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They're seriously good, mine was the 'Special' with p90's and the build quality was amazing.
I'd definitely have another one if it came up at the right time.
NEVER sell that one H.
That's already a classic especially in plain gloss black like yours.
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some artist models do offer opportunities to get features that otherwise might have been custom options or custom guitar builds .. I wanted a nicely built , good weight Les Paul with a trem - so I bought a s/h PRS Tremonti - whilst I like Mark Tremontis playing I'm by no means a fanboy , its just a particularly nice guitar that plays well and arguably much better quality than a Gibson equivalent for what I paid .. I also expect its to roughly hold its current value ..
For my own part while it’s not an Ibanez I have a Troy van Leeuwen Jazzmaster. Didn’t buy it for his name or Association (although I do like QOTSA well enough); rather it was a Mexican built JM with all US hardware which, when I played it, had been put together superbly and felt ‘right’. Add In the fact that I love love love the Oxblood colour and matching headstock and that I got it cheap on eBay after it had suffered an abusive rock n roll life, and it ticked all my boxes.
i think that signature models tend to be that little bit different, or give something ‘extra’. I do doubt whether they’re regularly a good investment idea, rather than a guitar that happens to come in a one off colour, or with an additional widdly bit or two.
Neck dimensions a little skinnier than I remembered, though - I guess I've got used to fatter necks!
I like the look of the Tom Quayle Ibanez and would think it'll be an excellent used buy if they come up. Still quite bemused as to why he got a sig model though.
I've had half a dozen or so Ibanez Satriani guitars. Initially as a fanboy but I soon appreciated how good they are in their own right. I still have a JS6000 which is hard tail but sold the rest as I'd had enough of locking trems. Very tempted by the new Chromeboy though.
Others I've had (mostly bought & sold on this forum) are:
Ibanez PGM301 - Killer guitar, but thought the neck was too wide at the time. Regret selling it.
Musicman JP6 - quickly traded as a despite being a lovely guitar, it was a bit sterile.
Musicman Luke 2 Dargie Delight - My favourite neck, amazing build quality, but hated the EMGs
Washburn N4 Swamp Ash & Padauk - superb guitars, an Alder one is definitely in my future.
Gibson Trini Lopez - Bought because i love the look of the split diamond inlays and diamond f holes. As an instrument it did nothing for me though.
Eric Johnson Rosewood Strat - Bought because i liked the idea of a Strat with Les Paul radius, bigger frets and bound fretboard. Absolutely love it.
Jim Root Tele - Bought as I wanted a Tele humbuckers and love ebony boards. EMGs had been swapped for Dimarzio Transitions. It sounds huge. A real eye opener purchase as it's one of my best playing guitars and was the cheapest one I've ever bought
Musicman L3 - My favourite and most played guitar. Love the neck and the pickups
There's probably a couple more I've forgotten. I'd still like a Jem and Musicman EVH for nostalgia purposes.
On one hand there is definitely a large signature on the back.
On the other, Hello Kitty is clearly a fictional cartoon pussycat without the ability to actually write a signature.
Im deeply conflicted on this issue.
I assume it's not available any more, but I bet they sold quite a lot of them over the years.
They don't really base them on existing models, they design new guitars for their artists and just stick the artist's name on it.
Ditto. I've never heard a Slipknot or Stone Sour song in my life, but the features on it, white & black colourway and the bargain price were too good to miss when it cropped up in the classifieds and I saw it was only a few miles down the road. I took a punt and was very pleasantly surprised.
Already echoed on here - The Fender Sambora Strat.
Both the MIM and the USA (mk1) Versions are brilliant instruments.
I've never played the black paisley Japanese version (or the other Japanese versions) but they're also meant to be superb.
I'm noticing a rising number of fakes appearing on the market at the moment which is unsurprising considering the values are going up.
Because I like Telecasters, I like rosewood ‘boards, I like tortoiseshell ‘guards, I like neck humbuckers, and that guitar was all those things in a nicely put together, attractive looking package at a very reasonable price. :-)
People don't seem to mind the name on the headstock.