Ibanez RG420EG Review

Ibanez RG420EG options:

RG420EGBAM

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RG420EGBRD

Brick Red

RG420EGISL

Iron Silver

RG420EGRPR

Red Planet Red

RG420EGSBK

Spider Black

RG420EGBWH

Beehive White

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Overall Rating 3.35

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Features 3.56

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Quality 2.04

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Reliability / Value 3.58

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Ibanez RG420EG Specs

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Body Wood: Basswood  
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  • Neck Construction: 3-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: Wizard II  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Sharktooth  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Bridge: Tremolo  
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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-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

RG420EG is a good guitar. Slight disproportions in price vs. quality/features should never stop you from trying this guitar. Ibanez did put a lot of effort into this instrument and it deserves to be tested. If you find that it suits your playing style, go for it - you won't be sorry.

Carefully chosen set of features makes Ibanez's RG420EG a really good guitar. Some might say that it lacks some of the features, but RG420EG's features still fulfill an average musician's needs. You won't be wrong to go for this axe 'cause it has a wide array of different sounds and a lot of possibilities for tweaking the sound to make it yours. Getting one of Ibanez's RG420EG is a way to go.

There are some instruments that you just will never be happy with, and the tone Ibanez's RG420EG provides suggests that this could be one of them. This guitar simply does not perform well, and even beginners can hear the difference between this and a slightly more expensive and better sounding guitar models. RG420EG can be played but you should really consider an alternative.

Another reliable model from Ibanez brings us to a guitar that handles well and plays well. Finish doesn't feel bad at all, and the hardware is good. It stays in tune for most of the time, so if you take the time to adjust the action & pickups the way you want them, you will feel comfortable while playing RG420EG.

This is a solidly built guitar that will play well live and in studio. It does provide a fair amount of confidence, and it can serve well both as a replacement and a first choice guitar for gigs and rehearsals. Ibanez feels confident in its RG420EG and it will serve you well in most situations. Durability and reliability are evenly balanced with this instrument.