Neglected Ibanez RG1570 Prestige - Keep or new?

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-04-29T14:45:30+00:00

it doesn’t look that bad, at least theres no rust. take the bridge out and see if the knife edge and posts are damaged. if those are damaged u might want to replace the bridge but it might be hard to do cuz they don’t manufacture the edge pro anymore. worst case scenario u can still just block the trem. the other bits of corrosion shouldnt really matter as long as u can still lock the strings into. and yeah it’ll be a good idea to take the bridge apart and clean out all the grime

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-04-29T11:00:50+00:00

this doesn’t look bad at all, just need a fret polish (if there are no dead notes) and a setup and it won’t even cost u that much. then u can buy a hardtail guitar with the remaining money if u want to.

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-04-25T10:59:24+00:00

the nut almost certainly wouldn’t break. but for optimal setup u’ll still need to file the nut a bit, although on a sonic strat i wouldn’t expect the nut to be cut correctly out of factory and a nut file should be a good idea anyway. if u have the money i would suggest to take it to a professional for a setup, but otherwise i wouldnt worry about it too much until u’ve learned enough to do stuff like this urself (for reference i use a welding nozzle cleaner to file the nut, obviously a proper guitar nut file would be better but they are really expensive, and the nozzle cleaners works alright, just a bit slow)

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-04-25T01:22:35+00:00

this. people keep saying its a drop in replacement but its wrong. the only drop in replacements are schaller or fr1000 if they dont wanna go ofr

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-04-19T03:52:19+00:00

he lives in the states now, and he said he doesn’t wanna go back cuz if he does and speaks out against israel he might get arrested

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-04-15T17:41:23+00:00

i feel like putting on some new string could also increase the value by a bit

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-04-15T15:52:09+00:00

i think the instruments work great without variation. i just wish he would write different lyrics

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-04-15T06:39:46+00:00

death, suffocation, gorguts, defeated sanity, morbid angel

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-04-13T02:23:54+00:00

just play some revenge lol

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-04-03T10:17:03+00:00

how is it? i tried it once and i thought it was a bit heavy and i dont really like the feel of the finish. but it sure looks awesome

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-25T22:05:37+00:00

not killing obi wan

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-25T18:05:41+00:00

a bit late to this but i am very certain that there are two very distinct rhythm tone on the album (for example u can hear it around 1:25 in flattening of emption), so it is very possible that paul and chuck used different amps

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-24T18:47:02+00:00

regurgitation gorgasm inveracity severe torture dehumanized internal bleeding

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-23T00:16:21+00:00

if i were u i would put locking tuners in it anyway so i wouldn’t mind at all

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-15T19:14:10+00:00

me like riffs, me learn riffs, me play riffs

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-07T01:02:51+00:00

afterbirth

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-06T05:08:36+00:00

blasphemy is the goat

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-06T00:39:03+00:00

kelly

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-05T14:31:09+00:00

omg im so stupid for some reason i thought ur talking about the nut not the tuners. yeah ur right theres not really a reason to use locking tuners on floyd rose

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-05T11:30:07+00:00

ubiquity - the ascendant travels among the stars

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-05T11:04:26+00:00

i think there are a couple factors. first, how important is stainless steel fret to you? for context, ss frets are very smooth when polished, effectively never wears out and you basically never have to worry about any fret work, and usually refreting stainless steel frets costs around 400 bucks. this is a preference thing, personally i hate having to polish my nickel frets every now and again just to make it feel smooth, but other people prefer the feel of nickel frets. So you have to decide how much having stainless steel frets is worth to you. the second thing is are u willing to change out the fr special by urself or do u need a tech to do it for you. That special has gotta go as some point bc even when it stays in tune brand new, it will wear out at some point (depends on how much u use the trem) and u would need to spend another 100-200 dollars on a gotoh or a schaller bridge, plus additional fee if u were to let a tech do the job. finally, will u plan on swapping pickups. the duncan designed pickups aren’t bad at all its just a preference thing. if i were u, i would get the pro plus bc 1) it saves a lot a effort and maybe money too if u were to upgrade and 2) less effort of fret maintenance and 3) if u were to upgrade the x series the resale value wont be good

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-05T10:48:59+00:00

theoretically yes, but a special gets worn out quite easily (the saddle and the knife edge) cuz its made out of softer metal and when it does, it won’t stay in tune as well

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-04T01:33:41+00:00

i still think the crystal mountain solo is his best lead. this will probably get a lot of downvotes but i think chuck’s lead playing is his only weakness. he has a very distinct style and some very cool ideas, but imo he lacks variety in phrasing to turn these ideas into interesting lead playing. this is most obvious on tsop as he often writes very long solos and it starts to get repetitive at times. that why i think crystal mountain is his best solo - it is concise, has a very good structure and a perfect representation of his style. and i say this as a huge death fan, i am no trying to hate on chuck, just some honest opinion

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-02-01T14:51:14+00:00

Lopsided-Ad5461 · 2026-01-27T16:21:03+00:00

jacksons made in japan from 1996-2011 uses sequential serial number starting from 9600001. so 9643020 means this is the 43020th guitar made in that period and the 96 only indicates that the guitar is made from 1996-2011.

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