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ELECTRIC GUITAR
RG1070PBZ
PREMIUM GUITAR
Review By Scott Kahn
STREET PRICE: $1,300
I
banez has a long history of building
exceptional guitars for the rock,
metal, and fusion shredder and their
iconic RG Series has been played by
everyone from Stanley Jordan to Dexter
Holland to John Petrucci. Whenever you
need classic humbucker tone from a
high-performance shred guitar, you’ll
never be faulted for reaching for one of
these instruments.
Ibanez builds numerous value-priced
guitars within the RG series, but
historically, obtaining a high-end RG
required selling a few spare body parts
to afford the priciest, made-in-Japan
models. Thankfully, the Premium line
gives weekend warriors Ibanez Japan-
factory build quality at Indonesia-factory
pricing. The net result with this stunner
of a guitar is that you can get your hands
on an instrument any pro would be
happy with at a price that won’t have
your spouse kicking you to the living
room couch.
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