Ibanez RGDR4327 Prestige Unsponsored Review | Full Mix Demo | 7 String Guitar | Metal

Ibanez RGDR4327 Prestige unsponsored review and full mix demo. A great guitar with most of the features modern metal players want and a few strange design choices. ---------- Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/HighZ?sub_c... Discord:   / discord   Twitter:   / highzproduction   Instagram:   / nos_corvidae   Tiktok:   / highzproductions   Patreon:   / highz   ---------- Intro and quick verdict 00:00 Intro Full mix demo 00:19 Middle position clean 00:22 Bridge pickups stereo lead 00:25: Bridge pickup 7th string power chord over leads 00:43 Low string palm mute picking over middle position clean 00:53 Bridge lead reprise 01:08 Bridge breakdown 01:18 Middle cleans over neck cleans Pros and Cons 01:29 Body bevel is comfortable, different than strat 01:59 Quality mahogany and materials 02:11 Maple neck, ebony fretboard, as expected 02:19 Luminlay side dots and fretboard inlays 02:32 Nickel frets are disappointing at this price point 03:09 Tuners aren’t locking 03:41 Lo Pro 7 string bridge is epic 04:02 Simple control layout with small switch 04:32 Neck cleans aren’t great, middle position cleans are good 04:47 Fusion edge 7 and 6 string characteristics 05:24 Angled output jack 06:24 Richlite top is an unusual choice 06:57 Neck playability, comfort, and my biggest problem with the guitar 08:36 Personal preference on neck profile is different for everyone 08:49 Would I recommend? Yes if the specs are what you need/like 09:17 Importance of feel and playability 10:22 Shouldn’t make body fit to the instrument 10:45 Outro and cat This is a guitar I really wanted to like. It’s a great instrument! I had a resonant mahogany body, epic trem system, and smooth ebony fretboard. The stock pickups don’t sound half bad either and I find they’re very usable. The guitar looks metal yet classy and while it has some heft, is manageable to play standing up for a set. While the nickel frets are a disappointment, my main issue with the guitar is the neck profile. For my hands, a completely flat neck profile causes pain. Throughout the years I’ve played many Ibanez guitars all with slightly different neck profiles. I find I gravitate towards the ones that ended up having less shoulder on their neck profiles. This guitar’s neck feels completely flat in the middle. Couple that with the added width of a 7 string neck and this quickly yields an inflamed hand and recording sessions cut short. While some may prefer this neck profile, it just isn’t for me. So if you’re a fan of the flatter neck profile, could tolerate the nickel frets and maybe a pickup swap, and want a 7 string floating tremolo bridge, this guitar is rock solid and will serve you well.