Ibanez RGA21P1PB Premium Review – Looks Killer, But Is It Worth It?
182This video reviews the Ibanez RGA21P1PB Premium guitar. The build quality, playability, and tonal characteristics are discussed in depth in this unsponsored review.
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00:00 Introducing the guitar
00:23 First impression review
00:29 Not sponsored
00:34 Neck pickup lead tone
Looks and Quality
00:41 String watching cat
00:46 Personally like the looks
01:07 Overspray
01:19 Better than an S Premium
01:30 Almost like a Prestige
01:44 The electronics
02:08 The body and low gloss finish
02:37 The neck and fretboard
03:19 Neck pickup clean tone
03:24 The plastic nut
04:11 Locking tuners
04:19 Stainless steel frets
Playing Feel
04:34 String attack cat
04:37 Coating on the neck
04:48 Modern superstrat feel
05:00 Neck profile vs Ibanez Wizard III neck
05:45 Neck profile in relation to a modern Prestige neck
06:13 Bridge pickup lead guitar tone
06:19 Body low gloss finish stick and friction
06:52 The arch top on the body vs an RG
07:05 Perfect fret access
07:31 The controls
07:45 The Gibraltar Standard III bridge has different saddle shape
08:25 Bridge pickup lead tone
Sound
08:29 String ambush cat
08:33 Introducing the sound demo
08:42 Clean tone neck pickup
08:47 Clean tone position 4
08:53 Clean tone bridge + neck pickup
08:58 Clean tone position 2
09:04 Clean tone bridge pickup
09:10 Clean tone alter bridge pickup
09:16 Clean tone alter position 2
09:21 Clean tone alter bridge + neck pickup
09:28 Clean tone alter position 4
09:34 Clean tone alter neck pickup
09:39 Rhythm tone bridge pickup
09:44 Rhythm tone position 2
09:49 Rhythm tone bridge + neck pickup
09:55 Rhythm tone position 4
10:00 Rhythm tone neck pickup
10:06 Rhythm tone alter bridge pickup
10:11 Rhythm tone alter position 2
10:17 Rhythm tone alter bridge + neck pickup
10:22 Rhythm tone alter position 4
10:27 Rhythm tone alter neck pickup
10:31 Lead tone bridge pickup
10:35 Lead tone position 2
10:39 Lead tone bridge + neck pickup
10:43 Lead tone position 4
10:46 Lead tone neck pickup
10:50 Lead tone alter bridge pickup
10:54 Lead tone alter position 2
10:58 Lead tone alter bridge + neck pickup
11:01 Lead tone alter position 4
11:04 Lead tone alter neck pickup
11:08 The fusion edge pickups
11:41 Thoughts on the cleans and the alter switch
12:06 Thoughts on the rhythm and lead tone
Overall
12:13 Grumpy cat
12:18 Do I like this guitar?
12:42 The best Indonesian-made guitar
13:25 Is this guitar worth it?
13:46 Why did they use a plastic nut? I want to know
13:59 Lead tone guitar break
14:02 The fusion edge pickups and replacement
14:24 Compared to an Ibanez Genesis RG550
15:16 RGA vs RG body
15:28 What do you think?
15:38 The YouTube things
15:47 Please consider streaming my music :)
Full Mix Demo
15:56 Bridge rhythm chugs
16:01 Rhythm chugs with simple leads
16:09 Bridge metal riff
16:14 Metal riff with clean simple lead
16:18 Clean neck and position 4 usage
16:26 Distorted bridge pickup guitar solo
16:37 Outro logo
16:42 Cat was here the whole time