NGD ibanez 3xxv

[shreddingjoris]

So i couldn't resist this 80's looking machine!

Actually my girlfriend bought it for me since i was hinting that i wanted it ;-)













So the guitars LOOKS awesome, but since the price was €600 i knew that it had to have some cheap parts.

For example the frets edges are horrible! it very sharp and can cut your hands if ur not carefull!

Next is the bodywood...it sounds thin, it feels very light, but gets compensated by the dimarzio's that are in it.

About the dimarzio's: The air norton s sounds like an air norton, only it's a single coil. very smooth but not to fat

Next is the D activator.
I was worried about this pickup, since it's based on an EMG and i don't like those.
But actually i was suprised! It didn't sound shrill and it had alot of clarity, wich i like in a bridge pup. Just had to lower it a bit because it's very powerfull!

Next is the maple neck Wizard 3. I actually really like this neck. It's smooth and easy to play. There is however a little smooch (or how do u say?) on the 22th fret.

The Edge zero 2 trem is pretty awesome! It's easy to tune and stay's in tune pretty fine. The locking nuts feel smooth to lock as well.

Overall i like this guitar! it has some minor points, but that's all in the price u pay ;-).

And it's just so hard to find a guitar with these specs!!

-Red!
-Reversed headstock!
-Dimarzio pickups!
-Maple neck!

The only guitar that comes close to this is the laguna LE 924.

[Maxxxwell]

I've been looking at those myself! But the ones over here have the same problem with the fret-edges! That's unacceptable for me. Total deal killer.

I guess you could have someone smooth them down for you?

[shreddingjoris]

I was thinking of doing that yes, i'll see what i can do

[Blue]

Cool, I like everything except for the inlays, they should be black ;D

Are you sure it's not just because of weather the fret edges sticks out? When the neck dries it shrinks, so if you have an unfinished guitar (or even finished) they will stick out if you don't have neck binding. Just level them down and they will never be a problem again. It is the edges right? Not the actual fret crown that is poorly filed?