Ibanez RGA42FM-BLF Reviews

Very good

Exceptional. Wish it included a whammy bar but everything else is amazing

Decent, but mediocre for metal

I am a beginner level player and bought this guitar a year ago for metal.

Pros:

-Looks great

-Very light

-Quality metallic parts

-Well set up and easy to play out of the box

-Intonates well with heavier gauge strings

Cons:

-Small manufacturing defects. Small bump in the body's white outline, headstock's face wood got unglued at a corner, nut came loose, but no big deal for me

-Very easy to damage the body because of its light build

-Flat high gain sounds. Not sure if it's because of the light wood used in the crafting of the guitar or because of the pickups. I will replace the bridge pickup with a Black Winter and update if possible.

-385 euro is a bit expensive for what it offers, at least for my needs. It's probably fine if all you want is clean or low gain sounds, but then again I never use it that way.

Tl;dr Looks and plays great. If you want high gain sounds or a guitar that can take physical abuse, you should probably look elsewhere.

excellent buget starter

This guitar is great for a beginner to start playing . It is a beautiful guitar and is fast to play and is comfortable. It encourages me to play and practice more when I see this beautiful guitar. Great quality for such a cheap price!

Good intermediate guitar.

I immediately put a set of Fishman Fluence modern pickups, Hipshot tuners and bridge and did an overall setup and treatment. Now it is my favourite guitar. Very versatile.

Playing at home, it feels fantastic

pros

-great color

-a light weight

-good sound

-stays in tune really well

cons

-manufacturing issue

Only one thing bothers me! Neck pickup set incorrect, not centered. And little inner black paint on border of pickups.

My great first guitar!

Being my first guitar is difficult to have a pertinent opinion as I don't have other to compare.

Before buying I saw a lot of people dis-considering entry level guitars but this one is very well made and the setup was really good from the factory.

The neck is straight, the strings height and intonation are setup up correctly form the factory. You just need to tune it and is ready to go.

I don't have cons but I can suggest some improvements:

- the fret ends can have a little better finish.

- not necessary but nice to have, in the future, I will put locking tuners.

Overall is a great first guitar!

Great Guitar for the Price

Really good quality. Feels great and intimate. Arrived in great condition and well set up.

Pros:

Great sound

Feels awesome

Really light weight and thin body

Beautiful design

Simplistic interaction

Tuners feel good

Neck plays fast and smooth

Cons:

(for some) light weight and thin body

The Mahogany body is really soft so can easily be dented or scratched. The bottom strap button screw go worn out when I screwed it back in after wanting to swap it out.

Tone might feel flat to some folks.

For the price this guitar is awesome as an upgrade developing past intermediate ability as a player.

Stellar Shredder

Bought for son for Christmas - loves it. Extremely good value - really can't fault the specifications, equipment, fit or finish. Amazingly light which is good for a 13 y.o. Very impressed. An excellent entry to dabble in a 24 fret shredding machine without breaking the bank. It is also is very nice and easy to play as an all-rounder - so very versatile. Gorgeous neck. Pickups were a surprise as they can do cleans very well too.

Ibanez RGA42FM-BLF

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.

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!