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Ibanez AX7221 7-String Electric Guitar

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9.2 out of 10
Quality:: 8.5 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 9.1 out of 10

Features:: 8.5 out of 10
Value:: 8.9 out of 10
Sound:: 8.5 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 8.4 out of 10

User Reviews for Ibanez AX7221 7-String Electric Guitar

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 7 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 8 out of 10

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By a customer from lycos.com

Submitted: 7/22/2004

Style of Music: Nu-metal

"Almost perfect"

Sound:

Very good guitar all around, and affordable. I payed $340. The sound is perfect for my playing style, which is low end and dark riffs. My main tuning is A#D#G#C#F#A#D#, somewhere in between Lacuna Coil and Korn. The punch on this thing is awesome, very bassey. The fret board is big and comfortable, the body of the guitar looks great, NEVER gets smugges and always looks sharp. The tuning machines are placed 4 on one side, 3 on the other, which I feel is the best way. It sounds awesome with my band, and by itself, and makes any crappy cassette player sound good when you record onto it. Soundwise, its flawless. Much better than the RG series 6-string.

Feature:

No flaws, everything any good guitarist who doesn't hide behind effect pedals needs is right here. Except for the whammy bar, but you can always bend the notes.

Quality:

As a whole, this is what holds it back from a perfect 10. While not unbearable, there is a few minor probelms I've had. I should start by saying that the finish on the guitar is absolutely awesome and it shows no dust, dirt, or smugges. That being said, here are the flaws in the design. About 2 weeks after I bought it, the jac loosened and the guitar wasn't sending the sound to the amp. I got it fixed, and it did it in a week again. I had it fixed again and it feels much better and has been fine for about 3 weeks now. I think the first guy didn't do it right. Anyway, about a month after I got it, the strap holder popped out and I had to use sodder and toothpicks to secure it again. The last thing is in the actual playing while standing, the strap holder allows the strap to move up and down on you a little too easy, sometimes you have to put slight pressure with your arm to keep it in place. Other that those, nothing else.

Manufacturer Support:

Yes, Ibanez isn't my favorite manufacturer. I think they are hit or miss, but this was definitely a hit. Unlike the RG series 6-string Ibanez.

Value:

Yes it is.

The Wow Factor:

Oh hell yeah. It looks awesome, no denying that. And again, the finish on the body, pure awesomeness. It feels awesome to play, I would go as far as saying that it is better than the Ibanez K-7 by Munky and Head.

Overall:

It suits me just fine for my band, shows, studio work, and alone. I will be using it as my primary guitar until I cannot anymore. Out of my five guitars, it is second only to my PRS Tremonti SE.

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 10 out of 10

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Submitted: 10/16/2003

"A step below the RG, and a price bracket below to match"

Sound:

Damn solid guitar. Good enough for Jason Daunt of Flaw, certainly good enough for you. Not quite the RG 7 string ease of use, but still rock solid.

Feature:

Agathis, great low end, stable maple neck for easy chording

Quality:

Its Ibanez, thats all you need to know.

Manufacturer Support:

again, the guys at ibanez are great

Value:

Good price, good as the Rg series, and a hell of alot cheaper

The Wow Factor:

Wicked practical guitar, something I want to go gig with

Overall:: 7 out of 10
Features:: 7 out of 10
Quality:: 7 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 5 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 3 out of 10

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Submitted: 7/31/2004

Style of Music: Hard Rock, Alternative

"Flawed But Fabulous But Still Flawed."

Sound:

Could be worse, could be better.

Feature:

The 7th string is the main feature otherwise it's quite ordinary.

Quality:

Tuners and pickups are barely adequate but the neck is of surprisingly good quality. Body is too light and doesn't balance out the weight of the neck very well so the neck will slide down unless your strap has some "grip" to it. Intonation does not set up as well is it could. Adjustments are simple to make on string height and truss rod. I have the string height at about 2.3mm and there is some buzzing. Switching to regular gauge strings from light may help.

Manufacturer Support:

On previous Ibanez guitars I found that replacement parts from Ibanez were difficult to aquire.

Value:

You can't argue against the price on this. For all its shortcomings the neck is excellent and in the end that's the important component on this guitar. Pickups and tuners can be replaced if you want but you're stuck with the neck so fortunately it's a good one.

The Wow Factor:

Unless you want to pay a lot more for a better 7 string this is the best guitar in its class.

Overall:

I will probably replace the tuners and pickups - then I'll be satisfied with this guitar. Ibanez should use better parts and charge $50 more for this guitar to cover it.