Ibanez RGA21P1PB vs S671ALB – Which Guitar Is Worth Your Money?
This video compares the new Ibanez RGA21P1PB Premium and the S671ALB Axion Label. The next RGA is a breath of fresh air into the RGA line, however the price may make you consider other options. This video provides a perspective vs an alternative guitar. This video also demonstrates the difference in tones and sound between the RGA with Fusion Edge pickups and the S with Fishman Fluence Modern pickups.
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Ibanez RGA vs S Body Shapes: https://youtu.be/MupO25oudDQ
Ibanez RGA21P1PB Review: https://youtu.be/aimfdBS40Ng
Ibanez S671ALB Review: https://youtu.be/1AUjTf1Eimc
Ibanez Gibraltar Standard III vs II: https://youtu.be/bgreoWWn2a4
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00:00 Introducing the guitars
00:43 Not sponsored
00:51 RGA position 4 clean tone break
Playing Feel
00:55 Yawning cat
00:59 Different guitar body shapes
01:24 Functionally similar
01:31 S vs RGA fret access
02:17 RGA balances better
02:40 Differences in bridges: Gibraltar standard III vs II
03:26 Neck profiles: Premium vs Wizard 3
04:36 Overall playablity
05:02 S lead tone break
Quality and Stability
05:10 Ear scratch cat
05:14 Overall quality feel of the RGA
05:49 Locking tuners and fixed bridges
06:08 Plastic nut material on both
06:58 Tips on tuning
07:17 Neck and setup stability
07:56 Stainless steel frets vs sub zero treated frets
08:52 Electronics and components
09:06 Cautions on buying used
09:24 RGA lead tone break
Sound
09:32 Head pet cat
09:36 Different pickups but similar features
10:02 Considering all options when shopping around
10:21 Amp/plugin settings matter
10:53 Both guitars have pickups that get the job done
10:59 Response of active vs passive pickups
11:11 Cases where exact tone won’t matter
(For full sound demos, please see respective guitar reviews linked above)
11:32 RGA clean tone
11:37 S clean tone
11:42 RGA rhythm tone
11:49 S rhythm tone
11:56 RGA rhythm tone 2
12:01 S rhythm tone 2
12:07 RGA lead tone
12:13 S lead tone
Overall
12:19 Closed eye cat
12:23 Which would I pick?
12:49 Making a case for the runner up
13:13 Is the S671 worth the price?
13:52 Is the RGA21P1PB worth the price?
14:19 The RGA vs made in Japan Ibanez
14:40 Summarizing the RGA Premium vs the S Axion Label
15:00 What do you think?
15:11 The YouTube things
15:20 Please consider streaming my music 🙂
15:28 Outro melody
15:46 Chin up cat
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Loved the black cat
Very cool break down. I always get interested in the S series because the ultra thin body and light weight but I've never really got along with any that I've tried enough to wanna spend the money. I absolutely love RG/A/D so I usually just end up going that route. I don't currently own an RGA or RGD though and the new RGA are damn near perfect to me (aside from the odd fake neck thru wood laminates cutting that gorgeous top ????) but I've mentioned that before ha.
I guess it's just the nature of the economy but the price point of the new RGA Premiums make it a very hard call to buy. I'm pretty obsessive (lol) about watching used markets as a hobby to shop/trade/flip guitars and it's not uncommon to find great deals on used Prestige's in 1200-1500 range. My first Prestige the 5120M is the only brand new guitar I've ever bought besides my first squire like 100 years ago. If money was no object I'd probably always buy new just because it's fun and 'feels' cool/nice but the immense savings buying used are hard to ignore. I get buying used is scary to some but I'm confident enough in my basic luthier skills to correct any issues. Buying used through a reputable retailer isn't scary at all though, places like Guitar Center have a wild 45 day return policy no questions asked so basically no risk lol.
Appreciate the vid and discussion as always and despite my dislike of the design choice, I'd also take that RGA over the Axion label S.????
Both guitars are beautiful and I love that guitar shape. Brilliant review man!
If I had to choose, I prefer regular tuners + GraphTech nut compare to locking tuners + plastic nut. I rather sacrifice a bit time when changing strings, compare to had to deal with tuning instability between songs that require a lot of bending.
I don't know what people at Ibanez had smoked lately. Hahaha…