Ibanez APEX1 Review

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Overall Rating 4.45

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Features 4.48

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Quality 4.45

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Reliability / Value 4.43

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  • Body Shape: Star  
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  • Number of Strings: 7  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Neck Shape: APEX Prestige  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 16.90"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: The Crab  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Nut Width: 1.69''  
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  • Nut Width: 1.89"  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Ibanez  
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  • Bridge: Fixed  
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  • Hardware: Cosmo Black  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • DiMarzio PAF-7 (H) Neck PU DiMarzio PAF-7 (H) Bridge PU

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A lot of guitar players will agree that Ibanez's APEX1 is a fine instrument. It handles well and sounds well, and is a reliable guitar. Don't miss to investigate deeper to find out if APEX1 is the right instrument for you.

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Ibanez's APEX1 an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for APEX1's features!

If you try playing APEX1 after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Ibanez deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. Ibanez's APEX1 is surely a world class sounding instrument.

Ready to play out of the box, Ibanez's APEX1 is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Ibanez put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as APEX1 does.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Ibanez's APEX1 is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Ibanez has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into APEX1.