Ibanez RG470DX-TMN

Vorab, ich bin eher der klassische Tele-Typ. Ganz dem Motto "Keep it simple but loud". Und dennoch gibt es Zeiten, in denen ich meine versteckte Neigung zum Metal frönen will und hierzu gab es nun für mich die RG470.

Verarbeitung:
Kurz und knapp. Die Verarbeitung ist "Bombe". Keine Fehllackstellen; die Bünde sind sauber abgerichtet und die Hardwear perfekt installiert. Bzgl. der Saitenlage gibt es sicherlich die Möglichkeit, diese für noch mehr "Flitzefingerstylehaptik" zu reduzieren, für mich passt s jedoch so wie ausgeliefert optimal.

Sound:
Meine Begeisterung beginnt nun erst recht am angeschlossen Verstärker. Die einzelnen PUs -Sounds sind deutlich unterscheidbar und gestalten somit die Gitarre als ein Allrounder. Der Bridge HB hat ausreichend Biss und klingt hierbei dennoch ausgesprochen differenziert.

Features:
Besonders gespannt war ich auf das Edge II- Trem. Meine Vorab- Recherche ergab hierbei eine ziemliche Zwiegespaltenheit zu diesem System. Zwar kam die Gitarre (fast) perfekt eingestellt bei mir an, zweimal am Hebel gezogen/gedrückt wars dann aber auch aus mit der Stimmung. Nachdem ich daraufhin die Saiten mit offener Nut ein wenig nachgespannt habe, ist die Gitarre auch bei Benutzung des Tremolos akzeptabel stimmstabil. Kurzes Nachstimmen an der Bridge ist schnell erledigt.

Zusammenfassung:
Für den aufgerufenen Preis bin ich schlicht begeistert. Optisch super gelungen; Verarbeitung toll, Sound für mich hervorragend.

So, before and all, I love this guitar, and I'm having a blast with it. For the price, having this quality of shred is pretty awesome - so nothing to say here, it's as I expected it.

But when I received it, my first thoughts were "wait what, this looks like it was the exposition model in the shop, or maybe the person who assembled struggled for a while".
The backplate is scratched, and I know it's not really a "visible" part of the guitar, but still - it's scratched.
Every single bolt/screw that was used look like it was forced in, and the paint around is damaged by the pressure.
There are a few very light scratches on the body of the guitar.
The pickups, despite the fact that they were covered by a plastic film (and only two of them, actually, not the three ?) also displayed scratches/dust/worn marks on the edges (where it is not covered by the plastic).
The top screw of the necks (the ones that hold the strings in place right after the tuning pegs) were not screwed in properly (which, in itself, is a detail, I don't mind).
Some of the strings displayed marks above the fretboard lines - like they'd already been pressed/played ?

I mean, yeah, the guitar is awesome, and I'm having a great time with it. But I feel like I purchased a really well-preserved and taken care of second-hand guitar, not a brand new one straight out of the factory. And I can't put these faults on the delivery company either - these are not marks or scratches made by a guitar that moves around in its protective sheet inside of a delivery box. So I'm kind of frustrated, I've been using Thomann for years and everything has been pristine and 5 stars so far, and this really comes as a surprise.

Overall, a great guitar, probably an awesome one for the price it's at, but definitely go and get it from your local store, I wouldn't recommend ordering it without seeing for yourself that it's brand new.

For the price, the guitar sounds and feels good and is very versatile due to pickup configuration

Few minor issues that made me rate it lower:
-color doesnt appear in real life like in the pictures. The purple finish is barely noticeable unless looked at very close. From a distance it looks like a plain black guitar
-Fingerboard feels cheap due to frets material used (makes a squeaky noise when the string is rubbed against i.e during bends)
-Jatoba wood for the fingerboard doesn't feel the nicest but realistically for the price range not many options available
-no case or even a cheap gigg bag