Ibanez RG2228 Review

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Overall Rating 4.42

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Features 4.52

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Quality 4.26

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Reliability / Value 4.15

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Ibanez RG2228 Specs

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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  • Number of Strings: 8  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Body Wood: Basswood  
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  • Neck Shape: Wizard Prestige  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: White Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Bridge: Edge III  
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  • Bridge: Fixed  
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  • Hardware: 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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  • Controls: Volume  
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Do you think that a RG2228 guitar is a good guitar? Ibanez made some remarkably good models before, so that builds up confidence that RG2228 follows those standards of quality. Most of guitar players rate this instrument really well, so you should try RG2228 and see if it's right 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 RG2228 an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for RG2228's features!

Tone delivered by Ibanez's RG2228 makes it a serious sounding instrument that gives Ibanez a lot of reasons to be proud of it. Somewhat limited when playing certain music styles doesn't mean that RG2228 will make your tone to sound poor, quite the opposite, because RG2228 provides rich and versatile tone that you'll be happy with.

Ready to play out of the box, Ibanez's RG2228 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 RG2228 does.

Playing live, RG2228 will perform well and will not let you down. It is fairly reliable instrument both in studio and on stage, and will be a long term companion, as it is built to last. Ibanez has made a solid instrument that you will be happy with, and can depend on right from the start. Needs no backup as it has proven to be built really well.