Ibanez PIA3761 Long-Term Review | Still Worth It After Years of Playing?
32In this video, I give my honest, unsponsored long term review of the Ibanez PIA3761, Steve Vai’s signature electric guitar. This has been my personal instrument. No sponsorships, no outside influence, only my real experience with it.
I’ll walk through the features, play the guitar both in isolation and within a full mix, and break down what makes the PIA stand out. I also cover the aspects I’m not as impressed with, so you get the full picture: the good and the bad.
Whether you’re wondering how this guitar stands up, are considering buying the Ibanez PIA3761, or just want to hear how it performs in different contexts, this video should give you a solid sense of what it’s really like to own and play.
🎸 Timestamps
00:00 Intro and not sponsored
Playability and Feel
00:21 Restring time cat
00:30 Using an angled cable pros and cons
01:52 Lead guitar example break
01:58 Neck profile and feel
02:38 Switching between the PIA, RG550 Genesis, and RG5320 Prestige
03:28 Upper fret scalloping
04:02 Rhythm guitar example break
04:15 The feel of the body
Quality and Stability
04:51 Petting cat
05:06 Setup stability
05:55 Durability of materials and components
06:18 Thoughts on road reliability
Sound
06:24 String watch cat
06:34 Thoughts on the guitar tone
06:52 Flatters your plugin presets
08:16 Introducing isolation sound demonstrations
08:24 Clean tone neck pickup
08:27 Clean tone position 4
08:32 Clean tone middle pickup
08:37 Clean tone position 2
08:42 Clean tone bridge pickup
08:46 Rhythm tone bridge pickup
08:50 Rhythm tone position 2
08:55 Rhythm tone middle pickup
08:59 Rhythm tone position 4
09:03 Rhythm tone neck pickup
09:07 Lead tone bridge pickup
09:11 Lead tone position 2
09:16 Lead tone middle pickup
09:20 Lead tone position 4
09:25 Lead tone neck pickup
Overall
09:29 Observing cat
09:37 Is this guitar better than a prestige?
10:13 Setup and maintenance are important for any guitar
10:34 Comparing setup frequency
11:16 Clean guitar example break
11:30 Would I pick the PIA or the RG550 Genesis?
12:13 Would I pick the PIA or a Prestige?
12:30 Would I pick the PIA or a J Custom?
13:01 The PIA evokes strong emotions in people
14:00 Do I regret buying this?
14:15 What do you think?
14:24 The YouTube things
14:34 Please consider streaming my music :)
14:45 Full Mix Demo Song
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