With the Ibanez Prestige RG752AHM-AWD Antique White Blonde, the Japanese guitar manufacturer presents a 7-string electric guitar that convinces with its versatile sound between rock and metal, outstanding playing comfort and chic appearance. Two DiMarzio PAF 7 humbuckers on the amplifier provide tight, transparent sounds, while two particularly fine woods are used for the body with strong ash and bird's-eye maple for the fretboard of the screwed neck.
When designing the Ibanez RG752AHM Antique White Blonde, Ibanez pays particular attention to outstanding playability and a differentiated basic sound that also precisely incorporates the low B-string. Accordingly, the body is made of intensively drawn ash, while the screwed neck is made of maple, which is additionally reinforced by two blocking strips of particularly hard wenge. The slim "Wizard-7" profile together with the flat bird's-eye maple fingerboard on the electric guitar offers the perfect race track for fast riffs and virtuoso solos.
Two DiMarzio PAF 7 humbuckers are used as pickups on the Ibanez RG752AHM. With moderate output and ceramic magnets they deliver versatile sounds in a wide range between modern rock and metal. Thus, both pickups convince with a tight sound image that precisely represents every note with well-defined bass, high presence in the mid-range and silky highs, both in the clean channel and in brute distortion. The low B-string with its lively dynamics and balanced tone development is also integrated into the sound. The 5-way blade switch, which can be used to activate the humbuckers or their coils in various combinations, also provides additional sound diversity.
High-quality hardware completes the Ibanez RG 752, so the strings are held on the body by the classic Ibanez Lo Pro Edge 7 tremolo, which with its double locking construction can take even the most aggressive uses of the Whammy Bar without detuning. It convinces with its butter-soft handling, while the smooth surfaces of the hand offer a pleasant contact surface. From there the strings are guided over the scale length of 25.5" (648 mm) in the direction of the headstock, where they are guided via the clamping saddle to the precisely acting Gotoh die-cast mechanisms.
I bought this guitar after talking to the staff of Music Store. I was searching for a quality instrument and it was my first seven string. After getting all the info I needed i did a leap of faith and bought it without even seeing from close before it came to my house by mail.
Its craftmanship is impecable, not even one blemish. Nothing at all, Ibanez should be proud of their Prestige Line quality control. Sound wise I feared of being a only trick metal pony. I couldnt have been more wrong, the guitar is very versatile and can go from clean straty tones to modern gain. The pickups are great but wont do extreme metal (which is fine by me) but if you have a modern heavy amp or pedals it can go there easily. Its looks are great. Looks for a more expensive instrument if you ask me and it can look differently based from the light angle (from deep blue to light green). It comes with a sturdy Ibanez case and an Ibanez setup multitool.
All in all a great instrument, it can stand next to my other guitars with grace. A perfect guitar for rock/progressive/fusion tones with out beeing a metal-only axe. Its kinda pricey but its totaly worth it.