What makes this Guitar Great? Ep 2 Ibanez Universe UV7P 1990

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Ай бұрын

The original Ibanez Universe is the most influential guitar of the last 30 years. It can be argued it has had as significant an impact on the sound of music as the classic 1950s guitars like the Tele, Strat and Les Paul
In episode 2 of What makes this Guitar Great, we look at this 1990 Ibanez Universe UV7P and talk about the impact it has had on guitar music, the transformation of guitar from melodic to percussion instrument and the explosion of extended and expanded range in music.
Episode Guide
0:48 Why it is Important and Model History
11:40 Specs and Build Quality
19:53 Sounds
26:13 Final Thoughts and Significance
Utkarsh Mohan is a Singapore based writer, musician and artist of Indian origin. Formerly in corporate senior management, he now pursues his passions and is also the owner of the Ministry of Guitar collection
You can also follow him on Instagram @ministryofguitar

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@mirkojovanovic3216 Ай бұрын

Agree with you. After 50s classics it's definitely a game changer.

@DE-GEN-ART Ай бұрын

hell yeah, i have a seven string ibanez, i picked it up on a whim a few years back, and as a rhythm guitarist it opened up my dynamic range and its one of my favorite guitars out of 100 ive owned.

@rbae Ай бұрын

Congrats on 15K! Saw this channel from the beginning and after watching the video didn't know how you had sub 1K...I thought it was coming from at least a 100K sub channel

@misterknightowlandco Ай бұрын

The most important guitar after the 50’s/60’s classics is EVH’s Frankenstrat. Eddie was the one who figured out how to pot pickups to eliminate feedback, he was the one who figured out how to put them into fender styled guitars, he’s the one who helped develop the Floyd rose with its inventor and it was eddie’s idea to have the fine tuners on the bridge for the Floyd. The Ibanez in this video is a great guitar, but it’s just a fine tuning on eddies ground breaking ideas. Idc what kind of music you play, without eddies tinkering back in the day, you wouldn’t be able to do it. When the history of all of this is done, EVH will go down in guitar building as being as important as Leo Fender, Ted McCarthy, and Seth Lover. Not to mention he was the first one to figure out how to get high gain out of an amp.

@ministryofguitar Ай бұрын

I tend to agree. Or should I say it's a coin toss. The reason I mention that is it's very much the combination of EVH's genius with higher gain amps, that made the sound we love. The locking nut and tuning stability did inform that sound but not as directly as the lower string for downtuning. Nonetheless I would not argue against you

@Replyingtoyourdumbcomment Ай бұрын

Don’t forget the 5150 amp

@stevenpipes1555 Ай бұрын

I agree about Frankie. Wax potted pickups and the locking floyd were huge. But after that has to be the Perker Fly. A MILLION TIMES MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY IBANEZ!. Don't get me wrong, the ibanez is very cool, but it's really just another in a long line of super Strats.

@robertw8861 Ай бұрын

@@stevenpipes1555 Literally none of the innovations of the Parker guitars had any impact on anything, Ken Parker makes archtops now, his solid bodied electrics aren't even being made anymore. Even something like a Steinberg had more of an impact on the industry than the Parker Fly.

@BillLarkinmusic Ай бұрын

@misterknighttowlandco I totally agree with you !!!

@salildeshpande7 Ай бұрын

Nice playing here 👏, hope this turns into a series!

@BillLarkinmusic Ай бұрын

The Frankenstrat ? A very influential game changer.

@ZionForman Ай бұрын

the most important guitar since the 1950s, is the one in my hands right now.

@Guitarify Ай бұрын

I think Strandburg will be the next "Important" innovation. Especially with them breaking into lower price points with their headless design, Versatility, and Enduro neck PLUS the tru temperament frets. I may be biased because my mentor LOVED them and has a connection to the company, but every single one I have picked up has felt and sounded just as good as his.

@ministryofguitar Ай бұрын

Headless guitar are definitely significant. The only question I have is their contribution to 'sound'. That said, they are a technological masterpiece and for those who like them, playability is revolutionary

@Guitarify Ай бұрын

@ministryofguitar It's arguable that less mass will mean a different sound alongside different materials, but an entirely different feel, which will lead to a person playing it differently (think how you play a Strat, vs a Les Paul, Or a Flying V vs a Jazzmaster) this is showcased In Technical Death Metal (Allan C. Marcus is an AWESOME example)

@KarlKarsnark Ай бұрын

It's amazing how only within the last 5-10 years are other "Modern" guitars only just now catching up with the innovations on the Universe, such as modular pieces, extended range, floating trem, locking nut, high output pickups with many combinations, along with a streamlined Vol/Tone knob set up. These are all now "High End", "Boutique" features, rather than a mainstream factory model.

@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur Ай бұрын

I would argue that the Ibanez Roadstar II series of guitars was more influential. Since those guitars will appear more on recordings than the Jem guitars I would think.

@iloveitall Ай бұрын

Absolutely agree. It makes me mad when even young people go like zombies to Fender or Gibson without cherishing the advantages of an RG/Jem/UV. The absolute best in guitar!

@petersouthwell5971 Ай бұрын

I agree man.. The Ibanez MIJ... Nobody talks about them.. It's always fender this, gibson that.. Prs.. comes to the party. But Ibanez.. Seems like this un spoken secrete. I think they're what's implied when people says "Super Strat"

@MartinVLau Ай бұрын

As a recent convert to 7 strings I can only agree! Even though the ones I play mostly are more geared towards vintage voiced sounds, the 7 string solid body guitar offers so many advantages.

@ministryofguitar Ай бұрын

Yes it's fully worth it to overcome the mental barrier to play 7 string

@MartinVLau Ай бұрын

@@ministryofguitar Yes, it is SO worth it! I used to bring a regular guitar and a baritone - now I can cover it all on one guitar and I don't have to transpose. The baritone never made it above a utility instrument for me, but the 7 string feels like a complete instrument. (and I mostly play jazz and country music).

@sydwynd Ай бұрын

Ibanez originally pitched an 8 string guitar to Steve Vai. Because of his interest in numerology, he insisted that it be a 7 string guitar instead.

@MoneyBooBoo Ай бұрын

Beating me down Beating me, beating me Down, down Into the ground Screaming some sound Beating me, beating me Down, down Into the ground

@alif499 Ай бұрын

Need a Top 10 guitar sales that you regret.

@MR-PROSPERO-GTR Ай бұрын

I've played an Ibanez Universe from 2001? I prefer the Prs Svn Stealth The ibanez universe is a great guitar but the svn stealth is something different

@tj10777 Ай бұрын

I find the Strandberg 7 string neck to be very comfortable. I can take or leave the 6 string version, but the 7 string almost feels like a normal sized neck with an extra string. I’ve never actually picked up and tried an Ibanez one. I have tried the Music man and PRS ones and immediately did not like them. I’ll have to check an Ibanez 7 string out

@ministryofguitar Ай бұрын

It’s only the Universe from 1990-1998 that has this neck. The rest have thicker multi ply necks

@BillyTheKidsGhost Ай бұрын

Jazz dudes had 7 string guitars back in the day. Steve wanted to add a high A for leads, but the string was too thin... so fat B instead. I Don't know if the high-A story is true.

@GREATSATANIC Ай бұрын

i have a Jackson 7-string with SD blackouts because of one band only; Fear Factory

@williammartinez9906 Ай бұрын

Strandberg Boden is hands down the the most transformational guitar of the last 20 yrs.

@ministryofguitar 29 күн бұрын

As a guitar design, I would agree. In terms of impacting the sound of music, that would be a bigger question

@robmcd Ай бұрын

Vai wanted a higher string but it kept breaking; so they went for a lower one.

@TSoneonetwo Ай бұрын

Imho...it is really on Head and Monkey, in Korn. Meaning they are the ones that took the universe and put it where the masses could see and hear them. Passion and Warfare is.....a guitar amusement park. The universe on the cover and in the songs were incredible, but did not really bring rhe whole 7 string into broader music and culture. Partly because, the 7 string was not a focus. In Korn it was. Remember Korn was pretty big for a while there, and in rotation on MTV back when videos were still a thing. There you had Head and Monkey bouncing their Universes off the stage while low tunings, rhythmic chugging, and sound fx creation were what you were hearing. They took what Steve had conceptualized/ created and went off in a whole other direction. Largely bringing about what you are referring to here.

@ministryofguitar Ай бұрын

Yes I agree. Korn definitely brought it into the mainstream beyond just guitarists

@NidhiBelani Ай бұрын

Important = Expensive 🤔

@ministryofguitar Ай бұрын

Not as much as you would expect

@GREATSATANIC Ай бұрын

Mayhem .\,,/

@stevenpipes1555 Ай бұрын

The most important guitar after the Stratocaster and Frankie, has to be the Parker Fly. The Fly paved the way for so much technological advancement in electric guitars!

@EM-km8em Ай бұрын

They’re all strat Les Pauls improvs… after that there hasnt been any revolutionary change in sound with electric guitar

@juanvaldez5422 Ай бұрын

You ought to get out more

@zemlidrakona2915 Ай бұрын

With the light refracting around the strings, it looks like it has dog poop inlays.

@ministryofguitar Ай бұрын

Haha that’s a first

@johtfloridaman6227 Ай бұрын

If it ain't a gypsy guitar u smokin the cracks 😂

@juanvaldez5422 Ай бұрын

I can tell you are from FL 🥴

@johtfloridaman6227 Ай бұрын

@@juanvaldez5422 😂

@rickc2102 Ай бұрын

wizard necks gotta be played classical, not rock'n'roll

@bluwng Ай бұрын

PRS is so overrated.

@bobparsonsartist564 Ай бұрын

I want to like PRS's. BUT I've never played one that spoke to me. Taylor the same.

@ratwynd Ай бұрын

It is pointy...Floyd Rose.....Nope! I would never....... I think they are pointy so they will embed better into a wall when your frustration with the Floyd Rose reaches a violent level.

@ministryofguitar Ай бұрын

I used to think similarly about Floyd’s till very recently