Guitar Fails Part 2 - Ibanez JS140 Joe Satriani Signature
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Showing that even expensive guitars can have serious issues out of the box. All guitars - no matter what brand or price point - need to be adjusted and set up to ensure playability.
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I've bought many guitars from Sweetwater and had to setup everyone of them. The only one I've purchased that I only had to adjust the intonation is my Gretsch. The 55 point check is not a setup if it's even done. You can if you don't know how to do a setup request a complete setup and they'll quote you an additional price to do one.
It’s best to pay the extra $200 for them to adjust frets, bridge, truss, neck relief, and your preferred string height and gauge before they ship it. Otherwise, you never know what’s going to show up. And most local stores aren’t going to have exact model you want. I know it sucks, but it’s still the best option (unless you want to do all that work yourself lol)
this is well under 1000 dollars...this is the lowest end model in the JS series.
Current street price is $800. Most people buying an $800 guitar would assume it is in playable condition out of the box.
John fedele thats not an excuse, $800 is already a huge amount of money..just like the other guy whos says the gibson flaw is not really flaw, he said "you just need to know how to set it up properly" he said you have to file the nut and change the tuning pegs..that dude is STUPID!! you bought a $2,000 guitar and you have to file the nut and change the tuning pegs???? BULLSHIT...hahaha..
It should be .....It's a pain in the ass....Always there is somthing left ...It is very frustraiting
True, it is under $1000, but at around $800 +tax this is still not a cheap guitar. This is considered a mid-range guitar as it's the cheapest JS just like you stated. Personally i'd rather try to find a nice condition used guitar locally (which can take quite a while if you are searching for a specific model) as i like to try out guitars before buying. Then you might be able to find something that was high end years ago & is still made better then any newer mid-range guitar available today & worth more money in the long run too, if you ever decide to sell it that is. It just depends on finding one, the condition, & price.
Cool Comment, true words. A signature on that price level is mostly about making money.
That guitar has a street price well UNDER $1,000. That's the entry level JS model.
Current street price is $800. For most people, $800 is a lot of money to spend on a brand new guitar that isn't in playable condition.
I bought one the set up was great ,and plays great .Buying on line might be something to avoid not unless you request a set up by them .
The point he's making is simple, regardless of the brand, price or name, it doesn't mean it's setup properly. The guy I purchase mine from is a long time reputable dealer and thoroughly goes over every single guitar he sells and charges for it but I know when I take it out of it's case it's ready to go, no questions!
Buying from a catalog retailer you're going to get basically whatever came from the factory with a few tweaks. Sorry but that's a fact.
+izzy stradlin, it's explaining why it's importent to play adjusted guitars for good playing habbits,
I bought the Ibanez JS240PS at the same "store" (Sweetwater). The cost was $1700 and it had by far worst neck on a new guitar I have ever seen. There were chips and cracks on the side of the neck. Putty under the ends of frets and the cheap Panga Panga wood was so dry, I couldn't believe it. Fail by Ibanez, Fail by Sweetwater.
I don't recommend ordering a guitar. I would try it first. I remember a J1000 i tried in a store, it was the best guitar i ever played in my life. It's a shame such expensive guitars come with so many problems.
I had one of the blue ones. When it arrived volume pot was loose, one machine was rattling and the intonation was atrocious. Needed a full set up. Good guitar though. Sold it on because that trem is never gonna take a few years of serious hammer. Give it the Eddies for a bit and it is gonna need some TLC.
you have to set it up your self, thats the point, its personal taste when setting them up, some people prefer higher action, some lower. no right or wrong.
Yes, it is personal taste, but it takes time and experience to develop personal taste. The majority of the guitar market is geared toward the low end and asking a beginning to intermediate player to set up their own guitar is not a realistic expectation. Even as an experienced player you would need to learn how to do a setup properly to avoid damaging your guitar.
Luckily, here in town we have a luthier. The guy is fantastic and affordable. He's been the only person to work on my Ibanez RG470 that I bought in 1993. I recently had him lower the action and do some other adjustments. The guitar plays better than ever. Now, I just need new better quality pickups.
Sweetwater would not do that. the owner probably messed with it not knowing anything about guitar set up.
i think ibanez dont always check thoroughly their guitars..because ive seen couple of time where the action on the 1st fret is too high..and its because the wood under the locking nut is not properly cut..so the locking nut sits high on the guitars neck/head
What he said is right, I had bought the new Slash Epiphone signature and had the problem. Nowadays the guitars had setup same as acoustic with high action. Very disappointed for the quality I had paid.
Also where and how was it shipped? Higher elevation places will throw the guitar off. Whenever I buy I a guitar online (from sweetwater), I ask for the guitar to have no strings. I’ll add them and set the guitar up to my specs.
The entry level is the JS100
These guitars retail for $1099 here in Canada 🇨🇦! I can't see Satriani putting his name on something unless its worthy. My brother just bought one today so... I'll update this post as time goes by!
So how is the guitar?
not an expensive guitar but point taken.
David Izzy andthe rest..I think you are missing his point. What he is saying is that you need your guitar adjusted. It has nothing to do with SW or GC or even Kmart. What he is showing everyone is even an $$1000 Guitar street value $800 needs adjusted. Dont over think everything
a real player learns how to make it play how they want. bitching about setup is like a parent buying a bike from kmart and blindly handin it to their kid. when the kid comes home with the handlebars off, and tries to sue, it was sheer ignorance of the consumer. not the manufacturer. i work on gear more than i play, so when i do play it is what i want. cant buy what u want. gotta make what u want happen. good video of heads up to the consumer to not just assume and complain. i get the point
Its about 700$
i had a js 240ps ... i return to seller ! it's a rubbish full of built default for 1600€ (?!),mr satriani must to know that !
Lets just hope you don't charge your student full guitar set-up price. I find it a little funny why you couldn't of ordered your student the guitar ?
+yoshe yoshe We couldn't order the guitar for our student because we are not an Ibanez dealer. Therefore, he bought the guitar from an Ibanez dealer and had it shipped to us. Why do you believe that we shouldn't charge our regular fee for the guitar setup?
Short: If Satriani playing this Guitar live in his Shows , I would Buy this Guitar instantly. Indosian Rip off?
I think that is a introduction model to JS series, very low end and cheap, about $ 400 - 500 USD range. #fail #bigfail
Y la palanca???? Kjkjkjas
Joe Satriani has a very specific way to set up his guitars.
And a great guitar tech to do it!
@@rayberczik7251 Performing a setup is easy. You either know how or not. Same with Satch's setup. Different but, not difficult.
@@newgunguy4176 nothing difficult about setting up a guitar as long as you know how to do it. I learned out of necessity many years ago that if I want it how I like it then it's up to me. Every guitarist should know how to set up their instrument.
@@rayberczik7251 Yup. If one doesn't know how to do a setup, it's not difficult. It's impossible. I first learned with Harvey Citron's video VHS.
@@newgunguy4176 that's right if you don't have a clue what your doing things can get ugly. I met a guy in a guitar store that became a good friend that showed me stuff from adjusting neck,string height to polishing frets and correctly setting up my floating tremelo the right way. Guy knew his way around a guitar and didn't mind teaching. Learned a lot from the guy. Still proud to call him a good friend.
Sweet water sucks!