What's the Difference Between the Ibanez Genesis and Prestige Guitars?
52This informative video compares the Ibanez RG550 Genesis to various RG Prestiges at several price points. The purpose of this video is to answer the question of what the differences are in general between the Genesis and Prestige line since all of these guitars are made in Japan.
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00:00 Intro
00:18 Discussing in general MIJ Ibanez at various price points
00:35 Not sponsored
RG550 Genesis
00:39 Approaching cat
00:42 Rhythm tone demo
00:48 Lead tone demo
00:55 Clean tone demo
01:03 Least expensive made in Japan guitar here
01:21 Thoughts on the neck profile
01:41 Setup and stability
02:20 Have only changed the pot knobs
02:25 Got a second one for another tuning
02:37 Setup and stability on the second one
02:49 Bridge and pickups
03:05 No issues with wiring or components
03:15 Do you really need better pickups?
03:44 Position 4 clean tone thoughts and demo
03:52 Thoughts on the Genesis overall
RG655 Prestige
04:01 Standing cat
04:04 Rhythm tone demo
04:10 Lead tone demo
04:16 Clean tone demo
04:25 Example of a “used” guitar
04:58 Neck profile
05:18 Discussing play wear
05:39 Do aged guitars sound better?
05:54 Discussing aftermarket pickups
06:27 Inheriting quality and mistakes from previous owner
RG652
06:39 Petting cat
06:42 Rhythm tone demo
06:48 Lead tone demo
06:54 Clean tone demo
07:03 Discussing the price point
07:20 Features and fretboards vs. other Prestiges
07:31 Playability and AANJ
07:48 Hardware and components
08:02 New guitar vs used
08:06 Summarizing the differences so far
RG5320
08:14 Face pet cat
08:18 Rhythm tone demo
08:24 Lead tone demo
08:30 Clean tone demo
08:39 Notes on the neck quality
09:08 Neck profile different at this price point
09:27 Stability over the seasons
09:39 Parts quality
10:06 Thoughts on the pickups
10:15 Overall thoughts at this price point
RG5121
10:27 Looking cat
10:30 Rhythm tone demo
10:36 Lead tone demo
10:42 Clean tone demo
10:50 Save some money with fixed bridge version
11:02 Similar to the RG5320 in some ways
11:11 Finish and binding
11:19 Neck profile same as the RG5320
RG8570Z J Custom
11:31 Packing paper cat
11:34 Rhythm tone demo
11:40 Lead tone demo
11:46 Clean tone demo
11:54 J. Custom is fantastic and fret material thoughts
12:24 Is it worth the money vs the Genesis?
12:33 Thoughts on pickups
12:47 Action and setup
13:05 Neck profile and playing technique
13:35 Answering if this guitar is worth it
14:08 The guitar will get lots of positive and negative attention
Overall
14:25 Approaching cat
14:29 Is a Prestige better than a Genesis?
14:43 Should you spend extra for a better guitar?
15:24 Which would I pick?
16:03 What do you think?
16:12 The YouTube things
16:20 Consider streaming my music :)
16:40 Face petting cat