Comparing the Ibanez RG5121 and RG652 Prestige Guitars: Unsponsored Demo

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This is an informal comparison between the Ibanez RG5121 Prestige and the Ibanez RG652 Prestige. Active vs passive, fixed bridge vs blocked floating bridge, Fishman Fluence Modern vs. DiMarzio D Activator, which will sound better to your ears?

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00:00 What we’re comparing
00:22 Differences between the guitars
00:47 Description of procedure
01:12 Not sponsored

Full Mix Demos
01:19 RG5121 full mix demo
01:39 RG652 full mix demo

Thoughts
01:59 Initial impressions - bright vs relatively mellow tones
02:20 Rhythm tone discussion - active vs passive
02:44 Lead tone discussion - cutting through the mix
03:31 Subjectivity of tone and serving the needs of the song

Guitar Only Demos
03:59 RG5121 guitar only rhythm tone demo
04:05 RG5121 guitar only clean tone demo
04:10 RG5121 guitar only lead tone demo
04:15 RG652 guitar only rhythm tone demo demo
04:21 RG651 guitar only clean tone demo
04:26 RG651 guitar only lead tone demo

Thoughts
04:32 Tones intended for a mix sound odd in isolation
04:45 Active Fishmans in RG5121 have a lot of treble
04:55 Order of presenting tones and ear fatigue
05:23 How the RG5121 sounded on its own
05:54 How the RG652 sounded on its own
06:18 Consider the bass tone
Overall Thoughts
06:29 Did it matter which guitar was used?
06:56 Why pick one or the other, would the audience hear the difference?
07:25 Does pickup choice matter?
07:50 Fitting into the mix with other instruments
08:16 Which one would I pick and why?
09:48 Runner up is an amazing guitar

10:20 Outro
10:50 Cat



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