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Ibanez Egen18 Herman Li Signature Prestige

STC-Shaped Guitar from Ibanez belonging to the Herman Li series

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«  almost the ultimate guitar! »

Published on 01/13/12 at 01:34
I will not repeat what was said previously.
Instead I will try to highlight what I think is important.

it is manufactured in Japan, the Nagoya plant, like all Ibanez Prestige.
the bridge is the most complex I have ever seen.
it is a third-generation model of Ibanez, namely ZPS3.
it's a killer in terms of tuning, stability, and in terms of grouping play vibrato.

the hardware is gold plated and it is true that the most beautiful effect.
Some guitars are oriented fluff, which is not the case here, where the dominant class.

the handle is confusing at first, so it is flat, even for experienced users of Ibanez.
Indeed, it has a radius of curvature significantly reduced compared to the average, and an increased width, accentuating the flat side.
but rest assured, comfort is absolute, and the last fret scallopées increase sustain high notes significantly.
for a game or a game Shredd more rock or blues, it is perfect, past the surprise of discovery for those who are accustomed to more rounded sleeves.

In addition, the instrument is really beautiful aesthetically, and the fact that there are fingerprints on the body of Hermann adds a little extra, something that I like also to any guitar.

UTILIZATION

ergonomics of the guitar is excellent.
it's very light, while having a certain robustness.

access to acute hyperfacile is, with additional cuttaway can go for a ride to the 24th box without worry.

as to get a good sound, it's not easy to get one, it's hard not to do it!

a great thing also is that the volume knob has a very low resistance, which makes it very quick to turn, to play on the attack with great ease!

Now, two caveats though.
-The jack is low side, so that when using a good angled jack, and that the features in the way we want, we find ourselves in a case that they can not use the whammy bar in a sense, according to the provision of coudoir jack, or the other if PROVISIONS RELATED reverse.
it takes to do this using a linear head jack in order to raise and lower his vibrato at will.


The central micro-mounted on the factory model a little too close to the strings to compensate for the loss of power over head bridge and pickups.
and suddenly, for those who play with a pick, just look, they will pick shots right on the magnets of micro medium, so they are close to the strings.
remains is to play a little off magnets but hey, in the heat of the moment, it's boring, is to lower his microphone medium, but it will lose power.

without these, it would have been perfect-!

SOUNDS

for sounds, I think the key has been said.
it is a monstrosity of versatility, depth and power.
short, I do not see anything bad about this instrument.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 years, and this is one of my favorite guitars, and most played.
I have a string of guitars, so it's true that I play a lot on one of them is that it is a step up.

value for price is right, it would be 3500 euros if it were a French or American brand.

with experience, I would of course make the same choice.

NB: note that the "unbalanced" (we laugh ...:)) who like many large heavy guitars are not likely to appreciate its lightness, is frustrated potential "lack of body."
that's right, but there are guitars for those who love the fine, and others for those who love the free fight.