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Dan McCourt
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2008
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Ibanez Axion Label RG60ALS Review/Demo
Watch as Dan McCourt reviews and demos the new Ibanez Axion Label RG60ALS
"The Axion Label was made for metal but offers even more for the adventurous players out there. The Axion Label models feature forward-looking developments in sound, playability, and looks that take performances higher, deeper and heavier. Arm yourself with an Axion Label guitar and get ready to break some new ground."
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"The Axion Label was made for metal but offers even more for the adventurous players out there. The Axion Label models feature forward-looking developments in sound, playability, and looks that take performances higher, deeper and heavier. Arm yourself with an Axion Label guitar and get ready to break some new ground."
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Ibanez XPT700(Xiphos) Review/Demo/Behemoth Cover
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Today I am reviewing the Ibanez XPT700(Xiphos). I've had this guitar for a couple years now and I absolutely love it. Check out the video for my review and demo of this beast. -Specs- -25 1/2" scale length -24 Jumbo Frets -Wizard II neck(Walnut and Maple) -Neck Thru and Solid Body(Mahogany) -Reversed Shark Tooth Inlays -Reversed Head stock -Edge III Tremolo Bridge. -DiMarzio D-Activator Pick-Up...
i dream of this thing since 2007 ... about time i get one
That overhead fan is actually pretty metal.
i thought so too haha
im planning to get this guitar for a very decent price in a week or two, and this video was literally what i was looking for. and man besides that youre the coolest motherfucker ive seen in a while wish you uploaded more videos
thanks man I truly appreciate the feedback. I hope to post more soon. Life gets crazy sometimes but I look to be posting a lot this year.
@@DanMcCourt Agreed, life can be quite stressful no matter how you look at it. I hope you're doing alright by now dude. and already got yourself a fan, keep up the good work man take care
@@kaanrobertt yea things are finally starting to straighten out. I appreciate the kind words. You inspire me to want to make more videos \m/
how much was this? I found one on guitar center used for $1100. not sure if its a good price
that's actually not bad at all. I got mine new for about $1500
Dood nice video, nice guitar but why cursing so much in the video.
These are discontinued now and hard to find, expensive on Reverb, but I just pulled the trigger on the only used one across all of Guitar Center-dom. Wish me luck! The condition was listed as "Great". I had been going back and forth on it but watching this video I knew I would regret not getting it. Seeing the color shift clinched it
does all the rg60als guitars have sustainiac, cause theres 3 guitars in the series,no? Great demo!
sorry if I missed it somewhere, but, what's the tuning and string gauges?
Que buen review, la neta excelente info, ahora quiero una!!!!!
i don't see prices for these anywhere, where did you buy yours at and for how much.
I bought mine off Zzounds. I believe it was around $1500
Sustainiac definitely not new. I had it in a guitar in early 90s.
Name of song please 😍
all my own writing. I dont have names for them yet
@@DanMcCourt thank you , Amazing melodie
@@karenhasbum5223 thank you!
What pedal did you use or combination of it sound great on 12:00. I play more on melodic and trying to get what's the best pedals out there. Thanks.
6:44
wow man love the way you play! i really love the sound of ibanez guitars. I really want to play melodic riffs not so much metal, maybe a little bit. is there any ibanez models which are better for riffs like you're playing at 5:20 ?
Great Demo Dan, thanks for sharing! What’s the name of that first arpeggiated song you did half-way thru the video on the sound demo? Sounds Awesome! All the Best!
It's a song I wrote for my band! Thanks!
Would this guitar be a good hard rock ‘ classic rock guitar?
Yes!
What's the neck on that? 17 or 15 something?
Dude this is probably my next guitar, I want one with a sustainiac because I'm not to found of the ebow. Plus purple is my favorite color 💜 I have a purple charvel San dimas and white is my other favorite color I've got an American standard strat Olympic white and a jackson demilition fury ex style , my Ibanez is the rgdt621 I think it's the blue lagoon poplar one with DiMarzio pickups and a neckthrough all only for 650 which is crazy wow what a great guitar shit I probably grab my Ibanez the most lol I kinda wish it had the tremolo now though which I was thinking about getting that wtf it's called a jef idk it's like a crazy electronic whammy bar that u can hook up to like any guitar like a hardtail. I was gonna get the shredder svss with the sustainiac a couple of times but I'm seriously loving this one.
Just ordered! Awaiting my Piece/Peace <3
Excellent video, do you recomen this ibanez or the schecter C1-FR S apocalypse? Thank you
I definitely recommend this guitar!
I have a white one :) I've had it for years and i dont know how much its worth now if i would sell it
I’d buy it from you!
@@DanMcCourt :) thanks but i live in Sweden and shipping would be hell x) also i don't know how much to sell it for
@@FeelingCross5 haha fair enough
are you on spotify or soundcloud? I would love to listen to your music!!
Currently working on it!
Got it today. Awesome instrument
Hey i just got mine too but aparently we cant use high gauge strings with it cuz the bridge would lift up. What is your experience with it so far?
@@rawiwawi1054 you can put extra heavy springs on in the back or screw the screw further in to use heavier strings
I just ordered this guitar. (that's why i googled it and am here:). I wonder how playability works against Jackson U.S.A guitars (3000$) & ESP (Pink Sawtooth 5000$). Ibanez finishing on this one looks amazing & Sustainiac is a killer. I was looking Schecter models at first, but found this one and DiMarzio + Sustainiac with this finish + Edge Tremolo locked up the deal. Schecter was offering those FR Specials a bit too much and i know them weaknesses too well. Thanks for the great video. Rock Rock 👌😎🎸
Absolutely! Yea it’s truly an amazing combo. The DiMarzio pick ups alone make this guitar worth it!
@@DanMcCourt I just got the guitar and man, i love this piece of art. Wow. Yeah, DiMarzio as well sounds crystal clear like expected 🤩
@@JonsterMonster right?!? Those pickups are beautiful sounding
@@JonsterMonster I'm sold, this will definitely be my next axe
@8:49 are you serious? That's like cheating at guitar. Wow lol.
Lmao 🤣 idk if cheating is the word but it definitely makes things way too easy haha
Thanks for keeping the scene Alive!!!!!! Ggggrrrrhhhh!!!!
Did you make up what you played around 5:20? It sounds amazing
Yes I did, it’s actually one the songs I wrote for my band!
Very beautiful and
Killer review. I love this guitar! That outro was kickass.
Thanks! I really appreciate that!
Lovely Is it A China Doll? Indonesia Baby? or Made In Japan???
I believe it’s made in Indonesia, but I’ll have to double check
Yes I Think it is Indonesia? That's what Sweetwater said. Check it out your self. Yes it Sounds Great! What Amp are you using for this Vid? By the way Great tune! Thank you for the reply! Rock on!
I wanted one of these so bad in high-school and still do
Man, that’s a killer guitar....The sustainiac is like the cherry on top for me. One question though: you seem to have it in a lower tuning, but your Trem still seems so flexible? I suppose you had to use 4 Springs? I always play in D Standart, but my Floyd bridges get sooo stiff with the added spring 😂🙈🙈
Honestly the trem in any guitar is fidgety. You really have to experiment and play with each method. Sometimes just tightening the screw holding the springs makes a huge difference. Sometimes adding or subtracting springs needs to happen. It just depends on what works for you and your situation. I honestly can’t remember at the moment how I have mine set up but I’m pretty sure there’s 4 springs in it. But I’ve had mine set up multiple different ways. Just find what works best for you. Hope this helps!
@@DanMcCourt thank you! I guess that means I’m about to bust out the screw drivers again 😄 i kinda want the best of both worlds: thicker strings and a flexible trem, but I guess that’s not always gonna work, eh? ;) anyways, loved your review and will check out more of your Channel! :)
@@lilyann538 hey so I just checked, my guitar has 4 springs loaded into it. I’ve also got a 10-52 gauge strings on it for my dropped tuning. So I got some thick strings and 4 springs and I’m still able to have it bend very easily. So I would just play around with it and see what you can make work. Good luck! Thanks for watching!
@@lilyann538 hey this is an amazing guitar! I've had mine for about a month and also use drop c running with 10-52 Guage and I'm only running 3 springs with no issues. The bridge is flush but I did have to do a truss rod adjustment but all works flawlessy!
@@mlew14 thanks mark! I guess the ibanez bridges seem to be generally a bit more "flexible" then the original Floyd rose, at least that's what I've heard from some people now. I'll definitely have to check this one out in a guitar store, if it's back in stock 🤘🤘🤘
Very nice video and review. I wanted to ask if this is made in Japan. I’ve seen some prestige of the same price and even highly that is made in Indonesia. Thanks in advance
Hey! Great question! I actually had to check for myself because I wasn’t 100% sure and to even my surprise it’s actually made in Indonesia. With its high quality I would have thought it was made in Japan but as you said, every once in a while a high quality piece of art like this one will come out of Indonesia. 🤘🏻
Still it’s a high quality guitar. It Really sounds great
@@lynoj777 thank you! I absolutely agree!
Hey man, most of the people compare this with Prestige. They said the tone is not good enough as compared to prestige. What is you experience with this guitar, since this video was uploaded 7 months ago?
Hey man, personally this guitar definitely lives up to the prestige. I’m not sure why anybody would say that unless it was a sales pitch. Personally the tone coming from this guitar is insanely good. I’ve been using it a lot on my recordings and I gotta tell you, it’s definitely taken the quality of my tone to a whole new level. You can never go wrong with some solid DiMarzio pickups 🤘🏻
@@DanMcCourt what about Djent?☠
@@this_ciykeia I personally don’t play djent, however if you put the correct string gauge on this guitar I’m sure it’ll more than sound killer for djent
Saw this beauty months ago while surfing on the ibanez website (I would like to precise I have no money, for now I just look at guitars). I immediately fell in love, but there were no video about it on TH-cam. And today I watched your video. Thank you for that, I definitely will buy it some day. And by the way, awesome playing. Did you use any reverb on the clean part?
Hey brother! Glad you enjoyed the video! I did in fact use a little bit of reverb for the clean parts. I believe there was a little bit of everything involved in the clean tone.
How the neck feels? I have a js1000 with a fat neck i suppose 😀
The neck is perfect for my hands. I always turn to Ibanez specifically for their necks because they just always feel perfect for my hands
Just ordered this beauty! I can't wait. My previous guitar was a squier so I'm really excited to notice the quality differences.
Oh you’ll notice massive differences right away! Let me know how it goes. 🤘🏻
That's like going from a Corolla to a Lambo lol, you're gonna love it
Update: I ended up hating the floating bridge and never play it anymore :(
@@kubaswiatek7185 Damn, that's a shame, you could trade it for a string through model like a Schecter maybe?
@@stephenpayne6956 The trade in price that shops tried to give me was way too low so I'll try to sell privately
What if the sustainiac battery dies? Is the sustainiac battery rechargeable?
It’s a 9V battery. Cheap and easy to replace.
battery 9v or battery 9v rechargeable
@@venomjoe regular 9V. If you can find a rechargeable 9V batter then by all means put it in there
Awesome video, thanks for the great demonstration of the guitar - love the riffs you play
Thanks brother! I really appreciate that 🤘🏻
The screws at the back are used for balancing the trem. You'd be better getting rid of one of the springs and moving one of the others in to a central position, that way, There is more tension on the three springs. On my Xiphos, I literally just blocked off the trem as soon as I got it, and now I just use it as if the bridge is fixed. The trems on these models really are quite terrible.
Dude same, I tried every configuration with the springs to see what would work and nothing fixed the problem. I put a tremlock on mine as well just because I got sick of it.
Do u recommend it for beginners?
Its way too expensive for a beginner lol, an Ibanez Gio or a Squire should be a great starting point.
Exactly what Jack said, this guitar is way too expensive for a beginner. This guitar was over $1500. I’d recommend finding any guitar around $200-$400 to start with
@@jackinab0x600 my parents r paying so ..Lol but thanks anyway
Clapton said get the best, most expensive guitar you can afford...because if you stick with it you'll end up upgrading time after time.
How good would this guitar be for death metal?
I used it for death metal all the time so I’d say it’s pretty damn good for that 🤘🏻
@@DanMcCourt Got any songs I can hear?
@@koltonramsey unfortunately not yet, my band Archenaut is currently recording our album and I’ll be using this guitar for it, once that’s done then I’ll have material to show you
@@DanMcCourt Well sir.. I bit the bullet and I bought the guitar. I'm nowhere near good enough to justify such a purchase, but none the less.. Why the hell not? LOL Maybe this will inspire me to play more.
@@koltonramsey hell yea, well then you have a really badass guitar nonetheless. This guitar will probably help your playability anyway due to the excellent hardware. Let me know how everything goes and your progress!
What amp you use for this baby!
I used amp sims from EZMix2. Metal Gods packages
@@DanMcCourt never heard of those
@@TheExxl they are plugins for a DAW
@@DanMcCourt oh sick i wanna try it too through pc what box is best to hook up
@@TheExxl what I use is a D/I box, into my behringer interface. Just to get a clean signal. Then use amp sims on the pc to get my distortion.
Heard about the trem not being the best, would a floyd rode original fit in its place?
I honestly don’t know. I never tried that. However if you want one that will for sure work you can still go with an Ibanez one, but just upgrade to one of the better more expensive models. My newest Ibanez RG60ALS that I also did a review for on this page has one of the newer upgraded trems on it and it works perfectly.
@@DanMcCourt I've changed out some listened floyd roses for some original on Jackson's, but I've never had a guitar with an ibanez style tremolo. Don't even know if the dimensions would match a floyd rose original. I'm looking at a xpt700 in red chameleon with added Fishman pickups, but can't tell what bridge is on it
@@krempaskyy7771 it’s very likely that if it’s an Ibanez, it’s got the Edge floating trem. It’s what comes stock on all Ibanez guitars. However some come stock with the more advanced Edge Trems just like any other interchangeable part. I’d give it a try and just see how well it works. If you don’t like it just upgrade to an Edge II trem or something higher in quality
I just got one of these in a string-thru version for $300. It's extremely comfortable playing and sounds great. Ibanez makes great neck thru guitars. Although I wish it didn't have the reverse headstock even though it doesn't look too bad on this model. The PUs sound pretty good too and this may be one of the few guitars I won't swap the PUs on. Mine does not have scalloped frets at all and the strap buttons are in a different location. It was a bit of a challenge to find a case. I'm gonna look for the version with a trem too if I can find it at a good price. Or maybe a Jackson warrior...
Hell yea bro Ibanez is the way to go. The way they make necks is just perfect for my hands. String thru models are nice for the extra sustain. Most likely the pick ups on your guitar are DiMarzios too so that’d explain why they kick ass. Personally the DiMarzios are the best pickups
@@DanMcCourt I've had tons of Jackson neck-thru soloists over the years. I didn't dig Ibanze cause they're mostly bolt-ons. But the few neck-thru models I have played just shred. What surprised me was how you can sit with this like a V or on your knee like normal. like this shape a lot, even more than the Warrior shape. With PUs, I've always preferred Seymour Duncans for humbuckers and Dimarzios for stacked single coils. The Nazgul and Black winter PUs are quite good for what I'm playing. These do sound better than EMGs for sure. I think it's the mahogany that makes it sing. I do wish they made a version with an ebony fretboard and neck-thru. Then it would be like a USA Warrior but possibly better
@@Holtenstein dude! Arent Nazguls insane? The other guitarist in my band has one of those in his guitar. Talk about some serious output haha
@@DanMcCourt Yeah I like them quite a bit. The Black winter I prefer for solos cause it has a mid-frequency that cuts. Like a really high output PAF. But the Nazgul for rhythm is fantastic. Full and darker sounding. But I've only tried it in mahogany bodied guitars so far. I've just never been a fan of the Duncan SH-4/TB-4 that comes in almost all stock Jacksons. Way too bright and just kinda meh. But some of the customs and the Duncan Distortion work pretty well for metal IMO
@@Holtenstein I never really knew what pickups were in Jackson guitars, I just never liked them. I’m basically sold on Ibanez guitars.