RGMS8-BK Multiscale : I am blown away... :)

I was afraid of fanned frets and am very happy to report that neither fanned frets or longer scale length affect my playing what so ever. I am a 25.5" 6 and 7 string player, playing Ibanez JEM and Universe mostly.

The neck is fantastic to play, I can reach the high frets and play scales and arpeggios easily.

The guitar is incredibly light and really small compared to what I was expecting.

The pickups are very, very good. I planned on making a custom Seymour Duncan SH-5, that's my pickup of choice but there is absolutely no need to touch anything. As things are now I plan to keep them in forever.

There is zero noise and playing feels incredibly precise. The 5 way switch is an great feature.

Intonation seems ok, some fret buzz but who cares, I'll take it to a tech anyway.

The only thing I notice is wrong is that the part of the neck near the join is not coated but it's a really small area. Was thinking of giving it 4 stars in quality because of this but for this price I really can't.

I am incredibly happy with this purchase. Ibanez rules. <3

Update:

Ok so it's not all rainbows and there were some minor problems that I have to point out:

1) The truss rod turning mechanism was broken. The little thingy that turns the rod was too short apparently and a tech had to remove the neck and access it with like that. This is not a major problem since the neck and the truss rod are ok but it's certainly a nuisance. Freaked me out.

2) The neck wasn't thourally sanded, it's a slightly rough on some places but nothing too bad.

3) The input jack is on the same place like on a Gibson Les Paul and I hate that. Makes sitting down on a couch and playing difficult, but a 90 degree cable fixed this.