They all sound good, I love the tone from the gio a lot, specially coming out from an affordable price is mind blowing 🔥🤘

@austrianpickingpower

Жыл бұрын

The sound is not too bad but you´ll hear less details and less sustain. Like you said, for that price it´s totally ok

@Metalviking18

Жыл бұрын

@@austrianpickingpower Yeah true

Nice work Zoolander!

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ;)

Surprisingly I preferred the 550 at all times except the bridge which had better drive on the custom. Very interesting video, thank you for sharing :)

@austrianpickingpower

10 ай бұрын

Since the guitars were played in the same bad setup it could be a great comparison. Nowadays I´m experimenting with good Kemper sounds and the difference will come out more with better sound. I will make new comparison videos next year!

Great video great effort

@austrianpickingpower

2 жыл бұрын

thank you! great you liked it...I am thinking about making the same video format for the j.custom and the rg xxv1

@axeccidentally

2 жыл бұрын

@@austrianpickingpower Looking forward to it \m/

Great review! I do preffer the RG550 cause is the most well balanced sound.

@austrianpickingpower

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your opinion! The RG550 is great!

So the GIO is lower output but more accentuated on the treble. Give it a unique sound. The J-custom sounds perhaps a little better defined on the bridge pickup but overall similar to the RG550, especially with overdrive. I've got an RG550 too, but I found the pickups are great all-round. If you are looking for more shred or s specific tone, maybe change them out, but I think it stands up to the J-custom very well.

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! For me the dimarzio pickups feel a bit different...pinch harmonics are easier but the sound is very similar to the RG550. At first I always thought about changing the ibanez pickups but now I really like them as well :)

the j custom sounded the best slightly when the tones were clean. With overdrive though, I couldn't tell the difference between it and the 550

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

Thats great...means the RG550 is good :) You can feel the difference very good and the dimarzio´s have more output...you need less gain with that one and the sound feels more detailed in higher octaves. I like both pick ups a lot

Wow great comparison. But which is the best acc to you ? My boss is RG550 genesis ❤❤❤🎉

@austrianpickingpower

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Over all I would always go with the j.custom but there are some situations whrer the other ones are better: Gio: my Nr1 for vacation and unplugged outdoor training sessions, it´s the perfect car-guitar RG550 Genesis: My Nr1 tremolo-system - it´s great to fludder with it j.Custom: it´s my Nr1 guitar in quality and sound

@srinivaskumar615

8 ай бұрын

@@austrianpickingpower great explanation. But the 550 can be compared with the JCustom ? And I also have an Ibanez RG3770dx prestige. Have you played it? It’s awesome too

hi im very interested in getting a j custom but is only for heavy rock? i like styles like joe satriani, vai , andy timmons, classic rock and pop and i really would love to hear the j custom play david gilmour marooned one of my favorite track could you make a cover on it?

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

Basically you can shred on a jazz guitar and play ultra feelful clean lead stuff on a shred guitar as well :) The guitar is just one single ingrediant of your sound...I would say that the amp and the cabinet is more important than the pickup or the guitar :P I dont have enough skills for a good gilmour cover yet...but if you subscribe you´ll maybe see one in future :)

@BFHPET

3 жыл бұрын

@@austrianpickingpower thats nice cause i really like the j custom the only thing is the pickups they are cheap compared to other guitars at that price point. i like ebmm jp15 whit piezo but i just cant get a guitar that arent recessed backplates not getting one before they make them recessed lol. i see alot of guitar that are similair to ibanez j custom but i prefer the j custom most i see japanese schecters are looking very close and some anderson what you think about anderson?

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

@@BFHPET For me it´s the neck which makes ibanez so special! It feels amazing :)

@BFHPET

3 жыл бұрын

@@austrianpickingpower does it have stainless steel frets?

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

@@BFHPET no but the fretting job is insanely good! After 1 year now i dont see any notches

I just bought a new (Neon Purple) Ibanez RG 550 here in the states and cost me $999. I wonder where you find the J Customs and what is price difference; is it really worth it? I wish I knew Steve Vai so I could ask him these questions.......#🎸🤘🏻🇺🇸

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome guitar congrats! Well over all you can buy 3 RG550´s for the price of 1 j.custom :) To be honest there is a huge difference between that two guitars: - wood - pickups - inlays - bindings - bridge - potiknobs and plugin - mechanics - coloration For me it is totally worth it but honestly they feel very similar because the necks and shapes are same size. I love both of my RG´s and wont miss one of them :)

@bondalero0074

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the knowledge!@@austrianpickingpower

@bondalero0074

3 жыл бұрын

Chad, I have played the Ibanez RGs since 87’ (I was 15) with a passion and have tried them all over the yrs but you can’t beat their 550 in any color but my favorite was this neon purple shredder!#Ibanez#RG#550#🎸🔥🤘🏻@Chad Kunka

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

@Chad Kunka Red and yellow are really shining...there´s also a new orange rg565 which is insanely lighning. The purple one doesn´t shine that much but still looks great as well

the Ibanez RG is the best sound! and price :D

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

:D

RG121-DX Gio has IBZ-6 pickups witch are made by DiMarzio for Ibanez .. so it is DiMarzio pickup ;)

@austrianpickingpower

7 ай бұрын

thank you for that information, I didn´t knew! Anyway I don´t like how they sound with my equipment

GIO has lower output and it can generate more articulate string sound on high gain RG550 has the highest output of the 3 and it has the warmth (felt like Duncans JB/59 IMO) but can have ice picky highs JCustom are most well balanced in my opinion, probably a bit scooped but lows are more pronounced

@austrianpickingpower

Жыл бұрын

yah thats right. I think you can get the best crispy steve vai sound with the RG550 I like the fuller j.custom sound most

Gio is not bad but need Seymour Duncans or good pickups to drive them up.

@austrianpickingpower

2 жыл бұрын

thats right but sometimes a good tube amp can help as well

@jsonkody

7 ай бұрын

RG121-DX Gio has IBZ-6 pickups witch are made by DiMarzio for Ibanez .. so it is DiMarzio pickup ;)

That air norton neck certainly is boomy isn't it?

@austrianpickingpower

2 жыл бұрын

yah you´re right

@ibzmav

2 жыл бұрын

@@austrianpickingpower what dimarzio models do you go for nowadays?

@austrianpickingpower

2 жыл бұрын

@@ibzmav I think I would switch to Gravity Storm or Evolution but I didn´t had the chance to test them yet

RG550 sounded more rich compared to other two every time....v7 v8 rock...

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

usually ibanez pickups need a bit more imput but sound also very good

@srijanguitarlife4901

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply...just wanted a suggestion...I bought an RG550 a week back.. loving the guitar with stock pickups...but did not find a chance to test the guitar live..how does it sound live? Also lot of negative sayings about v7 v8 pickups..but I found these pickups are very much versatile unless you are into specific music such as heat metal...what's your input? Please let me know...

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

@@srijanguitarlife4901 for me they sound great...maybe a bit more harsch and crispy than the dimarzios and little less output but that´s the feeling of the 90´s. The RG550 is definitely an insanely good japanese quality guitar with its own character. Congrats for buying an awesome guitar!

No I just mean the instruments are too different, the sound is fine! Enjoyed it all the same

@austrianpickingpower

7 ай бұрын

glad it helped

can you show us how to cook Austrian food?

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

you really want to learn how to warm up ready-made pizza? :P

@richardx4456

3 жыл бұрын

@@austrianpickingpower yes mate

Not an accurate test, but good video

@austrianpickingpower

7 ай бұрын

sorry for the bad sound...it´s an experience. next will be more accurate!

J custom plastic sound... Rg550 super

@austrianpickingpower

Жыл бұрын

That´s interesting! Thanks for your opinion!

Tourqoise guitar best sound. Red guitar 2nd best sound. Black guitar 3rd place. Thank you this was cool. I really want an RG550 as my next guitar. With guitar prices so high nowadays a Japanese made guitar with an Edge Trem for under $1,000 is a great deal.

@austrianpickingpower

Жыл бұрын

defenitely worth it yahhh! Thanks for watching!

The Chinese one is the best bro 😎

@austrianpickingpower

3 жыл бұрын

:)