I was looking for a 7 string guitar that will be perfect for studio recording/live playing, but didn't want to burn my pockets, so I decided to limit myself to around 1000 euro.
I looked through tons of schecters, ltd's and so on and decided to try out this multiscale with fishmans. Can't be more happy.
Visuals:
The guitar came spotless, no issues visually. Finish is quite nice. Perhaps not the most eye catching finish, but really live, it is quite elegant and the colour changes are very beautiful. The only thing that I can notice, was that perhaps the fretboard could have been slightly better sanded, some edges aren't perfect, but nothing that would impact playability.
Playability:
Setup was great straight out of the box. This being my first multiscale, it plays great and took no time at all to adjust to it. Very comfortable and very fast in terms of playability. It also holds up quite well if you're going to drop tune it.
Pickups:
The fishmans are superb and everything I hoped they would be. A lot of different tonal options with the voicing switch. Guitar has a very mean and modern tone. They are very high output tho, so keep it in mind when plugging it in your interfaces and such.
Tuning:
Tuning is held extremely well by the locking tuners and bridge, only in more extreme weather changes does it get out of tune.
Inlays:
Glow in the dark inlays and side dots are great, especially if you'll be using it on a darker stage. Just point a flashlight at them for a bit and they're all good.
Overall I'm very impressed how much high end features Ibanez managed to cram into this sub 1000 euro guitar. Perhaps I sound like I've been payed by Ibanez to praise this guitar, but it really is quite good, at least the specific guitar I got.
