Ibanez RG5EX1 Review

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Overall Rating 4.21

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Features 4.36

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Quality 4.07

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Reliability / Value 4.12

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Ibanez RG5EX1 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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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Basswood  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: Creme  
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  • Neck Construction: 3-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: Wizard II  
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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: Sharktooth  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • Locking Nut: Yes  
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  • Tuners: Ibanez  
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  • Bridge: Floyd Rose  
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  • Hardware: Cosmo Black  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-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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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • INF3 humbucker neck position pickup INFS3 single-coil mid positiion pickup INF4 humbucker bridge position pickup

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RG5EX1 is a guitar by Ibanez that stands above many other guitar models in its price range, and for a reason: Ibanez is a well known guitar manufacturer that delivered some fine instruments in the past, and they did it again. RG5EX1 stands up to standards, and will serve you well.

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 RG5EX1 an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for RG5EX1's features!

Tone delivered by Ibanez's RG5EX1 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 RG5EX1 will make your tone to sound poor, quite the opposite, because RG5EX1 provides rich and versatile tone that you'll be happy with.

Ibanez did a good job. RG5EX1 is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect RG5EX1 to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. Ibanez did a really good job with RG5EX1 guitar.

Playing live, RG5EX1 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.