Definitely inspect the RG3 carefully and make sure the neck isn't warped and that the frets are nice and level. for cash we are also happy to take items as part exchange against all New, Ex Demo or 2nd hand.
Ibanez ex 270 series#
The workmanship on these newer budget guitars is honestly really nice and it plays great. Ibanez RG Series RG270DX - Deep Metallic Blue - 2nd Hand. I own a model very similar to the RG3 (basically an Indonesian, fixed bridge, basswood RG) and have been extremely impressed with it. If you want a fixed bridge, the RG3 is going to have a simpler setup to work with. Not sure which kind this one is in particular. And some of Ibanez's tremolo systems are definitely liked more than others. Keep in mind too that the EX has a tremolo, which at this point has probably seen a lot of wear and tear. Some of the newer budget RGs already come with a 5-way switch for some cool sounds too, though the RG3 might be a 3-way. You can always get a push-pull tone pot to get series parallel on your neck humbucker for a single-coil sound, not a very expensive mod. VINTAGE 1991 IBANEZ EX 270 ELECTRIC GUITAR 155 (Monroeville ) pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. From what I have seen, people see the v7/v8 pickups as an improvement. (And many would argue that manufacturing in the budget lines especially has improved a lot in that time.) Sure, you have a single coil middle, but the pickups look like the INF pickups, which are not very liked if you look around. A non-MIJ budget RG today (which is basically what this was 20 years ago) costs $300 new. So you're looking at a ~20 year old budget model RG made in Korea, for $245. Its a great playing guitar with its slim maple shredding neck but the cheaper electronics and pickups made it sound thin with no real tone when.6 posts Well, I spent most of the afternoon yesterday changing out every single electronic piece. They presumably were named differently to prevent them from possibly hurting the reputation of the RG name, although some markets already did have some Korean made RG models." These days a guitar doesnt have to cost a fortune to sound good, largely thanks to innovative manufacturers like Ibanez. The EX (short for "Experimental") models were RG-like guitars produced in Korea instead of Japan as a more affordable alternative. "The Ibanez EX series is a series of electric guitars produced by Hoshino Gakki, first introduced in 1988. Here's what the Ibanez wiki says on the EX series: