The Anti-Ibanez Militia

So... WHY don't you liek Ibanez?

Vermintide	What is it about them that puts you off? I personally just think they are way over-rated. For what they are, people here bum them way more than is necasarry. They aren't as good as people make out, IMO. How bout you?	What is it about them that puts you off? I personally just think they are way over-rated. For what they are, people here bum them way more than is necasarry. They aren't as good as people make out, IMO. How bout you?
	Posted: Aug 17, 2007 4:07 PM - Quote - Report!
GiantRaven	People do over-hype them to be perfectly honest =P	People do over-hype them to be perfectly honest =P
	Posted: Aug 17, 2007 4:10 PM - Quote - Report!
HyperBoy2519	Way too overrated i agree...i get so tired of hearing about them its like. "Hey Id like to Choose between the SG and the Les Paul, which one i play rock and metal." "...Get an Ibanez." I MEAN WHAT PART OF THE QUESTION DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? The man wants to choose between a LES PAUL and an SG! NOT an Ibanez. Thats my two cents.	Way too overrated i agree...i get so tired of hearing about them its like. "Hey Id like to Choose between the SG and the Les Paul, which one i play rock and metal." "...Get an Ibanez." I MEAN WHAT PART OF THE QUESTION DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? The man wants to choose between a LES PAUL and an SG! NOT an Ibanez. Thats my two cents.
	Posted: Aug 17, 2007 4:18 PM - Quote - Report!
Vermintide	HyperBoy2519 wrote on Aug 17th, 2007 at 11:18am : Way too overrated i agree...i get so tired of hearing about them its like. "Hey Id like to Choose between the SG and the Les Paul, which one i play rock and metal." "...Get an Ibanez." I MEAN WHAT PART OF THE QUESTION DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? The man wants to choose between a LES PAUL and an SG! NOT an Ibanez. Thats my two cents. Yeah, thats the thing that started to put me off at first. People would ask completely unrelated questions, say... A vintage blues guitar with a bigsby, and some genius would appear and tell them how good RGS659FNBOE93R5TJJF3S are. Its just that people don't seem to think forthemselves. They hear from others that Ibanez are good, and without even trying them out themselves, just repeat that view over and over.	HyperBoy2519 wrote on Aug 17th, 2007 at 11:18am : Way too overrated i agree...i get so tired of hearing about them its like. "Hey Id like to Choose between the SG and the Les Paul, which one i play rock and metal." "...Get an Ibanez." I MEAN WHAT PART OF THE QUESTION DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? The man wants to choose between a LES PAUL and an SG! NOT an Ibanez. Thats my two cents. Yeah, thats the thing that started to put me off at first. People would ask completely unrelated questions, say... A vintage blues guitar with a bigsby, and some genius would appear and tell them how good RGS659FNBOE93R5TJJF3S are. Its just that people don't seem to think forthemselves. They hear from others that Ibanez are good, and without even trying them out themselves, just repeat that view over and over.
	Posted: Aug 17, 2007 4:27 PM - Quote - Report!
GiantRaven	That being said My bass is the best bass i've had the pleasure of trying out	That being said My bass is the best bass i've had the pleasure of trying out
	Posted: Aug 17, 2007 4:29 PM - Quote - Report!
sebek	for me i just hate the neck. on the lower end RGs they feel really fake and uncomfortable. And the sound also lacks warmth	for me i just hate the neck. on the lower end RGs they feel really fake and uncomfortable. And the sound also lacks warmth
	Posted: Aug 17, 2007 4:51 PM - Quote - Report!
cta-joey	I just find them to be cheap and over used by everyone, that and fender. both of witch I hate with a burning passion.	I just find them to be cheap and over used by everyone, that and fender. both of witch I hate with a burning passion.
	Posted: Aug 17, 2007 5:00 PM - Quote - Report!
Vermintide	You hate fender? Repent, sinner!!!! Fender are just about the only company still to do maple fretboards too, and use mostly single coils. Come to think about it, despite being the big name, fender are a pretty unique company.	You hate fender? Repent, sinner!!!! Fender are just about the only company still to do maple fretboards too, and use mostly single coils. Come to think about it, despite being the big name, fender are a pretty unique company.
	Posted: Aug 17, 2007 5:51 PM - Quote - Report!
sTx	They're a cliche from where I am. Over here, anybody here, with an Ibanez, is hailed as a guitar hero, whether the latter statement be true or not.	They're a cliche from where I am. Over here, anybody here, with an Ibanez, is hailed as a guitar hero, whether the latter statement be true or not.
	Posted: Aug 17, 2007 7:14 PM - Quote - Report!
sTx	Vermintide wrote on Aug 17th, 2007 at 12:51pm : You hate fender? Repent, sinner!!!! Fender are just about the only company still to do maple fretboards too, and use mostly single coils. Come to think about it, despite being the big name, fender are a pretty unique company. Fender ftw!!	Vermintide wrote on Aug 17th, 2007 at 12:51pm : You hate fender? Repent, sinner!!!! Fender are just about the only company still to do maple fretboards too, and use mostly single coils. Come to think about it, despite being the big name, fender are a pretty unique company. Fender ftw!!
	Posted: Aug 18, 2007 5:40 PM - Quote - Report!
Kid Fisto	their guitar shapes are ridiculously unoriginal. every one is....the same. even fender and gibson have some bits of originality.	their guitar shapes are ridiculously unoriginal. every one is....the same. even fender and gibson have some bits of originality.
	Posted: Aug 19, 2007 3:56 AM - Quote - Report!
Vermintide	Well, that's not entirely true. They make guitars with huge ass cutouts to make a handle. (Like no, that wont affect tone at all..), and also make a good range of guitars with a dildo on. So not entirely unoriginal.	Well, that's not entirely true. They make guitars with huge ass cutouts to make a handle. (Like no, that wont affect tone at all..), and also make a good range of guitars with a dildo on. So not entirely unoriginal.
	Posted: Aug 19, 2007 11:47 PM - Quote - Report!
that_1_dude24	Their guitar shapes, and the tone.	Their guitar shapes, and the tone.
	Posted: Aug 21, 2007 12:55 AM - Quote - Report!
TimmyTrainwreck	i hate ibanez, as my rg1570 was tottal crap. i think ill smash it, video tape that, and put it here.	i hate ibanez, as my rg1570 was tottal crap. i think ill smash it, video tape that, and put it here.
	Posted: Aug 26, 2007 11:49 PM - Quote - Report!
RHCPhan18	TimmyTrainwreck wrote on Aug 26th, 2007 at 6:49pm : i hate ibanez, as my rg1570 was tottal crap. i think ill smash it, video tape that, and put it here. Please do.	TimmyTrainwreck wrote on Aug 26th, 2007 at 6:49pm : i hate ibanez, as my rg1570 was tottal crap. i think ill smash it, video tape that, and put it here. Please do.
	Posted: Aug 27, 2007 3:01 AM - Quote - Report!
bassnguitar	I think they just sound and feel fake.	I think they just sound and feel fake.
	Posted: Sep 10, 2007 11:32 AM - Quote - Report!
60CycleHum	TimmyTrainwreck wrote on Aug 26th, 2007 at 6:49pm : i hate ibanez, as my rg1570 was tottal crap. i think ill smash it, video tape that, and put it here. No no no! Ibanez sucks MORE than just smashing it! Mutilate the electronics, spray it in lighter fluid, and go Monterey Pop Festival Hendrix on that motherfucker!	TimmyTrainwreck wrote on Aug 26th, 2007 at 6:49pm : i hate ibanez, as my rg1570 was tottal crap. i think ill smash it, video tape that, and put it here. No no no! Ibanez sucks MORE than just smashing it! Mutilate the electronics, spray it in lighter fluid, and go Monterey Pop Festival Hendrix on that motherfucker!
	Posted: Oct 20, 2007 4:51 PM - Quote - Report!
Bonsaischaap	Kid Fisto wrote on Aug 18th, 2007 at 10:56pm : their guitar shapes are ridiculously unoriginal. every one is....the same. even fender and gibson have some bits of originality. Well, yes their shapes are mainly derived from other guitars, like many guitar companies come up with their design, but if there's one thing you can't say about Ibanez is that they don't release a new guitar every few years that's just a little bit more like the vintage instrument than the reissue they released before, like a certain well known brand starting with a G has been doing for quite some years now...	Kid Fisto wrote on Aug 18th, 2007 at 10:56pm : their guitar shapes are ridiculously unoriginal. every one is....the same. even fender and gibson have some bits of originality. Well, yes their shapes are mainly derived from other guitars, like many guitar companies come up with their design, but if there's one thing you can't say about Ibanez is that they don't release a new guitar every few years that's just a little bit more like the vintage instrument than the reissue they released before, like a certain well known brand starting with a G has been doing for quite some years now... :)
	Posted: Oct 23, 2007 7:00 PM - Quote - Report!
freddaahh	Ibanez seem very dull and samey, the guitar models are all extremely similar, the artwork is boring and 90% of their models are superstrats. And the trems aren't even real Floyd Roses.	Ibanez seem very dull and samey, the guitar models are all extremely similar, the artwork is boring and 90% of their models are superstrats. And the trems aren't even real Floyd Roses.
	Posted: Oct 28, 2007 6:33 PM - Quote - Report!
Korzack	1: They're SERIOUSLY over-rated. It's essentially 200+ Fender strat copies with pointier horns, what's so unique about that? 2: There's a reason when-ever people use them, they always sound the same - i.e., wannabe-metal or the kind of shred that I always confuse for the pac-man theme 3:... Just no. 4: To the guy wanting to destroy his RG, please post a vid... Burn it too! 5: Steve Vai. Need I say more? I despise a guy who seems to be branded a guitar genius through letting an orchestra do all the work & he just does a dive-bomb with more effects than the fucking Transformers film/movie	1: They're SERIOUSLY over-rated. It's essentially 200+ Fender strat copies with pointier horns, what's so unique about that? 2: There's a reason when-ever people use them, they always sound the same - i.e., wannabe-metal or the kind of shred that I always confuse for the pac-man theme 3:... Just no. 4: To the guy wanting to destroy his RG, please post a vid... Burn it too! 5: Steve Vai. Need I say more? I despise a guy who seems to be branded a guitar genius through letting an orchestra do all the work & he just does a dive-bomb with more effects than the fucking Transformers film/movie
	Posted: Nov 21, 2007 1:41 PM - Quote - Report!
happy-and-lost	They feel harsh to play are just plain ugly.	They feel harsh to play are just plain ugly.
	Posted: Nov 22, 2007 8:06 PM - Quote - Report!
Baa I'm a Sheep	Cant stand the necks on them,Jackson ftw	Cant stand the necks on them,Jackson ftw
	Posted: Nov 27, 2007 1:21 AM - Quote - Report!
k1ng_pooh	blocky, uninspired, unorigianl-dumb names, super over rated and over priced for the quality (if you can call it that) of the guitar, completely dildoes	blocky, uninspired, unorigianl-dumb names, super over rated and over priced for the quality (if you can call it that) of the guitar, completely dildoes
	Posted: Dec 1, 2007 3:46 AM - Quote - Report!
Zero_Mike	The damn necks are too thin. Crappy tone. They feel horrible. Dean FTW.	The damn necks are too thin. Crappy tone. They feel horrible. Dean FTW.
	Posted: Dec 14, 2007 4:18 PM - Quote - Report!
Detonation	why i hate ibanez's hmmmm well first 2 kids i know in my school have them and let me tell u they're HORRIBLE at guitar and make me wanna kill myself when they play so i think its the ibanez or both second they all look that same!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i mean come on ibanez needs to go drop off a hill so they crash and burn... ESP's FTW!	why i hate ibanez's hmmmm well first 2 kids i know in my school have them and let me tell u they're HORRIBLE at guitar and make me wanna kill myself when they play so i think its the ibanez or both second they all look that same!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i mean come on ibanez needs to go drop off a hill so they crash and burn... ESP's FTW!
	Posted: Dec 16, 2007 1:58 AM - Quote - Report!
cashewchaching	I have ibanez because all you can play is super distorted metal. their cleans suck and they suck at anything but metal. not to mention that they've completely ripped off the stratocaster for half of their guitars, among other models.	I have ibanez because all you can play is super distorted metal. their cleans suck and they suck at anything but metal. not to mention that they've completely ripped off the stratocaster for half of their guitars, among other models.
	Posted: Dec 31, 2007 4:12 AM - Quote - Report!
cobain42	Zero_Mike wrote on Dec 14th, 2007 at 11:18am : The damn necks are too thin. Crappy tone. They feel horrible. Dean FTW. you forgot the fact that they are horribly unbalanced. otherwise +1.	Zero_Mike wrote on Dec 14th, 2007 at 11:18am : The damn necks are too thin. Crappy tone. They feel horrible. Dean FTW. you forgot the fact that they are horribly unbalanced. otherwise +1.
	Posted: Feb 18, 2008 4:44 AM - Quote - Report!
Fuzzbox91	their tone. Especially RGs, i kinda Like the SZ series. but the RGs are complete crap. the IBZ pickups are the worst excuse for pickups i have ever heard. on clean they have all the fender twang but are completley sterile with no fullness or warmness. On distortion, god help us, they are extremley muddy and sound like puke. Also i hate how they use cheap materials and pickups in even thier most high end models. if im paying 1000+ for a guitar i dont want IBZ pickups and Basswod Body. id rather get an Alder Bodied guitar with Seymours from jackson. They always justifiy their high prices with some useless feature like a sparkly finnish or cool inlays.	their tone. Especially RGs, i kinda Like the SZ series. but the RGs are complete crap. the IBZ pickups are the worst excuse for pickups i have ever heard. on clean they have all the fender twang but are completley sterile with no fullness or warmness. On distortion, god help us, they are extremley muddy and sound like puke. Also i hate how they use cheap materials and pickups in even thier most high end models. if im paying 1000+ for a guitar i dont want IBZ pickups and Basswod Body. id rather get an Alder Bodied guitar with Seymours from jackson. They always justifiy their high prices with some useless feature like a sparkly finnish or cool inlays.
	Posted: Mar 15, 2008 11:15 PM - Quote - Report!
Flying Afros	I have a list: 1)Ibanez tone blows. They all sound the same. 2)Their necks are way too thin. 3)All of their body shapes are just stolen from Fender Strats. They don't change shit, besides putting on an ugly ass pick guard or something. 4)They make the Xiphos(The guitar pointy enough to kill you if you fell on it). What kind of name is that? 5)They have like 100 different models of RG, and all they do is put a bunch of random numbers and letters after the "RG."	I have a list: 1)Ibanez tone blows. They all sound the same. 2)Their necks are way too thin. 3)All of their body shapes are just stolen from Fender Strats. They don't change shit, besides putting on an ugly ass pick guard or something. 4)They make the Xiphos(The guitar pointy enough to kill you if you fell on it). What kind of name is that? 5)They have like 100 different models of RG, and all they do is put a bunch of random numbers and letters after the "RG."
	Posted: Mar 18, 2008 8:40 PM - Quote - Report!
dio_dude	1: the shape is fucking akward 2: only artsy 'awesome' fags like satch and vai play them 3: the tone sucks 4: the tremolo's are WAAAAAAAY over-rated	1: the shape is fucking akward 2: only artsy 'awesome' fags like satch and vai play them 3: the tone sucks 4: the tremolo's are WAAAAAAAY over-rated
	Posted: Apr 11, 2008 9:00 AM - Quote - Report!
Beebaboo	Because Ibanez gives you terrible equipment for the money. They are almost always bolt on. Almost always have an Edge III tremolo (Until you start paying $800), and always come with awful Ibanez stock pickups. I did however play an S520ex that was a pretty nice guitar. Fast neck, comfortable body. Nonetheless, it had awful pickups and I felt like I was holding a toy. Their guitars don't feel solid at all.Jackson FTW!!!!	Because Ibanez gives you terrible equipment for the money. They are almost always bolt on. Almost always have an Edge III tremolo (Until you start paying $800), and always come with awful Ibanez stock pickups. I did however play an S520ex that was a pretty nice guitar. Fast neck, comfortable body. Nonetheless, it had awful pickups and I felt like I was holding a toy. Their guitars don't feel solid at all.Jackson FTW!!!!
	Posted: Jun 1, 2008 4:03 PM - Quote - Report!
JOEYPWNSU	i despise their stupid flat necks that feel like toys and how they all sound like crap...	i despise their stupid flat necks that feel like toys and how they all sound like crap...
	Posted: Jun 29, 2008 12:16 AM - Quote - Report!
jackrocks4	the damn thin ass necks...the hype, and any brand hreman ri, satch, and every other overrated fake guitarist use officially sucks	the damn thin ass necks...the hype, and any brand hreman ri, satch, and every other overrated fake guitarist use officially sucks
	Posted: Jul 15, 2008 1:43 AM - Quote - Report!
julian2k4	man theyr really overrated, and theyr headstock looks gay...so does the logo....god theyr just horrible necks are very bad too	man theyr really overrated, and theyr headstock looks gay...so does the logo....god theyr just horrible necks are very bad too
	Posted: Aug 23, 2008 4:24 AM - Quote - Report!
LP_CL	Because it sounds thin, because stupid shrednoobs use them, because even the ones that cost over 1000$ STILL come with crappy pickups, because they suck, because they stink, because they are ugly, because im not gay, because they are overrated, because EVERYBODY THAT IS STUPID already got one, because i have ears, because i like necks thicker than my penis, because it has fecking stupid names (come on: RGT42FXQM???????????? => thats just utter stupid), Because 90% of UG uses them and i dislike 90% of UG's tone, because everytime i see one i crap my pants laughing (and than i have to get changed again), because god creates a zit on my ass every time some noob buys one, etc etc (i could go on a couple of hours like that, but you see that the hate comes from deep inside me (and my ass).	Because it sounds thin, because stupid shrednoobs use them, because even the ones that cost over 1000$ STILL come with crappy pickups, because they suck, because they stink, because they are ugly, because im not gay, because they are overrated, because EVERYBODY THAT IS STUPID already got one, because i have ears, because i like necks thicker than my penis, because it has fecking stupid names (come on: RGT42FXQM???????????? => thats just utter stupid), Because 90% of UG uses them and i dislike 90% of UG's tone, because everytime i see one i crap my pants laughing (and than i have to get changed again), because god creates a zit on my ass every time some noob buys one, etc etc (i could go on a couple of hours like that, but you see that the hate comes from deep inside me (and my ass).
	Posted: Aug 29, 2008 11:26 AM - Quote - Report!
Jhachey22	i dislike the fact that ALL THEIR LEFTIES ONLY COME IN BLACK!!! it's hard enough to find a left guitar with a locking tremolo, but why cant they have anything else but black? it's not a Ford model T, for christ's sake!	i dislike the fact that ALL THEIR LEFTIES ONLY COME IN BLACK!!! it's hard enough to find a left guitar with a locking tremolo, but why cant they have anything else but black? it's not a Ford model T, for christ's sake!
	Posted: Sep 7, 2008 11:32 PM - Quote - Report!
007SixString	first off, crappy wood and necks. Crappy paint jobs. Unoriginal guitar design they managed to make ugly. cheap pickups and crappy hardware. bad neck finishes. horrible tone. etc etc. they just suck. plus, the name sounds like some wanna be porno star	first off, crappy wood and necks. Crappy paint jobs. Unoriginal guitar design they managed to make ugly. cheap pickups and crappy hardware. bad neck finishes. horrible tone. etc etc. they just suck. plus, the name sounds like some wanna be porno star
	Posted: Sep 24, 2008 9:56 PM - Quote - Report!
kattaway96	Because they are really Just Cheap ass japanese copies of great guitars, they sound lik shit, and My Bassists bass quit working, and I had to fix the P.O.S.	Because they are really Just Cheap ass japanese copies of great guitars, they sound lik shit, and My Bassists bass quit working, and I had to fix the P.O.S.
	Posted: Jul 2, 2009 4:14 PM - Quote - Report!
mattsalvittisir	I personally would rather play a guitar made of wood, not cardboard and ice cream wafers.	I personally would rather play a guitar made of wood, not cardboard and ice cream wafers.
	Posted: Jul 23, 2009 9:09 AM - Quote - Report!
rooster456	Besides all their models under $1,000 feeling like First Act beginners, they are incredibly overhyped by every 13 year old 'Disturbed' wannabe.	Besides all their models under $1,000 feeling like First Act beginners, they are incredibly overhyped by every 13 year old 'Disturbed' wannabe.
	Posted: Jul 23, 2009 10:35 PM - Quote - Report!
greendayrocksu	sTx wrote on Aug 18th, 2007 at 12:40pm : Vermintide wrote on Aug 17th, 2007 at 12:51pm : You hate fender? Repent, sinner!!!! Fender are just about the only company still to do maple fretboards too, and use mostly single coils. Come to think about it, despite being the big name, fender are a pretty unique company. Fender ftw!! Yes.	sTx wrote on Aug 18th, 2007 at 12:40pm : Vermintide wrote on Aug 17th, 2007 at 12:51pm : You hate fender? Repent, sinner!!!! Fender are just about the only company still to do maple fretboards too, and use mostly single coils. Come to think about it, despite being the big name, fender are a pretty unique company. Fender ftw!! Yes.
	Posted: Jul 29, 2009 2:53 PM - Quote - Report!
flamedragon88	because most people that have one can only sweep thats it, when someones asks them to play something they will sweep, compettiton? they will sweep, fuck them I would love to see one try to play an acoustic by a fire, or play a solo with some feel in it.	because most people that have one can only sweep thats it, when someones asks them to play something they will sweep, compettiton? they will sweep, fuck them I would love to see one try to play an acoustic by a fire, or play a solo with some feel in it.
	Posted: Aug 1, 2009 4:32 PM - Quote - Report!
MC Lukesta	my mate bums them and Herman Li so yeah, THEY ARE SHIT!!	my mate bums them and Herman Li so yeah, THEY ARE SHIT!!
	Posted: Sep 8, 2009 6:57 PM - Quote - Report!
cukd7x-a2-	they feel like toys and are poor quality mostly and are waaaaaay over hyped	they feel like toys and are poor quality mostly and are waaaaaay over hyped
	Posted: Sep 9, 2009 1:29 AM - Quote - Report!