thorough! And you have a good personality, You should do well on KZread. 👍

Вот такими должны быть все обзоры! Без соплей и по делу. У хамбакера, наверное, катушки с разными резонансными пиками, т.е. они не одинаковы. P.S. Как в воду глядел) С оф сайта Dimarzio Tone Zone- Patented dual-resonance coils reproduce more overtones than you’d expect from such a fat-sounding pickup.

Хай, ай лайк вот йу дуинк, кип и ап. Наверное. Ґуд лак, этсамое. :-)

I feel the amp or effect would be needed to stop the humming also and maybe the hum makes it louder somehow.

The problem is the middle single coil or the lighting ballast in the room.

ох мэн, сач а бьютифул гитар!

For some reason I have the same problem on my Rg1070pbz aswell, And the bad things is that when I use it with a powerful Processor like Gt100 or Helix,, the noise is everywhere in the body. And the neck profile isnt thin like the Prestige guitars, aswell as I noticed that this guitar cant be put into low action very well, and starts to have string buzz issues everywhere. Ibanez should think about this... because it's still not a cheap guitar. Really pissed of for this with Ibanez

I have Gotoh's on mine as well. Its not overkill when you need a fast string change. Remember you still have to string the guitar and get it near tune before locking down the neck. So,... you are wasting a lot of time with winds, instead of a quick pull thru, lock, tighten, tune.

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

There's a much more efficient way for a fast string change. Sounds like i'll be making a video on string aging control at some point.

Locking tuners can aid when changing strings....much faster!

@jameshill2015

3 жыл бұрын

I think his point was that the set of Gotohs on the guitar is about a $100 set..any locking tuner would work..

Thank u for the great review.. what do u think about the basswood body? I heard many say that basswood doesn't last long. It is my concern since i am thinking about buying its brother the rg1120.

@vandiettaleandro403

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it if anyone with the experience of basswood body spreads some knowledge

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Well, my 1987 RG550 has a basswood body. It's still in perfect condition even though the guitar was abused by the previous owner. What do you mean they don't last long? It's just another tone wood, I don't think they have expiration date. At least not under a thick layer of poly finish

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, and I have a video on the RG1120 coming soon! Good guitar

@necurrence1776

3 жыл бұрын

I had an old Ibanez Rg170 something like that. It was definitely basswood because it's a soft wood that got a lot of dents. I always had to be extra careful with it. Glad I sold while it was still in one piece. It's only mahogany for me. Sounds dark but I keep the eq on my amp a bit more on the treble and it lightens up. Just an opinion bro, you don't need to take tonewood too seriously. Regards

By the way I added Seymour Duncan Pick ups

U think this sounds better than high end kisiel??

Regard from Balikpapan west Borneo Indonesia 11 September 2020

About the whole: "locking tuners on a locking nut guitar are overkill"-thing: Locking tuners alone,don´t do anything to improve tuning stabillity,that´s a widely spread misconception. The point of a locking tuner,is to make string changing easier because the string gets locked in. More important for tuning stabillity are the nut (if it´s cut properly and made out of good material) and the shape/angle of the headstock,in a guitar without a locking nut of course. Also,about the noisey humbuckers: That is definetely NOT normal for DiMarzio Tone Zone/Air Norton pickups.I have tried Prestige Ibanez RG´s with the same pickup combo over the years and never seen anything like this,WTF?!

Thanks for pointing out the pickup issues. I was thinking about getting an RG421 with the DiMarzios... have to rethink that now 👍

@for-the-win

3 жыл бұрын

Seems I owe you a beer in berlin 😬

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

I have the new RG421 and the pickups finally make sense since that guitar has a coil split switch. Yes, the hum is higher than normal but the sound of split pickups is really good. I slowly but surely begin to dig them now

Привет, если есть время, скажи пожалуйста, играю на Лес Поле японском, сейчас думаю взять что-то посерьезнее и побыстрее в стиле RG для аматорского поюза. Бюджет 500-1500 евро. Взять Ibanez 421НР, или есть смысл добавить за нерж лады и механику? Schecter, LTD, Solar, Prestige? Спасибо!

I am thinking I would like to move up from my GIO GRG140 to either this one or the RG550. That hum noise is not good to my ears but could it be reduced by using a noise gate pedal?

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

1070 is discontinued now. You won't find them in stores. But yeah, noise gate helps. And there's a good chance you won't experience that much hum. It's something in my room or somewhere in the house that makes pickups hum like crazy, exposing all possible problems

@chadyoak1633

3 жыл бұрын

I love my rg1070pbz. Mine doesn’t hum like that at all, but I’ve never played it anywhere other than my house.

I think the Fretboard is Rosewood now. At least thats what Ibanez site says

Отличный гитарист, отличная гитара, интересное видео)) А на русском будет? Хотя в общих чертах понятно вроде.

@SergeyAll

4 жыл бұрын

Так наверное и смысла нет, вполне доступный английский, с нормальной дикцией.

First time watching your channel, you seem to think the way most guitarists do, we think $1000 bucks is an EXPENSIVE guitar, for anything more, we expect flawlessness, perfection, this is unreasonable but so is spending$1000 or more when we ain't rockstars and do have responsibilities to family.. so yes, I want the best, but I can't have it for a max $1000.00, but I'm rockin' a Ibanez, albeit Chinese...

Do you still recommend this guitar Max? I found a second hand one...

@peaner083

3 жыл бұрын

I also found a secondhand one and am keen to know. Haven't looked at it yet but judging from this review they seem pretty fuckin rad.

Man i have another noisy guitar. I still use it but sometimes it sucks depending on whats around/where i am. I always think "i need to get a noise gate" but still dont have one. I do have an eq in the loop of my big amp and somehow that helps a bit. Also wireless thingys help but can suffer from other signal producing stuff. Idk i like those abd really should get a gate anyways

@Danboi.

10 ай бұрын

Make sure U have decent leads n plugs. Noise gates are a staple for me. Once U have, you can't go back🤘

Do you test even the S model? Which S model did you test?

I bought this guitar about 2 years ago and immediately sent it back. It just had too much fretbuzz out of the box with the action being higher than you expect from an ibanez. Went online and bought a 2003 prestige for half the money instead

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! That's strange. I've played 5 or 6 RG1070s and all were really good

Points for springs and strings above the nut making noise? So, points for physics? A bit silly.

@jameshill2015

3 жыл бұрын

Id be glad that its something so easy to remedy! The hum in the pickups was atrocious..also easy to remedy but $$$.

The pickup issue is very unfortunate. A potential dealbreaker if the point for buying would be to record music. Probably not so much a deal breaker if only used at shows or for rehersal, or practicing at home. But then again, such a beautiful guitar is not necissary for just practicing at home. So what to think? Perhaps we live in a world full of 1sr world problems? But then again, when recording!

I dont think the pickups are the problem, or are they famous dore that? I would think it is a systematic wiring problem.

Видимо камрады из Ибанез так видят (слышат) свой звук... А гитара ничего такая, но правда Индонезия за такие деньги..... "это вам не это")))))) спасибо, Макс, как всегда у тебя Дьявол кроется в мелочах, в хорошем смысле этого слова))))

8:29 12:58

So the price dropped more than 1000€ and you are surprised it doesn't come with a case?

Ugh that's the guitar with the black line on it. Ibanez I won't buy this guitar just because of that line. Learn to wrap that top ok? Great playing dude! Ibanez loves having holes in their boxes. Usually it's a knob doing it. I would give them a +1 on the "overkill" on that Gotohs. There's never anything wrong with building a more robust product.

тфанкс фор видио бро! итс грэйт!

I have the same guitar with same problem,,,how could I solve this?? Please help

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Do you mean noisy pickups? If so, there are two ways - either change the place, the room or wherever you play guitar; or change pickups

@gauravlama2079

4 жыл бұрын

@@MaxSoloMusic The pickup are not noisy bro.... I mean that its having a hum noise from the back when I play it

Good review with penalties

Deal breaker 100%

For $1300 it is a deal breaker