Ibanez EX 1700

[badpenguin]

I picked up this Ibanez ex 1700 in a pawn shop for $70 (US). This is without a doubt, one of the finest guitars ever made! First off, the wiring is great. Using the superswitch, You can get strat tones, paul tones, and a sweet combination of both. 2 hums, and a mid single, you can get Neck hum, neck single + mid, mid, mid + bridge single, and bridge hum. After som mods, I can also get 2 singles and a hum, and 2 hums. Great neck, which is strange for me, since I hate maple fretboards.

All is not perfect however. The p/u's lose clarity in high gain distortion, and the body, being a soft jap maple, tends to be a bit on the bright side. I also think that the trem system, which is a hipshot kind of clone, is a pain to set it rtight, but once set, it's set! Oh Ibanez, why did you drop the line?

[jamie]

I have got an Ibanez ex360 or 370.
Its a way cheaper model than the ex1700.
But i paid alot more than $70.

It still has a floyd licensed trem.
The very thin and smooth, made out of maple or some other white wood with rosewood fretboard and sharktooth type inlays.

I dont know what the body is made of but its very light wieght. Dont know what the pickups are either.

Its in pieces at the moment. I hope to get it back together to use as a backup.

My friends all love it because of the high gloss paint and cool shape. Little do they know, i cant put it back together.

I agree with you badpenguin that they are great guitars, but mine has got cheap parts.

[bam]

the RG line is the EX's successor, I think..

[mike]

Pictures please.

[chuck]

Jul 7, 2005 10:19:08 GMT -5 bam said:

the RG line is the EX's successor, I think..

no , the EX line was a less expensive alternative to the RG guitars.
sort of Ibanez's Squire or Epiphone

[sumgai]

5 years, to the exact day!

Chuck, you're goin' for some kinda record here, ain'tcha.....

[chuck]

i got a LOT of catchin up to do

... i just couldnt leave that bit of incorrect Ibanez information hanging out there

[sumgai]

chuck,

You keep this up, and we'll make you our Official Historian!

But along with the honors goes the duty of kludging up a Master Catalog of sorts, showing links to common topics. The rest of the staff and I have threatened to do this, time and again, but having lived through it once already, none of us are willing to make the effort you're making now - that'd be like re-living it all over again!




sumgai

[chuck]

hmmmmmm ... that sounds like a job for someone FAR more organized and efficient than am i.

but i AM honored to have been considered for the position of Official Historian