Ibanez RGA42EX-BAM Reviews

Amazing Piece for the Money

I bought this guitar after searching for an intermediate instrument. It turns out, it's more than that. The build quality is excellent. The pickups deliver a very crispy, versatile and bright sound, and the feeling of playing it is very comforting to the fretting hand. If you're looking for a mid-range guitar, you'll never go wrong with this one.

A great guitar for its price

For what it's worth it's a great guitar. Loved the finish the second I saw the guitar, the "pearlescent" effect with purple and black is great. The pickups are good so you can hold onto them for awhile if it's your first guitar. The only cosmetic issue I had was a a very small dent(less than a millimeter, you can't see unless really try to find it) at the back of the neck and few small dirt spots with a clear coat painted over them on the headstock. Other than that the quality control of Ibanez seems to be a top notch.

The Jatoba fretboard is beautiful and I'd put it as high as maple and rosewood.

Frets are a tad smaller than I'd like but nothing that it would affect playability. This may be purely subjective. No sharp frets.

Out of the box the action was alright but slightly higher than I like it, had to tune it a bit(which is expected) but no intonation adjustment was required.

The guitar comes with a manual which explains quite well how to adjust action height and do the intonation. Allen keys are provided.

A fine adition to my collection

Plays amazing, requires minimal setup, frets are all good, finish is amazing

The pickups, albeit passive, pack a good punch especially with heavier stuff

Worth it!

I just received mine a few days ago, as a birthday gift from my wife.

I was after the finish at first, but was surprised how comfortable its neck feels.

There are no sharp frets, and finish imperfections.

It was supposedly a modding guitar, but I don't think it is worth upgrading at this moment.

The nut is properly slotted, although material is not listed in the specs, I am not seeing a reason to replace it. It holds well in tune and the pickups sound great too.

If you are looking for an inexpensive yet stunning guitar, you can never go wrong with this one

An overall great guitar!

It has an awesome finish with a black matte pearl and a matte neck which feels great in hands. The tone is great and since you can also split coils there is tons of versitility.