Ibanez RG 1989 Made in Japan - Almost perfect but one glaring flaw...

[razor5cl]

Spotted this one on Reverb a week or two ago and it's been on my mind constantly. Killer looking bass, love the RG shape - hardly ever see it in bass but the guitars are just so timeless, reminds me of the 80s shredders. PJ pickups and a nice looking neck, Gotoh tuners too. It's got my name written all over it, and I'd already be thinking of buying it but for one fatal flaw.

 

What on Earth is that finish? Glam went out of fashion almost 40 years ago!

 

https://reverb.com/uk/item/89622765-ibanez-rg-bass-1989-feline-limited-edition

[velvetkevorkian]

I'm definitely feline something about it. Pity it's not a 5

 

I got one of the new ones recently and being "any colour as long as it's black" seems like a missed opportunity

[Eldon Tyrell]

Reminds me of this guy

 

[Hellzero]

11 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Reminds me of this guy

 

These were his in-between moustache days, what a journey...

 

Edited 13 hours ago by Hellzero

[Crusoe]

Some hairspray rock bands would still have been alive and well around '89; the Likes of Poison, for example. Unfortunately for them, a certain band from Seattle upset the apple cart a mere two years later.

[Cato]

That Ibanez is a welcome reminder of a less tasteful age.

 

I remember going into Musical Exchanges in Brum in the late 80s and lusting after the crackle finished BC Riches, I think Washburn & Kramer did something similar as well.

 

Hot neon guitars and basses in almost painfully bright pinks and yellows were definitely a thing at around the same time as well.

 

I don't remember seeing any animal print guitars, but they wouldn't have been out of place.

 

Then, as mentioned above, grunge pretty much killed all the flamboyant finishes and it feels a bit like fashion wise guitars have been doing the same sensible retro/vintage finish thing for the last 30 years or so.

 

 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by Cato

[fretmeister]

I love that!

[Lozz196]

5 hours ago, Crusoe said:

Some hairspray rock bands would still have been alive and well around '89; the Likes of Poison, for example. Unfortunately for them, a certain band from Seattle upset the apple cart a mere two years later.

A mate of mine still curses said Seattle band to this day for stopping him becoming famous.

 

They didn’t btw.

[tauzero]

41 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

A mate of mine still curses said Seattle band to this day for stopping him becoming famous.

 

They didn’t btw.

 

So he never achieved nirvana?

[pete.young]

19 hours ago, razor5cl said:

 

 

What on Earth is that finish? Glam went out of fashion almost 40 years ago!

 

 

 

Not round here it didn't. Buy it and move to Suffolk.

[razor5cl]

13 hours ago, velvetkevorkian said:

I got one of the new ones recently and being "any colour as long as it's black" seems like a missed opportunity

 

That thing looks really cool! How does it sound? I've Googled but can't seem to find a black one for sale anywhere.

 

10 hours ago, Crusoe said:

Some hairspray rock bands would still have been alive and well around '89; the Likes of Poison, for example. Unfortunately for them, a certain band from Seattle upset the apple cart a mere two years later.

 

Each to their own but glam isn't really my thing apart from maybe W.A.S.P. I much prefer the cult classic German underground death/thrash metal band Poison!

 

6 hours ago, Cato said:

That Ibanez is a welcome reminder of a less tasteful age.

 

I remember going into Musical Exchanges in Brum in the late 80s and lusting after the crackle finished BC Riches, I think Washburn & Kramer did something similar as well.

 

Hot neon guitars and basses in almost painfully bright pinks and yellows were definitely a thing at around the same time as well.

 

BC Rich are still at it today with their guitars! Look here for example, tonnes of purples and yellows and crackles: https://www.andertons.co.uk/browse/guitar-dept/electric-guitars/?cio_brand=BC+Rich

 

A mate of mine has a crackle Ironbird and I just can't wrap my head around it. The over-the-top glam finish is totally not my thing anyways but each to their own. But on an Ironbird? A guitar shape famous for black/death/war metal bands? The mind boggles.

 

3 hours ago, pete.young said:

 

Not round here it didn't. Buy it and move to Suffolk.

 

I'm sure Suffolk is very nice but I think my band mates and musical friends would immediately disown me if I was caught dead with that thing lol. Really not my thing at all, and now I don't have to spend 4 hours before a gig getting my hair and makeup done.