Ibanez RGDR4327 Prestige Unsponsored Review | Full Mix Demo | 7 String Guitar | Metal
20Ibanez RGDR4327 Prestige unsponsored review and full mix demo. A great guitar with most of the features modern metal players want and a few strange design choices.
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Intro and quick verdict
00:00 Intro
Full mix demo
00:19 Middle position clean
00:22 Bridge pickups stereo lead
00:25: Bridge pickup 7th string power chord over leads
00:43 Low string palm mute picking over middle position clean
00:53 Bridge lead reprise
01:08 Bridge breakdown
01:18 Middle cleans over neck cleans
Pros and Cons
01:29 Body bevel is comfortable, different than strat
01:59 Quality mahogany and materials
02:11 Maple neck, ebony fretboard, as expected
02:19 Luminlay side dots and fretboard inlays
02:32 Nickel frets are disappointing at this price point
03:09 Tuners aren’t locking
03:41 Lo Pro 7 string bridge is epic
04:02 Simple control layout with small switch
04:32 Neck cleans aren’t great, middle position cleans are good
04:47 Fusion edge 7 and 6 string characteristics
05:24 Angled output jack
06:24 Richlite top is an unusual choice
06:57 Neck playability, comfort, and my biggest problem with the guitar
08:36 Personal preference on neck profile is different for everyone
08:49 Would I recommend? Yes if the specs are what you need/like
09:17 Importance of feel and playability
10:22 Shouldn’t make body fit to the instrument
10:45 Outro and cat
This is a guitar I really wanted to like. It’s a great instrument! I had a resonant mahogany body, epic trem system, and smooth ebony fretboard. The stock pickups don’t sound half bad either and I find they’re very usable. The guitar looks metal yet classy and while it has some heft, is manageable to play standing up for a set.
While the nickel frets are a disappointment, my main issue with the guitar is the neck profile. For my hands, a completely flat neck profile causes pain. Throughout the years I’ve played many Ibanez guitars all with slightly different neck profiles. I find I gravitate towards the ones that ended up having less shoulder on their neck profiles. This guitar’s neck feels completely flat in the middle. Couple that with the added width of a 7 string neck and this quickly yields an inflamed hand and recording sessions cut short. While some may prefer this neck profile, it just isn’t for me.
So if you’re a fan of the flatter neck profile, could tolerate the nickel frets and maybe a pickup swap, and want a 7 string floating tremolo bridge, this guitar is rock solid and will serve you well.