IBANEZ Prestige VS Genesis | Which Is BEST?
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Here's my thoughts on the Ibanez Prestige 3250 MZ FOB and the Genesis 550! Do you agree? Do you even read this? Who knows!!??? - เพลง
There's a trick I found some years back for the trem arm on the original Edge. Take the arm out and carefully heat the bushings up with a lighter. Go around them evenly. They will discolor, but they work just fine. It expands them and they provide more tension. You can do this over and over again. I've been using the same bushings for years now and it stays where I want it to while playing, unless you flail the guitar around of course.
Really?? Do I keep the bushings on the trem arm while I hold the flame under them?
@@ACMusic Yes, really. I once saw a video where Steve Vai's tech mentions it. You keep the bushings on the arm. I don't think it would work if you took them off. Heat them for a few seconds while moving them in the flame to spread the heat evenly. They will discolor and get some soot on them, but you can wipe off the soot before you put the arm back in. The black paint on the arm might flake off a little over time, it will still work just fine though. The arm will be tighter to insert, since the bushings expand. This is the fix that works for me. If you're looking for a permanent fix you might want to have a look at the Red Bishop Magik Arm. It's a Japanese product designed by the former chief Engineer of Ibanez. It replaces the trem arm and socket with one that has a push in arm with tightening collar you can adjust. Supposed to have the same arm angle and feel without any slop.
@@X5SmileX1X Here is that video, 5:50 seconds in he mentions the lighter trick... th-cam.com/video/aG_W3uqEFf0/w-d-xo.html
This didn't work for me. What did work for me was to take the bushings off, put some nail polish on the bar, and put the bushings back on. The polish will make the bar fit snugly in the bridge. Hope that helps anyone who reads this!
i have also been doing this for years, can confirm
I’ve had many Ibanez guitars through the years. Just bought the RG565 and the craftmanship is the same as Prestige. It’s made in Japan, so it would be weird if they were worse. Great guitar, absolutely love it!
I am extremely jealous of your 565. Feel free to send it over for me to "test" whenever you like! :-)
I know this is much later, im considering a RG565. I had a 550 and stupidly sold it. How do you feel about it now?
@@Valkanry The same, great guitar. Changed the pickups, but it's my go-to guitar for almost everything.
@@Valkanry i sold rg570ex🙄 my biggest regret. now thinking about 350, or maybe wait for some extra cash and but 550?
@@adamadamski6524 my 350 was super heavy. Would say wait and get the 550 or higher
Great guitars Anthony. Your RG videos always get a click from me. I have the same rg550 in road flare red and a prestige rg752m in desert sun yellow. The two best colors. The prestige is a 7 string so not apples to apples but I always go for that one. The pickups and wiring configuration are just much better and more versatile for my playing. I really like the wider neck on the 7 string more also. RG's are amazing guitars all around though so no matter what one you decide to play it will be fun.
WOW !! I think I've watched around 100 guitar reviews on YT. ... This must be the most HONEST & VALUABLE review/comparison I've seen to far. Guitar shop reveiwers / v.bloggers just want to sell (whatever they are comparing) or create content ... You really give your HONEST opinion which matters to me (the viewer) - instead of just showing off the products!
Thanks so much for this comment. It made my day 🤘🤘
I have ended up with 3 JS models this year out of nowhere... Started with a JS2410 (New) then I spotted a JS2480 (used) while browsing the net and finally ended up with a JS1000 (used) to complete this little collection. I have swapped out the zinc blocks for Hantug brass blocks on all and installed locking tuners plus MXR style coloured knobs! The brass block does improve the already fantastic Original Edge and I upgraded just because I like to tinker.
Great video!
I've been eyeing with the Genesis 550 in purple for a year then I went to a music shop to check it out. It looks just as amazing as I though but somehow it did not feel as good/comfy as my Korean JS100, which is weird because this is made in Japan. So at the end I had to leave it there.
Thanks for the great review appreciate it!!
Thanks for watching!! 😎😎
I know this is a few years old now, but I bought the Genesis Rg 570 in Jewel Blue in part thanks to your video's on the 550 in earlier 2019. I just wanted a solid body version.and glad I got it, cause it was the last one that the major online guitar store had and told me it's the very last one, they had been discontinued due to the original limited run Ibanez was going to do with them. But anyway that aside, same Edge trem, which is by far my favorite Trem but after three years the plastic rings are still managing. my bar isn't "dangling" still pretty tight.. and my guitar came w/ a couple replacement rings, which I have not had to use yet. I do feel by the end of the year I may need to replace them though.. Lately I'm starting to notice just a little slip w/ it.
ive always loved ibanez S series guitars, they are super thin and comfortable
I've had my RG550 since 1991. There's not much left of the original guitar, it's had a new neck, new wiring, new pots, switch, pickups, a truss rod cover made from an old Honda motorbike, and it's having a new trem system fitted, as I can't stand the Ibanez trem that's in it. It's pretty beat up, but it still my baby!
I like your Ibanez videos!:) Thanks!
Imagine the RG550 Genesis with Seymour Duncan Alpha Omega and Little 59 in the middle. It sounds amazing. The stock pickups were just too muddy comparing to these. It has much more clarity now and the palm muted notes are uncomperable better.
Thanks for watching Sandor! I wonder if I'll ever put Seymour Duncans in one of My RGs. I do really love them in my Charvel!
I got a PATB-2 in my rg550 and it’s amazing matching Neck pickup too
Funny because all of the flaws you find in the Prestige could be seen as advantages by other people. For instance, I much prefer the "all around access heel joint" to the square heel joint of the Genesis. Same goes for the knobs. But one thing is for sure, for the price, the 550 is a much better value.
Yes, a few people have mentioned they prefer the heel on the prestige! :-) I'm in the minority!!
The RG550 is only the better value if you keep the stock pickups. The prestige comes with the higher end pickups and a case. If you're spending at least $300 to replace the pickups on the 550 and another $200 for a case, then you're only saving $100 over the prestige, which comes with Dimarzio, EMG, Fishman Fluence, or Bareknuckle pickups, depending on the model you choose. The prestige's body is also made out of more durable wood. Essentially, you'd be paying a $100 premium for the prestige to get an ash body instead of basswood.
rg550 is amazing , i dont think you can buy any better guitar with that price
I have a 98 RG570 and it’s my favorite guitar.I changed out the frets to stainless steel with prestige style ball ends, easier than I thought it be.
I have an Ibanez RG that I bought in 2002 and also a prestige that I bought in 2011, both were made in Japan. The action in the 2002 RG can be set super low without any string hitting the frets, it's also more comfortable and fast. The prestige has a better "quality feel" better pickups and the Edge Zero trem is also great once you learn to set it up to your liking. I have 2 Strats, 2 Ibanez RG and 2 Music man JP. For me the best guitar I have is the JP11 7 string, it does everything amazing and the quality feel is above the others. The other Music Man I have is a JP15 6 strings, it's also great but it's a little bit "brighter". One aspect that I like more about the RGs is that they are better for arpegios and shred stuff
You do know about the small Allen screw in the back of the bridge for the genesis? Put in the arm, pull the trem down, and right where the arm goes should be a small screw that tightens the tension for the arm! Other than that great playing! I may just subscribe!
Bought a modded Purple Neon RG550 yesterday. 2018 Genesis, with a Breed, Fast Track 1 and Super Distortion in neck, middle and bridge respectively. It was the same colour as the RG550 I owned back in 2010, but sold because I was a damn fool. The scratchplate looks like a leprechaun's sex dungeon, so I gotta do something about that, but other than that it's perfect.
Been in love with the purple RG550 ever since I saw Alan Lennon play one in a 2003 Jemfest video that I had uploaded here on TH-cam for years before it was taken down for some strange reason.
I find it interesting that you prefer the original heel over the All Access Neck Joint (TM) that Ibanez mostly uses now. As a lefty I don't have a lot of options with what I play, but I do have an original 1990 black 550 that I finally just got restored (my baby!). I keep seeing people who say they prefer the AANJ to the older style one - it's nice to see you go the other way. Can you tell us why? Or is it just "I like this one better?"
IBANEZ 0LD SQUARE HEEL NECK J0INT S0UNDS BETTER. I HAVE MANY IBANEZ'S WITH B0TH. KEEP Y0URS!!
The backgrounds were killing me haha
I was really suprised that you preferred the neck heel of the Genesis over the AANJ of the Prestige. I have both (also RG550 Gen and a JEM Jr) and although the Genesis angled neck plate LOOKS so much cooler and I'm totally in love with the RG550, it feels so bulky to me and makes it really hard to reach the upper frets. What about the flutteryness of the Prestige's trem? I'm thinking about getting an RG3570z some time but I fear that the trem lacks the bouncyness of the Original Edge. You can remove that extra stabilizer, right?
Hi soulhenge. Funny you ask, I JUST removed it after 10 years of living with it. It has made a HUGE difference to the trem system. It's much bouncier now. I do miss the ability to drop tune on a whim, but I have to admit to myself I'm a whammy bar player!
@@ACMusic Okay that's cool to know, thanks!
I have the prestige… and I’m about to buy the rg too. Can’t wait to see if it knocks my prestige off the top. Cuz I loooove my prestige
So true about that hell, the cheap jackson i have has the same thing as the genesis and i find it so easy to play up to the 24th fret, where as when i played on my prestige i always remember it being a pain to play in the highest frets
It's all about the individual guitar these days rather than brand or price bracket. If it feels good and is half the price, go with it! In fact, save your money and buy two!!
@@ACMusic mmm I think i am still gonna probably by a genesis in desert yellow. Wish it had the sharktooth inlays rather than the dots though.
Hey man, for the arm wobliness issues I simply buy a replacement arm from RedBishop - it's great!
It's funny, I bought (well, my GF at the time bought it for me) an '89 RG. I don't remember which one it was, but it essentially the same guitar, but no pickguard and body-mounted pickups. Then we moved from Baltimore to Minneapolis and I walked into a music store and saw a black used '87 RG550 and gave it a go and completely fell for it. My RG (let's call it a 560) was pristine. The RG550 was very well played! I mean, it must have been a famous to semi-famous player who gigged it a lot. The finish on the fretboard was worn and stained. So I traded my newer pristine RG560 for a two year old 550 and STILL had to pay them about $100 as I recall. They knew that 550 was something special, and it still is to this day. Incredible tuning stability, versatile, and reliable. It has never ever needed a setup. That's about 33 years of use!
When Ibanez reissued the RG550s, I finally got my dream color of the Desert Yellow. Love it completely. The tuning stability isn't quite as good as my old one, but I think it just needs breaking in. I'm also using ebmm Cobalts on it. I may try D'Addarios on it. They worked so well on all my guitars, but I really do like Slinkys and have moved everything over to them over the past 6 years or so. I break them less often than the others. Truthfully, I've never met a string I didn't like.
Back on track - I go my RG off Reverb for $899 ($100 off new) and it still had all the plastic on it with nary a scratch on the peel-off plastic. THEN, it shipped in the premium case (leather caps on each end, gold hardware ) which sell for $160. Fantastic deal.
Really fun to swap back and forth between the two. Ugh, what great all-around guitars!
After i replaced my springs from futone i noticed a huge difference in tuning stability. I also replaced the block with a brass big block
Which DiMarzio did you put in there? I just ordered my RG550 Genesis and I don't know yet which pickups to get (although I think will play with the V7/S1/V8 some years at least, before changing it)
I have a charvel promod dk24 the shell pink one and I just love it over my more expensive EII Eclipse. I am a lefty so Im always looking and the Genesis look really good
I have the 90s 550...dude the stock pickup and and the aged neck is damn superb
I am jealous!!
Cool vid man. The HP is a titanium rod addition to the neck i believe.
Did you get the 3250 brand new?
I did get it new back in 2010ish. Apparently the shark tooth inlays were replaced by dots after the initial run so this could be a slightly rarer model!
I love your color selection, I would of chose the same ones lol
Ah a man of taste I see. ;-)
6:46 you can easily replace the knobs with "classic" ones, i did that in my 2550 Prestige.
4:47 I could not understand why you prefer the bulky heel over the AANJ. I am asking this because that is exactly one of the features (probably the main one) that kept me away from the Genesis. AANJ should be more comfortable for the high frets, why do you prefer the bulky one?
Also, the newest bridge (the z or zps) should be an improvement over the edge. I have never played the edge and I am wondering why some people prefer this to the zps. If you like to do the "trills" you can remove the zps (it should be easy). At that point it should work exactly like an edge but you still have the advantage of a wheel adjustable bridge. I think I am going to do this on mines. So, I am curious to know if the tuning stability is significantly worse in the Genesis and what other drawbacks are coming without the zps (e.g. I guess the bridge will move a lot more when you do bendings).
Thanks in advance if you will help me understand. Maybe one day I will have a chance to try a Genesis and compare it to my Prestige
interesting observations! I am currently researching what next guitar to buy ... And I'm really digging into Jacksons & Ibanez mid-range models (500-1200eur) ....so hard to take decisions!!
Besides the corner of plate you get in your hand from the 550, it also restricts your thumb from going any further forward than the 16th fret, where the AANJ allows to the 18th. Total dealbreaker for me as well. More ridiculous "throwback" purism.
What about the ibanez rga42hpt-lbm? ibanez genesis rg550 or ibanez rga42hpt-lbm?
I have an original RG550 and reissue RG550 Genesis. Both are amazing and it was nice that the new RG550 Genesis upgraded many things. To be honest, the RG550 Genesis is superior because they took all the best of both worlds and made an amazing guitar.
Thanks for your videos, mate!
Got my Neon Purple RG550 about two months ago, finally! Absolutely LOVE this thing!! This is definitely the best SuperStrat that you can buy for less than +1,500 bucks. The two things that I love about it are: 1) I can't stop staring at it! And 2) I can't put it down!
The only real con, is that it doesn't come with a case. But that's how they keep the price at a ridiculously low $999. Ibanez sells a great case for about $150, the MC300 or something, and it's cut specifically for the RG & S series. It even has a TSA lock.
I thought I would change the strings as soon as it arrived, but the D'Addario 9's that it comes with are effin great. I usually play on Ernie Ball Extra Slinky 8's. I can do minor third bends all day long.
I wanted to get it Plek'd by Sweetwater, but since I was trying to keep the price as low as possible, I opt'd out. I went solely with the free, standard 55-point inspection that they perform on all guitars sold. All I've had to do to her is to drop the action a smidge. The radius was setup perfectly. I assume that the J. Custom folks do all of that before they let one leave the shop.
I might change the pups at some point, but I would consider that to be more of a change/customization, than an upgrade, as the stock pups are pretty great, especially for distortion.
Yes!!!! Welcome to the 550 club! How's it playing now?? Still loving it?
I would have definitely got the purple if I didn't already have a purple RG!
You would be wrong to assume the J custom folks had anything to do with these 550's!
These are standard production RG's. The J custom techs only work on prestige and above Ibanez guitars.
Ever hear of the RGR621EXBC. Coolest thing.
I got a genesis in the same purple colour of your prestige. Great guitar and the tremelo is fantastic
The purple is so nice. If I didn't have the purple prestige, I'd have definitely gone with it!
@@ACMusic thanks for the reply 👍
Im really on the fence here. Looking at a RG550 Genesis vs Rg652AHM. pros and cons on both. I just cant decide. Its coming down to the heal joint. I have a 1989 RG560 and i have a couple other guitars that are 24 fret neck thru but with junky licensed floyds. All rosewood or ebony fretboards. But i crave a maple fretboard. I just keep going back and forth between them. Its maddening.
The RG652 certainly looks the part, a beautiful guitar. As for the heel, the best thing really is to try them out if possible. My opinion on the 550 heel being better seems to be an unpopular opinion!
Did you end up getting one of them and if so how did you end up deciding?
@@iduncanw I bought the RG550. Great guitar.
@@todd0864 awesome, thanks
put a couple wraps of plumbing teflon tape on the end of the tremelo arm
I bought a special key for the bar so i don't have to move it out of the guitar to tight this place. Now only with a key 12 or 13 i think and the tremolo is not moving around xd only thats a shitty about rg550 i have genesis purple neon
The problem with buying these online is that you really can’t tell if you like it until you play it.. I almost got the Charvel San Dimas but then I saw it in a store and the neck was really bad for my hands..
It really is imprtant to try wherever possible isn't it? For me, the difference in neck profile was a selling point. I didn;t want ALL my guitars to be the ultra thin Ibanez feel.
Thx. I have the RG 565 and the RG 2550E , it's close, really .
RG565 is my next ddream guitar! I'm thinking of getting the new Genesis reissue. Would you recommend it?
Nice my Friend.
Thanks supernatural!!! 👍👍
Kickass!
You're kickass, Samuel!!
Try RG550 from 1990-1994 neck profile is so slim, as I see genesis have mulipiece neck and all old RG550 have a single-piece neck.
I'd love to have a go on a 90s 550!!
I really want to compare these:
RG550
RG652AHM
RG5120M
Looking for a long term guitar for metal.
Played the RG652AHM last week for a little bit. The neck was buttery smooth.
Hoping to try them other two this week but they are not in the same shop as the 652.
The store had the yellow, red and purple RG550 and within about a week the yellow and purple have gone.
The RG5120M is over 20% off, but still about AUD$1000 more than the RG550.
The RG652AHM is in the middle price wise.
Don't know if the Lo-Pro Edge is better than the Edge on the other two?
Any thoughts on these options?
@Richard Moore thank you. I ended up at a shop a couple of weeks ago that had the RG5120M and RG550. I feel in love with the RG5120M so bought it. The neck, the pickups and the look all got me.
One thing I forgot to mention is I have a nice hard tail (LTD deluxe range MH1000NT in see through purple), so wanted the tremolo. I had tried the RG652 with trem at another shop and really liked that as well.
@Richard Moore thanks. Sounds like you have some very nice guitars as well.
Love maple fretboards
I also have troubles of getting rg550 it's out of stock every time. I even ordered it on reverb and it've got stolen during delivery. I received all money back but still I haven't got the guitar itself
No way!! People can be so horrible. Good job you got your money back, but still having to wait longer must be so annoying! 😮😮
@@ACMusic yeah, it happens sometimes, but still i am gonna get this guitar anyway
@@ACMusic I’ve finally got it the rg550, now I’m gonna replace neck pickup to air Norton and bridge to paf pro
Does the Genesis have stainless steel frets just like the prestige does?
No, But the Genesis do have a good frets too
Thinking of changing the pickups on my Fender Strat. The stock seem so weak. Any suggestions?
I know the Tex Mex set get a lot of praise, but I'm no Fender expert!
@@ACMusic Thanks.
Very interesting to hear that you prefer the Genesis, I really thought it would go the other way. It just goes to show that the RG Genesis is by far the best bang-for-buck shredder's guitar on the market.
Couldn't put it better myself Garry!
I picked up the Ibanez RG550 NP late last year as a bday present to myself in November!#Ibanez#RG#550#🎸🔥🤘🏻
I got the rg 550 a year later after I bought a usa Strat, it didn't need a setup from the start and still doesn't one now, I cannot believe how good this thing is....
I thought it was me who is not very experienced with guitars but now I see a lot of people saying the same thing.
ITS A TANK.
I’ve had my Ibanez (purple) 570RG also since 89’ in high school; I’m a RG man for life#Ibanez#RG@@francescolavilla271
@@bondalero0074 when I asked a friend of mine how to keep a strat in tune … he said: get an Ibanez.
If the Prestige is double the price it has to have something going for it. The pickups and trem stabilser will add to the cost and make it an even more professional level instrument. But I don't think that justifies twice the price. The Genesis is made in Japan and even though you don't get a case with it, the instrument itself drips quality rights out of the box. Getting that MIJ quality at just shy of Euro 1K is great value. I can see why you like it (I have it in Desert Yellow). Not sure I agree with the heel block though. It's there for authenticity since it's a re-issue, but I when I first played it and ran into that wall it took a bit of getting used to, especially since my cheaper Ibanez all have a rounded heel for better access.
Yes, my comments on the heel seem to be surprising to people. I never knew the heel was slightly tilted on a 550 until I tried one in the shop. It's become my number 1 guitar. Apart from the plastic rings on the arm wearing down quickly, everything is perfect for me. :-)
trem stabilizer? wut lol
Your background images 🤣😂👍🏻🤘🏼
Is there any Ibanez model equivalent/identical to the RG550 but with a Ebony/Rosewood (or similar) fretboard instead of Maple?? And a range which come with a more colour finishing choices .... I love RG Genesis, but I don't want to look like a flamboyant 80's pop guitarist in a carnival parade.
Yep RG-550R, I’ve got an ‘87 550 with rosewood fretboard in black…looks great!
Now if ibanez would round the fret ends properly on any MAPLE board Japanese made Ibanez like they do with the rosewood boards it wouldn’t hurt to play the 30 of them I have felt
I've played maple for so long, I'd never considered the difference before! 😮 Which guitars do you have?
They only do maple fretboard fret end work on the Signature Jems, they do this with a machine, and on the Jem premiums and J custom, they do it by hand. The difference here is the J custom is done by Japanese workers and the Jem premium by Indonesian, where quality of works is lower. That's the only way you will get a maple with fret end work by Ibanez. Even with a machine, it takes work to do as maple has a finish, let alone by hand, they will never give you this on a $1000 budget guitar LOL there is no money in it like the J custom or Jem signature MIJ. Only reason the jem premiums get it is cause indo labor is cheaper. So, just buy a fret end dress files, some sanding files and do it yourself. I did this and is not that hard. One the rosewood, they do it by machine on all prestiges because it doesn't take as much precautions as with a maple fretboard, only the $3500 jems are done by machine, not even hand. Only the j custom is done by hand. Premium is done by hand but dont expect great results.
In fact, in all Prestiges, Ibanez used to include "fret end treatment" under their specs and marketing, now they dont cause they got called out on their bullshit, first of all, no maple prestige gets any fret end work and only rosewood do, but with a machine, so is nothing great. Fret edge treatment my ass, the only ones that get any real fret end treatment are j custom imo
Thanks for the review. But the playing is much too low in volume compared to the talking.
How to hell can you play that old neckheel on the rg550, the only thing I hate also on the rg565.
😬😬 I think I just prefer the look of it more than anything else!!
@@ACMusic Thankfully I love the look of my s420 XD
It blows my mind to hear someone that prefers that squared heel over the Wizard neck. I love mine, and I'd take that Wizard neck joint on any guitar that has a bolt on neck.
Preferences are weird, and I just can't imagine what you're feeling that I'm not when you play them.
Haha a lot of people come to me with the same comment. I think what happened was that I had guitars with the smoother heel for years. Then I saw a 550 for the first time and just loved the way the slanted heel looks. Maybe my brain just THINKS I like the feel more just because I like the look more.
@@ACMusic I’m the same way i love the square heel
The neck joint on that prestige is the" ALL ACCESS NECK JOINT" or AANJ for short not wizard!
Wizard is the name of the neck shape profile.
The original edge is great, very bouncy springs. 565 genesis is also out, no doubt just as good.
Its fantastic.
I just got the green 565 & its the same bouncy edge as my purple genesis rg550 .
Glenn Hughes i just bought the rg652 but fixed bridge version
@@VinDhir oh yeah, there very nice . These are guitars so cheap ( in price , they are very well made with quality components ) they aren't worth selling, but in a few decades who knows what they'll be worth. Thats why I bought the purple rg550, the other colours will be made again, but the purple is a limited run. But im playing them man, Im a guitarist not a collector even though I have far too many guitars ha .
You should have gotten yourself an RG655. It were more of a mid-range Prestige than the one you got.
Just think of it as an RG550 with an AANJ and DiMarzio pups. Still has the Original Edge trem like the Genesis. Also, that Z-trem system is an abomination and is only good for increasing the price of the guitar while decreasing its performance.
I were shopping for a Genesis RG550 where the store also had an RG655 Prestige hanging on the racks next to them. I was figuring a pickup swap into consideration with the price of the Genesis, but the RG655 already had better pickups baked-in. Between fit and finish, the pickups, and overall feel, the RG655 won out and that's what I went home with.
I say this already having a couple of 90s RGs (RG560 and RG570), hence wanting to complete the trifecta with an RG550.
As a guy who have both Prestige and Genesis, no harm to have both 😊
Definitely! I play them both equally these days.
He does know he can tighten the arm at the bridge on the RG550
Model ????
I found it interesting that you prefer the more obstructed neck heel and the cheaper switch. 🤣
Twaaace the praaaccceee!
I laaaaake it, it's naaaaace!
What do you think of the RG2550z???
I've never played one. Feel free to send one over and I'll give you my opinion on it. 😉😉
"My dream guitar" I think I may know why... Maybe it's because back in the 80s you were going to your local guitar store and the "Ta-da!!!" moment happened. You remember first witnessing the RG550 hanging on the wall, in different 80s neon colors!! It was calling out to you -- "please take me home." Love at first sight?! Probably! Unfortunately, you were way too young with $0 to your name. Fast forward to 2019 and nostalgia has taken a hold of you. With a large disposable income, it just makes sense to make that wrong, right, and be united with that Axe you should have had 35 years ago. Well, if that's not you, that was certainly my story. And agreed, I prefer the RG550 over the Prestige.
Bless you in Jesus Name thanks for this video bro ❤
The prestige sounds better
I’ll tell you what my friend told me “if you want a prestige but on a budget? Get the genesis”
I 100% agree!
'The upper fret access is better on the Prestige. I don't like that.' a-hahahahaha
The only downside of genesis is the big bulky bolt neck joint. Extremely hard to reach high frets.
se não gosta da prestige manda pra mim rsrs
1:46 HELLRAISER PICTURE
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LOL!
His name is PINHEAD and he is a bad ass!
I have an Ibanez that cost 650 and it has them same DiMarzio pickups, it's a rg dp2 or some shit I cant remember what it is , it's a hardtail blue lagoon neck through.... I'd have to look it up to remember the whole name. That's what I hate about Ibanez the names smh it's my 1st Ibanez that I've owned. I have played some before , I have a charvel pro San dimas in metallic deep purple and I wanted a hardtail to just grab and play or study other than my Jackson phil demmil demolition fury snow white guitar. I seen the price like shit DiMarzio pickups and a neck through for 650 so git it spontaneously. I kind of want the neon orange Ibanez that has the same color fret dots, I think it may e a genesis idk
Sounds like the RG565. Excellent choice! I also want that guitar but I'll take the Emerald Green one!
Never tried an err norton 😁
This is the queen's English don't you know. 🧐
@@ACMusic Haha, bolton/Manchester english? I'm Sheffield so it's no better here lol 👍😉
@@bengosling3838 small world, I've lived in Sheffield for over 10 years now!!
@@ACMusic Oh nice 👍
Another great vid :) neither is best, the original RG's made in Japan from the mid 80's until about 2000 are the best, the *original* wizard neck, was the best neck ever, apart from my 91 PGM300 that feels like a lolly stick, and my N4, that feels like a comfy pair of slippers. I wouldn't buy new today, i would buy an old 91 RG560, and enjoy that neck, and original edge trem. Same goes for Charvel/Jackson, the 80's and early 90's stuff, is in a league of it's own. So, i would choose WHICHEVER one of these, that are Japanese made.
Thanks for checking out the video. I'd love to play a 90s RG! Just to compare necks. So I take it you wouldn't be into the reissue of the 565? I really really want one! 🤤
@@ACMusic Hi Anthony, i have tried the reissue 565, i think it was called the 465 or something, anyway, it was the reissue, and it felt like .... a copy of a 565. My old 565, sadly, now lost to ebay years ago, had one of the thinnest and widest necks i have ever played, and the Edge LoPro, well, they stopped that for reasons best known to themselves, it was immense, even the newer premium RGs don't hold a candle to the 30 year old Japanese stuff. Lovin the channel.
Prestige is twice the price than Genesis
I own a 570 ….80s version,…won’t part with it….Japan was making great guitars at that time…
the only downside is that the guitar does not come with stainless steel frets☹️☹️ i prefer the ibanez rg 1070 pbz.
HP= Heavy P---Y
What in God's name is going on with the backgrounds on this video?
I'd like to know your thoughts on the RG655.
No prestige, no genesis..rg550 90'
The Genesis came out in 2018 , just so ya know . I've never heard of you dude, I heard you play.....so unless you'll be doing product reviews. I'm not going to subscribe from your guitar " skills ", you must know your technique is not so good. Also thank you for putting out content in this uncertain time. Keep on practicing.
Thanks for watching Glenn. 👍👍 Every guitarist is aware of their own flaws I think!! 😎
@@ACMusic AWW Man now I feel bad, your reply was so polite & what you said is true....sorry for my blunt reply earlier, I could have been more thoughtful & polite, oh man.
@@glennhughes2664 Your reply comes off like a douche, dude. English isn't your first language, from our 3rd grade quality comment. Let's see your video then, so we can all have a good chuckle at your 'skills'. What's that then?...no video? Looks to me like you're the one who needs to go practice, and more at social skills than guitar. Think a little more about what you post next time.
@@philfrank5601 Unlike you my dear friend I actually work for a living, Im now since the pandemic a full time session player, I was playing in pubs & clubs since I was !6 . I have no time or need for a page, maybe in the future I never really thought about it, not everyone is in a dead end job or no job like yourself me thinks .Having a TH-cam channel Is Not a Prerequisite to having a fulfilling musical career , do you understand !! You do also understand having a job especially session playing is very time consuming , so no time for a channel & I don't want one, understand !! You are picking at my English, I honestly tone down the way I truly write / speak just to be more accessible to the uneducated . I have a Doctorate in classical music fella , Did you even go to University ? I don't think you did, & any further replies from you will be unread. Im not going to have a battle of Wits with an Unarmed Opponent . Good Bye
Jesus dude