Ibanez JCustom RG8570Z Review and Demo Revisited - Is it Still Good?
38How has the Ibanez JCustom RG8570Z held up after several years of ownership? This video reviews and demos this guitar, touching on what’s been great and what hasn’t.
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00:00 Introducing the guitar
00:14 Position 4 clean tone demo
00:18 Unsponsored update
Fit, Finish, and Feel
00:28 Cat in the tray
00:32 ZR II bridge vs the Lo Pro bridge
00:55 Setups
01:16 Ultra thin neck playability
01:51 JCustom vs Prestige
02:23 JCustom vs RG550 Genesis
03:06 How the controls have held up
03:22 Bridge lead riff tone demo
Sound Thoughts
03:34 Petting the cat
03:37 Liking the Tone Zone/Air Norton and True Velvet more over time
04:21 Thoughts on HSH vs an HH pickup configuration
04:50 Position 4 clean tone ringing arpeggio demo
04:58 Solid overall tones from the pickups
05:25 Bridge distortion tone d emo
Overall
05:30 More cat pets
05:35 Why have I not used this guitar more?
06:30 On the judgement of others
07:05 Angled output jack is still annoying
07:21 Bridge lead tone demo
07:24 Don’t need to shred to enjoy this guitar
07:43 Do you think the JCustom is worth it?
Full Mix Demo
08:06 Full mix cat
08:08 Lo fi intro riff
08:10 Bridge low string riff
08:14 Breakdown with riff
08:21 Bridge chords in a bridge
08:22 Neck distortion guitar solo over bridge chords
08:34 Neck clean lead and chords
08:47 End screen
08:51 Outro cat