Ibanez RG5320C Prestige Showcase | Original Metal Song | Full Mix Demo | No Talking
7Unsponsored full mix demonstration of the Ibanez RG5320C Prestige guitar. I had included this song in a previous video discussion guitar gear reviews and had wanted to include an original song, since I am a musician at heart!
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Video discussion reviews: https://youtu.be/FS-CPUCilow
Pickup shootout including this guitar: https://youtu.be/gTLKv5atzLQ
Some thoughts on this guitar. This is the second Ibanez Prestige I owned, purchased back in 2020. The first was in 2013. This guitar blew me away when I got it. It was perfect straight out of the box. I had never experienced an ebony fretboard before (I had stainless steel frets on my S1070PBZ but that isn't a prestige) so this was a real treat. It was divinely smooth to play and brought my musicality to new highs. The lo pro edge tremolo is an engineering marvel and is not only rock stable but feels amazing against the hand. The stock pickups even sounded good with my setup! You can hear the stock pickups in my pickup shootout video linked above.
I proceeded to play it so much I wore the finish off of half of the bridge saddles. This guitar was my go-to when it came to getting difficult passages recorded. It had a certain luck stat to it; whenever I would get lost or would almost mess up, somehow this guitar would make sure I would hit every note just right. It really flattered my playing.
In the past I would always wonder why some Prestige guitars were in a higher price point than others and after getting this guitar, I understood why. The quality of materials and quality of construction is on a whole other level. It's close to the J. Custom level, although not quite up there. I've since purchased other Prestiges in this price point and unfortunately they've had assorted issues. For example, I have an RG5170B that while it plays even better and sounds great, it's neck pickup currently doesn't make any sound.
This guitar's body is mahogany and while it isn't the heaviest guitar, it isn't light. Also this guitar has a 3 way switch with a coil split toggle, which I prefer. I always end up pulling off the pots when it's a push-pull.
Would I recommend this guitar? Absolutely yes. But make sure there's a return policy in case you get one with issues, as I've gotten several prestiges with issues. I've been able to fix them since I've been working on my own guitars since I was a teenager, but if you don't have the time or expertise, you will have to return one if problems are present. For example, here's my review on my RG5440C and what I had to do to fix it:
Review: https://youtu.be/kx1m49GYTzM
Fix: https://youtu.be/VCzSXcZmAzI