Ibanez RGT42DX Review

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Ibanez RGT42DX has been rated by 106 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4.44

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Features 4.53

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Quality 4.26

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Reliability / Value 4.54

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Ibanez RGT42DX 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: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: White  
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  • Neck Construction: 5-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: Wizard  
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  • Neck Joint: Neck-through  
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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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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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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: 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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  • Controls: Tone  
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Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

A lot of guitar players will agree that Ibanez's RGT42DX 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 RGT42DX is the right instrument for you.

Ibanez took time and with its vast experience at making new guitars, made a RGT42DX, a guitar that stands out for its remarkable features it offers for a fair price. Ibanez did a great job, and a lot of musicians gave highest grades to RGT42DX, which proves the quality of this instrument. Feature-wise, there is no need to say much about it. This guitar will satisfy a great majority of musicians and that's what Ibanez had in mind while building it.

Tone delivered by Ibanez's RGT42DX 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 RGT42DX will make your tone to sound poor, quite the opposite, because RGT42DX provides rich and versatile tone that you'll be happy with.

Ready to play out of the box, Ibanez's RGT42DX 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 RGT42DX does.

If you're concerned whether RGT42DX will serve you well in terms of durability or reliability, then you shouldn't worry at all about that. Ibanez created a very fine musical instrument that will stand the test of time and perform well in any situation: studio sessions, gigs or rehearsals. RGT42DX is a quality built instrument that will last you a lifetime if you take good care of it.