Hey Darrell Braun's are there any budget guitars you reccomend?

You bet! Check out my "affordable guitars" playlist. Lots of options there, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. Hopefully that will help you decide 😊

I have an Ibanez EX370FM from 93' it's superbe! Although the Lo-Pro Ibanez bridge is quite difficult to keep in tune haha.. maybe I should change the sprigs lol

Hey man great review... This is my first and only electric guitar now, save every time I open my case justI have to make myself believe that I actually own this.

I love Ibanez. Gorgeous guitars and well made.

Because they acknowledge the truth? ... Fender/Gibson etcetera are OVERPRICED furniture ... the law of diminishing returns. I've watched video after video of guitar aficionados doing a blind challenge ... they NEVER can tell a cheaper guitar from those that cost thousands ... sure they are beautiful furniture but as an instrument the difference is TINY from £500 up to £6000.

I've had an Ibanez 200grg, paid only 200 bucks and it sounded very good that price

@@sci_ent_ificsui_neg9236 Have to agree. I’ve got an RG450DX and have had others. And watched those blind tests multiple times. I can often hear a small difference, but not enough to say “this guitar is crap” and “this one is awesome”. There isn’t really that much difference.

It depends . Their Qc on the sub $500 category has gotten very sketchy the 10 years. The Grg and Grx series from 15 years ago were Awesome budget guitars ! But now its just way too hit or miss .

Except for the Gio, apparently. my friend got one and at about year after having it just started to fall apart

Exactly. For decades this has been true.

Yes! They always deliver that quality for good money, and it isnt like they have a limited selection either. I have my eyes on the new RG08F-IPT. 8 strings, multi-piece neck, sparkle finish, gold hardware, and Fishman Fluence Modern 8's for just 900 dollars. Incredible value for the money.

@@robadobflob3405 Great selection, unless you're left handed =P that's true for most companies though.

@@GuitarScratchRemover Yeah!

@@robadobflob3405 That's awesome man. Hope you do get it, especially for the price!

First "real" guitar was an Ibanez. Haven't played a bad one yet a couple decades later.

It's a weird sounds bjtnrgbths6hhhhhhhhhhh6

Same lol

Samee

Same

Does it have the zero point system too? Cause what i've seen in sweetwater did not have one..

Same. And I'm very happy with it (her?)

Got that exact same one from a guy on Facebook for like $185

i'd like to see your guitar, can you share the image?

My first guitar was a japanese RG-570, about 19 years ago I got it from guitar center. Even upgraded the pickups... but then I sold it, and I'm very upset that I did :'(. I have a cheaper fixed bridge (which has it's benefits) RG now that's decent but doesn't compare... I miss the 5 way switch with the single coil, this one just has two humbuckers, and I often want a brighter tone. That position 4 was my favorite for cleans, just awesome. The rg570 cost about 500-550 at the time I believe, and it played incredibly. Absolutely a high end guitar at a (then) mid-range price - except for the stock pickups (powersounds at the time), they were not great. I didn't upgrade the single coil though, that might have been nice, since the straight middle position while certainly bright was a little thin/brittle sounding, and as he pointed out the volume was quite a bit lower, although you can raise it up to help a bit, but go too far and the magnets will affect your strings. Oh, my current one is an RG2EX2 in white, which I think was a guitar center specific model that was basically the same as some other model. It's actually a pretty good looking guitar, and the one area it beats the 570 - the rings around the pickups are metal whereas even the 570 back in the day had plastic pickup rings, although you could swap those out if you wanted. They're necessary for holding the pickups in place though unless you drilled and screwed them into the body. It plays well it's just no Japanese 570, and I miss the fun you can have with a floyd, even though I kept mine blocked off half the time with a stack of quarters taped together. The new bridge tensioning system they have in the backplate now is awesome though, far superior to the older models.

@@Artcore103 I am at the point I hate my bloody Floyd lol. Fixed bridges from here on out for me

I got that one! Still love it!

Out of curiosity, what do you like about Schecter? That brand has always picked up my attention

You hit the nail on the head when you said versatile. My RG550 does everything. Yes, it is a metal guitar and a great one. But, it is absolutely not limited to that. The tonnel range is astounding. Cleans, crunch, high gain, high boost, it all sounds great. Jazz, blues, rock, probably country but I don’t know. All sounds great. My absolute favorite is to play it clean with a chorus, some reverb and just a touch of delay. Luscious!

very true,,just listen to paul gilbert and his older racer x stuff,,,all basic ibanez guitars,,,there the best axe for the money,,and prs se of course

Looks are subjective but I think the RGs and Ibanezs in general are much better looking than those smooth/rounded guitars, never mind all those weird shapes like flying Vs, stars, etc.

Have 2 Series (along with an RG) myself, love them! Hope you love yours as well, enjoy!

I have a S420, bought it for 450e in ... 2010. It's still my only guitar, it's just so good. There are better guitars, but nothing that had me go "Wow, this is so much better" enough so i pull the trigger. Bought an Iron Label 7 String RG, but sold it, didn't use it enough. The S is still here though ! The S Series will make you happy for sure.

Some of their pickups sound a bit weak, yet I love the neck.

Because the USA Market, but is the same guitar. I looked a google🤣🤣🤣

I've one RG370AHMZ same specs but made from Indonesia...maybe RG470AHMZ with same specs is Japan made...

@@jepunbiru no it definitly isnt japan made, its far too cheap for that. The only difference i spotted is the tremolo: the 370 has a edge 2 zero (which has a little turning wheel at the back to adjust for the tension of the springs and has zero point return springs to help with tuning stability) while this seems to me to be a edge III without this getting back mechanism and with the higher profile of the fine tuning machines in the back. edit: just realized that Dans guitar in the video (other than the pictures of the linked 470 from sweatwater) has the edge zero II, so it seems to be the exact same guitar.

@@ithemba Ohhh...thank you for the information.

Can I play this 🎸lifetime? Please say

Lol...my tele is unplayable due to my covid belly..lol 😆

Bought this guitar at the beginning of covid my belly has grown lol I feel the the belly cut of the guitar grew with me

That's why I like mine so much. LOL

Mine has never grown. It’s always stayed skinny.

That Nita Strauss Guitar is a stunner and sounds fantastic, my dream one if i can get better at playing.

That is one I have been keeping an eye out for. The many-many-pieces through neck and the EMGs, Gotoh tuners, Gibraltar II bridge. Shame they don't make anything like it anymore.

Congrats! You won’t be disappointed!

How good does it hold the tuning?

@@SameerKhan-cm3pp Don't know about RG 470ahm which is this one in video(it doesn't have zero edge tremolo i think) but RG370ahmz which i have holds really good as it have edge zero ii, basically same guitars but 370 one has better floating bridge.

I wanna get that guitar. I'm a beginner seeking a proper instrument to enjoy my learning journey.

@@alevazquez9869 @TheSunMoon I have the 421 in this same blue burst. It's a great guitar, and I highly recommend you pick one up. It feels like a much higher quality instrument than its price point would suggest. I also think the fixed bridge is an asset (much easier set up!), and I don't miss the single coil at all. I mainly play rock and metal .