Is the higher price worth it? - IBANEZ GIO vs. IBANEZ CUSTOM

Описание: Michaels´s Music Lab - Episode 3

In this episode I will compare my ´98 Ibanez Gio GRX20 that I modified a while ago to my ´97 custom build japanese Ibanez RG7.
The Gio is my first electric guitar and is typical entry-level guitar from Indonesia which is still available today since its introduction in 1998. The RG7 is my second electric guitar and was built in the legendary Fujigen Plant in Japan and offers therefor better features like higher quality hardware. From 1998 until 2002 this model was then slightly modified and listed in the regular Ibanez catalog as RG7620.
I own them for almost 20 years now and today we will find out together how much the price affects the sound.

I really hope you enjoy it!

All riffs are recorded and mixed free of effects as compressors & EQ´s so that everyone can apply his own settings and compare for himself.

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In case you are interested in the gear I use in this video:

Ibanez Gio Grx 20
Tremol-No
Egnater Rebel 30 212 Combo
Steinberg UR22 MKII
AKG P420
Alesis Crimson
Cordial CSI guitar cable
Cordial CPM mic cable
Art Tube MP Studio V3
GHS Boomers Gilmour Strat 10-48
Dunlop Formula 65
GHS Fast Fret
Warwick Rockstand 5
Dunlop Tortex 1,14
Arturia MiniLab

Produced by:
Michael Lewicki

Music:
Dr.Elastic - Bad Hombres
Dr.Elastic - The Pulse

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GIO GRX20 CUSTOM RG7 (since`98: RG7620)
neck type
GRX (maple, bolt-on, square) UV (maple, bolt-on, AANJ)
body & color
Agathis, Black, Black pickguard Basswood, Royal Blue
factory
Indonesia Fujigen, Japan
production year
1998 1997
fretboard Rosewood
scale 648mm/25.5"
tuning & string gauge
1E/10 - 2B/12 - 3G/16 - 4D/28 - 5A/38 - 6E/48 - (GHS Boomers)
frets
22 medium 24 jumbo
bridge
Standard tremolo Floyd Rose licensed Lo Pro Edge 7
machineheads
Standard vintage GOTOH SG38
neck pickup
Ibanez PSND1 (Passive) DiMarzio Custom 7-N (Passive)
bridge pickup
Jackson CVR2 (Passive) DiMarzio Custom 7-B (Passive)
hardware color & inlays
Chrome, White Dot Black, Pearl Dot
width (nut)
42mm 48mm (Top-Lok III)
pickup selector
3-way selector 5-way selector
controls
1 volume/1 tone 1 volume/1 tone
price (new)
200 € (1998) / 150 € (2017) ≃ 1500 € (1997)


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