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Sounds excellent! Its kind of funny how easy it is to get that VH/Balance tone, you just need the right pieces.

Sounds awesome, dude. Can't wait to plug in my H90. I'll have to use my RG550rfr when I do.

broslinger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:09 pm Sounds awesome, dude. Can't wait to plug in my H90. I'll have to use my RG550rfr when I do.

I was wondering if you got that! I remember you had mentioned ordering one, I think Black Friday. If I had more need to get another guitar I'd like to grab a Purple one.

macaronisalad wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:34 pm

broslinger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:09 pm Sounds awesome, dude. Can't wait to plug in my H90. I'll have to use my RG550rfr when I do.

I was wondering if you got that! I remember you had mentioned ordering one, I think Black Friday. If I had more need to get another guitar I'd like to grab a Purple one.

Hell yeah, I got it. paid $850 all in.

New Indonesian signature ibanezes are like $1,500.

The MIJ Genesis RG550 is still $1k even when it's not on sale. It's a steal. Especially, if you're a Vai fan. Throw in some Vai dimarzios, and you're rockin a helluva shred machine.

broslinger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:46 pm

macaronisalad wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:34 pm

broslinger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:09 pm Sounds awesome, dude. Can't wait to plug in my H90. I'll have to use my RG550rfr when I do.

I was wondering if you got that! I remember you had mentioned ordering one, I think Black Friday. If I had more need to get another guitar I'd like to grab a Purple one.

Hell yeah, I got it. paid $850 all in.

New Indonesian signature ibanezes are like $1,500.

The MIJ Genesis RG550 is still $1k even when it's not on sale. It's a steal. Especially, if you're a Vai fan. Throw in some Vai dimarzios, and you're rockin a helluva shred machine.

Wow. that is a steal. Whats the catch? Just pickups mostly?

spawnofthesith wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:24 pm

broslinger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:46 pm

macaronisalad wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:34 pm

I was wondering if you got that! I remember you had mentioned ordering one, I think Black Friday. If I had more need to get another guitar I'd like to grab a Purple one.

Hell yeah, I got it. paid $850 all in.

New Indonesian signature ibanezes are like $1,500.

The MIJ Genesis RG550 is still $1k even when it's not on sale. It's a steal. Especially, if you're a Vai fan. Throw in some Vai dimarzios, and you're rockin a helluva shred machine.

Wow. that is a steal. Whats the catch? Just pickups mostly?

To be honest, the stock pickups aren’t even too bad. They aren’t incredible, but not garbage. I grabbed a Desert Yellow one back in 2018.

I feel like they just do it as a loss leader to get people more interested in the brand.

broslinger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:09 pm Sounds awesome, dude. Can't wait to plug in my H90. I'll have to use my RG550rfr when I do.

You picked up an H90??

Really curious to hear your thoughts!

macaronisalad wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:01 pm Sounds excellent! Its kind of funny how easy it is to get that VH/Balance tone, you just need the right pieces.

Haha yeah, just get an eventide processor with the SLO and a vintage Marshall

Instant EVH minus all of his talent

macaronisalad wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:47 pm

spawnofthesith wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:24 pm

broslinger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:46 pm

Hell yeah, I got it. paid $850 all in.

New Indonesian signature ibanezes are like $1,500.

The MIJ Genesis RG550 is still $1k even when it's not on sale. It's a steal. Especially, if you're a Vai fan. Throw in some Vai dimarzios, and you're rockin a helluva shred machine.

Wow. that is a steal. Whats the catch? Just pickups mostly?

To be honest, the stock pickups aren’t even too bad. They aren’t incredible, but not garbage. I grabbed a Desert Yellow one back in 2018.

I feel like they just do it as a loss leader to get people more interested in the brand.

Yeah Ibanez has a bit of diminished returns as the price goes up. I picked up a RG350 last year for next to nothing. I changed the pickguard to a single HB , put a Super 3 I already had here and it's... an Ibanez. Super low action, great fretwork, thin neck, stable tremolo and it nails the Ibanez/DiMarzio sound.

I think their sweet spot is under $1k. More than that you're paying for basically the same thing with nicer cosmetics.

The catch - re:rg550 genesis

No all access neck joint. Not a problem since it’s faithful to the ‘87 design

No case included.

Pickups are ok, but why wouldn’t you upgrade for the price? I have a super d, a choper, and a super 2 i need to install.

Vladimir Putin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:42 pm Haha yeah, just get an eventide processor with the SLO and a vintage Marshall

Instant EVH minus all of his talent

It is scary how close you can get with those settings you provided. While I don't have the H90 or the H9 for that matter, those same settings worked with my Micropitch and Timefactor.