RG370AHMZ-BMTStandard : Great Locking trem guitar for many styles at great price.

I have played for many years and was looking to see if I would like a guitar with a Locking Tremolo.. I also wanted something that would play some of the heavier tunes better. This is my first Ibanez (owning quite a few Fenders).. And here we go:

First impression: what a beautiful instrument - at this price point the Moon blue burst really impresses - what a nice finish for this price point. It is also a good weight (not too heavy, not too light) Ash body.

Finish: the overall finish from Body to Neck is good - the frets were finished well and the neck is untreated and smooth.

Pick-ups and sounds: having bought this as a 'shredder', it is surprisingly versatile in the sound area and suits many styles. It shreds very well though. Humbuckers are hot but combined with single coil can give some nice mellow tones.

Tremolo: was the feature for me I wanted to try. Equiped with the Edge Zero II entry level locking tremolo, I found tuning and set-up easy.. I played and divebombed and pulled away and it stayed well in tune. If you're a serial divebomber you will probably need some fine tuning now and again... but nothing annoying (I guess if you're a serial divebomber, you know this ;-) )

Having played it for a couple of days now, I haven't been able to find any Cons yet.

All said, I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality at this pricepoint!